Polar Deck Shapes

[Woos]

I'm looking at getting a Polar but I'm super confused on their shapes.  Which ones are the closed to a Quasi with the big wide nose.  I was told P2 but the Arigato shape looks more similar in pictures.  I wish they'd publish the dimensions more clearly and have better pictures.

How are their standard boards shaped?  Just typical popsicle or do they also have above average noses?

[palelight]

I was in the same boat looking for Quasi shapes on BBS wood. I landed on the P2, the nose was quite comfortable coming from a Quasi, but the tail was much longer and steeper (I'm usually on Quasi or Hockey's where the tail is quite stubby and on the flatter side). I've never seen the arigato shape in person (is it new?), but it definitely looks more shaped, like an old school kick and shovel nose.   

[themeangreen]

Their shapes aren't anything like Quasi. Polar boards have more concave to them and unless the board looks like it had a flat nose it's a typical popsicle with a longer nose. I really like the shape of all the Polar boards I've skated where as I find all Quasi boards to be too flat for me. 

[Woos]

I was in the same boat looking for Quasi shapes on BBS wood. I landed on the P2, the nose was quite comfortable coming from a Quasi, but the tail was much longer and steeper (I'm usually on Quasi or Hockey's where the tail is quite stubby and on the flatter side). I've never seen the arigato shape in person (is it new?), but it definitely looks more shaped, like an old school kick and shovel nose.

I don’t mind the tail thing too much, I’ll just ride slightly lower trucks. I just wish they weren’t all 8.5... why they don’t make the P2 shape in all sizes confuses me. I like that type of nose because I can ride a thinner deck and still have that same wrapping effect larger boards have and stand up on nose slides easier.

[Esmith5488]

I had a pretty normal shaped polar. 8.25 with a decent sized nose and I felt the kicks were a little on the steep size at least for my comfort zone. I’ll pm you some photos of it when I get home

[concerned_parent]

P1 is the best shaped skateboard 10/10 would buy anytime

[VHS ERA]

I was skating exclusively Polar for a long time and tried out a Quasi and was freaked out by the chubby nose and tail. I don’t think they are very similar at all.

[palelight]

He is asking about the P2, which is not the basic Polar shape, it definitely has a squared off nose. Maybe not exactly Quasi like but still very different than the normal Polar popsicle shape.

[144p]

Some of the fa/hockey boards are bbs made, seems like that would be your best bet. Just have to see them in person to know.

[palelight]

Some of the fa/hockey boards are bbs made, seems like that would be your best bet. Just have to see them in person to know.

This is what I end up doing most of the time. Easiest to find a Hockey deck and make sure it's BBS. Another option, the DOA square shape. Just ordered an 8.38, it's South Central, so it's like BBS on steroids. Definitely steeper and more concave than a Quasi, but the shape is on point. 

[moonordie]

Standard Polar popsicle = Real
I love it

[Woos]

Some of the fa/hockey boards are bbs made, seems like that would be your best bet. Just have to see them in person to know.

Ya but their boards are so short other than their 8.5s and I honestly think I’d like the P2 more than that.  Wish FA/Hockey had BBS 8.0-8.375s that are 32”+ long with 14.25”-14.375” wheelbases.

[palelight]

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Some of the fa/hockey boards are bbs made, seems like that would be your best bet. Just have to see them in person to know.

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Ya but their boards are so short other than their 8.5s and I honestly think I’d like the P2 more than that.  Wish FA/Hockey had BBS 8.0-8.375s that are 32”+ long with 14.25”-14.375” wheelbases.

Have this guy waiting to be set up. It's PS, but the specs are on point.
https://www.slamcity.com/products/hockey-8-38-donovan-piscopo-donny-friend-skateboard-deck-navy

[Woos]

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Some of the fa/hockey boards are bbs made, seems like that would be your best bet. Just have to see them in person to know.

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Ya but their boards are so short other than their 8.5s and I honestly think I’d like the P2 more than that.  Wish FA/Hockey had BBS 8.0-8.375s that are 32”+ long with 14.25”-14.375” wheelbases.

