should you start off with beginners skimming before learning how to surf?

Ya starting from scratch is better than just going with a new big thing.

Surfing.. no doubt abt it.. Even though it can be riskey it is still less riskey to me than skimboarding.

Yha skimboarding will help with your balance

Sorry, but there is no comparison. l am sure that skim boarding helps improve balance, but so does skateboarding, or working out on an ''indo board.'' Surfing requires real skill & strength in the ocean. The place to 'start' surfing, is learning how to be at home swimming in the ocean, & understanding the ocean is waves & currents. After u r a strong enough ocean swimmer, u can learn to surf. Once u have mastered catching a wave, u will eventually learn how to stand up, & then ur balance & coordination needs to be honed. You also need to learn surf etiquette, that way the other surfers in the line up wo not want to kill u before u really get started.
l am sure skim boarding is fun, but I've taken enough lumps in 40 plus years of surfing, & skim boarding seems way too dangerous for me. It looks like a broken wrist just waiting to happen. Forget the wet sand, get u act together & go surfing, there is nothing like it.

doesnt matter, Ive known surfers that have never touched a skimboard and vice versa, Skimming takes twice the energy you are more likely to get frustrated. Stick to surfing and skim when the surf is small.

l surf & skim.

and other than balance they have nothing in common.

skimming is based almost entirely lower body strength.. while when surfing u need a strong combination of upper & lower strength.

you could actually have no swimming skills at all & be able to skim.. while paddling out on a surfboard requires some mad stamina & fish-like swimming skills..


honestly if u r wanting to surf. then surf.. because its 10X better. & once u catch on youll be hooked for life.


. & skim when theres no waves.

Skimboarding helps you get the feel of riding on the water. By giving you the similiar position of surfing, it increases your balance and teaches you to get air. l started out skimboarding and then learned how to surf. It helped me learn a lot. Although you are not laying down and paddling when you skimboard, you get a lot of help. Surfing and skimboarding are my favorite things to do. Hang Loose!!!!

Dude Skimming has nothing whatsoever to do with surfing. Lol sponger-kook

Skim boarding is nothing in comparison to surfing! The balance required in surfing is all about feeling the wave. If you want to learn to surf, start off catching waves on a body board so that you understand when to paddle, wave selection ect. Then you can learn to catch waves lying down on a surfboard before you learn to stand up

Good luck!

Surfing all the way. but if you start out skim boarding it will help you a bit when you get on a board.