Big people skim boarding?

[slimrhino]

Whats up everyone? i have been swept away by the trill of skim boarding. Im 5'8" about 240... so i am in desprate need of someone to help me get the right size board.... Ive have had some pretty cool lil dudes try to help me out but they are 13-17 and pretty bad ass if i must say. But when i try there boards its just not right. Its hard to explain. I love this b/c it keeps me off the couch and my 2 yr old loves the beach....I live in Savannah GA, so we dont have huge waves , but the exercise is great... So any and all advise would be greatly appreciated...............thanks SlimRhino

[rudym13]

although a lot of the entry level boards are usually geared towards kids, you could find a large sized mid-range board with a 3/4 foam core, which would give you extra float.

[skimin!kid]

most boards will have a size chart according to wait. Use that as a refference.
The boards you have tried are probably too small for you. I would say go with a board in the biggest size cause those are easier to learn to ride on.(if you cant find a size chart)To go along with all that it is better to go with bigger rather than smaller.
Hope that helps

[slimrhino]

right on thanks , wheres a good place to by a good board...

[rudym13]

also, try looking in the "skimboards for sale" section and you could find some great deals on used quality boards

[skimin!kid]

right on thanks , wheres a good place to by a good board...

you know what kind of board you want to buy?

[slimrhino]

not really, im still green.....just durable..... and its gotta be kinda cool b/c im already the old dude skim boarding ,but 2 more months..haha

[GvnrSkinkTyree]

i'm like 6'1" 215 and ride a lrg Vic but when i get my new exile its gonna be a 3/4 pro shape medium lrg. only because i've been hijacking my buddys boards which range from M-S to M-L and they all ride so much better than my Lrg

[skimin!kid]

not really, im still green.....just durable..... and its gotta be kinda cool b/c im already the old dude skim boarding ,but 2 more months..haha

sorry, but I do inland not ocean so I cant tell you were to get a ocean board. try maybe a local skate shop or extremeoutdoorsupply.

[Michael Fk]

Dude hit up the 1 inch thick square. That thing was made for you.

[rudym13]

if your worried about the board not being able to hold you up out in the water, you could try a square because there known to float like crazy

http://www.squareskimboards.com/glassmodel.html

[TEEZERZ]

well im 6'0, 135 and skinny as f*ck....

i ride STOCK VIC XL's and XXL's... (56 and 57 7/8, 22.5 wide or so ....

so whats that tell yah.........


NOTHING


get your self a 48' 5/8's and make it like 19' wide




SPECS DON"T MEAN SHIT....


but in your case..... what like 240.......... XXL/XL

[slimrhino]

sweet thanks for the link....lg or xtra large

[TEEZERZ]

if your worried about the board not being able to hold you up out in the water, you could try a square because there known to float like crazy

http://www.squareskimboards.com/glassmodel.html

ummmmm yeah so kinda repping to hard for the ol' SOMB'z


you should be banned or shot in the dick tip.

[Indy]

im snagging an xl vic once i get the money, snag me liners so early and far out

[slimrhino]

thank tezzer...........im working on the 240 the sun and the honeys are making me wacth what i eat and where i put my feet, no fast food in over amonth.... but thanks for the knowledge

[TEEZERZ]

but don't think you need to go THICK (1 inch) if you go long.... its to much board then......long/wide/thick.....NAH!!!

5/8's works the best at larger sizes and inchies work best for 50-53's and they do have more pop (on flat ground) but is more pop worth it when the boards sucks at everything else.....



LONG WIDE AND THIN = you.


but hey i smoke crack (like always) what do i know.

[TEEZERZ]

im snagging an xl vic once i get the money, snag me liners so early and far out

sucks when thats how it is....

i hate it.

[Jonathan]

lose some weight that will help with skimming.....xxl for you......do you skim on tybee....thats were im from

[TEEZERZ]

lose some weight that will help with skimming.....xxl for you......do you skim on tybee....thats were im from

well then how about you gain some weight.... bigger people throw BUCKETS do you....?

i bet you push off the little white water....

[Indy]

i throw buckets, kids!

us big kids make it rain.

[Jonathan]

well then how about you gain some weight.... bigger people throw BUCKETS do you....?

i bet you push off the little white water....

no i do not...i weigh more than you bittttccccccccccccccchhh

[TheVision]

I want to see little people skimboard..





