FA/Hockey Shapes

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It might have been an older board or you might have even seen them, but April had something in those dimensions:

https://www.momentumskate.com.au/products/aprilrosecolourdeck825

Features:

Width - 8.25"
Length - 31.75"
Wheelbase - 14.125"

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Nice. Wonder how accurate this was/is? I saw dims posted for the same board and they were: 14" / 31.92"

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It would suck to order one and not get what was stated in specs.

At least maybe keep an eye on the April brand because I feel like they would be a shorter board in general.

Just a thought anyway.

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Ordered a Polar as it was to have a 14.18 WB, fucker ended up being 14.33. Never again.

Ughhh. Wb lies are the worst. I’m back on my 14” bullshit. 14” only. Or less. That’s annoying man, sorry. You gonna out some aces on it?

[Mbrimson88]

"Drill in the back truck" might not be wanted as a comment, but I know it has worked for some people on some boards to great success.

If you have any six hole baseplates of any brand, even just put the back truck through the far end holes, do it up and see if the angle of kick is too weird, otherwise you can drill it out at that which is about .38" which will reduce the wheelbase and give you a better ending.  It doesn't weaken the deck at all either.

[FrozenIndustries]

I hate how the shapes look but the 8.5" Hockey with Ace 44s was so good. Skated the 8.18" and it was good too, though I think the 8.5" was better for my bigger (11/11.5) feet. I'm not good enough for it to have been "better" for my skating than the stuff I usually ride but they both performed well and the 8.5" lasted so long.

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It might have been an older board or you might have even seen them, but April had something in those dimensions:

https://www.momentumskate.com.au/products/aprilrosecolourdeck825

Features:

Width - 8.25"
Length - 31.75"
Wheelbase - 14.125"

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Nice. Wonder how accurate this was/is? I saw dims posted for the same board and they were: 14" / 31.92"

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It would suck to order one and not get what was stated in specs.

At least maybe keep an eye on the April brand because I feel like they would be a shorter board in general.

Just a thought anyway.

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Ordered a Polar as it was to have a 14.18 WB, fucker ended up being 14.33. Never again.

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Ughhh. Wb lies are the worst. I’m back on my 14” bullshit. 14” only. Or less. That’s annoying man, sorry. You gonna out some aces on it?

14" WB GANG !

[Wizard0f0dds]

I hate how the shapes look but the 8.5" Hockey with Ace 44s was so good. Skated the 8.18" and it was good too, though I think the 8.5" was better for my bigger (11/11.5) feet. I'm not good enough for it to have been "better" for my skating than the stuff I usually ride but they both performed well and the 8.5" lasted so long.

8.5 Hockey/FA on Ace 44s is the second best thing in the world. The first being Quasi 8.5 on ace 44s. That's the stuff dreams are made of.

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I like them but wish the tail was longer. Symmetrical nose and tails are so much easier to skate.

Short wb are the future of skate shapes but I recently sized up to a larger wheelbase and it works better for me. So probably not getting another FA deck for a while because of that

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I love Quasi. Super hard to get up in Canada consistently but I’m always keeping an eye for an 8.38 or 8.5. Had a 8.38 Bledsoe mushroom and I learned so many tricks on it

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Also WKND has a really short (31.5") 14"WB 8.25" square shape as well, right up there with FA/Quasi shape.

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That the ct shape? Dimensions sound perfect for me. Didn’t see it for sale, wasn’t looking real hard tho. Did you like Xen? What did you set it up with? I’m a lot shorter than you are, so those short boards get me hyped

the square WKND shape is the regular 8.25 , the CT and VA shapes are not square at all

[Frank and Fred]

Looks like an 8.75" and a 9" in the new drop.

[jay_nev]

Looks like an 8.75" and a 9" in the new drop.

yeah @FrozenIndustries mentioned in the big boy thread earlier and we discussed/bummed by the dimensions. Especially the 9”

[slappy50]

im gonna cop one of the 9.0 hockey decks. The FA/Hockey shape has started to appeal more and more to me as of late, thanks to some hommies. The blunt kicks and massive nose look great imo. 15' wheelbase doesnt irk me too much, but i still think that 14.75 would have been a better option. Either way, im excited to try one out. I've skated 2x 8.75 AH decks with the 14.62 wheelbase, so the size up in length and width might be kinda fun, and if they dont make the 9.0 hockey decks again, ill be ready for the 9.0 anti heros, which was a lot of fun last time i skated it

[Frank and Fred]

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Looks like an 8.75" and a 9" in the new drop.

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yeah @FrozenIndustries mentioned in the big boy thread earlier and we discussed/bummed by the dimensions. Especially the 9”

Ah yeah. I'd tap the 8.75: one for sure.

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Looks like an 8.75" and a 9" in the new drop.

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yeah @FrozenIndustries mentioned in the big boy thread earlier and we discussed/bummed by the dimensions. Especially the 9”

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Ah yeah. I'd tap the 8.75: one for sure.

agreed. This the first time they’ve done that big? Curious about shape as it compares
https://fuckingawesomestore.com/products/chaos-red

[shreddyk]

The 8.25 FA shape is perfect, I rode it with thunder 148s and it was great. Really good shape for tres and nose/tail slide tricks. Probably the only shape I will ride for a while (aside from some DLX boards)

[TurdyBird]

Really want a few of the new Hockey drops. I feel conflicted tho. Most of them are wall boards in my opinion.

