HOW TO SKIMBOARD W/ 3X World Champion Blair Conklin: Perfecting the basics

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  • @SkidKids
    @SkidKids  5 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! th-cam.com/users/SkidKids

    • @jlydon29
      @jlydon29 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Is it true that TFUE landed the first 900?

    • @jpedro.morann
      @jpedro.morann 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Does anyone know what skimboard is?
      and what measure?

    • @dokvist
      @dokvist 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Offcourse i did, keep the videos coming :-)

    • @glyks1550
      @glyks1550 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Hi i am 13 yars old and i started skimboarding last year with a wooden made skimboard i learned sone tricks and now i want to catch some waves what board should i buy please answer

    • @jhowardsupporter
      @jhowardsupporter 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      nah. I'm not really into surfing or nothing like that.

  • @Papa-Kilo75
    @Papa-Kilo75 3 ปีที่แล้ว +557

    This video inspired me to start skimboarding… in my mid-40’s. Six weeks, several minor sprains and countless scrapes & bruises later, and I made it out to a wave for the first time this morning. I wish I’d started years ago, but better late than never. Thanks, Blair.

    • @TheLarryBrown
      @TheLarryBrown 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      I'm 61 and started today by waxing the bottom of my new board OOPS. One bad fall and a little sore in the wrist, but i did get two good rides of 1 foot each!

    • @wetsand9344
      @wetsand9344 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheLarryBrown nice 👍

    • @hilarywalton1143
      @hilarywalton1143 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I am 63 and want to try it. Is that seriously foolish?

    • @chilIychilI
      @chilIychilI 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I didn't know the dry sand training trick shown in this video (I didn't know shit about skim boards really🤤) and I didn't have wax today. But that looks like it works at a speed, that I'd be cool with trying for the first time.
      On the wet sand u sprint and jump on. because if u run to slow the board will just plant in the sand and wont work.
      Anyway, I tried for the first time tobay and it's harder then it looks and has about a 99% beginner injury rate. I'm 42, kinda athletic, kids are 16 & 17 and it was tuff. I think theirs other shit that's just as fun without the high injury risk.

    • @carlin-
      @carlin- ปีที่แล้ว

      @@hilarywalton1143 not at all!

  • @Smug714
    @Smug714 5 ปีที่แล้ว +808

    I didn't know you could catch waves on a skim board. Its like skating and surfing. This is awesome i gotta get one!

    • @edgarmejia7877
      @edgarmejia7877 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Ruben Reyes my thoughts exact bro literally just bought one ahaha

    • @bradyhughes1422
      @bradyhughes1422 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Edgar Mejia a wooden one or carbon fiber

    • @rb3166
      @rb3166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      First time I saw skimboarding was when I was 14 in 1983.... I thought it was pure magic and the greatest thing ever! The guys I watched said they made their boards at school in woodshop.

    • @rb3166
      @rb3166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@taylormcl3358 Right on, get shredding! World champ at 22 especially if you can switchfoot like Blair Conklin. He's the MASTER!

    • @rb3166
      @rb3166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Ruben, back in the early days before foam boards, you really couldn't get out there to catch waves, you had to go for faces closer to shore.

  • @TheCpowderly
    @TheCpowderly 5 ปีที่แล้ว +452

    It’s rare you find someone that is a master of their craft and can also teach well. Nice job buddy and thanks for sharing.

    • @malloott
      @malloott 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      And doing it in a humble manner, I like this dude

  • @rb3166
    @rb3166 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I was skimboarding and making my own boards in 1983.... There were no foam boards til late 80s, and to do the one-step you were good! We just threw the board down and jumped on within a few steps though. My best board was a WilsonArt (Formica) bottomed Victoria shape. It was FAST and I shredded! My first ones were half-inch plywood with polyester resin like the old Victorias. My first was a round one 26 inches across. 10 speed bike tire. Yeah that was about right, I said as I stood in it. I taught myself at Scripps pier on the flats but mainly I was at Santa Cruz and Aptos. I even built a jig to bend the nose up after soaking the first 8 inches in water for a week. I also had KILLER paint jobs with colored resins. So great to watch the Joog Squad in action and GREAT instructions. KEEP UP THE GREAT VIDS!!

  • @cappin6937
    @cappin6937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1983

    I don't have a skimboard, I'm quite far from the beach and it's autumn so the water is getting cold... But I feel like I'm a skimboarding pro already.

