I'm guessing tail length and that you guys don't like long tails.
Tried Ace/Indy/Theeve on a deck with a short tail? Or tried risers?
Tried aces and indys on everything, short tails, long tails, hard risers, soft risers, BBS, DLX, PStix, Crail and every wheelbase between 14.25 up to a redonculous 15.5, and I never felt satisfied with my pop because it never felt 'crisp' but more of a 'damp' feeling.
Now today I bit the bullet and bought some Venture 5.8 casts. Holy. fuck. I can't believe I've been cheating myself all these years. I was always an Indy die hard because I always thought their image was fucking rad and fell under the impression that those are how real trucks should feel like. First ollie I popped was the most satisfying ollie I've ever done. I set them up on a Real 8.25 with 14.38 wheelbase, after having skated the same deck this morning on Indy 149 forged hollows. I don't like to pop from the pocket, I like my foot on the tip of the tail, and the Ventures seem to work better for that. Also the stock bushings (got the green ones) are super soft that I ended up having to tighten from stock tightness, which is weird because most of ya'll say that these trucks don't turn lol. I was also surprised how good they felt on a 14.38 wheelbase, I thought it was going to feel too long but it was a good feeling. This is my first impression based on a quick 15 minute flat sesh, can't wait to have a full proper sesh with these. Curious to see how these perform on transition.
Anybody have any suggestions on how to remove the cringy "awake" text on these bad boys?