Just scaled down to an 8.25x31.9 but I wanna give the FA/HOCKEY 8.5 a try.

I have an 8.5 polar and it's cool for something, but so hard to flick. I can get some really solid kickflips on it, but it's so much easier on my 8.375 and I'd imagine the 8.25 Im about to set up today.

Might just get a wall board that I shouldnt get, but probably will. That new KRod board

[yungthug]

I personally really like the big square nose shape. I went from mostly riding FA boards for a year to a Baker “OG Concave” board and it feels like skating a 2X4.

I’m normally not neurotic about my setup, but holy cow the difference is noticeable.

[bluntfullofmid]

Ive been riding 8.5 boards from 917 and Quasi but have been thinking of sizing down and getting a 8.25/8.38 FA board. Anyone with this experience know if there are any noticable differences from sizing down and shape wise?

[switchfrontshuv]

I personally really like the big square nose shape. I went from mostly riding FA boards for a year to a Baker “OG Concave” board and it feels like skating a 2X4.

I’m normally not neurotic about my setup, but holy cow the difference is noticeable.

thats like going from a thick ass Ghanian girl to a librarian named Sarah

[Pee nis]

Ive been riding 8.5 boards from 917 and Quasi but have been thinking of sizing down and getting a 8.25/8.38 FA board. Anyone with this experience know if there are any noticable differences from sizing down and shape wise?

Keep in mind quasi is PS Stix which is measured with concave vs FA/hockey which is BB and that woodshop measures straight across. So the 8.5 quasi will likely measure less if you test it, my 8.25 quasi is like 8.13 straight across. So the size down won’t be too drastic imo. The steeper tail on FA may feel odd at first at least it did with me, lot of ghost pop initially because used to shorter stubbier quasi tail. One other note is I believe quasi 8.5 is 14.25 wb whereas FA 8.25 is a 14.125 WB

[jay_nev]

Who has the new 8.75" or 9" hockey? comments/shape? 

[Numeral]

Quasi Proto 8.5 has a 14.25 wb.

[Pee nis]

Quasi Proto 8.5 has a 14.25 wb.

Thanks I’m a potato not sure why I thought the 8.5 was a 14.5 WB. Edited my post

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Quasi Proto 8.5 has a 14.25 wb.

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Thanks I’m a potato not sure why I thought the 8.5 was a 14.5 WB. Edited my post

the longer, rounded 8.5 has a 14.5wb

[FatGuy92]

Just caved and ordered three 8.25 hockey decks. I wasn't the happiest on the last 8.38 I had in terms of pop, but man I miss that fat ass nose. I'm gonna try and stick to this shape for my main popsicle.

[Murge]

What trucks you guys run on hockey/fa? I just got a hockey 8.38 with 14.18 wb. I usually skate aces. But  debating on setting up 5.6 ventures. what are you guys running?

[Fhk]

What trucks you guys run on hockey/fa? I just got a hockey 8.38 with 14.18 wb. I usually skate aces. But  debating on setting up 5.6 ventures. what are you guys running?

I just had 5.6s on an 8.5 Hockey and it was horrendous. I put 144 Indy hollows on it and I love it. As mentioned by a pal on here, Ventures with cast plates work well on these though.

[z_tx]

What trucks you guys run on hockey/fa? I just got a hockey 8.38 with 14.18 wb. I usually skate aces. But  debating on setting up 5.6 ventures. what are you guys running?

i skate a lot of 8.18 and 8.25 hockey/fa decks on venture 5.6 titanium. love it, tons of pop

[Brad Breath]

 

Who has the new 8.75" or 9" hockey? comments/shape?

I’ll have the 8.75” tomorrow and will post pics.

I’ve been riding the Deluxe 8.75” shape for a while.  I’m anxious to see how the Hockey is.

[gaunting]

I’m currently on an Aidan FA 8”  on Indy 139 forged, and I love the shape. it’s  my third hockey/FA 8” shape. I get what people are saying about the crazy nose, and the tail is a tad bit too small for what I normally prefer. But goddamn, if Im not doing the best nollies I’ve ever done in my life on this board. Just so easier to do them. Shape stays solid for awhile too. been on this deck 6-7 weeks.

[Pee nis]

What trucks you guys run on hockey/fa? I just got a hockey 8.38 with 14.18 wb. I usually skate aces. But  debating on setting up 5.6 ventures. what are you guys running?

Venture 5.6 hollow on the 14 WB 8.18 fa/hockey feels godly that’s what I’m on now

[FatGuy92]

What trucks you guys run on hockey/fa? I just got a hockey 8.38 with 14.18 wb. I usually skate aces. But  debating on setting up 5.6 ventures. what are you guys running?

I used to skate ventures on FA decks but switched to Indy. I actually kind of like it better

[zozu]

Maybe It's just my eyes but has anybody else noticed that Louie doesn't skate the standard FA/Hockey shape?
If so I wonder why, every other pro on the team seems to use the square boards.