    • @petardobrev5267
      @petardobrev5267 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      In which country do you live if 8 can ask?

    • @cappin6937
      @cappin6937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

      You may ask, but not 8. New Zealand

    • @milanvujcich
      @milanvujcich 5 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@cappin6937 Hey I'm in New Zealand too haha surely you can't be toooo far from a beach

    • @cappin6937
      @cappin6937 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@milanvujcich ahaha okay true, about 15 minute drive.. still, some lucky people get to walk to the beach!

    • @milanvujcich
      @milanvujcich 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@cappin6937 Hahaha that's sooo close. Yeah true haha like me, I live at Muriwai 😂

  • @NaNa-wj8tw
    @NaNa-wj8tw 5 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    The fact that he emphasises how important it is to drop your board correctly shouldn’t negate how incredible a surfer this guy actually is. 1000’s of hours of gone into getting to that level of competence in actual wave riding.

    • @RadCatholicGamer8978
      @RadCatholicGamer8978 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It is very important i almost broke my arm once when i tried an attempt to skim and ended up turning my board wrong

    • @ChrisP3000x
      @ChrisP3000x 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      15000 hours

  • @megaTechnomonkey
    @megaTechnomonkey 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4908

    This guy looks exactly like I imagined he would.

    • @ByKareem
      @ByKareem 5 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      XD

    • @axtra9561
      @axtra9561 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Fr lmao

    • @LewisBeckman
      @LewisBeckman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Hahahaha!

    • @samm-cn8km
      @samm-cn8km 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      aquaamnnanana

    • @bob.evans.8679
      @bob.evans.8679 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Comrade cant wait for season 4 of thed grand tour

  • @iyfphoto
    @iyfphoto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Blair has some serious skills...I have been skimming mostly flatland for 30 years...I am in my 40's and am just now pursuing this method so I can get out to the waves and ride them back in. Thanks for putting these tutorials out...learn from the best...that's my plan.

  • @nestorcortez3060
    @nestorcortez3060 6 ปีที่แล้ว +178

    I lost it when he said “you run as fast as you want to fall” haha very true... but very good... keep them coming... I need to learn it all... yes.. even the hair flip

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      Haha hair flip tutorial coming soon. Thanks for the support!!

    • @nestorcortez3060
      @nestorcortez3060 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Skid Kids sa-weet!!! Different styles of hair flips please... like wet hair... dry hair flips and do you also throw sand on the hair on a windy day to control the flip... haha... easy to support something so dope... love it all... so much information but it’s all sooo good... looking forward to more!🤙🏽

    • @rb3166
      @rb3166 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I broke my rib twice hitting a dry spot!

    • @gempysmile134
      @gempysmile134 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      R B COOL!

  • @randybischoff
    @randybischoff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Blair,
    I ordered myself yesterday the most beautiful Blairacuda. I'm so excited to start skimboardind after a brake of about 23 years or more.
    Thank you Blair, for being an inspiration for other people to go out and try nice things.
    God bless you greatly.

  • @indi8995
    @indi8995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1085

    I have finals tomorrow, but instead of studying im watching this....

    • @picklerick5253
      @picklerick5253 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      indi same bro😂😂😂

    • @semdelijster4459
      @semdelijster4459 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I have exactly the same bro

    • @collinschultz7251
      @collinschultz7251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I get it! You need to study for skimboarding. Cuz u have a comp. But you are watching tutorials. It makes soo much sense... (joke btw)

    • @Jewyden
      @Jewyden 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      how did u do

    • @rayakoth
      @rayakoth 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Because we are meant to be outdoors, enjoying our lives in nature. Videos and games are good simulations, but the real deal is still the best.

  • @alZiiHardstylez
    @alZiiHardstylez 5 ปีที่แล้ว +195

    8:18 - Prolly the coolest thing in the whole video.

  • @vert430
    @vert430 5 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    Such a free spirit, definitely seems like a chill dude.

  • @captstern
    @captstern 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I haven't used my skimboard since the 1990's! Things have definitely changed! Still have my original fiberglass, foam core board. And I remember using my friend wooden board, lol, literally a wood board...

