Improve Your Skateboarding Skills - Try a Skimboard

Looking to elevate your skateboarding skills? We have a recommendation: try skimboarding. Skimboarding makes practicing your tricks much easier and less painful. Plus, it’s perfect for this season!

Ever thought, 'If only there was a way to nail that trick without it hurting so much'? Well, there is! With the evolution of action sports, you can use different methods to enhance your skills. One such method is transferring your knowledge to a similar sport.

The Perfect Combination - Skateboarding and Skimboarding

If you’re into skateboarding, a skimboard can significantly enhance your skills, especially flatland skimboarding which focuses on tricks rather than wave surfing.

A skimboard isn’t attached to your feet, making the feel of the board and the way of riding very similar to skateboarding. You control the board and balance in the same position and with the same part of your foot.

The Advantages of Skimboarding Over Skateboarding

One of the biggest advantages of skimboarding is that you do it in water. Essentially, you can skimboard even on rainy days since you’re getting wet anyway. We know that skateboarding outside when it’s wet isn’t very 'healthy' for your bearings and trucks.

Skimboarding, however, actually requires water, so whether it’s sunny or rainy, you can get out and practice.

Many tricks you want to master on your skateboard can also be done on a skimboard. Some of the best ones include a classic shove-it, a 360, and a big spin shove-it. Additionally, if you want to practice getting some air time with kickers or try rails, skimboarding is a perfect starting point.

Less Pain, More Gain!

When it comes to tricks, we all know they require commitment, and this commitment often means pain. Anyone who skateboards knows that landing a trick is the result of many attempts at not landing it. And yes, it hurts, especially on concrete, stairs, and metal rails.

The fear of getting hurt can hinder your progression and limit your commitment. It’s logical that if you remove the factor causing this fear, you’re more likely to commit and succeed with the trick.

This is where skimboarding can really help you improve your skateboarding. Since you skim on water and sand, the amount of pain and injuries is significantly less, while you can still practice the same tricks as on concrete.

Especially if you’re just starting to tackle obstacles, kickers, rails, etc., you can gain more air-time awareness and balance on the skimboard, which you can later transfer to your skateboard. All this comes with fewer bruises and road rashes.

Tempted?! Give it a try, it’s worth it and you can only benefit! Check out our stock of flatland DB skimboards, rise to the challenge, and improve your skills!