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[xjweezyx]

but don't think you need to go THICK (1 inch) if you go long.... its to much board then......long/wide/thick.....NAH!!!

5/8's works the best at larger sizes and inchies work best for 50-53's and they do have more pop (on flat ground) but is more pop worth it when the boards sucks at everything else.....



LONG WIDE AND THIN = you.


but hey i smoke crack (like always) what do i know.

wouldn't it make more sense to get short wide and thick? 5'8 isn't terribly tall so i think it might be akward to hae a big board. i guess its more preference though cuz i am riding a 3/4 21 wide 51 and i'm not even 100 pounds.
btw get a board at skimcity or extremeoutdoorsupply and i wouldnt worry soo much about getting a huge board, i garentee you will lose weight if you skim enough. it happens with skimboarding especially but even surfing. my dad used to be like 210 before he surfed and after his first year surfing he was like 180.

[Rapzz_Br]

I want to see little people skimboard..





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Funniest post i`ve seen..+1

[shiznit]

skimming is a great work out, and honestly even though most people hate on Corey(btw i think you're funny as frack) and yes i just sucked you're d a little) he is giving you good advice xl to xxl is the board for you.

[Walruz996]

I'm 6'9 and 554lbs and ride an XXS Exile pro shape just fine.

[shiznit]

^truth

[seabass!]

all youll do with a 5/8 board is snap it a 3/4 xxl vic carbon would be good for you. give skimcity a call they will be able to help you out in as many was possable. pretty shure they have a few used board there to if your not ready to shell out that kinda dough. www.skimcity.com

[TEEZERZ]

wouldn't it make more sense to get short wide and thick? 5'8 isn't terribly tall so i think it might be akward to hae a big board. i.

five feet tall...?

5/8's

[Jim Gordon]

Here's the way I see it.......for riding railing you want a smaller board so you can spin or flip it easy, because when you think about it as soon as you're on the rail you don't want a big heavy board. But on the other hand.....for waves I like the largest board I can ride, why? Because getting to the wave and staying in it is the hardest part of wave skimming.....getting the board to turn is not. If the board is big but light.....it will turn, you may need to just turn it a little harder. I also think go bigger not thicker, thinner boards just ride better. I found this out when I made surfboards, thick surfboards paddle good and don't ride waves as well.

[Tweak]

Jim, I really couldn't disgree with you more.

"Because getting to the wave and staying in it is the hardest part of wave skimming.....getting the board to turn is not. If the board is big but light.....it will turn"

No, a board that's too big for you will not turn, nor will it hold the line and stay in the wave face. It will suck. It will slip out right from underneath of you. Yeah, you might be able to float to the wave easier, but what good will that do you if you can't ride the wave propertly because the board is too big.

And as for surf boards -- thick surfboards ride just fine. They catch waves so much easier, paddle easier, and are just fun to ride altogether. No, you won't be able to kill it like a pro-bro-bruh-ripper, but most people aren't looking to surf that way anyways ( or can't). The surfing community would be MUCH BETTER as a whole if they just rode thicker surfboards, and stopped reading surfer magazine! Thinner skims do ride better, but that's because they don't have fins. Put fins on it (i.e. a surfboard), that's a different story. It's like comparing apples to telephones...
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[Jim Gordon]

I don't read any surf mags anymore, I got my info. from making hundreds of surfboards and thousands of wood and foam skimboards. I remember back when I was young, surfboards at one time went up to 4" thick. They didn't last long, because surfers said it felt to corky. So as you see boards can be to thick as well as to thin......each person needs to find the thickness that works best for them. I did make a extra thin surfboard one time, it was hard to paddle out and to catch waves and didn't work on mushy waves. But on fast good waves (once you did catch the wave) it worked great. Like I said.....find what thickness works best for you.

[skimmybits]

I'm 6'9 and 554lbs and ride an XXS Exile pro shape just fine.

peluso, plz get off david's username

thanks

[xjweezyx]

five feet tall...?

5/8's

next board is gonna be 5/8 but my 3/4 is fine for me. its a little hard to turn in waves under like waist high and amost impossible under knee but it gets the job done. i'm just thankful i dont live on the gulf then i would be totally screwed.