Stand at the edge of a large, placid body of water.
Step3
Hold the rock horizontally - flat side down - with your index finger curling around one edge.
Step4
Aim the rock. Envision a convex arc a few inches above the water.
Step5
Throw the rock low and parallel to the water's surface. Throw sidearm so that your hand travels past your waist and the rock travels horizontally across the water.
Step6
Release the rock with a snap of the wrist to give it a horizontal spin. Your elbow will be next to your hip as the rock leaves your hand.
Step7
Count the number of times the rock skips.
Tips & Warnings
The harder you throw the rock, the higher it may ricochet after the first skip.
Three or more skips is very good. Eight is extraordinary. More than 12 is mythical.
You want the flat part of the rock to skip along the water's smooth surface.
Skipped rocks can spin erratically. Don't throw rocks where people are swimming.
Comments
Maddy08 said
on 4/24/2008 and thats not uncommon where I am from
Maddy08 said
on 4/24/2008 12 is nothing! 23 then I lost count
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 You can skip stones in the ocean when there's surf, too. Try to time your throw between waves.