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Have this guy waiting to be set up. It's PS, but the specs are on point.
https://www.slamcity.com/products/hockey-8-38-donovan-piscopo-donny-friend-skateboard-deck-navy

Damn!  That shit is on point.  I’ve only been looking at what’s available on their website lately and it’s all tiny. Also they haven’t been labeling PS/BBS anymore.

[palelight]

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Some of the fa/hockey boards are bbs made, seems like that would be your best bet. Just have to see them in person to know.

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Ya but their boards are so short other than their 8.5s and I honestly think I’d like the P2 more than that.  Wish FA/Hockey had BBS 8.0-8.375s that are 32”+ long with 14.25”-14.375” wheelbases.

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Have this guy waiting to be set up. It's PS, but the specs are on point.
https://www.slamcity.com/products/hockey-8-38-donovan-piscopo-donny-friend-skateboard-deck-navy

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Damn!  That shit is on point.  I’ve only been looking at what’s available on their website lately and it’s all tiny. Also they haven’t been labeling PS/BBS anymore.

The sizing is so all over the place, and it changes every drop... super annoying. A more recent one with the same shape and specs is the Donovan "Behind Bars" graphic, which was also PS (at least the one at my local anyway). The BBS one I'm on right now is definitely shorter - under 32" overall and like a 14.18" wb. Unless your local carries them figuring out if it's BBS or PS takes some sleuthing. 

[Krooked antihero]

I'm looking at getting a Polar but I'm super confused on their shapes.  Which ones are the closed to a Quasi with the big wide nose.  I was told P2 but the Arigato shape looks more similar in pictures. I wish they'd publish the dimensions more clearly and have better pictures.

How are their standard boards shaped?  Just typical popsicle or do they also have above average noses?

Have you ever visited polar’s website, they have all the dimensions for every board out there, even nose/tail lenght...?

[Esmith5488]

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I'm looking at getting a Polar but I'm super confused on their shapes.  Which ones are the closed to a Quasi with the big wide nose.  I was told P2 but the Arigato shape looks more similar in pictures. I wish they'd publish the dimensions more clearly and have better pictures.

How are their standard boards shaped?  Just typical popsicle or do they also have above average noses?

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Have you ever visited polar’s website, they have all the dimensions for every board out there, even nose/tail lenght...?

Also might add that TOA is pretty good about listing the dims for polar

[HyenaChaser]

I had a polar snap on me within a couple weeks of low impact skating, can’t say I was too hyped on that.

Had a great relationship with a P2 shape though!

[tzhangdox]

Bit of an old bump, but does anyone know how the kicks are on the 8.25 and 8.375 polars? Looking for a board in that range with standard to mellow ish and not too pointy and not too full kicks.

I've skated the 8.5 shape a few times and the steepness was ideal, though the tail felt smaller than the dimensions showed. My friend exclusively skates the 8.125 shape and the kicks are quite pointy and a bit too steep for my liking.

Are the 8.25/8.375 shapes steep or mellow, pointy or full? I've also read that the 8.375, like the 8.5 actually have 14.375 wheelbases not 14.5 also. That part sounds ideal, can someone confirm?

[satan]

Bit of an old bump, but does anyone know how the kicks are on the 8.25 and 8.375 polars? Looking for a board in that range with standard to mellow ish and not too pointy and not too full kicks.

I've skated the 8.5 shape a few times and the steepness was ideal, though the tail felt smaller than the dimensions showed. My friend exclusively skates the 8.125 shape and the kicks are quite pointy and a bit too steep for my liking.

Are the 8.25/8.375 shapes steep or mellow, pointy or full? I've also read that the 8.375, like the 8.5 actually have 14.375 wheelbases not 14.5 also. That part sounds ideal, can someone confirm?

From what I've seen it looks like BBS uses 2 molds, regular/steep and mellow/medium. They probably have more for different wheelbases too.
Regular mold is like Baker steep concave. I think Real uses the same. It's got pretty deep concave, steep kicks, and nose is steeper than the tail.
Mellow mold has symmetric kicks and really mellow concave, close to Dwindle. Kicks are mellower than Dwindle. I can see that the noses look less steep and I can sometime see the "W" in the vexcave.

