As long as the conditions are right and safe then no injuries should occur, therefore injury can be avoided by the riders choices before skim boarding. 85% of skimboard injuries have been traced to California beaches. On the other hand like in California, where the most skim-boarders are located, there are rough waters and large rushing waves at their beaches and also many rock structures in the waters. Places with calm waters and small waves have little to no injury cases. Even though there are things that might cause these injuries it mostly relies on the conditions of the waters. Drowning amongst skimboarders is not as likely as amongst surfers due to the shallow water in which skimboarding is usually practiced. Hamstring injury is also common due to the fast and extreme movement of a skimboarder's legs when they run toward the water and jump on the board. Lacerations, twisted ankles and bruises are also common, due to impacts with the board itself, or rocks, logs and other obstacles present on beaches. It is not uncommon to see fractures or dislocations of the lower limbs, some requiring serious medical attention. There are many types of dangers that skimboarders can face on a daily basis. Girl riding a skimboard in a black bikini

A traditional rocker is typically used for east coast conditions where the waves are far out. Last of all, a traditional rocker means that the board is almost completely flat except for the nose. This type of rocker is good for both speed and control on decent size waves also the best type of board for flatland tricks. This means that the board has a curve on the bottom through about three quarters of the board's length, the rest (meaning the flat part) is usually the tail. Another type of rocker and the most commonly used is a hybrid rocker. Constant rockers are known for better control on bigger waves and steeper slopes. There is a constant rocker, which means that the board has a constant curve from nose to tail. There are three types of rockers generally used for skimboards. Most skimboards will have some nose lift, or rocker. A 2В cm ( 3вЃ„ 4В in) board will be able to glide out farther, but turns slightly slower. A 1.5В cm ( 5вЃ„ 8В in) board is capable of sharper turns while sacrificing a little speed. A few high-flotation foam core boards and 'soft' boards have been built with thicknesses in excess of 5В cm (2В in). The most common thicknesses are 1.5 to 2В cm ( 5вЃ„ 8 to 3вЃ„ 4В in). Thickness of the board depends somewhat on the materials used in construction, but typically ranges from 1 to 2.5В cm ( 3вЃ„ 8 to 1В in). Riders typically favor a board length which reaches about their mid- chest height when stood on end.

Man applying surfboard wax to a skimboard. Professionals have even started getting towed by waverunners into much larger waves. Skimboarding has developed since then to ride waves much like surfing, performing aerial maneuvers and pulling into the barrel of the wave. Skimboarding originated in Southern California when Laguna Beach lifeguards wanted to surf the local shore breaks that were too fast and shallow for surfboards. Skimboarders use their momentum to skim out to breaking waves, which they then catch back into shore in a manner similar to surfing.ДЄnother aspect of skimboarding is 'flatland,' which involves performing tricks derived from skateboarding such as ollies and shove-its on the wash of waves without catching shore breaks. Unlike surfing, skimboarding begins on the beach by dropping the board onto the thin wash of previous waves. Some of these are known as 'wraps', 'big spins', '360 shove-its' and '180s'. Wave-riding skimboarders perform a variety of surface and air maneuvers, at various stages of their ride, out to, and back with, the wave. Skimboarding or skimming is a boardsport in which a skimboard (much like a surfboard but smaller and without fins) is used to glide across the water's surface to meet an incoming breaking wave, and ride it back to shore.

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