So Blair I am an eleven year old East Coast skimboarder. I am so happy you just made this video because I am currently at the beach where I got a new skimboard a few days ago. Now I know that the size I got was good for me. Your videos are awesome by the way. Thanks Blair

@Bungleboo2

5 жыл бұрын

Chicken Tendas I’m the same age and on the East Coast

@chickentendas1058

4 жыл бұрын

Cool

@chickentendas1058

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you guys for liking

@tylermollet9823

4 жыл бұрын

What size board did u get? I'm 11 and on the east coast too so I would like to know

@crazy_gamer_kid8258

4 жыл бұрын

Chicken Tendas10 what boar did you get?

I’m 6’6. And I’ve been working really hard at getting out to waves and it’s working

@aydinureksoy7505

4 жыл бұрын

good job brother

@magoutthere

3 жыл бұрын

What size board, make, and model do you use?

@Space.Viking

3 жыл бұрын

I’m 6’3 and I can’t figure out what board to get for my fist one

@chris-8597

3 жыл бұрын

@@Space.Viking same. I’m thinking a 52” Big Cat but I’m not sure

@triplejee8576

3 жыл бұрын

Stay on the grind bro

Those Ex0 ride really nice... I rented one one day that my board was being repaired and I got my real first wrap and ride back to shore on it... was quite impressed by it

all I need in life is a good shore break and the blairacuda

@MarleyOrdonezPOV

4 жыл бұрын

Devmatonic soooooooooo true

@MarleyOrdonezPOV

4 жыл бұрын

I just got a Ex2 Baliracuda and live in cabo🤪🤪🤪

@crackerjack8115

4 жыл бұрын

@Cameron’s Clams 🖕

@brettbush7491

4 жыл бұрын

The real quistion is have you tried zaps rocket fish

@bradyhughes1422

4 жыл бұрын

Cameron’s Clams lol ur annoying af

Love the content you guys are putting out. I took a long hiatus from skim boarding (12 yrs) and looking to get back into it again. Blair explains everything about skim boarding so it is easy to understand. If they had videos like these and the tutorials think I would've progressed more. Thanks 🙏 and keep pumping out great content!

Love your work! Been here since 4K subs😍 finally understand skim boards a little better and about to buy a new 3 boards soon just because I love to build a collection to use in the surf of Aus!

Beauty of a drone shot at the beginning 😍

Congrats on the 20k subscribers!

I just bought a exile because I’m new but I used to surf.Thank you for your suggestions because it made me feel better about my purchase.

Just moved to Florida and got a zap board I love it still trying to get the basics down your videos help a lot thanks!

This is the cutest, nicest, most talented dude ever.

Just started watching your videos before this last weekend and when I was londboarding to my lifeguard stand in Dewey I saw you coming off the beach from the comp. I wish I could have told you thank you for all the awesome videos

My first board was a large vic foamie. Did well for me while it lasted. Exile hybrid shape was my next board, then a pro shape. Today I'm riding a grape skimboard and loving it.

@jgaming1815

8 ай бұрын

My parents said I could only get a skim board up to 100 can you recommend me a good one in that price zone

@wheke

Ай бұрын

@@jgaming1815 if you are still looking for one, get a used victoria or exile board. Nothing else will compare at that price range

I got a wodden board, and i got super excited about it. I've got speed wax stomp pads for it. After watching this video, I realized it was small for me. It only touches my belly 😂😂😂😂😂😂

@Tommy-rz3md

5 жыл бұрын

Same haha

@defcon12

4 жыл бұрын

It hurt so bad to read this, that happened to me early on

@jacobsheppard6642

4 жыл бұрын

we all started somewhere

@JustJon101

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think it matters that much with a woody as it's more flat land skimming, when it comes to waves you need the surface area. I could be wrong, either way still get a lot of fun out of it 👍

@natepalmer2098

4 жыл бұрын

I started with a way to small wooden skimboard but sand skimming on that thing was awesome. Just take it out there and learn some tricks on the edge.

Thanks man, was looking for a video just like this

Good informative video. I’m bummed I never got into skim boarding. At age 53 and after some dirt bike riding injuries skimming isn’t an option anymore, but I get stoked watching ur beautifully shot videos. Keep shredding !!

