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Title: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: BlueBlurSpeedsBy on July 24, 2013, 10:56:14 AM
I've skated 7.6-7.75 for most of my skateboarding days.  Recently I've moved up to an 8, and while I can still flip it, it definitely messes with some of my tricks (halfcab heels, fs flips, 3 flips..)  I'm actually thinking of going back to my old sizes.  It's a shame it's harder to find them these days.  Does anyone here still skate below an 8?  I thought moving up would help my skating, but it just seems like a fad. 
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Will Easley on July 24, 2013, 11:09:03 AM
I actually prefer 8's. I've skated everything from 7.5 to 8.5 & 8's just seem to be that sweet spot for me. a bunch of herbs on here would probably say some shit like "real men ride 8's & up" but its all just personal preference.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: pinche gringo on July 24, 2013, 11:11:22 AM
its all just personal preference.
Ride whatever feels good to you.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Frank on July 24, 2013, 11:17:22 AM
just because it doesn't work for you doesn't mean it's a fad. if you don't like wide boards stick with the skinny ones. they are not that hard to find either. i've been skating 8,25-8,5s for years now and i can't imagine downsizing to anything below 8, but thats just me. that said, i find that you can get used to pretty much any shape or size if you have to.

so yeah while i typed this will already said it best:

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Ride whatever feels good to you.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: BlueBlurSpeedsBy on July 24, 2013, 11:33:31 AM
just because it doesn't work for you doesn't mean it's a fad. if you don't like wide boards stick with the skinny ones. they are not that hard to find either. i've been skating 8,25-8,5s for years now and i can't imagine downsizing to anything below 8, but thats just me. that said, i find that you can get used to pretty much any shape or size if you have to.

so yeah while i typed this will already said it best:

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Ride whatever feels good to you.
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Yeah, I don't so much say it is a fad just because it doesn't work for me.  I say that more so because of all the dudes that'll come up to you and be like "how can you skate that, I skate 9's" lol
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Frank on July 24, 2013, 12:40:21 PM
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ha ha, yeah, know some guys like this. they all don't even attempt to do any trick than a no comply that involves pop...
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: ThugWaffle on July 24, 2013, 02:49:02 PM
I actually prefer 8's. I've skated everything from 7.5 to 8.5 & 8's just seem to be that sweet spot for me. a bunch of herbs on here would probably say some shit like "real men ride 8's & up" but its all just personal preference.

That is so true, ive seen people posting 8.5 or 8.75 in the setup thread. I imagine they dont flip theyre board for shit or just skate stairs or tranny, i wouldnt want to think theyre just trying to be cool with theyre Welcome boards. Im skating a 8.25 right now and im stepping down to 8.1 to see what works for me, if not, im going back to 8.00
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: landCow on July 24, 2013, 04:14:33 PM
Personally I've always skated 7.75 or close to and thats the sweet size for my shape, size and style. Its what i'm comfortable with so i'm sticking to it even though boards of that size are slim pickings around here. From what i've noticed Skating 8.25's and bigger is and isn't a fad. There's those that are legitimately comfortable on big boards and thats cool but I've also noticed really little kids buying giant boards just because the older guys and pros are skating them. Its kind of crazy seeing these little kids riding boats trying to mob flip their giant ass boards. So there's always those that jump on the bandwagon just because.

So yeah, the moral is skate whatever you like. Try bigger, try smaller, whatever just find what works.