Idk which Polar uses but I'd guess the regular cave.
I've been eyeing the 8.25" shape and it looks similar to a Real full or Baker B^2.

[tzhangdox]

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Bit of an old bump, but does anyone know how the kicks are on the 8.25 and 8.375 polars? Looking for a board in that range with standard to mellow ish and not too pointy and not too full kicks.

I've skated the 8.5 shape a few times and the steepness was ideal, though the tail felt smaller than the dimensions showed. My friend exclusively skates the 8.125 shape and the kicks are quite pointy and a bit too steep for my liking.

Are the 8.25/8.375 shapes steep or mellow, pointy or full? I've also read that the 8.375, like the 8.5 actually have 14.375 wheelbases not 14.5 also. That part sounds ideal, can someone confirm?

[close]

From what I've seen it looks like BBS uses 2 molds, regular/steep and mellow/medium. They probably have more for different wheelbases too.
Regular mold is like Baker steep concave. I think Real uses the same. It's got pretty deep concave, steep kicks, and nose is steeper than the tail.
Mellow mold has symmetric kicks and really mellow concave, close to Dwindle. Kicks are mellower than Dwindle. I can see that the noses look less steep and I can sometime see the "W" in the vexcave.

Idk which Polar uses but I'd guess the regular cave.
I've been eyeing the 8.25" shape and it looks similar to a Real full or Baker B^2.

Thank you, I feel like the kicks aren't going to be as full as a real full, but as long as its not super steep like the 8.125 it will probably be quite nice.

[satan]

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Bit of an old bump, but does anyone know how the kicks are on the 8.25 and 8.375 polars? Looking for a board in that range with standard to mellow ish and not too pointy and not too full kicks.

I've skated the 8.5 shape a few times and the steepness was ideal, though the tail felt smaller than the dimensions showed. My friend exclusively skates the 8.125 shape and the kicks are quite pointy and a bit too steep for my liking.

Are the 8.25/8.375 shapes steep or mellow, pointy or full? I've also read that the 8.375, like the 8.5 actually have 14.375 wheelbases not 14.5 also. That part sounds ideal, can someone confirm?

[close]

From what I've seen it looks like BBS uses 2 molds, regular/steep and mellow/medium. They probably have more for different wheelbases too.
Regular mold is like Baker steep concave. I think Real uses the same. It's got pretty deep concave, steep kicks, and nose is steeper than the tail.
Mellow mold has symmetric kicks and really mellow concave, close to Dwindle. Kicks are mellower than Dwindle. I can see that the noses look less steep and I can sometime see the "W" in the vexcave.

Idk which Polar uses but I'd guess the regular cave.
I've been eyeing the 8.25" shape and it looks similar to a Real full or Baker B^2.

[close]

Thank you, I feel like the kicks aren't going to be as full as a real full, but as long as its not super steep like the 8.125 it will probably be quite nice.

Idk about a Real full but they don't seem as square as FA or wknd.
You might be like me? I prefer a flatter deck from the steep mold, or a steeper deck from the mellow mold.
If it's the steeper cave you might wanna look for a flatter one. The kicks don't bug me too much but the concave has almost no flat. I think transition skating when I see that much concave.
Primitive 8.25 might be an option? Lil bit shorter nose and wb than Polar 8.25. Mellow concave, fullish nose with a slight taper, tapered tail. I really like the 2 steeper ones I have but was pleasantly surprised by the flat flat 8.125.
Numbers uses the mellow concave? I haven't paid attention to their dimensions lately.

[Switch FS K-Swiss Grind]

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Some of the fa/hockey boards are bbs made, seems like that would be your best bet. Just have to see them in person to know.

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Ya but their boards are so short other than their 8.5s and I honestly think I’d like the P2 more than that.  Wish FA/Hockey had BBS 8.0-8.375s that are 32”+ long with 14.25”-14.375” wheelbases.

i bought an FA once that looked identical to the square-ass 8.5 wide (x 32.25 long x 14.25 wb) quasi and WKND boards I'd been riding. It was fucked tho, longer wheelbase, i think 14.5, and kick and nose were too steep. Was popping the biggest nollies of my life, but kickflips took way too much energy and fs flips were p much out of the question.

