I think it is super important for beginners to focus on getting onto the board in a LOW stance. I practiced a lot on the dry, flat sand and focused on what Austin said. After commiting to a low stance, I stopped falling. Then I knew I was ready.
I'm 54 years old and I thought that skimboarding might have passed me by. We just moved back to the beach and my teenage son wants to start. I wanted to join him, but figured I might be too old. But this video was really great. I think I'm going to give it a go. Thanks!
Great video. It plays on a loop in my head when I’m at the beach trying to learn. Like any sport, a strong focus on the fundamentals early, pays the greatest dividends in the long term. Thanks for showing the way, Austin.
this video helped me tremendously. unfortunately i dont have many opportunities to skimboard and learn, but this video helped me a lot. at first i always used to jump on the board, which would make it sink or slip out sideways and i was landing flat on my back. this past vacation i finally managed to get some decent drops done and slide a little bit. what i realized is, that it is really important to place you back foot horizontally on the board right after dropping. that way your boards nose will come up right away. the first dozen one-step-drops ive done, i did not focus on this and still the board would sink, because i´d walk onto the board with my feet placed vertically and then adjusted the back foot, which caused too much downward pressure, i think. i will - hopefully - get another opportunity to skimboard in mid january. btw i am 35 years old, living faaaaaaaaaaaar away from the sea. i used to skateboard a lot in my teenage years and early 20s, but skimboarding is a different challenge. anyway, id like to thank you, austin, for making such great tutorials. i hope i can get to the point where i can actually catch small waves and ride them a bit.
"Practice on your front lawn" he says, and I thought he was somewhere in SoCal! 😆🥲 Great tips! The grip and footing tips I have not yet heard, the comparison with skating is interesting. Deciding if I want to get my kid on a skimboard before a skateboard, as she's obsessed with skateboards but I felt the skim might be safer? Kiddo's obsessed with water too, just found out today that you can take skimboards to the waves! I had no idea!!! 🏄🌴
this and the older AK vid on the one step got me one step dropping in two sessions.Probably would have got me one stepping on my first session if I paid closer attention to the arms swing. That was the key to getting the timing right for me. I even practise the arm swing when I am jogging down the beach with my surfboard - still a beginner, 5 weeks in so far.
Some of us get on front foot first. If you skate, the foot that's on the board, use that foot to get on first. If you haven't built a habit already then get on back foot first and see if that works for you. There is no "better" to do either. Back foot gets on easier in the sand, front foot gets on deeper, I guess, but after a while neither is a disadvantage. You will just adjust.
Totally, i used to skate and I haven't seen this video till today, I started a couple of days ago on the skimboard thing and I stretched my leg a bit too much because of the front foot first :\
Love all your videos AK! I’m at the point where I get to the waves but I’m having issue bringing them back. You have any tricks on how to turn more efficiently?
As always, great explanation! I learned so much from your tutorials over the years. Could you maybe do a tutorial once about the pumping techniques when on deeper water? I am now at the stage I want to go further on deeper water to hopefully get to the waves. I know you have one about turning the board sideways to get further out. I mean more how to deal with such a tiny wave and how to keep the speed pumping the board.
This was helpful, but I don't get one thing. I go to cocoa beach, and I don't know, but I cant go out to waves. I don't know if the waves are to small or if it is the way the waves wash to the shore, or if it is just me. Any advice?
The most hardest part of this is to step with the foot on the bottom first and not like in skateboarding. Some day i probaly will get the hang of it! Haha Thx for the good explanation!
I saw this video a bit to late, i f-cked up my right leg trying skimboard for the first time a few days ago, I put my front foot first and I slid leaving my right foot on the sand :/ i made a split!! Like in ballet. I'm gonna put this tutorial in practice asap 🤘🏾
Hi. Nice video, thank you. I tried hard to do one step drop and still without success coz I need to drop a board on my left leg step. And it's incredible hard for me coz my jumping leg is right one. But I watched this video and see you do it same. You dropping the board from the right leg same as me. That's why you have to do additional short step with left one. I am confused now. Is it ok to do same ? Maybe I do it normally and don't need to try fix it?
Hey Austin, I'm getting my timing down but my wraps are terrible. I start turning and either sink or slide out. Could you please make a video on Wraps?? I think I speak for a lot of people, Thanks!
