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I can attest to the width of the NASA habitats them shits felt like they tapered wider from tail to nose
forgive my ignorance... but when did this "tapering" become a thing?
i like a lot of the WKND/Quasi PS shapes for eg...
but for the life of me cant figure out why they're a 1/4" thinner at the tail...
can anyone shed some light on this?
It accentuates unnecessary large noses.....
left myself open for that with my vague ass wording...
i was more asking if there are any "performance" benefits in regards to this shape.
do they skate/feel any different to a shape that is actually the same width across the whole length?
these PS shapes begin to taper near the middle of the board, its not just the tail that is significantly thinner.
Doubt there's any science behind the shape. I'd guess since your front foot covers more real estate in terms of switching positions setting up for different tricks? But that's a total guess.
I did notice a weird shape inconsistency with Hockey decks between PS and BBS. Both are 8.38 Piscopo's. The BBS is full nosed and full throughout the whole rails of the deck, whereas the PS is widest in the middle and tapers towards the nose and tail like a (very) vague football shape. I do wonder about how much QC/screening goes into the shapes for brands that seem all over the place (Hockey/FA, Alien/Hab etc.) vs other brands where it's insanely consistent (DLX, Quasi or something like that).
i was thinking this front foot theory as well, but thought it might be too simple haha.
im glad someone else thought this as well.
I got a bunch of the new WKND boards in yesterday, the Karsten Kleppan "body parts" for eg. is stamped as an 8.5, but chuck a measure on the width, going down from the nose to the tail, and it varies from 8.625 (top bolts) down to 8.38 (bottom bolts).
its not like my back foot is any smaller than my front foot... i like that extra wood for my sz13 feet!