    • @tsapp9469
      @tsapp9469 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was just skimming on an old wooden board today :)

  • @lilHDMI
    @lilHDMI 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1520

    I live in the middle of South Dakota
    Why am I here

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  5 ปีที่แล้ว +229

      You can be the first skimboarder in South Dakota! I’m sure there are some river banks or lakes you can practice the run drop slide on

    • @nightshade1807
      @nightshade1807 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nateeee

    • @svvapaus1908
      @svvapaus1908 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      I live in northern Ontario Canada why am I here

    • @collinschultz7251
      @collinschultz7251 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      SV Vapaus I live in fucking central Wisconsin. I should be doing homework. Lol

    • @frunzli8148
      @frunzli8148 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I live in Switzerland, near a small lake. There are almost none sand beaches and the Waves are not even one foot high. Ao why am i here?

  • @jamesjerkins-r4u
    @jamesjerkins-r4u ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I used to watch this video when I first started skim boarding and now I own the black exile in this video and its crazy and how it went from California to florid to Alabama

  • @kashhenderson2183
    @kashhenderson2183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I’ve been skim boarding for a few months and I love watching videos like this and instead of starting learning how to drop my board on sand I did it on carpet before I had used it

  • @tristand9129
    @tristand9129 5 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    I used to throw my board, run after it for like 1 sec and jump on it both feet at the same time lol

    • @hyperionisop1472
      @hyperionisop1472 5 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Same its madness

    • @hyperionisop1472
      @hyperionisop1472 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      So slow

    • @earf429
      @earf429 5 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It’s so hard to break that habit

    • @tiagosobral4712
      @tiagosobral4712 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same

    • @ferransalhab8034
      @ferransalhab8034 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Yeah I just figured out that I’ve been doing it wrong for almost THREE MONTHS

  • @slimpickins3425
    @slimpickins3425 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Before I saw some of your videos, I didn't know this was a thing, now I cant stop watching them and I want to learn! Thanks for taking the time to show us the basics, invaluable! Im a proud subscriber to Skid Kids! East coast, Long Beach...

  • @zjallin
    @zjallin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome tutorial man, I moved to Maui 9 months ago and have been learning skimming at Big Beach. I learned more watching this video than I have from anyone there, thank you.

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zachary Allinger glad we can help! Keep at it!

  • @supershmacked9951
    @supershmacked9951 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    A tutorial on how to slide out to distant waves and how to stay a float while you’re sliding would be awesome. Love the channel and all the content!

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks for the recommendation. That is next!

  • @blakfalc1
    @blakfalc1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    DUDE! this was a great video. I hope you continue to make these how to videos. I'm in my mid 30s and I only get to the beach once a year. I don't have the community that has all this information. I bought a board years ago and I had some success when i would go each year to the beach, but I couldn't quite figure some stuff out.
    So many of my questions have been solved by this short video.
    Please please, continue to produce these. The information is great and you made it super accessible and easy to understand.
    I would love to learn anything you would like to share!

  • @timsnyder7844
    @timsnyder7844 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Hey Blair, Great tips! I'm 63 and skimming has changed a lot since my day but thanks to you I think I'll give it another try! Thanks again. :) ☮

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Awesome to hear! Start off by getting your rhythm on the sand

    • @bryshadify
      @bryshadify 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      63? Don’t break a hip

    • @TheLarryBrown
      @TheLarryBrown 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bryshadify Nah. The dude's hip.

  • @thornyturtleranch4u
    @thornyturtleranch4u 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was skimming in like 1986 but we were at Puget Sound washington at tacoma. Not the same, just some sections of thin water and muddy sand. Had no clue back then that with a bigger better board you could catch a wave, so incredible.

  • @BEEFSTV
    @BEEFSTV 6 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    Well done boys! I might need to get a blairracuda

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Not a bad idea my friend.

    • @ericlazenby5984
      @ericlazenby5984 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Real talk...the Blairacuda is the secret weapon

    • @levgrezemkovsky4205
      @levgrezemkovsky4205 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Beefs, never forget the boogie skim, the boogie skim.

    • @vantheman3857
      @vantheman3857 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Wat up BEEFS..the true originator of "BIG DOG" 🐕💨💩 AND you know this. 🤣🤙

    • @BEEFSTV
      @BEEFSTV 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Levy Dog yeah boogie skim 🔥

  • @nick-xf3vg
    @nick-xf3vg 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro I’ve skimboard for like 8 years and I just love watching these types of vids

  • @jackcbr600
    @jackcbr600 6 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Great detail, interesting the way you hold you board slightly crooked while you run, then give it a little turn as it drops.
    It would be great to see more on wave timing on different kinds of waves would be very helpful. Thanks

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That will be our next tutorial after Chapter 7!