I wish I would have seen this video a few days ago. First time attempting to skimboard. Complete epic fails. Yesterday, fractured my wrist (entered the board on the side…HUGE mistake). Today, after 50 or more fails, the wind caught the board, tip of the board flew up, Wham! Tip slammed into my nuts. Hit my hurt wrist again hearing and feeling bones crunch. Took about a 20 minute recovery period, back out hauling ass to the water the board slipped out and tore my groin muscle. I ended up bouncing my head off a long bed of shells. I tired a dozen or so more times until I could not walk anymore. Ok, I admit, I am 54 and at 235 lbs, a bit overweight I might have got too short and light of a board? Maybe next attempt a Wooden (heavier) board? 51” long vs the 48” foam/fiberglass board that I rented?? I shall be watching this video 30 more times. I can see clearly where I screwed up the last couple of days. I am determined to learn how to do this (old time surfer…lol 30 years ago and much lighter/in shape).
Watched this video went down to the beach to do this immediately scrapped the piss out of my foot and shin on the board and was too scared to too it again 😂
Hey Austin, I’ve been doing the one step drop (I’m regular footed) with my front foot going on first. It works well but I’ve noticed I can’t reach waves and ride them in. Is getting on with the back foot first going to make that big of a difference? Please let me know
Traveling over deeper water has more to do with speed, board dynamics(flat spot, rocker, shape per weight, etc), water smoothness, water moving towards you or away and whether your board is sidways (taking advantage of your flat spot, less drag) or straight to get over chop. Mostly just keep at it. Watch those that are better can give you a clue, but the more you ride, that experience will help a lot. I have more skim time on each of the beaches I have skimmed than most skimmer have total.
like Oilcan mentioned there are a lot of factors when skimboarding out to a wave. If you feel you're transferring your momentum smoothly getting on front foot first then it could be some other factors that are holding you back from reaching waves like your timing and/or board.
Austin I have a question I am brand new to skimming i just did it today and what i was doing is was just jumping on it with 2 feet. And I was wondering how do you put 1 foot on the board first with out doing the splits. If you can reply that would help a lot because i am 12 and want to get into to skimboarding
Where I am, the only way I can get waves is when there’s fairly high winds. I one step, but I can only get about half a step in before my board comes back and catches wind and hits me. What exactly can I do in this scenario?
I think it is super important for beginners to focus on getting onto the board in a LOW stance. I practiced a lot on the dry, flat sand and focused on what Austin said. After commiting to a low stance, I stopped falling. Then I knew I was ready.
I'm 54 years old and I thought that skimboarding might have passed me by. We just moved back to the beach and my teenage son wants to start. I wanted to join him, but figured I might be too old. But this video was really great. I think I'm going to give it a go. Thanks!
Great video. It plays on a loop in my head when I’m at the beach trying to learn. Like any sport, a strong focus on the fundamentals early, pays the greatest dividends in the long term. Thanks for showing the way, Austin.
Yo I found that it’s important to lead (first step) with right foot for regular and left for goofy. Helps with timing. Thanks. Love the video!!
this video helped me tremendously. unfortunately i dont have many opportunities to skimboard and learn, but this video helped me a lot. at first i always used to jump on the board, which would make it sink or slip out sideways and i was landing flat on my back. this past vacation i finally managed to get some decent drops done and slide a little bit. what i realized is, that it is really important to place you back foot horizontally on the board right after dropping. that way your boards nose will come up right away. the first dozen one-step-drops ive done, i did not focus on this and still the board would sink, because i´d walk onto the board with my feet placed vertically and then adjusted the back foot, which caused too much downward pressure, i think. i will - hopefully - get another opportunity to skimboard in mid january. btw i am 35 years old, living faaaaaaaaaaaar away from the sea. i used to skateboard a lot in my teenage years and early 20s, but skimboarding is a different challenge. anyway, id like to thank you, austin, for making such great tutorials. i hope i can get to the point where i can actually catch small waves and ride them a bit.
I started out watching your videoes a few years ago; that's how it's worked out for me.
I only learned what skimboarding is today. I don't have a skim board. But this video was very interesting to watch. 👍
Great example of how to get the rhytm right, thanks! I'm going to beach to try it out now.
