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Not sure where it fits in (team?) but the Toy Machine Twin/symmetrical deck (non-pro) is PSTix/Made in Mexico
That's interesting because I thought PS Stix didn't make twin boards.
The professor had said a skateboard is like a multi tool, different at both ends for a reason.
Guessing this had to change at some point, unless it might still be the same mold, just cut to be the same length.
Anyone with more info could set things straight there, I would think.
I’d imagine that the good professor saw how many people were talking about twin tails and thought it might not be a bad business decision to offer them. Also, he has said that — his own opinions aside — every skater has to find what works best for them personally.
Maybe those are factors. But who knows?
Ha yeah, no doubt the view of twin boards has changed a lot in recent years, from something of a surprise addition or even somewhat of a novelty to now a serious thing to be added to a brands catalog.
I can definitely see their place in skateboarding, so it has grown from a niche market into something a lot more serious.
Trends in shape, length of wheelbase, even size of kicks has changed everything significantly in the past, so in saying that, this is no different. Woodshops need to adapt and make boards that people want, including change up molds and make twin kick molds, even if they use them for whatever board shapes.
In saying that, I recall a board I had a while back, which seemed like it was cut the other way, eg the board was put in the shape cutting machine backwards, so although it felt nice to have a longer tail, overall it just felt weird any which way and I passed it on to someone else, who couldn't tell the difference.
From skating a few twins, I keep slipping off the nose end, as well as missing the board pick up, which was intriguing to say the least. To get so completely used to how a board feels and skates and even just that small difference was so weird to get at first. By the third session or so I was more used to it, but I feel more at home on a standard board.
Others now only skate twins, cause they have everything they need, which I can easily see and understand.