 
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Spitfire4life on July 24, 2013, 05:18:17 PM
I usually ride anything from 8.38 to 8.5 but that's just me. I don't do that many flip tricks (I've never been good at them) so I like the bigger sizes.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: 4wheels on July 24, 2013, 07:27:33 PM
brent atchley rides a 7.5. I wish i could skate smaller boards but i just can skate any less then a 8.125. i wear size 10 and i feel really uncomfortable if my shoes are hanging off the sides too much. i ride an 8.375 now though
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: fulfillthedream on July 25, 2013, 12:22:30 AM
when i began skating i would get 7.75's constantly. was my choice for years then around 5 years a go started to get 8s. did that for a few months then left my whole set up on the train one day and a friend whose sponsored hooked me up with his set up for free that was a 7.75 kinda got used to that and since then i kept on buying 7.75-7.9's.. FInally gave into a 8 inch board and have used some a little bit bigger..to my the DLX/Kayo 8.06 size is perfect for me. Also it is harder to find boards smaller than 8. most brands just have 1 board out of the collection thats smaller than a 8 and shops usually never have anything under a 8
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: el chino on July 25, 2013, 12:34:22 AM
get an 8.5, and get used to it.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: raunchyrick on July 25, 2013, 01:26:18 PM
get an 8.5, and get used to it and tracer can't heelflip on it.

I stick with 8s, no wider, no slimmer.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: ThugWaffle on July 25, 2013, 08:09:36 PM
brent atchley rides a 7.5. I wish i could skate smaller boards but i just can skate any less then a 8.125. i wear size 10 and i feel really uncomfortable if my shoes are hanging off the sides too much. i ride an 8.375 now though

(http://dakine.com/Uploads/Team/Brent_Atchley_2_Action.jpg)

So underrated that it hurts. i hope he makes a living off skating and dosent have a job, wich i doubt.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: vegan*shawn on July 25, 2013, 11:10:39 PM
I have been skating since 1985, I have skated everything from 10" to 7.5" boards. The past 4 years I have been riding 8.75 to 9.25" boards. I think 9" is the perfect size for me, I don't do flip tricks (I can kickflip if I try a few), I skate parks, curbs, banks, small stair sets etc... Skate whatever you want and stop worrying so much about what others are doing. Honestly the length and wheel base of a board has always been more important to me then the width, I could get use to a 8" board if it was 32.5 - 33" with a 15" wheel base but I am glad that I can find wider boards now.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: brownjenkin on July 26, 2013, 02:00:44 AM
My size range is 7.875 to 8.125. If I go any bigger, my skating starts to suffer, but it's mostly because boards tend to get longer as they get wider. As vegan*shawn mentioned, the biggest thing for me is length and wheelbase. I like my shit on the short end of the spectrum. My ideal board is 8.125 x 31.25 with 14" wheelbase.

Skate what feels good. But with that said, don't underestimate your ability to adapt. It's slim pickings for anything under 8" these days.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Kinch on July 26, 2013, 04:03:49 AM
I skate 8.5s exclusively, and I do a lot of flip tricks. I think Welcome boards etc look pretty fun but I only skate standard popsicle shapes as I tend to do a lot of switch stuff and I think the asymmetrical shape would fuck with me too much. The only things I really can't do on an 8.5 that I could do on a smaller board are double flips and variations on them which I give no fucks about whatsoever. Every other trick actually feels easier to me because of the extra width. I started out skating 7.5s and have gradually crept up in board sizes over the years; I do think I've reached my ideal with 8.5 though.

I kind of feel that this works for me as I am taller and have bigger feet than a lot of the dudes I know who skate similar stuff to me and it is therefore kind of like having the same board scaled up in proportion to the skater. As has been stated countless times already in this thread ride whatever size/shape you feel works best for you.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: layzieyez on July 26, 2013, 10:21:07 AM
I'm 5'5".  I skate a 8.25.  Loose trucks.  I can flip my board just fine.  I'm 39.  Skate whatever.  Skate everything.  I started in 1987.  Skated boards from 10"-7.3".  It all comes down to whether or not you're stoked at what you see under your feet.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: ThugWaffle on July 26, 2013, 02:14:28 PM
I'm 5'5".  I skate a 8.25.  Loose trucks.  I can flip my board just fine.  I'm 39.  Skate whatever.  Skate everything.  I started in 1987.  Skated boards from 10"-7.3".  It all comes down to whether or not you're stoked at what you see under your feet.

