1)Key word "Bowling Ball Alley Wax". If you have a really soft and slow skimboard, slap some of this stuff on. This secret has been done for years and works. It makes your skimboard go superfast over the water and prevent small dings and scrapes. Some skimboards can even skim on mucky sand its so smooth!
2)My friends have been talking about this now for a while. Slapping Kevlar on their skimboard. I asked " Are you trying to make a Police Baracade Shield?" They said "NO". Insted of using carbon or fiber glass you could try using kevlar. Now... we have NOT tryed this yet and we are not shure if it will work, so dont get mad at us if it dosen't work.
3)When trying a Fire Hydrant, Headstand or any move when you turn upside down, look out for rocks and "The Ocean". My friend fell on his face while trying a fire hydrant because he hit dry sand.OUCH!Look where your going especially for headstand because you can break your neck!
4)When you try to do a cutback on a wave(when you cut back to the shore and try and ride the wave) put pressure on the very back of you board on the inside. Now this can change if you are goofy or regular, im goofy so i put pressure on my left foot and the inside is just the side your body faces(I face to the left) if you are regular then its just the opposit. This helps you turn faster and get a nice edge in the water so you dont pop out and your board goes flying and you land hard on your back or face(hopefuly not on a rock). Hope that helps all you people trying to lern to wave ride.
5)IMPORTANT FOR BEGGINERS! Try to throw the board down level. If you do, it will slide on the skim correctly. If you dont it will topple over and give you a dead tail on the side of the board. None the less imbaress you and make you look like a foo.
