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An expert rock skipper can achieve dozens of skips in a single throw. To begin your quest for stone skipping success, follow these steps:

1. Select a skipping stone

The stone should be mostly flat, about the size of the palm of your hand and about the weight of a tennis ball. Triangular stones tend to skip best. Avoid circular stones. They’re less stable.

2. Grip the stone properly

Hold it with your thumb and middle finger, then firmly hook your index finger along the edge. Your thumb goes on the top of the stone, not around the edge.

3. Throw the stone

Stand up straight, facing at a slight angle to the water. Try to maintain this position during your entire windup and release. The lower your hand is at the release, the better.

Throw out and down at the same time. A skipping stone is bouncing off the water, so give it plenty of downward force. Try throwing faster instead of harder — strength is not the key, quickness is.

4. Release the stone

The faster the stone is spinning, the better it will skip. Spin it as hard as you can with a quick snap of your wrist. The stone should hit the water parallel to the surface.

Tips by Jerdone McGhee, founder of the North American Stone Skipping Association.

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18 Comments on How to Skip Rocks

peace // June 18, 2023 at 5:57 am // Reply
got 4 skips on my first try
Thag // February 11, 2021 at 9:38 pm // Reply
Me got 1
yeet // October 26, 2020 at 11:02 am // Reply
lol i could only find circular stones
milky // October 12, 2020 at 12:11 pm // Reply
HHAHA MY RECORD IS 4 but I can only skip rocks when im high lol
m // December 27, 2019 at 9:50 am // Reply
my record is 0. i havent even tried it yay!
- Mammad // September 6, 2023 at 12:47 pm // Reply
  My recored is 20
Anonymous // October 20, 2019 at 10:16 pm // Reply
I’ve not tried it but I will
nickname // June 25, 2019 at 3:35 am // Reply
me no grama and me got 90 skips
- Joseph // June 16, 2020 at 2:31 pm // Reply
  I tried but my highest was 2
AwesomenessYT // February 15, 2019 at 8:54 am // Reply
I got 56
hi // June 30, 2018 at 8:00 pm // Reply
I know someone who got 88 skips
Taco // November 9, 2016 at 11:45 am // Reply
I have 10
MEthedude // August 12, 2015 at 3:38 pm // Reply
My latest record is 16!
MinecraftPlayr547 // August 2, 2015 at 4:12 pm // Reply
I’ve always wanted to skip rocks, my dad can but I can’t. My cousins can, but I can’t. This is good if you are wanting to skip rocks but can’t. I’ll try it next time i go to Steele Creek!
PINK FLUFFY UNICORN // June 26, 2015 at 7:36 pm // Reply
21 skips
Snipa // June 20, 2015 at 2:06 am // Reply
my old reacord was 4, but i used these tips and i got 9!
A person // May 20, 2015 at 1:40 pm // Reply
I take slate and shatter it then it brakes into the best skipping rocks ever. They can cut you but try it be sure to have a shattering boulder
the dude // May 4, 2015 at 5:07 pm // Reply
i got 11