@MrDino-hp7fy

4 жыл бұрын

Motocross? Enduro? Trials?

@MrDino-hp7fy

4 жыл бұрын

Supercross? Freestyle?

@hiskystudios

4 жыл бұрын

Strictly Desert

@samrr24

2 жыл бұрын

Bodyboard! Us older guys are good at laying around - catch a wave lying on your belly! I picked up a South Bay inflatable bodyboard. 48’ long and super buoyant.

@timd729

8 ай бұрын

​​​@@MrDino-hp7fyHey Mr Dino, we got almost the same last name, I'm one letter off... are you Italian? Romanian? Never thought I'd see another Dino surf clan member.

Cant wait for my poster honestly, thank you blair :)

Thanks for the info. I started skimboarding 5 years ago but went on a hiatus after working in Germany for 3 years.

Good beginner start vid. Ya gotta address rocker "and" shape working together next. 3 boards, one flat, one banana and one flat with big nose rocker are gonna be completely different boards witht he same shape/length. I prefer a flat board with lots of nose rocker, normal length, kinda wide pin tail, but not round. Good for long distance connection, long liners, slow mushy siders and when i put my rear foot back super huge onshore mashers. Unless manufacturers have an adjustable table, they don't like to make them.....lol

I can second your comment about wooden boards hurting A LOT when they hit you. I remember wiping out and not knowing where my Victory board was. All of a sudden a large, fast wave broke and my wooden skim board dug ran right into my right knee. Thinking it was a bad bruise ended up being a large gash. I was still boarding for 30 more minutes thinking it was a bruise. I didn’t even know I had the cut until I was drying up and a waterfall of blood ran down my leg.

@emoney451

9 ай бұрын

My knee hurts reading this 😢

I love the blairacuda I own one it’s really good for wraps

Ultimate toy store! Gorgeous boards.

1Million!!! CONGRATS!!!!!

I’m really getting back into this sport after 9-10 years away. Man, I’ve missed this. Wish I never stopped

This help me so much! Thank you so much for the information. This will help a lot

Such an amazing video. Really wish I had this when I started.

Thanks so much for helping me to get the right board size and everything I love you content and your doing great that you so much Blair

The thing is I don’t got money lol 😂 feels bad

@daylenhigman8680

3 жыл бұрын

Try Facebook market place

@ahngohmcdaniel5729

3 жыл бұрын

Or stop watching these videos and start working lol

@mattlindo601

3 жыл бұрын

Ahngoh Mcdaniel I would but COVID here so I can’t work. And also I’m not legal age.

@ahngohmcdaniel5729

3 жыл бұрын

Damn that’s tough, good luck brother

favorite channel🤙🏼🤙🏼

Lost my first skimboard yesterday, cause of the storm and it being dark, so here I am learning how to choose an even better one.

I ride a 49 zap rocket fish and I'm 13 absolutely perfect board 👌 good for my 3 foot clean wraps 👌

I recently got into Skimboarding with my son. Went online. Bought a 48" Slapfish skimboard. I should've done my research and bought an Exile for a couple hundred more.. The board hardly has any buoyancy and pretty sharp edges that tore up my shin this past weekend pretty bad.. Not giving up yet, but I guess you get what you pay for... Hope to sell this one and buy an Exile in the near future... Saving doe atm..

bravo blair! hope to see you tour portugal skim waves soon!!

Nice, found your video, shopping for a skimboard, it was really helpful

I got one for Christmas and I’m using it tomorrow I’m excited

Love this channel, I'm not really one for leaving comments but I feel like I have got to say thank you. Watching this channel urged me to get a board and now I am obsessed! Just sucks I live in the UK Midlands 😔

@alexeastham4118

4 жыл бұрын

Jon Keeling same goes , Blackpool won’t do the trick

Yea Blair I took the pic with you at the tac I had the green and yellow board

Been Into surfing along time so I moved to Cornwall in slowly getting board of it and I've been watching your videos for a while now I'm think of giving skimboarding a go but I'm not sure what to buy as there isn't many shops in Cornwall that do skimboards 😒anyway keep up your cool videos and keep up the beach life

@fordy19

Жыл бұрын

I’m Cornish and looking for skimboards is definitely difficult. Did you find anything?

