{"id":33824,"date":"2023-10-22T12:29:19","date_gmt":"2023-10-22T17:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=33824"},"modified":"2023-10-23T07:08:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T12:08:40","slug":"how-to-skip-a-stone-an-illustrated-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/skills\/how-to\/how-to-skip-a-stone-an-illustrated-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Skill of the Week: Skip a Stone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-179167\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/SOTW-Skip-a-Stone-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"1297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/SOTW-Skip-a-Stone-1-1.jpg 750w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/SOTW-Skip-a-Stone-1-1-320x553.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2019\/06\/SOTW-Skip-a-Stone-1-1-640x1107.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>An important part of manhood has always been about having the competence to be effective in the world \u2014 having the breadth of skills, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/develop-savoir-faire-james-bond\/\">savoir-faire<\/a>, to handle any situation you find yourself in. With that in mind, each Sunday we\u2019ll be republishing one of the illustrated guides from our archives, so you can hone your manly know-how week by week.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Skipping a stone is a fun way to while away the time on a camping trip or picnic. It&#8217;s something every uncle and dad should know how to teach and pass on to the kiddos. If you never learned how, here&#8217;s your tutorial.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like this illustrated guide? Then you\u2019re going to love our book&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Illustrated-Art-Manliness-How-Self-Defense\/dp\/0316362654\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1504116462&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=illustrated+guide+to+art+of+manliness&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=72823c21096e9c65d26a1b386e11963b\"><em>The Illustrated Art of Manliness<\/em><\/a>! 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