That gave your avatar a whole new meaning.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: layzieyez on July 26, 2013, 05:04:09 PM
Why would it?
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: aaronagis on July 27, 2013, 09:32:34 AM
I skate 8.5's I don't have any trouble with flip tricks. i'm also 6' tall and have 11.5 shoes. That's the size that works for me.  I don't even skate a whole ton of tranny.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: theblandest on July 27, 2013, 09:43:51 AM
Last night while skating downtown street, I snapped my deck which was an 8.125. My buddy had a 8.5 deck he let me borrow. Although my trucks were too small, I could flip it normally. It just required more effort to flip, but fs nose grinds were easier for some reason I noticed.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: the tranny monster on July 27, 2013, 10:01:21 AM
If I go over 8 I can't skate ledges or do flip tricks, but if I go under 8 I can't skate tranny.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: StFlour on July 27, 2013, 10:19:48 AM
im 6'2 with size 12 shoes and ride an 8.5. but from a 7.5 to a 8.5 is a 1 inch difference. dont see why the size of boards matter that much.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: scorpion1001 on July 27, 2013, 10:23:42 AM
if you wanna step down from 8 but you were in the realm of 7.5-7.75, try a 7.87 width board, i feel like i get more comfort riding the "happy medium" sizes such as that or 8.12 (sticking with that size for the past 3 boards) instead of 8 and 8.25
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: StimCoCruzer on July 27, 2013, 05:18:09 PM
brent atchley rides a 7.5.

really? all his pro models are 8+ thats interesting for a burnside guy. but i guess he is a little elf person
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: StimCoCruzer on July 27, 2013, 05:25:45 PM
if you wanna step down from 8 but you were in the realm of 7.5-7.75, try a 7.87 width board, i feel like i get more comfort riding the "happy medium" sizes such as that or 8.12 (sticking with that size for the past 3 boards) instead of 8 and 8.25

i agree. other than the whole trucks not exactly matching the width of your board thing, 7.87x31.625 is nice. however these days i just force myself to do an 8 just cause you can find them easier and get trucks that match the width. the wider trucks are nice though.

anyone notice riley hawk rides indy 169's??? 9.125" axle - crazy, must be heavy too.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: ThugWaffle on July 27, 2013, 11:19:30 PM
Why would it?

Youre right its just a kid eating a weiner.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Paul Cicero on July 28, 2013, 12:41:46 AM
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Youre right its just a kid eating a weiner.

LOL, and I'm not sure why..
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: EnjoiSanJose on July 28, 2013, 01:37:03 AM
if you skate anything smaller than 8  you're a child. xD
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Spike Hawke on July 28, 2013, 04:44:11 AM
Been skating 7.75 since day one. Never had a problem getting them but I do the ordering at my shop. Skate what you want and feel comfortable on. Its your board not your buddies.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Noble Experiment on July 28, 2013, 07:54:43 AM
Started out skating 7.75's. Started skating 8's a year or so later, and it felt pretty good so I stuck with 8's for the longest time. Then one day I was getting a new set of trucks because the other set I had cracked at the hanger, and the only Indys the shop had left were 149s. It was either either buy 149's, buy a set of 8 inch ventures or 8 inch silvers, or wait two weeks for the new shipment of indys to get to them. Being the impatient person that I am, I decided to just get the 149s instead of waiting or buying some trucks that I'm not down with. Because of that, it pretty much forced me up to an 8.25 since 149's on a 8 would just feel too weird, but it didn't really matter much to me. Took me a while to get used to but after i got used to them they started feeling pretty good. I rode 8.25's for a lil bit, then one day at the same local shop I went to go buy a new deck, and they didn't have any 8.25s in stock, just a lot of 8's and under, a few 8.125's, and one 8.5. Since I had 149's, I didn't really have much of a choice so I got the 8.5.