That green dude cruise you you were talking about lol I just bought that for $500 and it looks so big lol hope it’s nice to use

@HuskyHB

3 жыл бұрын

@Goncalo Fonseca it’s awesome

@HuskyHB

3 жыл бұрын

@Goncalo Fonseca dude I live in Pennsylvania and skim in the grass lol I would get one if you enjoy stuff like this, they are fun I use one and ride behind our boat and when we go to the beach in destin Fl.

congrats on 20k

It's awesome to see that you're selling exile boards on the skid kids site

S'up Blair, Appreciate your videos bro. I'm from Florida, lived in So.Cali, and now living in Wisconsin. I just saw a skim board and was intrigued. Thx for the information, I'm going to go out and get a skim board and start learning now. I'm excited to learn something new. Question tho: Does being a longboarder help?

Hey Blair love the channel! Was curious If there is any updated info for the site, I’m 6’2 and looking for a board to learn on any recommendations using what’s on the site now?

My family goes to the ocean every year and I always loved skim boards because I watched Laguna Beach growing up, so in 2015 my parents surprised me with a skimboard. When they handed it to me, I did NOT expect it to be that heavy because I had literally just finished boogie boarding second before and that’s where my mindset was, so I was pretty surprised. It’s a thick wooden board so I was actually pretty scared to try it out because I was afraid of really hurting myself. I’ve just been skimming the sand these passed few years and I’ve actually gotten pretty good but I’m still afraid to do anything crazy.

Hey Blair, I recently got a new skimboard, it's one of those redback traction pad ones and whenever i go to catch a wave on it it just sinks. I was just wondering if you could use one of these in your videos to see if its just me. Thanks

I live in oregon and grew up making my own boards. It's been about 15 years and grabbed a beginner board to get back into it. Any suggestions on shape or style for this area? Thinking of using the one I grabbed for some urban ridding since it's a low quality wood. Any advice would be helpful

Just ordered my dude cruise. Can't frigg'n wait.

we need an update to this video, including the boog skim! Is the boog skim a good board that can be used by intermediate riders and progress? looking at it as my next board.

I really appreciate these videos, thank you so much

Nice editing Dade!

Hey Blair, I learned on the Victoria woody and always have done the drop and chase. But thanks to your and Austin Keen’s tutorials I can now one step! I want to get a good board now and venture from flat skim to hitting waves. I’m 5’6” and weigh around 210ish. What is a good choice?

@TheLarryBrown

2 жыл бұрын

Great question and boy are you in luck!!!!! Blair just shot a detailed video to answer your exact question....how about you watch it?

Hi Blair! I was wondering when your website will be finished because I’m looking for a Exile Exo skimboard since the one i have is foam and I’m looking for a better one at the moment, i also love your videos! Thanks

Awesome thanks for the video man

Here’s the thing I love Skimboarding, I’ve been doing it for a couple of years but the skimboards I have I don’t think it’s meant for the water. So I am inbetween advanced and experienced so what skimboards do u think I should get( I was thinking either the pro or the hybrid)

@arjunsomnali3996

3 жыл бұрын

hey what beach are you at? This suggestion might break your budget, but if you have smaller waver, like coco or Melbourne beach, the dude cruise is a good option. If you get higher waves, like on the west coast, i suggest the blairacuda. I absolutely love the blairicuda. My custom blairacuda got delivered today.

Can the boards you recommended also be used for flatwater skimming? I don‘t live close to a coast, however spend large portions of our family vacation at beaches. If possible I’d like a board I can use at home at the lake or whatever and at the beach, when on vacation. And second question, would you rather recommend getting separate boards for my son and myself, or can we start of together with a board that would be useful to me as an adult, however isn‘t too heavy for him to carry and drop? Thanks and keep up the great content.