    • @TheTruthPenguin
      @TheTruthPenguin 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      When the wave breaks, you goooooo. No other advice needed.

  • @tavaramirez668
    @tavaramirez668 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am so homesick. I was born in So Cal and have had to move. You make me feel like home. I wanted all my life to surf. When I FINALLY get home, I want to learn to do this. I am going to continue to watch for pointers. Then mabey lessons when I arrive.

  • @samuelmason8370
    @samuelmason8370 5 ปีที่แล้ว +446

    how to surf. long bleached hair.
    maybe thats how to be californian.

    • @isaiahhernandez6717
      @isaiahhernandez6717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Samuel Mason that’s just racist

    • @zach-1307
      @zach-1307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Isaiah Hernandez not rly most of us have it and we don’t care

    • @ballamoto
      @ballamoto 5 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      @@isaiahhernandez6717 yes, because Californian is a race... 😂

    • @eggliketread
      @eggliketread 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@isaiahhernandez6717 California master race lmao

    • @chrislikestoskate2307
      @chrislikestoskate2307 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      lol we don't care at all haha

  • @summersnake
    @summersnake 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tonight I was practicing at Juanita Beach on the shores of Lake Washington. I was trying to increase the speed of my run and drop. So, there I go at a good trot, drop the board, step on, and I catch a spot of dry sand. Freeze frame a millisecond later, spreadeagled in the air, and suddenly I hear Blair's voice in my head: "you want to run as fast as you want to fall." Unfreeze, fall to the beach, execute a perfect tuck and roll, smooth exit, and as I'm walking back to my board, I think "Good advice, Blair... good advice." :-D

  • @robbiegleeson1534
    @robbiegleeson1534 6 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    Make a video for intermediate skim boarders about what kind of waves to hit!

  • @CtrainDJ
    @CtrainDJ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Started skimming 18 years ago?
    Was about the same time I started Summer of 03
    Small size Zap board Lake Worth Beach FL. Never heard of it ya say? Listen to Sublime's April 21, 1992 at the end when he shouts out the citys... Florida Places to ride, best time to ride Late Oct.- late April lest we get a Hurricane
    Jupiter Beach inlet. Vero Beach FL. Also heavy surf/ skim community. . Live long and prosper hombré!

  • @joseanmartinez2921
    @joseanmartinez2921 6 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    Thanks so much Blair, these are so necessary and there's not much info out there.

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Awesome! Glad they are able to help you!

  • @JohnDoe-ph4dz
    @JohnDoe-ph4dz 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was really helpful video! I am not in the best of shape right now but I was able to do it and some kids asked what I was doing and I helped them out. Great job Blair!

  • @ob1934
    @ob1934 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    when the summer starts and all this quarantine madness ends im going to try and skimboard. wish me luck

    • @steamres1880
      @steamres1880 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me too! It looks so fun

  • @wpcgi69
    @wpcgi69 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the best learn how to videos on skimboarding. It is clean and clear as to what it should look like. And don't forget the eel snot.

  • @whereisrish4816
    @whereisrish4816 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I'll be practicing in the sand first then! I went straight for the water, no wonder it was super hard!

  • @slope_kid
    @slope_kid ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for making my day. I was looking for something fun for the kids and after watching your video, we bought two boards today and after numerous tries the kids succeeded with their first runs. Thanks again for the great tutorial!

  • @chloegraham558
    @chloegraham558 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Here I am, watching this on vacation as I’m about to attempt this 😂👏🏻

  • @GeckoCkCkCk
    @GeckoCkCkCk 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was the best how to video on learning to skimboard I have seen. Thanks!
    Tried when I was a kid, but falling on the sand was too tough on me. Wet sand is hard!! Now I'm 50 and have a skimboard I use kiting. Your tips have me thinking I might be able to learn skimboarding. Going to watch this video more times.

  • @johnmurraycompton569
    @johnmurraycompton569 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My skimboards haven't seen the beach in 10 years at least.
    After watching this I'm thinking it's time to dust them off!

