Longboarding and skimboarding.

[MontyP]

How does riding a longboard (skateboard) compare to riding a skimboard? I'm thinking about getting a longboard and was wondering how it would compare to riding a skimboarding

[lucasskim]

any board sport will help skimboarding. i personally think shortboarding, like the kickflip aspect of skateboarding, helps skimboarding the best.

[Luff]

get a shortboard and find a bowl to skate

[MontyP]

ok thanks guys. that sounds legit. Just one question how about the carving with longboarding, does that equate into skimboarding

[xsjado916]

stiff longboard, front truck super loose and start crossstepping....oh look you can pump just like surfing an skimming

[lucasskim]

ok thanks guys. that sounds legit. Just one question how about the carving with longboarding, does that equate into skimboarding

well sure. they both have to do with where you center your balance

[Khoi]

if you can throw some hard FS powerslides, it equates pretty well with FS schwacks in skimboarding. Same goes for BS

[Kyle Willcox]

Carving on longboards to me seems to give you better board control (when skimming)

[MontyP]

alright thats solid. thats what im going for. thanks fellas

[LAXitives288]

Theyre really not that similar, at all. That being said, if you can become skilled at skimboarding, you can probably become good at longboarding and vice versa. Basic stuff like balance, body awareness and fluidity translate but its far from apples to apples.