Thanks for the vid loved it. Now I know what board to get😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁

Reef Road, Palm Beach,FL. Biggest waves on the east coast. 15ft swells on a good day.

these videos are the best

Sou brasileiro n entendo nd do que vc fala mas n perco nenhum vídeo, parabéns pelo oq vc faz

Just signed up to be notified when the website is live (July 14, 2020), any rough idea when that will be? How about price range for a beginner board that could make it out to waves? I'm about 5'10, 170lbs. Thanks guys and gals, keep it up!

I had a Wood board and it’s destroyed and I was looking for a good skateboard in this video help me out a lot hope I can buy one of those 😀

Yooo perfect, we are moving to Florida soon and I wanna get into Skimboarding

@ennui_goat9416

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck brotha Florida is struggling beach wise rn

Looking for a board for my son who is 5’8” and 140 pounds but still growing. He’s been using a thin wooden board to learn just exactly what you said not to do but we had already picked up a used one to see if he was going to like it. Well he really likes it so we’re looking to upgrade. We live in NJ and frequent Ocean City beaches where the waves are hit or miss. Our sand is quite different than the west coast beaches so I was wondering if that makes a difference in the board we would need to get. I like the looks of the EXO boards but was wondering if the EX2 is worth the stretch in price. Seems like the ZAP board is more popular around here but I’m really interested in the Exile brand. Please let me know your opinion on the two boards. Also is there a retailer in NJ? Thank you

I’m trying to determine if I should get the standard shape EX0 or the Dude Cruise shape. I’m looking at the 48 inch version’s, as that hits right at my sternum / nipple line. I am 5’5” and my weight fluctuates between 135lbs. - 150lbs. I am a beginner and will only be using the board about 4 to 6 times a year. I live in Orlando Florida so when I go to the beach it’s normally either Cocoa Beach or New Smyrna Beach (Florida east coast). The wave conditions very greatly, sometimes it’s calm other times it’s rough and choppy. Sometimes the waves are small other times they are somewhat large. As much as I want the board to be versatile I also don’t want to get discouraged learning, and want to be able to enjoy it if I don’t progress much. The standard EX0 is 5/8 in thickness with a point tail, and the Dude Cruise is a 3/4 thickness that tapers down to a 5/8, The Dude Cruise has a fishtail and a wider nose. Since I’m a beginner I want something that I’m going to be able to enjoy learning on and using under multiple conditions. Which one should I go with? Based on my skill level, and the Beaches I typically go to.

I’ve been skimming around on a piece of plywood not knowing that there’s more to skim boarding this is cool

I’m thinking about opting for an ex2 even as a beginner, as something I can use consistently and kinda grow into (skill wise). good Idea or not?

@atlan7373

2 жыл бұрын

I'll probably do the same. Just so I don't have to buy another board once I want to get into the waves a bit more. I can just progress from the sand to the waves.

Hey sick video!! The website said that it will lunch soon, is it because I am from Chile or you haven’t opened it yet ??

Been debating on chub scout or retro fish/blairacuda for a while now. First real board after zap wedge

@brettbush7491

4 жыл бұрын

Go for the blair

Well, maybe 15 years ago I fell flat on my face. Now years on and 6 videos in, I'm learning about which board I should ride... Damn your videos are addictive!

@richjohnson9533

3 жыл бұрын

Wait I'm 6'5 dammit

@SkidKids

3 жыл бұрын

You can pull it off! Prove me wrong I guarantee you can

West coast skimboarder but never go to the beach but go to lake regularly. I have a thin wooden board and medium or high perf (I couldn’t tel) body glove board. I go out bout several feet but not very big waves and don’t know how to go out further. Tips on lake skimboarding please!

Im on sylt and today i have bought my first skimboard and gona test it tomorrow 😍

@electricwizard5747

3 жыл бұрын

und, wie ist es? und wo hast es gekauft?

@Dovy1790

3 жыл бұрын

うちはイタチ woher weißt du das ich deutsch bin🙌🙈 Es ist echt schwerer als ich gedachtet habe, also am Anfang bin ich eigentlich nur hingeflogen, aber am Ende konnte ich schon etwas sliden🙈Aber es macht echt sehr Spaß. Ich habe es in so einem kleinen Laden gekauft, also das ist aus Holz und ich wollte es damit nur ausprobieren ob mir skimnoarden Spaß macht

I'm on the bar part of Florida and ii got a new skim board 2 days ago its a zap board and it's been so good if your in Florida or east coast get zap skimboards

Thanks for the advise

Hey Blair I am getting better at getting and riding waves in, do u think zap boards would be good for me

Hey blair, as a 12 year old intermediate skimmer, which one, the EX0 board or the EX2 board is better for me?

