HOW TO SKIMBOARD W/ 3X World Champion Blair Conklin: Perfecting the basics
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- čas přidán 26. 01. 2019
- IN THIS TUTORIAL BLAIR FOCUSES ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF BECOMING A GOOD SKIMBOARDER. LEARNING HOW TO PROPERLY DROP YOUR BOARD IS WHERE YOU WANT TO START. LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENTS BELOW WHAT ELSE WE CAN HELP YOU LEARN.
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Is it true that TFUE landed the first 900?
Does anyone know what skimboard is?
and what measure?
Offcourse i did, keep the videos coming :-)
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
nah. I'm not really into surfing or nothing like that.
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.
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!
@@TheLarryBrown nice 👍
I am 63 and want to try it. Is that seriously foolish?
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.
@@hilarywalton1143 not at all!
This guy looks exactly like I imagined he would.
XD
Fr lmao
Hahahaha!
aquaamnnanana
Comrade cant wait for season 4 of thed grand tour
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.
In which country do you live if 8 can ask?
You may ask, but not 8. New Zealand
@@cappin6937 Hey I'm in New Zealand too haha surely you can't be toooo far from a beach
@@milanvujcich ahaha okay true, about 15 minute drive.. still, some lucky people get to walk to the beach!
@@cappin6937 Hahaha that's sooo close. Yeah true haha like me, I live at Muriwai 😂
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.
And doing it in a humble manner, I like this dude
I didn't know you could catch waves on a skim board. Its like skating and surfing. This is awesome i gotta get one!
Ruben Reyes my thoughts exact bro literally just bought one ahaha
Edgar Mejia a wooden one or carbon fiber
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.
@@taylormcl3358 Right on, get shredding! World champ at 22 especially if you can switchfoot like Blair Conklin. He's the MASTER!
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.
I have finals tomorrow, but instead of studying im watching this....
indi same bro😂😂😂
I have exactly the same bro
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)
how did u do
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.
I live in the middle of South Dakota
Why am I here
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
Nateeee
I live in northern Ontario Canada why am I here
SV Vapaus I live in fucking central Wisconsin. I should be doing homework. Lol
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?
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!!
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
Haha hair flip tutorial coming soon. Thanks for the support!!
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!🤙🏽
I broke my rib twice hitting a dry spot!
R B COOL!
8:18 - Prolly the coolest thing in the whole video.
He went to the water with microphone 😆
O
Nice one
For sure
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.
It is very important i almost broke my arm once when i tried an attempt to skim and ended up turning my board wrong
15000 hours
I used to throw my board, run after it for like 1 sec and jump on it both feet at the same time lol
Same its madness
So slow
It’s so hard to break that habit
Same
Yeah I just figured out that I’ve been doing it wrong for almost THREE MONTHS
Such a free spirit, definitely seems like a chill dude.
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...
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.
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...
I was just skimming on an old wooden board today :)
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!
Thanks for the recommendation. That is next!
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!
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.
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
The fact I watched this whole video and I don’t even live near the beach is so funny. This guy is such a chill and relax dude with such a free spirit
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. :) ☮
Awesome to hear! Start off by getting your rhythm on the sand
63? Don’t break a hip
@@bryshadify Nah. The dude's hip.
Thanks for taking the time to show this. Comprehensive and well done! I live by the beach and never tried this before.
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.
Make a video for intermediate skim boarders about what kind of waves to hit!
Robbie Gleeson yea please!!
This video is really cool, you're great at explaining it!
Dude, you just helped me so much. Thank you for shining your light and sharing your wisdom. I love you you skinny skim skimmer
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.
when the summer starts and all this quarantine madness ends im going to try and skimboard. wish me luck
Me too! It looks so fun
Thank you so much!!! This was one of the videos I wanted most on CZcams!!!
Thats awesome to hear. Thank you, many more to come.
I have watched several how to vids on skim boarding this is the best one
He is a good teacher! I am not even into this sport but now I am interested.
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!
Here I am, watching this on vacation as I’m about to attempt this 😂👏🏻
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!
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.
Thanks so much Blair, these are so necessary and there's not much info out there.
Awesome! Glad they are able to help you!
Skimboarding is so much fun. I miss living next to a beach.
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!
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
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
That will be our next tutorial after Chapter 7!
When the wave breaks, you goooooo. No other advice needed.
Well done boys! I might need to get a blairracuda
Not a bad idea my friend.
Real talk...the Blairacuda is the secret weapon
Beefs, never forget the boogie skim, the boogie skim.
