Drops (one step, two step, no step)

[doug]

Everyone... describe your drop. I personally 2-step to my front foot, goofy.

To anyone with questions, chasing your board is not good. If you can get on in 2 steps or less (basically run on, not jump on) you can maintain much needed speed to get to the wave.

[kcskimkid]

one step

[Digital Rapture]

Since I've only been skimming for a little over a month, I still chase my board. I find it really difficult (and dangerous) to get on any sooner, but I am trying. Are there any tips on how to improve, other than obviously practicing? Perhaps running slower or bending down lower will help?

[kcskimkid]

slow down, get your form down and naturally speed up. time is your friend

[HandsomeJonneh]

the main goal is to get on as quick as you see fit without losing speed. if you want to work on this, you're going to have to look like the six year old boy from england with his woody from the local surfshop - just slightly jog on the wet sand and work on dropping, stepping on. drop and step on. keep doing it until it becomes habit and gradually work up speed.

[850skimmer]

just try getting on faster. even though you will fall it will take time. everything you do takes time to learn how to do. like it took you time to learn how to get on your board without falling. just use the same speed you have been using i guess. just drop the board down insted of sliding it.

i do a 2 step drop. or 1. and get on with my front foot first.

[kcskimkid]

yeah i used to get on first with my front foot but it lead to many days of pulled groin muscles or strained. that forced me to get on with my back.

[Digital Rapture]

Great tips. Thanks guys. Now I saw a skimboarder hold his board with both hands on the sides near the bottom and kind of "plop" it down before he one-stepped. Should I try this, or should I be holding it like I've been told (one hand near the bottom, other near the middle)? I'm still finding it difficult to get my board down on a windy day (even loaded with sand), expecially since I've got an Exile...they're so light compared to Zaps.

[veniceskim4]

I like to two step. I can one step but it doesn't feel right to me.

[kcskimkid]

Great tips. Thanks guys. Now I saw a skimboarder hold his board with both hands on the sides near the bottom and kind of "plop" it down before he one-stepped. Should I try this, or should I be holding it like I've been told (one hand near the bottom, other near the middle)? I'm still finding it difficult to get my board down on a windy day (even loaded with sand), expecially since I've got an Exile...they're so light compared to Zaps.

hold it like youve been told. one hand near bottom and one near middle. and dont PLOP it down, THROW it down straight in front of you.

[Digital Rapture]

Throw or launch?

[kcskimkid]

just slam it down in front of you whileyour running and run onto it. if its windy kick wet sand on the bottom of your board. it will help it from blowing away

[eastcoasthurl]

what is it called if you just run onto it? Like i drop my board and my next step is on it? That is what i do

[kcskimkid]

no step

[shin-n]

one step

[sealice aka lone ranger]

depends on the beach, less sand= 1 step or no step, and big beach = more running and stepping.

[dEUZ]

KCskimkid, 142 posts in a day... wow... do you have a life?

[sealice aka lone ranger]

your portuguess

[kcskimkid]

KCskimkid, 142 posts in a day... wow... do you have a life?

yeah, but when your in class with a computer you have nothing better to do. i guess i could try and learn..but not today.

[ZeroSkim:::Bernardo]

no step
goofy
front foot first

[DaRob]

o gawd....same shit diff. board

[allsandnowater]

damn, i'm still on the 12 step program...

[kcskimkid]

bwahahaha. you'll get their young jedi.

[Vic4Yo]

I've been skimming since I was 12...I am 19 now...and I still do the six step program. I need to learn....

[kcskimkid]

there is nothing wrong with that. if it works for you then it works. its just the preffered way to first learn.

[marcyman]

Great advice guys. I watched a guy out here at Cocoa Beach falling as much as me, I don't feel so bad now, lol.

[iskimnj]

I do the 2 step, back foot first, regular.

[CaboWabo]

o gawd....same shit diff. board
wah wah :) Rob what do i do...the Kookstep or 1 1/2?

[can-can]

is there a difference speedwise between landing your front foot on first and landing your back foot on first?

[cbskimer_gma]

i do a 3 or four. but i am able to do a one and no step (aka bomb drop).

doing the three or four step seems to get more speed.

[dlux]

mine is different like everytime. depends on how fast im running or how hard i throw my board. Sometimes its like 4, sometimes it like 8. man, all my hard earned posts are gone, jeeez

[idrathrbskimmin]

uno step

[lunarone]

back foot first, one, two, ride.

