I absolutely love the 8.3 Bobby/ishod shape. The longer wb really works for me. I'm not great at switch so I guess I'm not really using it as intended, but I enjoy the feel of the slightly larger tail and slightly smaller nose, the whole thing feels great and I've never been as comfortable on anything else. I'll ride this shape till it goes away. Now I just need to vanquish my truck madness. (yea right)
That's always been one major draw for me, I hate big noses from an aesthetic pov, and have never found a need for them, moreso after riding symmetrical boards. Who honestly needs a 6.875-7" nose?
What does it truly accomplish? It doesn't improve my ollies in any way, a lower krook angle maybe? But my krooks are fine using a tail. Nose blunt tricks? Serious question.
As someone who used to do certain tricks off the nose (e.g., fakie bigs/fakie big heels, even pop shuvs, especially F/S) I
*thought* I needed to do them off the nose, but I don't anymore. Were they easier? I honestly don't remember, but I really like the idea of being able to come out fakie, pop one, and go about my biz as usual without thinking which way to setup my board for the next trick.