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I just switched from a 14.25 to 14.1 wheelbase with the same Thunder 148 ti lights. I notice on this deck I seem to land squirrely on everything (a bit of a wiggle). While I do suck, is this possibly a sign of too short of a WB for my height/style?
Maybe? Someone else chime in please? I just notice wb on pop, maneuverability. I also suck. I would be interested in hearing more board sizing theories. Generally that has led me away from what I needed, but it was all interesting. The vast majority of board dimension to body sizing info I’ve seen ends up concluding that minimal board length should be 36”
i dunno, but I generally notice guys like Austyn, Daan, Lucas (sometimes), Gilbert, Max Palmer all ride boards where it looks like they have tons of room (i.e. longer boards) to play around with different foot placements. i have no idea what the mechanic's are around it, but they make it look good.
whereas busenitz, suciu, silas, worrest, hjalte, ishod, kenny (when he's skating a regular non-shaped deck), all ride boards that look like they fit just-right... as in, there's not a ton of room for moving their feet around on the board. but sometimes you see them change it up a bit.
and then guys like Kalis, Lucien clarke, and others skate boards that look pretty short and constrained as to the ability to play with their foot placement... which they have dialed, and dont need to adjust much anyways
this answers nothing, but just provides something of an aesthetic take on WB