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pinklittlelamb
Posts: 161 - Karma: 7
I was on vacation this past week and I brought my skimboard and i went to the beach like every day and just skimboarded for hours straight. I had some tricks on lock and was just having a really sick time. I think its pretty tight what do you guys think?
Jul 25 2009 7:57PM
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Jib-Ninja
Posts: 2819 - Karma: 20
Me and my girlfriend always walk down the beach shore and always see skimboarders, and me and her both longboard and are adventerous and outdoorsy. We both want to try skimboarding cuz it looks so sick. And i got a few friends who do it. The next town over is right on the beach and everybody there skimboards. But i just dont got like 120+ to get a decent skimboard.
Jul 25 2009 8:02PM
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debrickshaw
Posts: 1957 - Karma: 68
sick sport
i suck at it, but its still really fun
Jul 25 2009 8:03PM
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Mooserz
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I have a victoria woody. I completely shit on the fiberglass on the bottom. It rained hard a few days ago and the street was flooded so I decided to take it on that. I need a better one anyways
Jul 25 2009 8:07PM
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daringharry
Posts: 1627 - Karma: 12
Yeah, i skim, but not the nooby sand slider way (no offense). Ya know wraping waves and what not.
Jul 25 2009 9:46PM
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the_moderaper
Posts: 2465 - Karma: 218
what tricks can u do? i can shuvit pretty much every time. popshuvit occasionally and 360 shuv in good conditions only. i dont do the little butter spins since i think theyre gey...
Jul 25 2009 9:50PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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Yeah thats fun.
I skimmed all day today, tehn i was gonna skate but i never did. oh well.
Jul 25 2009 9:58PM
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sammiedee
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some guy like 2.5 hours from where i live makes skimboards. he has like a hydraulic press to make them and everything, i don't live near any beaches though so i have only tried it once or twice
Jul 25 2009 10:13PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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+1 for east coast, we got snow, and beaches.
Jul 25 2009 10:16PM
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pinklittlelamb
Posts: 161 - Karma: 7
because my skim board is an absolute piece of shit (after a day session of jibbing some flat rock in the sand), with massive cracks in it and such, I cannot ride into deeper water and get on top of waves. I like shove-its, switch shove-its, hand drags in the sand with a lot of spins, and some various grabs. Next year i'll be picking up a better board so I can shred some waves.
Jul 25 2009 11:12PM
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yeyeesteeze121
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mad fun sport, love. +k to a fellow skimboarder.
Jul 25 2009 11:15PM
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Shlogan
Posts: 4942 - Karma: 430
anyone skim in tahoe? ive always wondered were the best place to go there is.
Jul 25 2009 11:17PM
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Where-am-I
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looks sick i've always wanted to try it
Jul 25 2009 11:35PM
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ShredTheGnarnia
Posts: 2544 - Karma: 79
i live in utah and skim in mexico and cali quite a bit, its super fun. i just do mostly gay sand sliding tho, since we dont hit up any good skim beaches really, but just skimmin is super fun, like big spins and stuff
Jul 25 2009 11:42PM
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assface
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there really easy to make and are only about 25 bucks i have pics that i can put up of mine if you guys want
Jul 25 2009 11:42PM
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mackcamp
Posts: 1207 - Karma: 263
Probably the best sport next to skiing.

My Board:
Zap Fish
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Jul 26 2009 12:51AM
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BodaginRep
Posts: 56 - Karma: 13

sick to hear that there are some skimmers on newschoolers.  I ride a Victoria polyvac, which is a pretty sick board.  My bro dropped around 500 on an Exile board last summer, haven't seen him ride it yet, but Exiles are so sick, I just can't drop that much on skimming.  I'll be skimming pretty much the entire month of August in Cali.  Still perfecting my wraps and wave riding but I can catch and ride liners both ways usually.  Solid shove its, sometimes popshuvits, and I've landed like two 360 shuvits flatland on an irrigated field.  Skimmings gnarly though, guys get freakin rallied all the time, ie. the Wedge in Newport, holy shit dude. . .

Jul 26 2009 12:56AM
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rvca
Posts: 311 - Karma: 13

that place can go off. ive seen 20 footers break right on the sand

Jul 26 2009 1:14AM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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i srsly doubt that 20 is soooo big
Jul 26 2009 1:29AM
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rvca
Posts: 311 - Karma: 13
are you saying 20 foot waves arent big?
Jul 26 2009 1:38AM
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mackcamp
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That seems to be the case now, doesn't it.
Jul 26 2009 1:43AM
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ShredTheGnarnia
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im saying theyre fucking huge!!!
Jul 26 2009 1:43AM
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rvca
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oh alright yeah that what i was thinking too haha
Jul 26 2009 1:45AM
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daringharry
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Stimulus Skimboarding Movie Teaser - Exile Skimboards from Exile Skimboards on Vimeo.


