Jump onto the skim board and glide across the. (the reason you soo more little kids doing this than adults) expect bruises on your feet and body while learing. TWF Poplar Wood Skim Boards - 37 Poplar wood skim boards designed to be used over shallow water on the beach. Ride across the wave and toward deeper water as the wave recedes.īe aware- you will need to be able to hop off at any moment, much like a skateboard hitting a rock, the board will stop and you will do a faceplant unless you are ready to leap and run to a stop, same thing if the board goes off to the side. the forward foot keeps you balanced front to back, the back foot tilts the board for steering. ride the board, skateboarders and probably snowboarders will have the advantage here, you ride just like you skate board, one foot forward facing forward, and the other sideways toward the back. still running, hop onto the board, (this takes the same kind of skill that hopping onto a moving skateboard does) propper foot placement is key, along with balance.ĥ. run forward, throw the board down onto the water (this takes some pratice, as the board must be gliding straight, you will find it takes just the right angle hitting the water to give a good glide, kind of like the way a rock can be skipped across the water when thrown correctly)Ĥ. you are looking for a place where they take some time to recede back into the surf.Ģ find a spot where the water is about an inch or so deep, heavier people need less water as you are "surfing" on the water compressed between the beach and the board, deeper water will just let you bog down and stop, thinner will be compressed and keep you goingģ. find a flatish beach where the waves are breaking.
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