  • @JN24185
    @JN24185 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love it man. Just moved to SoCal from TX and as soon as I can get my balls acclimated to this freezing ass water, I’ll totally be giving this a go. Have zero doubt it’s taken all 18 of those years to reach your level, but appreciate you stepping down and sharing your knowledge with us mere earthlings! Get such a kick out of watching your vids and can’t wait to bump into you at the beach brother! Take care

  • @etain8108
    @etain8108 5 ปีที่แล้ว +317

    he looks like that magical surfer dude from spongebob
    edit:thanks for the likes ❤️

    • @westonr1749
      @westonr1749 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      etainnn 🤭

    • @astrous6679
      @astrous6679 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      That is so right

    • @makaiisom1579
      @makaiisom1579 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lmfaooo jkl 😂😂💀

    • @lukhamlin
      @lukhamlin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      “Thanks for the likes”🤓

  • @johndavidalexander6646
    @johndavidalexander6646 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is excellent. Time to go and dislocate my knees. Oh how I wish youtube was around when I was a child!
    I always used the 25 step technique growing up, throw the board miles ahead, sprint as fast as possible to catch up and the launch two footed on to the board and hope for the best

  • @grantguild389
    @grantguild389 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you so much!!! This was one of the videos I wanted most on TH-cam!!!

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thats awesome to hear. Thank you, many more to come.

  • @fabricioemmanuelli1115
    @fabricioemmanuelli1115 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am Puertorican an I was skin boarding by 9 or 10 79 or 80 and we use to use wood boards that we will actually make, now days this guys are rocking it 😂👍👏✌️

  • @TheLarryBrown
    @TheLarryBrown 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Exceedingly excellent video. The sound is amazingly excellent and I never saw your mic. All useful content with no annoying wasted time. Many times a pro will either not understand the challenges that a beginner faces, or else just has no patience for methodically covering the basics. Thanks for a great, useful vid.

  • @embers8732
    @embers8732 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just got some skimboards and i cannot wait to learn how to skim thanks to this viddy. Really hoping my longboarding skills come in handy. Thanks for the tips

  • @SkidKids
    @SkidKids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +67

    LET US KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO LEARN NEXT!

    • @sassyassasin2712
      @sassyassasin2712 6 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sick tutorial. If i was just starting this would have helped a lot. I think a really helpful video would be teaching how to do a cutback or whatever its called. You know, where you hit the lip and ride it back in. Anyway, keep the videos pumping.

    • @itsaninsidething
      @itsaninsidething 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How to find the best section to start. How deep should thr water be. What kind of waves to look for.

    • @AllenJian0210
      @AllenJian0210 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      How to turning back like 7:30

    • @northernsurfer260
      @northernsurfer260 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sick vid brha! Skimboard selection how to choose a board.

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@AllenJian0210 Our next tutorial will explain just that.

  • @isaaccherry2671
    @isaaccherry2671 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    He is a good teacher! I am not even into this sport but now I am interested.

  • @invertus9411
    @invertus9411 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Man, skimboards have come a long way since the round wooden boards I remember riding down the beach

    • @MatthewHyatt
      @MatthewHyatt 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Invertus lol yes they have. This is a fiberglass body and they’re so much better for skimming.

  • @shaun8062
    @shaun8062 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    THIS is your best tutorial 👍I think. For someone who knows nothing such as myself. I just need to get a skim board. I'm a skateboarder and I'm so excited!

  • @willliampaschall9831
    @willliampaschall9831 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Just got to the beach. Got a $40 skimboard from Walmart. This’ll be interesting
    EDIT: Fist day was awesome but wiped out a lot. The thing I struggled with most was keeping enough momentum once I jumped on the board to keep the board going because when I hopped on the thing just sunk

    • @dylanoleary5
      @dylanoleary5 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Basically did the same thing I could barely get on. The thing

    • @cole-amities1128
      @cole-amities1128 ปีที่แล้ว

      Make sure you get a board that is suitable for your weight

    • @bentleyscott7478
      @bentleyscott7478 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What board is suitable for middle aged men who weigh around 230lbs?

  • @skatinpeyton7212
    @skatinpeyton7212 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live in Indiana but I visit Myrtle Beach occasionally so I’ve kinda skimboarded for a few years but never learned much. But now I’ve just graduated high school and I’ve been doing longboard dancing/freestyle for about a year now so I finally decided to learn how to skimboard! I’m able to ride out into the waves and kinda power slide up onto them and ride a little bit (day one). And I can do 180s as well as these weird 180s where I’ll start the spin regular then I’ll put one finger in the side and slide the board around and it kinda looks neat. Can’t wait to learn more! Gonna have to try to find some spots back home in Indiana but I’m stoked

  • @bemerald6079
    @bemerald6079 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This video is really cool, you're great at explaining it!

