I’m about to become “awake”. Should be getting some V-hollow Lights 5.6 in the mail on the next day or so… I’ve been on Indys for a long time I’m not sure how bad the learning curve will be, but I’m excited to at least try something new. Last set of Ventures I had was over a decade ago…
Honestly they don’t really turn all that different, at least to me. Some people will tell you how different the turning feels but to me it’s pretty damn similar (I’m talking about venture hi’s compared to indys of course, not venture lows).
The real adjustment you might have to get used to is the pop feel that Ventures give vs. Indy, and the grind feel as well. If you’re used to the light pop feel that indys give then prepare for a rude awakening (pun intended) with ventures. They make it to where your tail feels a lot heavier to pop, which could be a bit of a bitch to get used to for flip tricks. Prepare for ghost pop and having to use a lot more effort when popping. For tricks that require a lot of ollie power though you might find that the heavier feeling pop is more beneficial cuz it makes getting a higher, floatier, more controlled ollie easier. I actually forgot how big of a difference the pop feel was from indys until recently when I stepped on a friends board who had the same exact board shape and dimensions and wheel size as me, the only difference was that he had indys on while I had ventures, and his tail felt light as fuck. Like, noticeably lighter to the point where flip tricks were a lot easier to get around but popping ollies felt super anemic so it was hard to get a higher more controlled ollie. I knew ventures made your tail feel heavier and indys make ‘em feel lighter but I didn’t know it would be THAT noticeable, it was pretty crazy. Of course, I’m just speaking from my own personal experience, who knows, you might not have any ghost pop issues at all.
Also, ventures grind feels a bit more laggy for chunkier curbs. Ventures have like a real “stop go stop go” grind feeling if that makes sense, like a more tuggy feeling grind, a grind you kinda got to tug through, while Indys tend to have a smoother feeling grind where you just glide all the way through with no tugs. Grinding something chunky with ventures might require more wax with ventures than with indys.
Also one more thing: if you ride more on the looser side then you might notice that ventures give you a more stable and comfortable feeling loose vs a more squirrelly and harder to control loose with indys.
Hope you like em tho! Keep this thread updated on how you end up feeling about them! Indys and ventures are my favorite trucks and I always find myself alternating between the two these days. They both have their pros n cons.