[jake]

i normally do like a 3 or 4 step. one stepping just doesnt work for me. i feel too rushed

[marcyman]

back foot first then ass on sand. lol.

[~VaBeAcH~*Skimchick*]

i take like 6 steps.. i cant help it. but it really works for me.. like seriously

[~VaBeAcH~*Skimchick*]

and i always jump on my board with my backfoot on first.. if i put my front foot on. well
then i eat shit

[Doctor Delicious]

is there a difference speedwise between landing your front foot on first and landing your back foot on first?

It really depends on the beach. If your on a flat ass beach where you have to kind of jump up the wash to get to the waves, front foot first is better ( in my opinion of course). But if you have a hill and the waves are 2 feet away, speed dont really matter.

[Scrub]

one step. that shit took like two days to learn. i cant do anything else now tho... well worth learning

[Scrub]

It really depends on the beach. If your on a flat ass beach where you have to kind of jump up the wash to get to the waves, front foot first is better ( in my opinion of course). But if you have a hill and the waves are 2 feet away, speed dont really matter.

button..... why are you so weird?

your profile almost scares me

[koekiemonster]

I use 2 ways for getting on my board:

1: I throw by board with my right hand, make 1 step, and than front foot first.

2: I throw my board with my left hand, make 1 step, and than back foot first.

I skim goofy.The first way is how i learned it first, but than i always start spinning (especially when i don't want that). Right now i'm trying to use the second way, than i don't spin, but i still have to work on my speed.

[Pack A Bowl]

since the waves were dissapointing today and the flatness wasn't.. today i tried to learn using fewer steps before i skim... i managed to get 3 to 4 steps in on a average and i can already feel the difference of the power... aimin for one or two steps tommorrow, and better waves.

[Stanger]

48.5 steps into a fat face plant into the fucking ground. I don't play around, I skim hard.

Then when I feel like being a kook I one step, front foot first, goofy. Works good for me. I'll learn back foot eventually for shits and giggles. I've even got a decent water drop down with front foot first and I'm slowly speeding it up as I get more comfortable with it, and water dropping fff is pretty crazy.

[PINKmachine]

no step for me.. It took me 2 weeks straight practice at Aliso last spring but i got it. Try to learn water dropping first.. once a waves crashes drop and step on to the board-- hurts less when you fall too :D

[newby]

is there a way to practice your one step without going to the beach?

[Harrison Welsh]

one step, regular, back foot first.
basically perfect.

[can-can]

I use 2 ways for getting on my board:

1: I throw by board with my right hand, make 1 step, and than front foot first.

2: I throw my board with my left hand, make 1 step, and than back foot first.

I skim goofy.The first way is how i learned it first, but than i always start spinning (especially when i don't want that). Right now i'm trying to use the second way, than i don't spin, but i still have to work on my speed.

thats exactly whats goin on with me..hows it working out for you?
i havent been able to try the second drop yet...living in MD sucks...

[Rockporter9]

throw regular, 4 step, back foot first, ride goofy.

[kcskimkid]

when i first read the title of this i immediately thought of ciara...one two step.

[Pack A Bowl]

when i first read the title of this i immediately thought of ciara...one two step.
i am glad my mind doesn't function that way.

[DaRob]

wah wah :) Rob what do i do...the Kookstep or 1 1/2?

you got the one-two kook drop down packed

[~VaBeAcH~*Skimchick*]

:confused:
when i first read the title of this i immediately thought of ciara...one two step.
yeah okay...
u are a little weird.. dont take that too hard..
everyone like hates u.. (not saying i do)..

[~VaBeAcH~*Skimchick*]

oh yeah.. and i read a post that u made ,saying you dont care for skimming...
maybe thats why you thought of ciara one two step..

[skimmer-x]

It really depends on the beach. If your on a flat ass beach where you have to kind of jump up the wash to get to the waves, front foot first is better ( in my opinion of course). But if you have a hill and the waves are 2 feet away, speed dont really matter.

Hahaha Micah, I just lost it when I saw youe sig. YES!!:eek:

[Xapa]

I do a 9 step drop...

[kcskimkid]

oh yeah.. and i read a post that u made ,saying you dont care for skimming...
maybe thats why you thought of ciara one two step..

never said that. i love skimboarding. you must be confused.

[SkimSF]

Newby- Practice on grass or carpet. Start real slow and get the motion of the one step down, then start it at the beach slowly until you get it down. Everyone has their preference, but even though front foot first was easier for me starting out, back foot first is a much better way to get on (groin pulls suck).