I remember hating it at first, it felt so big. Didn't feel comfortable at all. But three or four sessions in I started to like it, and over time I liked the feel of it more and more, and now 8.5 is the size I've stuck with for the past 2 or so years. Now if I ride anything under 8.5 it feels weird. I've been kinda wanting to set up a 7.75 deck lately though, just for the hell of it. Kinda just as an experiment to see how long it would take me to get used to a thinner board again.
As for flip tricks being harder, it doesn't really effect my flip tricks at all. I can still do pretty decently popped kickflips, and I could still throw a double flip out here or there. The one thing I did notice though is that the wider the board the harder I had to work to get decent sized ollies. Other than that though everything pretty much stayed the same.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Netflicks on July 28, 2013, 09:39:07 AM
It's all up to you. I have a friend who is 6'1", and skates a 7.5". It doesn't hinder him at all, either. I have started my way up from a 7.75" to an 8", back down to a 7.5" to 8", up to 8.25", 8.5", 8.75", and now ride a 9". It's exactly what I need right now, but I wouldn't say others should do it. For me personally they're hard to find, and the only people I know that makes 'em are Creature and Bacon. I saw this local brand in the shop the other day called Bison Skateboards, and I want to try them out because their shape was amazing, but they only make 8.5". I might have to downsize and see how I feel on 8.5" again.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: sufodiv on July 28, 2013, 09:46:05 AM
I've really gone any bigger than 8/8.12
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: BraveUlysses on July 28, 2013, 04:12:12 PM
I ride 8.5 but whenever I get my hands on an 8.6...
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/rapgenius/tumblr_m3fcofPxh11qbfxaio1_400.gif)
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: dan brown on July 29, 2013, 01:33:39 AM
 i started off on a 7.5 like alot of people probably did. i moved up to a 7.75 pretty quick but then started skating tranny more, i think alot of people get attached to smaller boards because they try learning as many flip tricks as possible as fast as possible (nothing wrong with that as i believe thats the progression needed in skateboarding) so after maybe a year or so on a smaller board you are comfy with it so if you ride that for the rest of your days then so be it. in my opinion and personal preferance a wider board feels comfier for me and i have more surface for my big feet. ill always ride between 8.4 and 8.6.  david gonzalez rides a 7.78 and reynolds rides a 8.5, both truly amazing skateboarders so i doubt size can affect ability.

sorry for the long reply guys, this is my first forum post.  glad to be here :)

size doesn't matter...
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: BlueBlurSpeedsBy on July 29, 2013, 03:00:57 PM
All you guys who skate 8 and above, do you guys ride  7.75 trucks (129 for indy and 145 for  thunder) or wider trucks?  Does having wider trucks on a wide board make it better?  I always thought smaller trucks on a wide board would be fine.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: BraveUlysses on July 29, 2013, 03:46:42 PM
All you guys who skate 8 and above, do you guys ride  7.75 trucks (129 for indy and 145 for  thunder) or wider trucks?  Does having wider trucks on a wide board make it better?  I always thought smaller trucks on a wide board would be fine.
Turning is ugly as shit on a wide board with small trucks and when you're doing grinds it's easier to know where your truck is gonna land when the trucks fit the board.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Tracer on July 29, 2013, 04:35:01 PM
All you guys who skate 8 and above, do you guys ride  7.75 trucks (129 for indy and 145 for  thunder) or wider trucks?  Does having wider trucks on a wide board make it better?  I always thought smaller trucks on a wide board would be fine.
I use 149ers on 8.5, sometimes I wish I stuck to 147s just because they're so wide for street rails. Reynolds uses tiny trucks on a huge board so ya you can do either
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Beer Keg Peg Leg on July 31, 2013, 04:35:03 AM
don't listen to tracer he can't even heelflip on an 8.5
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: DISTANT RUMOURS on July 31, 2013, 09:14:45 AM
I started in 1990-1991 so I rode 9.5's a lot.

I personally feel the most comfortable on a 7.6- 7.75.

Alot of kids I skate with, skate 8.125 or bigger.
But I cant do anything on those things. I wear a size 8 shoe, so my feet are kinda small as well...

