Just finished skating a Mike Carroll g016. 8.375. The tail was really small, only 6.3. At first I hated that. I kept whiffing on my pop. I almost took it off right away. But that's not my style. I'll suffer through it. Eventually, I figured out if I slowed down my pop in my back leg, it worked. It worked better with less effort. Kind of strange. I kept having to remind myself of this. Less force.
Shape wise, pointy and flat.
Wood wise, not bad at all. I skated it for 5 or 6 weeks. And it had at least another week of life, but I slammed and it shot into traffic. Some jackass went out of his way to run it over.
I'm on a bareback now, killing floor, and I'm having issues getting used to the normal, bigger tail. I had a feeling this would happen. I've got a stevie Perez g030 on deck. Also a 8.375, but bigger tail and wheelbase. And the shape looks more full. I like how all the measurements are listed on the top.