No video of the winning throw!

I was practicing this at the weekend 

interesting they judge on distance, not number of skips.  I'm a skips man, meself...

Laz would have smashed this

I was practicing [s[ept]ic] this at the weekend

i love the ache in ur shoulder the next day - knowing u really tried hard 2 get those nine bounces

also a skips man.  distance can't be the right answer.

i feel it's a core dad-skill

I would also suggest that skip number is the more impressive stat.  Otherwise you can just do a huge first bounce for distance which i would say is easier than a proper barnes-wallacer

I guess you may need to have VAR or Hawkeye in the mix for skip count.  Some of those late-stage, vinegar skips can turn into a trembled mess and it's hard to count 'em.

As we say in the skimming world:

Distance for show, skips for dough.

other beach-dad-skills:

mahoosive holes

tunnels

catching crabs with bare hands

not showing weakness in cold water.

I also feel that the use of slate rather goes against the spirit of the game

The skill of crabbing is knowing that, whilst all the other hapless boobs are fiddling about with raw bacon, the thinking crab about town will prefer a crushed up M&S mini sausage

It's when Adidas design a £400 carbon-fibre aero stone with kevlar rim and diamond core that you know it's jumped the shark.

Also skips FTW.

You can judge by skips. A good skim surfs across the surface for a long distance while spinning before it sinks, when it’s no longer skipping.

My eldest has now mastered the art of skimming, which makes them very happy.

My old flat mate competed in that competition once. He finished top 5.

“You can’t judge by skips.” Doh

Think your subconscious is telling you something.