And my square...
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Jul 26 2009 7:56AM
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.Asain-Skiier
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The coast guard annual skim fest was yesterday i didn't go but heard it was sick.
Jul 26 2009 9:45AM
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BodaginRep
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my bro and I went to the World skim championships in laguna a couple summers ago, like skiing the pros aren't exclusive at all, you can just go right up and talk to them.  Before that we were at the wedge watching Paulo Prietto skim, so sick dude.  Wedge was freaking exploding, Paulo and a couple other guys were geting barreled everytime, and then rallied on the sand, but hey it was sick.  Skimmings definitely not for any bitches, guys take a beating. 
Jul 26 2009 1:32PM
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sarahskis
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Jul 26 2009 1:36PM
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daringharry
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no, sarah, just no
Jul 26 2009 2:06PM
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kool.aid.man
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i bought a board down in florida this year at spring break. it was mad fun. pretty easy to get used to but there is almost an endless possibility of tricks to do. its pretty awesome, definitely a A+ in my book.
Jul 26 2009 2:41PM
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Omega2227
Posts: 225 - Karma: 11
I wish I could but the beach i go to doesn't have any shore break really :\
Jul 26 2009 3:39PM
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pinklittlelamb
Posts: 161 - Karma: 7
skimming is fucking dope. keep this thread alive
Jul 26 2009 6:46PM
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the_moderaper
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same. i got one of those 10 dollar ones from ocean state job lot lol. they work for me as little as i use mine
Jul 26 2009 6:52PM
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mackcamp
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MIne was the best 200 i spent last year lol
Jul 26 2009 8:19PM
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daringharry
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You bought a zap fish for 200? Wow you got ripped off.
Jul 26 2009 8:36PM
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mackcamp
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it was actually around 140 or so.
Jul 26 2009 8:38PM
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Che~
Posts: 2108 - Karma: 296
yeah i ride an exile, such a nice board, but not sure if its worth the money. I skim usually every weekend all summer

my fav skim edit:
Jul 26 2009 8:38PM
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epoxiedtip
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i had no idea it was this intense its like surfing now thats amazing i hope it gets bigger
Jul 26 2009 9:10PM
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skrilla_MAC
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hella fun
Jul 26 2009 9:14PM
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Dizzyskier
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To whom ever said they hope skimming gets bigger... that is the last thing the sport needs (unless you are one of the 3 people who build boards for a living).  Skimming is a fringe sport that is fun and quirky because it isn't the popular overcrowded sport of surfing.  Levin's video is awesome but that doesn't represent what skimboarding is for the 99% of people that skim...

That being said here's my beach junk (actually just sold the exile)

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Jul 26 2009 10:20PM
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salomonskiier12
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totally agree with the guy above me.  what makes it cool is that its so unique.

anyways, i skim in new england, mostly CT/ RI.

I started a few years ago, bottom line is that CT skimming sucks for waves and is only good for flatland

Now i go to rhode island a lot and I love it!  I can only do wraps and stuff, but i'm getting bettter.

If anyone has any pointers, I seem to be having trouble getting out to the larger waves which are farther out there.

Jul 26 2009 10:46PM
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PeeDuBzz
Posts: 1010 - Karma: 134
i ride a wavezone with a pad on the back... skimboarding is mad fun idk how good i am but i can ride waves and shit and love just launching sometimes hah
Jul 26 2009 10:54PM
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MADmidwest
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tried to get down to that but no could do with work. It must have been sick cause there was actually some waves on the webcam, unlike the years before. I ride a vic poly and my claim is a big spin and 540 shuvs on fly aways. Skate tricks are cool but wraps and big fly aways are so damn fun
Jul 27 2009 12:08AM
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rvca
Posts: 311 - Karma: 13
try turning the board sideways as seen in that video above. itll help keep speed up
Jul 27 2009 12:13AM
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MADmidwest
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run fast as hell, one stepping helps, back foot first on the board, and when ur in deeper water try to get ur weight on the board as even as u can. Ur trying to hydroplane over the water and if u watch a good skimboarder or a pro in a video they make almost no wake at all on the way to the break. U can try pumping the board too, or turning ur board parallel to the waves on the way out but that only works if it's smooth between each wave. Mostly, it's just running like the ccops are chasing u and not slowing down when u drop ur board
Jul 27 2009 12:16AM
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Che~
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what do you think about your sqaure? I have a friend who is looking to buy one
Jul 27 2009 12:17AM
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Turner.
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skimboarding's dope for sure.
both kinds are sick in they're own way.  I live in van so they'res no waves but the flatwater skimming is still dope as. 

Jul 27 2009 12:19AM
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pinklittlelamb
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do the skimboards with grips and the ones made for wave riding still good on flatland? I enjoy doing both its just wouldn't it be harder to spin on a more narrow board?
Jul 27 2009 9:16AM
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Dizzyskier
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No "foam"  boards ie the ones with the pads are not good for flat land.  The rocker, shape, etc is very specific for wave riding.  In addition they are not nearly durable enough for flatland... you want a board with a very hard bottom and rails that will hold up to the increased bottom friction and rails. 
Jul 27 2009 10:59AM
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salomonskiier12
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yea, i can turn the board sideways and pump too, but i can't seem to perfect the back foot first method. i always feel like i'm going to stumble, trip over my board and eat it.
is there a certain method to the bff?
Jul 27 2009 3:30PM
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daringharry
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Try to drop when you're stepping with your left foot of you're regular vice versa if goofy. And practice on grass or carpet.

And to the person who asked about my square, i like it a lot it has a ton of float but slower turning. Go to skimonline.net/forum/ and search square skimboards, there's a ton of info on them.
Jul 27 2009 4:09PM
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DrZoidberg
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Skimboarding is fun, although i was more into just going fast and not doing tricks so i bought a surfboard.
Jul 27 2009 4:15PM
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