I’m thinking about getting a foam board can you put grip pads on them

when will the boards be on ur website???? I'm looking to buy a board, and also wanted to support the channel.

@zacharyurmos1652

4 жыл бұрын

Im pretty sure he works at exile, so all the boards here are in there office

avid flatlander here, looking to try out some wave riding....any tips?

I really love your videos and wanted to learn skimboarding as well but as I’m 6‘7 this destroyed my current dream :D will continue watching anyways!

@SavageAudits

Жыл бұрын

Just bend your knees and crouch down really low. Your long legs could be an advantage in some ways.

Is learning on a higher end skimboard a bad idea? I used to be able to do this decently and haven't done it for awhile and wanna get back into but I imagine I'll have to relearn everything but dont wanna get an entry level or intermediate if I plan on out growing it

I was learning just this week, and could only afford a plywood $50 skim board that was from 130 pounds to 160, and was bummed out that I couldn’t do a ton of little waves or anything.

Hey blair, im am just starting to go out and plane, do you think the EX2 would be good for me? I skim in the gulf coast of florida and are eleven years old.

Damn when he said if your 6’5 you probably can’t skim board my heart shattered 💔

@CanalDoPwnage

4 жыл бұрын

Crying in 6’7

@willforslund

4 жыл бұрын

Slightly worried at 6’ 3”

@CanalDoPwnage

4 жыл бұрын

Will Forslund you can do it at 6’3

@KoolKarl123

3 жыл бұрын

Just surf surf then lool

@maxfetah2635

3 жыл бұрын

I’m 6’5 and 15 and that hurt me haha

Wish I could afford a skimboard. Im from the philippines and watching blair conklin skimboard is really amazing. Wish I could afford a good board like that kind boards, here in the philipine its just too expensive here even just 100 dollar board here is expensive much more those good boards I can just watch those board and blair riding them

What about west side of Florida what is a good skimboard for it and love your vids

How are the EX1 E-Glass from Exile they look pretty sick

Hey Blair I’ve been trying to get a new board because I’m 6’2 200 pounds so every time I try to get out to a wave I just lose speed and start sinking haha I’ve been skimming since I was little so what do u think the best board for me to get is

What skimboard do your ride blair, and I’m looking for a skimboard two

I have a question if we buy these like on the exile website do we have to polish them and set them up?

What type would you recommend for skimboarding at the north sea?

@viralShortsToStayUpdated

4 жыл бұрын

I would know that too

@hughcampbell-baldwin6883

4 жыл бұрын

Where r u from

@niels6857

4 жыл бұрын

@@hughcampbell-baldwin6883 Belgium

I am just kinda getting into skimboarding and I wanted to buy my first board. I saw a skimboard for €40 and it’s a foam skimboard. It that worth my while or not.

I have a wood skimboard. No one can stop me!😋

@subsnovideoschallenge-md2fe

4 жыл бұрын

Angus Houghton me too I am really scared that it will hit me though!!!

Blair your awesome!

Nice tutorial. I like the focus on height, which we are the same, but I'm at least 60 lbs heavier than you, what else do I need to know?

@brettfadner3476

2 жыл бұрын

Go with a dude cruise shape. They are meant for heavier people and they are wider

New actuall good skimboard yay

What material skimboard do you recommend for a beginner skimboarder

I'm 11 and just learning to skimboard, I found that I could ride along the beach in really shallow water and work on my distance and balance.

I have a carbon fiber board sooooo light I have to go really low when I drop it as well what material should I use to do a 1 step drop at waist height?

Ok bro so ive been learning how to ride since i was 9 and im 16 now but ive only been able to learn one week out of every year. Ive gotten to the point where i never fall of, should i get like an advanced kind of board or a little below that?

Sick video✌✌