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I thought they were all about the same standard popsicle shape really, given PS Stix do have more of a blunt kick to them, but from looking up pics of the Proto and the Acid Ply, they appear to be the same shapes for the same size decks.
Does this one appeal to your taste for a shaped board?
I think I really dig the nose shape, and possibly the tail shape too? However, the thing that is letting me down is the way mellow concave in the middle of the board.
I'm starting to lean towards grabbing a Hopps board, but not sure yet. Seems to be a bit mellow in the middle too, but I really like the dip between the bolts and the ends. I stood on both at the skate shop, and I was intrigued by both.
Between BBS concave, which is a mix of mellow to medium concave and is a lot more spoon like in the kicks, compared to PS Stix, which is often more mellow all round, but fairly flat faced kicks, different people find different things work for them.
Even between two boards from the same brand, same size, etc, one could be from the top of the press which is steeper and one could be from the bottom of the press which is more mellow as well.
Definitely helps going in to a shop and being able to stand on boards though, which is what I always recommended with anyone in any shop I have worked in or been in.