  • @hmmmmidk
    @hmmmmidk ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude, you just helped me so much. Thank you for shining your light and sharing your wisdom. I love you you skinny skim skimmer

  • @Ed.die666
    @Ed.die666 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Skimboarding is so much fun. I miss living next to a beach.

  • @larrygeordan5747
    @larrygeordan5747 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanx bro
    My 7 yr old daughter wants to learn....she told my wife, mommy this guy is impressive
    We on Kauai east side

  • @mediabaker6848
    @mediabaker6848 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Will Never try it but really enjoyed your video!! 😂👍🏻

  • @JesusistheReason
    @JesusistheReason 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Blair! On quarantine here in Clearwater and our 10 year old daughter showed an interest in learning to skim. So we pulled up you videos and will be taking our skim board put of our quiver to go out and try. Best PE distance class Eva!

  • @darylzepeda3512
    @darylzepeda3512 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I don't skimboard but it's incredible to watch. I'll see you live at the wedge one of these days

  • @foofitr2
    @foofitr2 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Seen you at Wedge amd wish I were 20 years younger to give it a try... Enjoy living the dream through you guys.. Stay safe.

  • @carterbousquet1344
    @carterbousquet1344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Why am I watching this I live in Nebraska.

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Carter Bousquet we are not so sure but we hope you enjoy!!

    • @carterbousquet1344
      @carterbousquet1344 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Skid Kids I indeed did like it

    • @bobthegreatreee3185
      @bobthegreatreee3185 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That sounds awful

  • @rachelrotterdam2242
    @rachelrotterdam2242 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    How cool is this!!!! It is on my bucketlist to learn this...

    • @iyhanag8youjuurobinson445
      @iyhanag8youjuurobinson445 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @Ahmad-xd8zl
    @Ahmad-xd8zl 6 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    It actually makes me want to do it right now
    Your lucky to have the skills to do this activity keep it up man
    I just subscribed and liked
    Good luck

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  6 ปีที่แล้ว

      With a little practice you’ll get there too! Appreciate the support

    • @taylorscott5938
      @taylorscott5938 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Skid Kids what type of board do you have?

    • @yaseenyaseen8983
      @yaseenyaseen8983 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      FACTORS of PRODUCTION

  • @kasperdelauder6999
    @kasperdelauder6999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have watched several how to vids on skim boarding this is the best one

  • @SeanyP_
    @SeanyP_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It’s crazy how his board glides on the sand like that

  • @luc717
    @luc717 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just started to try this when I was on my vacation in florida last week. I may of broke my leg but i will for sure be back at it. Thanks for the motivation

  • @jonathanrath3036
    @jonathanrath3036 6 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    absolute legend of this whacky little sport

  • @BitwiseMobile
    @BitwiseMobile 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember as a kid growing up in Manhattan Beach, CA they had these round planks they used to skim with. This was back in the early 80s though. The sport sure has matured.

  • @86cadaver
    @86cadaver 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Ohhhhh now I get it, I’ve never noticed you push off with your other foot I’ve always just jumped on it which basically makes me spin out of control 😭

    • @toddvolume
      @toddvolume 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same! Pulled the hell out of my groin trying to learn the one step.

  • @fly1327
    @fly1327 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice job teaching Blair! I'm not a young buck anymore, but that looks like a lot of fun, and SoCal beaches are only 30 minutes away. Thanks!

  • @ericj8477
    @ericj8477 6 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    can you make a video on how to drop on water? If you have already have than can you send me the link? Thanks

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      We have not made one yet but we will most definitely in the near future. THanks for the support!

    • @ericj8477
      @ericj8477 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks a lot guys, means a lot, from Eric

    • @ahadkhan3854
      @ahadkhan3854 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      To
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  • @pgalaxy
    @pgalaxy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw a few folks dropping a board on the sand and sliding into the water and thought they were mad. didnt know it was a thing. will try!

  • @Fox-86
    @Fox-86 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You know he's elite when he practices on an empty beach with no one else around to bother him

  • @j-zonetv4907
    @j-zonetv4907 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Im ur trainee right now. By your vlog i will learn . Thank's champ

  • @rcc314
    @rcc314 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    5:12 *adds his own soundtrack while skimming* :) (or was that the cameraman?)

