How to Skimboard Episode 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.พ. 2025
- Welcome to the first episode of our trick tip series. Today we are going to introduce you to flatland skimboarding and go over some basics.
Flatland Skimboarding is a sport that involves riding a rockered board over shallow water. You can skimboard on beaches, rivers, lakes, tide pools, ditches, and anywhere you can find shallow water. If you don’t know of any spots near you - check out our skim spot finder at dbskimboards.com.
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And to find the secret to happiness you should consider buying one of are Plank series skimboards
I had so much fun maing my own boards, always was kinda tricky if it would work. My first board was crap and broke within couple test runs. second board went for months until i forgot to put it in the car when we were leaving. Was the best board i made...
Pro secret if you are out there getting frustrated. Just ignore the anxiety and make it simple. Just practice tossing the board as if you were going to glide on it but dont. Just keep running and skimming it. Do this over and over and I promise you will start looking at it skimming perfectly and looking super sturdy and you will just start seeing yourself on it and your confidence will start to increase but just be patient and keep just tossing it and letting it skim on its own and once you feel like its right come back and give me a like. I guarantee you will be already trying tricks in no time. This was the best advice I was ever given. Never thought I would be good at it.
I got a wooden board for £5 and I was absolutely fine I learnt to skim board relatively well within 2 days in a creek like he is in. Do not get a £100 board for you to then get bored of it.
I can strongly disagree, more expensive boards are better because the materials are higher quality and are lighter with a foam core for float, the difference between a 5$ board and a 700$ board is the flex while turning waves and riding water, for beginners it’s not noticeable but for the pros it’s almost necessary for a carbon fiber board
@@meenaelmor1283 focus on 'for beginners there is no difference'. The point is he said if your beginning make sure to buy an expensive board
Sully 0: okay you got me there
you DO NOT need a board that is over 100 dollars
Joe I can do a 360 board spin with a 40 dollar mambo
it depends if you are waveriding cause then you need like a $200 board
I buy one for 50 dollars and it works so well and I make it
I have 15 $ board
@@user-lm3xw3ib3m same but I haven't used it yet, does it work alright?
You are a great TH-camer
A good board to learn on because you're going to thrash it as you learn the basics. Buy a better, more expensive board after you master the basics.
You don’t need a skim board over 100 dollars
Yea was about to say
If you wanna do deeper water skimboarding your gonna need a 250$ fiberglass board
MassLag _ just get like a 100 dollar fiber glass board lol
Their quality is a lot lower and they don't use fiberglass they use epoxy
i made one for 20 bucks
so helpful
FYI, most skimmers step on (not hop on) with their forward foot first.
You don’t have to be charging it fast either, especially when beginning.
Bullshit I learned skimboarding on à 30 dollar board👍🏼
Sure. You can learn to skimboard on a piece of wood if you want, but it would have been way easier on a better board.
+DB Skimboards Yes true, but I don't have enough money for a good board, and I want one😑
I got mine for 7 dollars from goodwill
I have a 20-30$ one can you teach us how to do it better on that?
+xSpyder I Didn't say that
How do these boards compare to an exile board for wave riding? Do these skim better on shallow water than exile? I’d like to see contrast to a carbon fiber board
this is so great
Thanks!
Back in my day we used a 2 by 4
Back in my day we used mammot skins.
Check out the one step drop instead of board chasing
This is flatland skimboarding not wave riding.
Lol I've seen flatlanders defend board chasing as if it makes a difference. You get the same momentum either way, but the one step is smarter and more efficient.
I busted my ass so many times..
Aaron Cates it fucking hurts when you first start 😂😂😂
They should teach these at colleges out in South Africa or Australia. It could count as a Phys Ed credit!!! 😂😂
I just got a "Wave Action" board and it was like 20 dollars. I don't go to the beach that much so I'm not going to be riding it a lot. So if I continue to ride it, should I get a more expensive one? I just wanted to try it out. So it would be nice if you replied. Thanks🤘🏼
The Wave Action skimboards do not last very long and due to the materials of the board it makes it much more difficult to skim. If you keep skimboarding maybe look into our Plank series skimboards as an upgrade. You will not regret it.