Skate whatever you like.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: pissedead on July 31, 2013, 05:23:21 PM
8.5 shoe and 8.5 board. Everything feels better, only thing ive noticed besides increased stability is i just gotta work a lil more for 3 flips. But having all that space for your feetsies is worth it.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Keirabug on July 31, 2013, 09:26:07 PM
i wear a size 8 shoe and i just moved up from a 7.5 to an 8.125. before that i was skating a 8.25 and decided to go back down to 7.5 to get more tech. i've gone through a few phases where i was into skating and skaters who skated only wider decks and small. at the end of the day i found out a smaller deck helps with learning tricks because you don't get as tired as fast so you have more tries but it really depends on your skills. to me skateboarding and tricks happen so fast that the slower the flip and spin the better it looks visually in person and videos. also i'm way more consistent now that i've moved up. i tend to commit more and its less of a question whether i'll lock in on tricks or not. i got back tail bigs down on an 8 and moved back down to a 7.5 i still had them and then on a 8.125 it was even better. i think it has to do with the board moving slower allowing me to react in time and to put it down more solid. i have a 8.25 zero and 8.5 real lined up for my next decks. hopefully i'll be able to keep all my tricks as i move up. i have a feeling that 8.25 is probably the best for my skating not too big and not too small. i'm mostly a street skater trying to get into tranny but most of the time i do a lot of flip tricks and skate ledges and rails. people tend to say if you ride a small deck you must be a tech skater and vice versa but thats not the case to me it just takes a little more effort on a wider deck but its definitely worth it.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Morty Seinfeld on July 31, 2013, 09:43:44 PM
I usually ride 8.4's or 8.5's. I wear a size 10. that's just comfy, it's easy for me to flip the board and do whatever tricks I want to do.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Filip on August 01, 2013, 12:53:39 AM
Im a big dude, like almost James Hardy big. I used to skate 8 for probably 4-5 years, and I thought it was perfect, and never even wanted to try a bigger board. Probably two years ago, I randomly tried an 8,5, and stuck with it ever since. Now, if I step on an 8 inch board, it feels regular small, even though I used to skate them for years. Its true, once you go big, you never go back, and with trucks its the same. Definitely not overrated. Everything feels more solid, and you can still skate tech stuff, look at Chris Cole.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: gsosa on August 01, 2013, 04:48:28 PM
I used to skat 7.75 7.81 decks for the longest time then I tried and 8 and thought it was the shit, then I started buying boards bigger than 8 even went up to 8.38. Then I rode 8.12 8.18's and the occasional 8.25 for the longest tme, today  bought and 8 inch deck and it feels so fucking good. Like small enough to flip the board without any difficulty but it's big enough to skate tranny and shit. (I'm like 5'7 with size 9 feet so I'm not exactly huge either)
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Will Easley on August 02, 2013, 08:38:42 AM
yeah shane oneill rides a fucking board (dont know the exact size, but dudes gotta be skating at least an 8.5) and obviously he gets pretty tech. Ive been thinking about jumping up to 8.125 or even 8.25 on my next board. I skate 8's pretty well but lately ive been feeling like just a tad bit more room couldnt hurt.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Deekay on August 02, 2013, 09:46:05 AM
yeah shane oneill rides a fucking board (dont know the exact size, but dudes gotta be skating at least an 8.5) and obviously he gets pretty tech. Ive been thinking about jumping up to 8.125 or even 8.25 on my next board. I skate 8's pretty well but lately ive been feeling like just a tad bit more room couldnt hurt.

He said he skates 8.125 in the buyers guide from transworld

Ive been riding 7.875 and 8" forever but just got an 8.25 last summer and decided to skate it since the shape looked perfect. Last week I started riding ace 44's instead of 33's too and I cant see myself going back to smaller board or trucks now unless I started skating more tech shit. If you skate a park, it just feels too small and slow and annoying compared to a bigger board. Then again I dont do curb dancing stuff
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Will Easley on August 02, 2013, 10:59:01 AM
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yeah shane oneill rides a fucking board (dont know the exact size, but dudes gotta be skating at least an 8.5) and obviously he gets pretty tech. Ive been thinking about jumping up to 8.125 or even 8.25 on my next board. I skate 8's pretty well but lately ive been feeling like just a tad bit more room couldnt hurt.
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He said he skates 8.125 in the buyers guide from transworld