[BALARGUE]

I'm looking at getting a Polar but I'm super confused on their shapes.  Which ones are the closed to a Quasi with the big wide nose.  I was told P2 but the Arigato shape looks more similar in pictures.  I wish they'd publish the dimensions more clearly and have better pictures.

How are their standard boards shaped?  Just typical popsicle or do they also have above average noses?

just in case it can be useful.
The arigato has shovel nose and tail and aren't similar to any quasi

[tzhangdox]

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Bit of an old bump, but does anyone know how the kicks are on the 8.25 and 8.375 polars? Looking for a board in that range with standard to mellow ish and not too pointy and not too full kicks.

I've skated the 8.5 shape a few times and the steepness was ideal, though the tail felt smaller than the dimensions showed. My friend exclusively skates the 8.125 shape and the kicks are quite pointy and a bit too steep for my liking.

Are the 8.25/8.375 shapes steep or mellow, pointy or full? I've also read that the 8.375, like the 8.5 actually have 14.375 wheelbases not 14.5 also. That part sounds ideal, can someone confirm?

[close]

From what I've seen it looks like BBS uses 2 molds, regular/steep and mellow/medium. They probably have more for different wheelbases too.
Regular mold is like Baker steep concave. I think Real uses the same. It's got pretty deep concave, steep kicks, and nose is steeper than the tail.
Mellow mold has symmetric kicks and really mellow concave, close to Dwindle. Kicks are mellower than Dwindle. I can see that the noses look less steep and I can sometime see the "W" in the vexcave.

Idk which Polar uses but I'd guess the regular cave.
I've been eyeing the 8.25" shape and it looks similar to a Real full or Baker B^2.

[close]

Thank you, I feel like the kicks aren't going to be as full as a real full, but as long as its not super steep like the 8.125 it will probably be quite nice.

[close]

Idk about a Real full but they don't seem as square as FA or wknd.
You might be like me? I prefer a flatter deck from the steep mold, or a steeper deck from the mellow mold.
If it's the steeper cave you might wanna look for a flatter one. The kicks don't bug me too much but the concave has almost no flat. I think transition skating when I see that much concave.
Primitive 8.25 might be an option? Lil bit shorter nose and wb than Polar 8.25. Mellow concave, fullish nose with a slight taper, tapered tail. I really like the 2 steeper ones I have but was pleasantly surprised by the flat flat 8.125.
Numbers uses the mellow concave? I haven't paid attention to their dimensions lately.

Real fulls are nice and rounded off, but definitely far from the super square tips on FAs and WKNDs which are too much for me. I think I prefer less steep kicks right now because I've been skating ~14.25 wb ~32inch length boards on ventures with forged plates which I'm finding quite nice except it leaves the kicks feeling sometimes too heavy for a more casual pop for lack of a better way to put it. I don't really mind concave as long as its not completely flat, never bothers me. Primitives are too short for me. Maybe I'll just start running smaller wheels lol

[munchbox]

i just remeasured my P8 cause its pouring rain outside and im shocked
8.8 at widest
8.125 by rear trucks thought it was 8.5 before i measured
square kicks really make it seem wider at the back...gonna look out for square tails
this deck has made me question everything but its my favorite to date

[tyshoes]

I have this 8.38 arigato on the way and it has a bit more squared nose and tail than the other sizes.

https://www.tactics.com/polar-skate-co/brady-alone-yellow-838-arigato-shape-skateboard-deck

Otherwise Sour and numbers have similar shapes (and the santa cruz wide tip or creature with same shape) as well as the others mentioned.

[munchbox]

can someone measure the wb on a p2? sure as hell doesnt look like its 14.5

[JB77]

Does anyone have the 8.75" football shape they could measure the width over the truck holes on for me?

Thanks in advance.

[tyshoes]

Just a quick pic of the  8.38 arigato shape from top. Very diff from Quasi or Hockey/FA. Mre similar to some of the welcome shapes.