+DB Skimboards ok! Thanks for letting me know. I'm at the beach for a week so I just got one to try. If I do decide to keep skimming I will definitely look into those. Oh and great video!🌊🤘🏼
Thank you👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I'm waiting for next episode!
why dont DB make e-poxy or carbon boards? all other manufacturers say wooden boards are not as good
You can skim in deep water
The dominant hand part was wrong. Ie. I am goofy so I hold the back of the board with my non-dominant hand
I use a wooden board and I've been ski boarding on shallow water on the sea but I want to go into the water like the professionals
Use a foam board
Tom Platt I have a wooden board and I still go out
There's to types of skin boards. You can get the wooden figure which is for shallowing waters. There's also foam boards which is a lighter material helping you to ride the waves.
You can ride up on a wave from the shore with the wooden ones, when the shore just breaks for another wave
does it matter if i have my nondominate hand on the back?
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And also a tip your dominate hand is not always back I’m goofy so my left hand is back
Hey, i have a question :/ It matters wich foot you put first on the board ? for me i put my further foot first and then my back foot. sry for bad english :/
The KrOOb no I’ve never rode one. I just bought a $300 one to try but I do bmx, scooter and skateboard so I know I’m a goofy rider. Most people put their left foot first tho.
Where were you for the filming of this video?
This was filmed at Dash Point in Federal Way, Washington.
+DB Skimboards Thx
+DB Skimboards Thx
Nice video 👍👍👍
Thank you!
Where are you in this video?
How big should a skimboard be compared to your body height? Lets say, waist high? Belly button high? Thanks for the advice.
You’re going to want your board to be about middle of your chest (sternum height).
Grace Camp that’s for wave skimming. This is flatland
Hi, um, I don't
Have enough money for an expensive board, but I'm not going to try anything too advanced. Just some slip n' slide crap and beach fun.
Check out our plank boards, they're a great deal at $99! Of course you can go buy something even cheaper than that, but even as a beginner it's still more difficult to ride a cheap board and will be harder to learn on something that doesn't ride well.
@@dbskimboards 😑
what is name of my ride i use rightfoot first...?
goofy foot
If your right foot is on the tail, you are regular foot. If your left foot hits the tail, then you are goofy foot.
It’s just like mtb or skateboarding
Yea if your just doing this you dont need a 100 buck skimboard
I feel sad, you didnt mention mongo pushers like myself :(
Because you aren't pushing on a skim board haha
Where did u brought this board?
get a victoria carbon fiber board
Dude skimboarding is run drop slide, not drop run slide. Also just buy a carbon fiber skimboard their way better than that wood trash
This is flatland you dummy
you forgot about one step xD
No it’s jest because they are trying to teach you how to skimboard the DB way, not the professional way like Blair or Austin.
One step is for wave riding not flatland
@@okeydokeygivemeyourgnocchi1481 weird. I one step when skimming flat land. Works fine.
Nope back foot lands first not Jump on.
I couldn't catch anything he was saying.
for me first the back foot then 2nd step the front foot monggo rider its that ok?
me too
Sloppy examples. Half the time he jumps on the board from the side while saying not to do that. Other times he says to drop level but doesn't.
When episode 2 ?👍
Episode 2 will be coming out in July.
pins11560 that’s not how u skimboard watch Austin keen, better late than never
this is terrible advise you step on the board not jump
MCS GAMEZZ I see the jump & glide being suggested most often for flat land skimming, but I agree it's bad form. I think it's an easier place to start though
IIOfficial Yes, he is a beginner and wants to teach
IKR this guy suckes
Watch 1:55 idiot. Never said to jump.
You didn’t do the one step
Lol I dont think northwestern flatlanders know what that is.
Yea true
This didn’t help
to expensive bro no way I am going to buy this shit
You're not suppose to throw your board,
Bull shit I skim on a 30 dollar board
Cool story.
But seriously I do I also learned on a 30 dollar board
+Undertale Sans (Dat boi) yeh same it really doesn't matter about the board
jammy wammy yeah
Do not listen to what he sais he diesnt know how to skimboard at all everything he does is just wrong go listen do skidkids
It's funny because he dosent even know how to skim the right way
IKR lol