How to Skip Rocks

Nothing accompanies deep thought better than skipping rocks across a body of water.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Local Lakes Travel Guides
• Backpacks
• Fanny Packs
• small, flat stones or rocks

1. Select a rock that's round, flat and smooth.
2. Stand at the edge of a large, placid body of water.
3. Hold the rock horizontally - flat side down - with your index finger curling around one edge.
4. Aim the rock. Envision a convex arc a few inches above the water.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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.