I still can't skid consistently. I did about two today after an hour of messing around. I need some exercises maybe to work up to them or just some hints.

pretend you're humping the stem while simultaneously stopping pedaling.

pretend you are jamming your hip under the bars with your leg locked. Lean forward as far as you can.

it's common to not be immediately good at something. keep working on it. you'll get comfortable and blow through tires and in a few years you might be a good enough rider so that you'll rarely skid. it's kind of ironic.

Bullhorns and a low gear are easier to learn skids on.If you're trying to learn skids to be able to run brakeless i'd suggest you focus on skipping and fishtails.Longass "nuts to the stem" skids are useless in traffic.

Brilliant!

What are and how do I do fishtails and skipping? Are the fishtails like what a car does when with low traction?

There's a how- to on skipping on sheldonbrown.com.I think there's info on fishtails and other stopping methods on fixedgear 101(there's a link on sheldons site).

try leaning as far into the stem as possible, while pedaling, and lock your legs when you're ready; it doesn't matter how many pedal stokes you go through between the time your nuts hit the stem and you start skidding, as long as you can make a skid happen 1/1 times. trying to lean in while simultaneously locking your legs makes things a lot more difficult when you're first learning. eventually you'll feel comfortable initiating a skid before your weight is even fully shifted. - that's how i got it, at least...

Get used to riding with your weight shifted forward first, they start initiating skids. One new thing at a time, I say.

And if this sort of thing helps you: picture yourself doing it while you try -- imagine yourself in the position that you've seen other people in when they skid. (But I tend to be pretty visual when it comes to learning physical skills. YMMV.)

LOL

this is the best advice that i have heard on this forum since i have been here

I used the humping advice. I look like a ****** sack, but I can do them one hundred percent now when going at medium pace. I working on them going fast. The biggest surprise I found is that I'm ambidextrious with them. Is it possible to skid while just sitting?

Yes, and way more effective too! Takes some practice and mostly muscle memory, but you cna use your TT as some leverage for your rear leg as well.

What is TT?

Top Tube

How do you unweight back wheel using tt. Or is it just brute force to skid sitting down.

i'd try to do it seated with just the forward jerking motion before jamming your knee trying to brace it on the top tube. it's more effective to slow down, but that's just because you have more weight over the rubber.

how do i start the jerking motion. Like throw body to stem motion but don't go to stem.

Make sure you have clips and straps or clipless pedals. Pulling up on the pedals seems to initiate a skid easier for me than pushing back. I have a friend who runs 39/16 and platforms and I can't skid on his bike, but I can skid on mine with clips and straps and 48/17.

Try pedaling for a bit with your body as far forward as you can get it. Then try locking up your legs. And watch a lot of youtube fixed videos and emulate. Then profit.

if you can lean all of your body forward of the bars, like in skid competitions, you'll get most of the weight off the rear wheel. this makes it really easy to lock the rear wheel but it requires good balance over the front wheel. you can lean too far forward, but you REALLY have to try to do that.
just don't use your brakes at any point, or you'll eat it.