Wat up BEEFS..the true originator of "BIG DOG" 🐕💨💩 AND you know this. 🤣🤙
Levy Dog yeah boogie skim 🔥
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
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
he looks like that magical surfer dude from spongebob
edit:thanks for the likes ❤️
etainnn 🤭
That is so right
Lmfaooo jkl 😂😂💀
Blair’s the best. Love watching how smooth he gets on the boards and gets out to waves. Wish I could spend the day skimming with Blair 🤙
Maybe we will do a give away and a free lesson with Blair. Stay tuned on Instagram! thanks for the support.
Great Job breaking it down. Always wanted to try it and now I will since I got some good instructions.
First video I have ever seen about learning this!! AWESOME JOB!
Why am I watching this I live in Nebraska.
Carter Bousquet we are not so sure but we hope you enjoy!!
@Skid Kids I indeed did like it
That sounds awful
Man, skimboards have come a long way since the round wooden boards I remember riding down the beach
Invertus lol yes they have. This is a fiberglass body and they’re so much better for skimming.
This looks really fun. This is on my bucket list of things I want to learn.
Thanks for all the videos!! Just started three days ago and your vids are making it super easy for me to do this alone 😁
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
Basically did the same thing I could barely get on. The thing
Make sure you get a board that is suitable for your weight
I'll be practicing in the sand first then! I went straight for the water, no wonder it was super hard!
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
Very good Teacther. Thanks for this initial lesson.
Will Never try it but really enjoyed your video!! 😂👍🏻
Well done dude, thx for this tutorial... greetings from Brazil
Hope it could help a little!
You make it look so easy!
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!
I've seen the Austin Keen videos, but having the blessed one share his knowledge is a religious experience.
Thanks for watching!
absolute legend of this whacky little sport
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.
Zachary Allinger glad we can help! Keep at it!
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!
how to surf. long bleached hair.
maybe thats how to be californian.
Samuel Mason that’s just racist
Isaiah Hernandez not rly most of us have it and we don’t care
@@isaiahhernandez6717 yes, because Californian is a race... 😂
@@isaiahhernandez6717 California master race lmao
lol we don't care at all haha
I don't skimboard but it's incredible to watch. I'll see you live at the wedge one of these days
Bro I’ve skimboard for like 8 years and I just love watching these types of vids
This looks so fun. I need to try this.
It’s crazy how his board glides on the sand like that
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
With a little practice you’ll get there too! Appreciate the support
Skid Kids what type of board do you have?
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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..
This was really fun to watch! Thanks for the pro tips!
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.
Appreciate the vid catering left handed people 🤟🏼🤟🏼🤟🏼
Thank u for taking the time to present this how to video.
Great instructions video! Very good explanation of things to consider. Thank you!
heyyy blair Nice video and nice explain 🇧🇷
Appreciate it!!
This guy looks like he never ages he’ll be 76 and look the same
This guy is an excellent instructor as well as a world champ!
Love these videos! Recently got into surf skimming and it’s been so fun!
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 !!
Zap skimboards
can you make a video on how to drop on water? If you have already have than can you send me the link? Thanks
We have not made one yet but we will most definitely in the near future. THanks for the support!
Thanks a lot guys, means a lot, from Eric
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This is the best video on learning how to skim board Thank you
Im ur trainee right now. By your vlog i will learn . Thank's champ
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 😭
Same! Pulled the hell out of my groin trying to learn the one step.
You know he's elite when he practices on an empty beach with no one else around to bother him
Now i want to try skim boarding :) thanks for the tutorial , love it!
Such a down to earth guy despite his accomplishments. Thank you!
We need a tutorial on how to wrap. Even if we already know it would be cool to have Blair's prospective on it.
Of course! Our next tutorial will include just that. Thanks for watching.
Cooler than surfing imo
That was a great video. Explained everything perfect and in depth.
Legend! Great explanation. Thanks Blair!
Were's all my goofy's at?!
Yes skating goofy is live i want to learn skimboarding too but i am from austria
San-Mari Geldenhuys I’m goofy
San-Mari Geldenhuys I think it's goofy to be regular
Wait so if you are right footed you put it on the back of the board
Me I surf and skim
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
Lucky one of the only places I can skim is my grandparents and it is so sloped and hard to ride
Watching couple days now your vids.. Made me buy 1 myself really stocked for it to arrive!!
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.
5:12 *adds his own soundtrack while skimming* :) (or was that the cameraman?)
Brooo... 😭😭😭
where is the place? Will visit from Germany!
Wow that’s so awesome my son was saying he wants a skimboard and I had no idea what it was. So cool