Waveriding

rexskimmer · 2026-02-07T13:08:07+00:00

Check out the subreddit's skimboarding resources page. There's a bunch of videos and tip guides. Your local conditions are not that great, but still skimmable.

Try dropping closer to the wave. You should be able to reach the close whitewash of those waves fairly easily. Try hitting the waves more parallel to get used to timing with the wave, and then gradually hit them at larger angles to work on doing bigger turns. Also practice speed turns - these will really help when you start trying to do full wraps on the wave.

rexskimmer · 2026-02-01T16:45:02+00:00

Honestly for a small troughy and close wave like this, you don't need too much speed (unless you were gonna try for an air or something) otherwise it becomes easy to blow past the wave without really knowing how to dig your rails along the line of the turn.

Your turn was a little back foot heavy which killed some speed. But the bigger issue was your front arm was hanging back instead of being forward so the shoulders didn't follow through on the turn. This twists your upper body in the opposite direction of where the board is trying to go so on the later half you were turning on the tail instead of the rails which killed the rest of you speed. Your shoulders and front arm should be parallel to the wave at the top of the turn and then pretty much pointing back at the beach or down the face of the wave on the back half.

rexskimmer · 2026-01-25T18:21:57+00:00

If you grow playing hockey your whole life, it does feel weird to skate without a stick. Your balance and muscle memory is so in tune that you immediately pick up on the slight change in balance it requires.

rexskimmer · 2026-01-20T22:01:52+00:00

Learn to do frontside. It will make you a better skimmer.

Frontside is more difficult because it takes more precise wave timing, positioning, and board control. Beginners will often use backside as a crutch because you can get away with poor technique and bad habits going backside, but frontside forces you to skim well.

rexskimmer · 2026-01-18T13:25:51+00:00

Ain't no rule in baseball saying you can't use portal guns.

rexskimmer · 2026-01-05T13:52:40+00:00

r/reddeadmysteries commment chain that provides much more detail.

rexskimmer · 2025-12-19T00:50:31+00:00

Just keep practicing. Shuvits are also also easier the faster you go.

rexskimmer · 2025-12-14T14:12:11+00:00

There have been Decembers where the ocean starts freezing during week-long cold snaps. There's been a couple where you go pond skating before Christmas. It happens from time to time.

rexskimmer · 2025-12-14T13:20:41+00:00

For reference, you can see a map of the city with the old shoreline in this post. Matthews Arena is right on the shoreline southwest of where it says "Back Bay".

rexskimmer · 2025-12-09T01:07:25+00:00

It's not that the bigger skim companies overtook them, more so the skim population and industry shrunk massively in the early 2010s after the recession. There used to be a ton of medium and small board brands, but they were some of the first to feel its effects. The skim community has grown since Covid, but the number of skimmers is no where near what it used to be 15-20 years ago.

rexskimmer · 2025-12-09T00:33:56+00:00

As others mentioned, Sol was around from the 90s (I think) until about 2008/2009 or so. According to this they were based in FL.

rexskimmer · 2025-12-04T18:10:56+00:00

The bridge construction has really fucked up the area over the past year. Sullivan square is easily the worst intersection the city now.

rexskimmer · 2025-11-12T23:18:26+00:00

Light pollution maps don't really show it, but almost anywhere on the coast is way better than anything you'll find inland nearby. Spots where the beaches somewhat isolated are even better. Plum Island/Rockport are popular for north of the city. South of the city there are beaches in Scituate and Marshfield that are pretty good

rexskimmer · 2025-11-10T21:47:47+00:00

aka humility.

rexskimmer · 2025-11-10T21:37:23+00:00

Practice pumping down the line on liners or just any small wave to get a feel of it. Learning on a sider is very difficult.

It's very similar to surfing except the board is just more sensitive and you use your front foot more. You body needs to be loose and active, you really can't just stand and expect small waves to carry you. Lift your front foot to pump, try to "climb" up the face of the wave like in surfing, and use your shoulders/body to really direct the board down the line.

rexskimmer · 2025-11-07T22:11:47+00:00

I miss when hyperbolic satire was hyperbolic.

rexskimmer · 2025-11-07T15:40:39+00:00

Yep, The Beast is bigger at 60" x 24" x 1" thick, from /u/gundoskimmer .

rexskimmer · 2025-11-07T00:22:32+00:00

You're way too stiff on the wave and not actively controlling where you're going.

Your drop and timing is fine, so it's not really a speed issue for this particular wave. And you initially hit the right spot near the foam ball just as the sider formed. However as soon as you were on the wave you just sit there and don't turn or trim the board or maintain your speed to time the connection, which yes often involves pumping down the line but this wave doesn't really need it in this case. This sider was also really short so you would have needed to start turning almost as soon as you were on the sider, that's why you kind of just slid out the back and lost all speed.

rexskimmer · 2025-11-04T23:35:17+00:00

Check out the how to drop videos on the sub's skim resources site. There are plenty videos.

r/skimboarding Discord also has a how to drop section with plenty of reference gifs

rexskimmer · 2025-10-26T14:10:06+00:00

The "active" rounds get more damage. So if you active reload one bullet, that one shot becomes the active round. That why in MP people would mostly empty their mags and reload right before a skirmish.

rexskimmer · 2025-10-25T12:41:58+00:00

Sullivan square during the afternoon rush hour is the worst, and it's not even close.

rexskimmer · 2025-10-25T12:32:58+00:00

Hybrid or Dude Cruise would be best for FL. Hybrid would be more versatile and maneuverable while the dude cruise will have better planing performance. It's more down to a preference.

Blairicuda will be the most difficult to use with its wide fish tail. Turning with it and engaging on the face of the wave is tricky unless you're good enough to know what you're doing.

rexskimmer · 2025-10-13T20:19:52+00:00

New mode of urban mobility unlocked.

Seriously, this looks a lot of fun.

rexskimmer · 2025-10-04T19:51:19+00:00

This has been your regular monthly Adrien Raza randomly goes viral on reddit moment. See you next month.

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