Thanksss SO MUCH
This is dope! Thanks for putting this together!
"Practice on your front lawn" he says, and I thought he was somewhere in SoCal! 😆🥲 Great tips! The grip and footing tips I have not yet heard, the comparison with skating is interesting. Deciding if I want to get my kid on a skimboard before a skateboard, as she's obsessed with skateboards but I felt the skim might be safer? Kiddo's obsessed with water too, just found out today that you can take skimboards to the waves! I had no idea!!! 🏄🌴
Glad you liked it! Yea get him on a skimboard!
Thank you Austin, honestly helped me get this way quicker. Goodman!
these videos are super helpful! keep posting please ✌🏻
this and the older AK vid on the one step got me one step dropping in two sessions.Probably would have got me one stepping on my first session if I paid closer attention to the arms swing. That was the key to getting the timing right for me. I even practise the arm swing when I am jogging down the beach with my surfboard - still a beginner, 5 weeks in so far.
I really like you videos and I think your a goat at skimboarding.🏄♂️🤙🏻
Thanks man I live in the Netherlands and it is not a really popular sport there so this is going to help me really good to become better at skimming
We just got hit with almost 2 foot of ❄️ I’m jealous Austin!
Best video that I saw on this topic
Thank you 🙏
I love this thank you so much you are the goat of skim boarding
Seeing your videos of one step, for me it´s a game changer...Really appreciate yours tips videos. Keep rocking!
This had made me improve so much
Great video. I think it's better than your other one
Some of us get on front foot first. If you skate, the foot that's on the board, use that foot to get on first. If you haven't built a habit already then get on back foot first and see if that works for you. There is no "better" to do either. Back foot gets on easier in the sand, front foot gets on deeper, I guess, but after a while neither is a disadvantage. You will just adjust.
This one should be pinned
Totally, i used to skate and I haven't seen this video till today, I started a couple of days ago on the skimboard thing and I stretched my leg a bit too much because of the front foot first :\
very detailed and very clear explaination！thank you！
Thanks for the tips. You rock.
Thanks for watching! Glad I could help!
Love all your videos AK! I’m at the point where I get to the waves but I’m having issue bringing them back. You have any tricks on how to turn more efficiently?
Keep up the good work. Thanks for teaching me!
Awesome vid! More videos like this please!! I need more stuff to watch over the winter😩
Thanks man this will help a lot
As always, great explanation! I learned so much from your tutorials over the years. Could you maybe do a tutorial once about the pumping techniques when on deeper water? I am now at the stage I want to go further on deeper water to hopefully get to the waves. I know you have one about turning the board sideways to get further out. I mean more how to deal with such a tiny wave and how to keep the speed pumping the board.
coming soon!
Second this!
Thanks.
Really helpful mate !!
I just stared today my freind recommend you to watch thank you
I’m literally gonna start skim boarding right now
Great job explaining your craft!
This was helpful, but I don't get one thing. I go to cocoa beach, and I don't know, but I cant go out to waves. I don't know if the waves are to small or if it is the way the waves wash to the shore, or if it is just me. Any advice?
Austin do you have a video of your slams? we could learn a lot from that also
Thank you ! I’d like to see one or 2 of your one step drop in slow motion. Maybe the next video ^^.
My friends told me you were amazing and they are not lying
Is the skim board used in this video the same style board you would use behind a wakesurf boat?
Thanks. Nice instruction.
The most hardest part of this is to step with the foot on the bottom first and not like in skateboarding. Some day i probaly will get the hang of it! Haha
Thx for the good explanation!
Love this guy
I saw this video a bit to late, i f-cked up my right leg trying skimboard for the first time a few days ago, I put my front foot first and I slid leaving my right foot on the sand :/ i made a split!! Like in ballet. I'm gonna put this tutorial in practice asap 🤘🏾
Thank you bro 😎
Perfect explanation ! ;)
Sir can i suggest a goofy footed, for one step drop
Hi. Nice video, thank you. I tried hard to do one step drop and still without success coz I need to drop a board on my left leg step. And it's incredible hard for me coz my jumping leg is right one. But I watched this video and see you do it same. You dropping the board from the right leg same as me. That's why you have to do additional short step with left one. I am confused now. Is it ok to do same ? Maybe I do it normally and don't need to try fix it?