    • @TT0ny_
      @TT0ny_ 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Brooo... 😭😭😭

  • @arthousefilms
    @arthousefilms 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    First video I have ever seen about learning this!! AWESOME JOB!

  • @theballingboi5360
    @theballingboi5360 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I learned to skim board on jenesse beach in new Hampshire. That place is as flat as a pancake. Like you can quite literally go for hundreds of feet in one throw

    • @シowen
      @シowen 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lucky one of the only places I can skim is my grandparents and it is so sloped and hard to ride

  • @Crazycapo88
    @Crazycapo88 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    started surfing after a friend gave me a board passed to friends, buying a skim board and my kids as well, we love the island life here in south FL and couldn't imagine anything different for us

  • @jay24cents36
    @jay24cents36 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Appreciate the vid catering left handed people 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼

  • @ljohnson8762
    @ljohnson8762 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I live on the east coast in Maryland so I started skateboarding while up there. I really wanted to try surfing and skim boarding so my parents got me a board for both while we were in North Carolina. I had no clue how to start but your video helped so much!! Thank you!!

    • @ljohnson8762
      @ljohnson8762 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Update for this, I have some scars now but I can say that I am doing pretty good 🥳 this video was so helpful

  • @rklarcyk25
    @rklarcyk25 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    How to pick out a good skim board ? Don’t live by a beach just lakes that I would like to skim board ... thanks great video !!

    • @zaba2244
      @zaba2244 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Zap skimboards

  • @jameselliot5594
    @jameselliot5594 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Such a down to earth guy despite his accomplishments. Thank you!

  • @lonely-_-street9515
    @lonely-_-street9515 5 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    Were's all my goofy's at?!

    • @gmon8690
      @gmon8690 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes skating goofy is live i want to learn skimboarding too but i am from austria

    • @jonathansteggell7013
      @jonathansteggell7013 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      San-Mari Geldenhuys I’m goofy

    • @jimritzheimer7465
      @jimritzheimer7465 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      San-Mari Geldenhuys I think it's goofy to be regular

    • @Dand158
      @Dand158 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Wait so if you are right footed you put it on the back of the board

    • @n8thegr846
      @n8thegr846 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Me I surf and skim

  • @vegasheat71
    @vegasheat71 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I haven't been in the ocean since I was 4 years old. But watching your Videos made me see how cool skimboarding actually is. Great instructional. 👍 I've only surfed powdered snow since 1988. So this looks like fun..

  • @gothbot666
    @gothbot666 6 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    heyyy blair Nice video and nice explain 🇧🇷

    • @SkidKids
      @SkidKids  6 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Appreciate it!!

  • @janevassallo
    @janevassallo ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow that’s so awesome my son was saying he wants a skimboard and I had no idea what it was. So cool

  • @windex3154
    @windex3154 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This guy looks like he never ages he’ll be 76 and look the same

  • @ryanhendricks4249
    @ryanhendricks4249 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a great how-to man. I didn’t realize you could ride the waves back in…I’ve been going to Maryland and NC beaches for years and have only seen kids skimming across the thin shore breaks. I need to get me a better board!! Mine is like 10 years old, and damn near flat as a pancake

  • @christianbh
    @christianbh 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Cooler than surfing imo

  • @patefutch6168
    @patefutch6168 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    That black exile and the swallow tail are sick!! I’m a surfer don’t really do much skimming but enjoy your videos yeeew

  • @riccardotav7674
    @riccardotav7674 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Synth song is called Zero Gravity by ELFL

  • @Toptehn
    @Toptehn 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Watching couple days now your vids.. Made me buy 1 myself really stocked for it to arrive!!

  • @dominicsaenz8463
    @dominicsaenz8463 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I wish I woulda seen this before I ran full speed and sprained my hand 😂

  • @travism9339
    @travism9339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This looks really fun. This is on my bucket list of things I want to learn.

  • @rhineriversurf5594
    @rhineriversurf5594 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    where is the place? Will visit from Germany!

  • @beanza_
    @beanza_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn’t even know this existed so idk why i watched this but now I know how to drop the board if I ever decide to try this out!

  • @liamtass8439
    @liamtass8439 5 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Will this still work with one of those cheap wooden skim boards?