Whats your angle of pop?!?

[MysticalTypeExperience]

You got a link to a video of how to figure this out?

Sounds like I have new thing to obsess over when it comes to boards

[Murge]

This just be the hard drug all our gateway way madness led us too.

[beatifk]

So... you guys are going to be walking into the skate shop with one of those Halliburton briefcases in hand, dropping it down on the floor in front of the board wall, opening it up to reveal any number of protractors, compasses, laser levels, digital calipers, etc and talking about determining the sacred geometry of optimum pop and flick angles by using the pythagorean theorem and quadratic formula in tandem while the dude at the shop stares at you and says... "yeah, that's cool dude, do you want me to grip it, because I was about to go on break..."?

[backside_frontside]

Jesus if you need to break out a protractor to skate better you're too far gone lol

[El Freegano]

I used an app on my phone and the the tail and pop angles on my current set up are 36, but the feel i have is different. My back flips feel better when skating the nose as a tail. I am on a scum co 8/31/14 ,film trucks 55mm heigh, loophole worn down to 53, the nose of the deck is longer and looks a  bit steeper. I have to check the other set up when get back home and compare the angles and see how it feels.

[j....soy.....]

Shut the fuck up and go buy some risers….

[The.Skate.Father]

Nah bro I can't... If I go down this rabbit hole I'm gonna be broke, with a pop angle of 180' and 6ft under.......

[Plan9Customs]

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It has nothing to do with board madness. Its more to keep the setup as consistent as possible.
Skateboarding is already hard enough. Why make it harder by having inconsistent setups?

[close]

wheels wear down
not all boards are single pressed
tails mellow out over time
consistent setups are a thing but this is pointless

Agreed. If you use a Christmas complete every time then it could be consistent. If not, to many variables in the mix.
Hail Science!

[DERBY]

imma jus have to sit out for this one

[cky enthusiast]

i bet the crossover between people who care about angle of pop and people who can clear a pyramid is.. not huge

[Uncle Flea]

The digital app said 39.6

That seems extreme

[Skatebeard]

35 for me, which is...mellow?! IDK.

Girl G027
spitfire F4 52mm
Thunder Light II

[munchbox]

this thread didnt need a second life

[Lepanto]

Nice topic. Good read(lol) and interesant point that angle thing.

Set up:
-Hockey 8,25(2#shape)
-Thunders hollow lights 148 with thinder black 100duro bushings/rebuild kit
-Splitfire og 52mm

34 on tail 35 on nose

I am a tall person (1,83m) id like to get a 36 angle.

Just looking for the right material to make my self a pair shockpads of 3mm

[Lepanto]

[IpathCats]

Nice topic. Good read(lol) and interesant point that angle thing.

Set up:
-Hockey 8,25(2#shape)
-Thunders hollow lights 148 with thinder black 100duro bushings/rebuild kit
-Splitfire og 52mm

34 on tail 35 on nose

I am a tall person (1,83m) id like to get a 36 angle.

Just looking for the right material to make my self a pair shockpads of 3mm

1/8" (standard thickness) risers are about 3mm. if you're getting soft rubber ones for "shockpads" you can tighten them down to be 3mm exactly.

[Bumba]

I skated Indy's with risers and it fucked my flips up so bad. My angle was super steep at 37.8 on the tail side.

Anyway out a new set up on with risers, ace trucks and a polar board. Now my angle is 35.5 which is a big difference.

Anyway turned out to be the board. The polar board has a 6.75 tail and the first board was a local brand and the tail was 6.125 do thats what was giving me a steep angle. Basically I thought it was the trucks for so long

[notinternetfamous]

I skated Indy's with risers and it fucked my flips up so bad. My angle was super steep at 37.8 on the tail side.

Anyway out a new set up on with risers, ace trucks and a polar board. Now my angle is 35.5 which is a big difference.

Anyway turned out to be the board. The polar board has a 6.75 tail and the first board was a local brand and the tail was 6.125 do thats what was giving me a steep angle. Basically I thought it was the trucks for so long

truck height/geo is still a major factor though especially since you mentioned indy and ace. indy standard height is 55 mm and ace standard height is 53 mm which is a big difference. wheel size, risers, length/concave of kicks will all contribute to the pop angle