I've reconciled with an old nemesis of mine, Ventures. I've ridden Ventures before they were with DLX and they just didn't work for me, so I took another chance. In fact, I found them to suck badly. At that point, I rode wobbly loose Indy's (in fact, I've ridden loose Indy's for over 15 years)
I just got back from back to back injuries that kept me out of the game for almost 2 years. Had about 6 sessions last year before I put out my back. I gained about 15-20lbs and my balance\coordination just aren't what they were before. When I started skating again this year, Indy's just didn't work for me anymore, they felt really unstable on landings... couldn't land tricks for the life of me, felt they were way too unpredictable. Tried tightening them a tad, and tight Indy's absolutely suck. Tried Krux for my bigger setup, and I like them, but I'm always tweaking them and I hate having to carry a skate tool with me all the time. I've never liked Thunder, so I decided to give Ventures another try because a lot of my friends were getting Ventures.
Turns out loose Venture high 5.2's are absolutely perfect for what I was looking for. Surfy, yet stable. I've said before that Venture's didn't turn, but this time it's different, loose Venture hi's turn real good for my liking. First truck I've never really had to break in, they felt perfect from the start. Started landing tricks right away and they felt awesome on manuals. Can't complain.
So yeah, I guess I really like Ventures Hi's now.