I have a problem getting my feet on the board precisely when Im going fast for a wave. any tips?
Hey Austin, I'm getting my timing down but my wraps are terrible. I start turning and either sink or slide out. Could you please make a video on Wraps?? I think I speak for a lot of people, Thanks!
I wish I would have seen this video a few days ago. First time attempting to skimboard. Complete epic fails. Yesterday, fractured my wrist (entered the board on the side…HUGE mistake). Today, after 50 or more fails, the wind caught the board, tip of the board flew up, Wham! Tip slammed into my nuts. Hit my hurt wrist again hearing and feeling bones crunch. Took about a 20 minute recovery period, back out hauling ass to the water the board slipped out and tore my groin muscle. I ended up bouncing my head off a long bed of shells. I tired a dozen or so more times until I could not walk anymore. Ok, I admit, I am 54 and at 235 lbs, a bit overweight I might have got too short and light of a board? Maybe next attempt a Wooden (heavier) board? 51” long vs the 48” foam/fiberglass board that I rented?? I shall be watching this video 30 more times. I can see clearly where I screwed up the last couple of days. I am determined to learn how to do this (old time surfer…lol 30 years ago and much lighter/in shape).
Man I’m 21 and this sounds like me. Didn’t realize how painful the learning curve was. My palms are cut up from falling on the sand too.
Your so cool my son loves your videos he’s can do a 369 shivut.
What to do when too much strong wind?
AK is the man, I wish I would have started skimming earlier, after 30s falling is a hard toll, and you will fall A LOT
So sick🤙
Hows that Achilles/Heel Healed up?
Nice board where can I find it?
Yoo i love ur vids what beach is dat?
Best of the best❤
Watched this video went down to the beach to do this immediately scrapped the piss out of my foot and shin on the board and was too scared to too it again 😂
Same bro 😂
You are the best men, is amazing🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊💣💣💣
Hey Austin, I’ve been doing the one step drop (I’m regular footed) with my front foot going on first. It works well but I’ve noticed I can’t reach waves and ride them in. Is getting on with the back foot first going to make that big of a difference? Please let me know
Traveling over deeper water has more to do with speed, board dynamics(flat spot, rocker, shape per weight, etc), water smoothness, water moving towards you or away and whether your board is sidways (taking advantage of your flat spot, less drag) or straight to get over chop. Mostly just keep at it. Watch those that are better can give you a clue, but the more you ride, that experience will help a lot. I have more skim time on each of the beaches I have skimmed than most skimmer have total.
like Oilcan mentioned there are a lot of factors when skimboarding out to a wave. If you feel you're transferring your momentum smoothly getting on front foot first then it could be some other factors that are holding you back from reaching waves like your timing and/or board.
I have so many battle scars from trying to learn the one step. It’s so difficult for me.
Nice
Austin I have a question I am brand new to skimming i just did it today and what i was doing is was just jumping on it with 2 feet. And I was wondering how do you put 1 foot on the board first with out doing the splits. If you can reply that would help a lot because i am 12 and want to get into to skimboarding
Back foot first and commit to the next step!
@@AustinKeen thank you I am now much better your video helped a lot
Regards of 🇵🇪
Where I am, the only way I can get waves is when there’s fairly high winds. I one step, but I can only get about half a step in before my board comes back and catches wind and hits me. What exactly can I do in this scenario?
ORPHAN MEATLOAF get the board wet and kick sand onto the bottom. This weights so board so it won’t catch the wind when you drop.
Man, my fucking Idol, I just love your technique.
I can't help but take a few extra steps when I drop it. I feel like im scared to hop on after one step like im gonna eat it
Portuguese subtitles for your Brazilian fans!!!!
How do you not have that much sun damage? Do you go to a dermatologist?
After skin, the eyes take a toll too! The white part starts growing over the pupils. Just ask Nick Hernandez. ...lol
Portuguese subtitles for your Brazilian fans
Can you show how to do the monkey crawl
Coming up next!
He’s soo good at it!
Im pretty good but i go flying of the board sometimes jajajaja, but i pretty decent at skimming
Second🥴😏😏
First!