Damn that's all? Maybe he just has small feet or has skated different setups, but it always looks like his boards as wide as fuck.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Tracer on August 02, 2013, 02:47:08 PM
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yeah shane oneill rides a fucking board (dont know the exact size, but dudes gotta be skating at least an 8.5) and obviously he gets pretty tech. Ive been thinking about jumping up to 8.125 or even 8.25 on my next board. I skate 8's pretty well but lately ive been feeling like just a tad bit more room couldnt hurt.
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He said he skates 8.125 in the buyers guide from transworld

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Damn that's all? Maybe he just has small feet or has skated different setups, but it always looks like his boards as wide as fuck.
Shane is like 5 foot 5 guy didn't you see him standing next to his WW?
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: yukaton on August 04, 2013, 05:25:53 PM
I decided to start skating smaller boards for no reason and brought a bunch on a trip with me. Its kinda fun makes skating feel more like playing with a toy than anything really. But it will be nice to skate bigger boards again
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Yu Dum on August 04, 2013, 05:37:12 PM
I recently went up in size from 8.06 to 8.25. I wear a size twelve shoe. I have to say that the 8.25 feels so much better beneath my feet. So much comfort when I'm rolling around. But like everyone else is saying, it's all personal preference.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: BuddyPal on August 05, 2013, 11:59:46 AM
if i skate an 8, then the ladies will think my wiener is 8 inches long
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Rusty_Berrings on August 09, 2013, 02:40:06 AM
I got 8.75 trackers for real cheap a while back. Don't have em set up on n e thing right now but i'm wanting to put em on something soon. Last 8.7 i skated was a Powell skull and sword deck (dope twin tip 8.75 shape; equal nose and tail lengths, lotsa pop); only thing is that it broke kinda fast so I was looking at some Welcome decks but I don't like the funky cuts much. What do y'all reccomend?
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: layzieyez on August 09, 2013, 09:32:46 AM
I think my flip tricks are actually improving with my wider setup.  How's that work?
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: marcusbutler on August 09, 2013, 11:54:44 AM
when i first started i would say i skated 7.5's for along time and then whent straight to an 8. i skated 8's for 4 years untill i wanted to ry and get a wider board. i went to my shop and got an 8.25. transistioning i noticed i had more control with ledge, rail, flip tricks, tranny, everything. when doing flip tricks i would say i had a little bit of more effort but not much in preforming tricks. sadly after trialing the 8.25 boards i went back to 8's. it just feels better for me. i were 9.5 shoes. i wouldnt say they are overated but if i were bigger than my 185 lbs. and 5 foot sumtin physique and had bigger shoe size? i would skate a bigger board. basically to me bigger the board= more control, smaller the board= more technical. you should skate whatever gets the job done or pleases you.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Kinch on August 10, 2013, 05:22:39 AM
I think my flip tricks are actually improving with my wider setup.  How's that work?

Same, I find that with a wider board I tend to flip tricks higher and slower than I would on a skinny one. Also there's just more to land on, makes me more consistent for sure.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Morty Seinfeld on August 11, 2013, 07:38:37 PM
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I think my flip tricks are actually improving with my wider setup.  How's that work?
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Same, I find that with a wider board I tend to flip tricks higher and slower than I would on a skinny one. Also there's just more to land on, makes me more consistent for sure.

It helps me out as well. I'm skating an 8.75 and I've never been more comfortable.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: gnarlong on August 11, 2013, 10:20:05 PM
I think my flip tricks are actually improving with my wider setup.  How's that work?
I feel like it may be easier to catch the flipticks better because of the extra width on the board. Or at least it feels that way to me.
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: RollForever1991~`` on August 12, 2013, 02:48:13 AM
No way! I skate 8.38s. Best thing since potatoes
Title: Re: Wide decks...overrated?
Post by: Justis on August 12, 2013, 05:25:03 PM
8 to 8.25 always works for me anything bigger is too much for me