To the guy who asked about tips in the wind (this is for onshore wind), when I drop rather than throwing it down flat, I try to let the nose go down first (let the wind push it down), and as it goes down use your back hand to push the tail down to level it out. Basically, anything to keep the wind from getting under the board.

Hope it helps,

Mark

[Doctor Delicious]

Hahaha Micah, I just lost it when I saw youe sig. YES!!:eek:

*chuckle* Thanks Frank, I try.

OH yeah, and if yal wanna know a really easy way to learn how to one step. Make a heavy ass wooden board (trace your skimboard and cut it out of wood) and practice your one step with that first. You dont even have to do it in the water. I actually learned how to drop in the grass in my back yard. Anyways, the heavy board will make you learn to push forward that extra little bit just as you get on the board, This gives you a lot more speed. This is how I learned: And if you don't get what im saying, look one-stepping up in the dictionary.


button..... why are you so weird?

your profile almost scares me
......I'm going to choose to ignore that....

[dm@nj]

I use 2 ways for getting on my board:

1: I throw by board with my right hand, make 1 step, and than front foot first.

2: I throw my board with my left hand, make 1 step, and than back foot first.

I skim goofy.The first way is how i learned it first, but than i always start spinning (especially when i don't want that). Right now i'm trying to use the second way, than i don't spin, but i still have to work on my speed.

You can control the spin by dragging a hand in the water. If you are spinning to the right (front-side for goofy) drag the left. drag the right hand if you are rotating in the opposite direction. Also, the slight rotation, to the right, can help with moving into a planing position... aka side-slipping.

I drop: goofy, one-step-cross-drop, front foot first.

[rideaskim]

i finally learned how to one step about a week ago and it definitley is better than chasing

[idrathrbskimmin]

ya you don't get as tired and it gets so annoying chasing it

[NC Scibs]

I stick with the no step approach, back foot first, regular footed.

[Tad M.]

use to 2 step, but finally changed my drop to a no step, front foot first, goofy

[OtotheZ]

regular one step back foot first

[marcyman]

Practiced with the one step today... so much easier for me as a beginner.

[OtotheZ]

you can learn pretty much anything, just practice

[marcyman]

Yeah, but I found the one step to feel more comfortable to me.

[allsandnowater]

in all seriousness...i'm most comfortable with a three step, but i recently have been able to land one steps and it is a whole different world of skimming. it's just gonna take some getting used to i guess.

[skimcentral]

I use a 1,2, or 3 step depending on the conditions--a lot of times in our area if you are a decent size guy[180 or over] a one step will not cut it.
It takes a while to learn them all though.

[bahamaskimmer]

one step, front foot first, reg stance

[Gary Velo]

goose drop reg

[Tyson Chicken]

one step, goofy, back foot first, boo

[junwin]

im trying to get my number of steps down, im still stuck on doing like 6 step drops from flatland, but i went skimmin with my mate the other day for the first time and saw how awesome monkey drop is

anyone got any tips for monkey drop?

[Lusitano]

One Step,Right Foot First, Reg

[AerialSkimmerBrad]

Ive got down the 2 step when I tried 2 days ago..I noticed a big difference from running after my board..

[oicdn]

No STep...honestly. Learning a good drop, all it takes, is somebody to stop and show you for like 30 minutes. Let you do drop, critique you, and repeat.

If you can, put some slick on the bottom of your board, and make that session a sand skimming session. I learned how to no step and get my speed back up to where it was just by having somebody critque me and tell me what I'm doing wrong, and show me what to do right. It's ALOT easier than learning it on your own.....

[AerialSkimmerBrad]

I learned it on my own for the 2 step and every once in a while the one step from watching other skimmers, Im really good on watching what other skimmers do good and copying them, thats the same with my wave riding as well. I really focus on things that others do as well.. with teaching others they dont really seem to comprehend that, I dont know if it's that I want it more or if they want it less. I do have a can of the Bowling Alley Wax here, I guess I should start using it more often, Ive only used it once..

[marcyman]

Balance, I must learn balance.

[thatsmyword]

drop right handed, 2 step back foot first. regular

[Pete]

i drop no step or one stepwhen i need to get on my board fast, i used to sand skim so i can do the million step drop. it's easy for me though because i can ride goofy, or normal(is that weird?) which ever one is easiest at the time.
i improved by jumping on my board and sliding on the carpet when i couldn't go to the beach, you can also practice shove its on carpet..... just make sure you have enough room