I skated 7.5 & 7.75 for the majority of my life, I recently was gifted trucks for an 8.3 deck. The 8.3 is fun and I feel comfortable jumping down stairs and gaps. Size 11 shoe ,10.5 in wide sizes. I still skate my seven and three quarters board
*When i first start skating, i used to 7.75. After i can do all the basic trick, i start feeling uncomfortable with my board size because sometimes i cannot land obstacle tricks when i try do combo tricks, so then i change up to size 8. After that, i felt more comfortable to do tricks at obstacle or rail with combo tricks like flip, shuvit or body varial. After 5years at skating, i want to challenge myself to change my board size to 8.25. I feel difficult at first to do flip tricks, after i found out how to do it, it makes all easier now. And that’s how my board size i comfortable riding now*
6+ cruising 7.5+ tricks 8.375+ stairs 8.5+ bowls 9+ ramps and now surf skates The smaller the board you learn things on the more precise and better technique you will have. So if you want a trick on lock long term go small enough it challenges you. Fingers of flat between tail and bolt holes = 3 if tall, 2 norm, 1 short (be truthful about your height or you will get nailed more). Basically the actual bigger person = more fingers to flat and flatter tail as have the leverage and weight. If you are under 32 inch inseam you need a steeper tail and less fingers of flat. Further you need the room between your legs to flip board around so want a shorter board unless you like doing the splits and landing on your junk. After you get one size/shape down try all to finesse things you missed because learning is the gap inbetween. Starting get a twin tail people quote Schmidt "want a knife with 2 blade or one" but EVERYONE prefers a knife that is fast to deploy, needs no thought to put to task, lasts longer .. there is a reason multi blade old timer knives that need thought to deploy, are slow, degrade faster are NOBODYS EDC unless the laws where they are force it on them. Starting you want less thinking and more practice
I just started in January I told myself I wouldn’t try the same board company or size twice. Started on 8.25 and went down to 8.125 and I’m loving it so far lol. Also my true foot size is like 7.5 -8 but I wear an 8.5 cause of width
Shoe size 10.5 - I Used to ride a 7.75 on street. Started park/bowl pool skating and now im on 9's and up. Its crazy once you ride a 9+ and even going back to an 8 seems small but Yes foot size matters big time here.. great video guys! ----- Also, More board equals more time to grab your board with your feet if it starts to slip away.. just saying
Been a 7.5 rider all my life. I tried to transition into an 8 when I grew up but it never felt right. I can never skate anyone else's board bc they all seem huge to me 😂
These videos are interesting, but it does make me wonder. If you were going to make a full complete board to give to a beginner, and you did not know specifically who it would be yet, how would you decide what to use? I've seen you guys give away random stuff to random people all the time at parks, but I'm curious what you might consider the most "default" or standard sort of middle of the road setup. Assuming you have all options available, what size board/wheels/etc seems like the safest bet or most widely useful? My first thought would be to just split the difference and pick everything down the middle, but you guys might have more info about what's the most popular in general in terms of your own sales or just what's usually at shops. As a person who doesn't skate but watches you guys a ton, I'm curious. We have some boards where I work, but I don't really want to use Kryptonics as evidence haha
Im 5'5 size 8.5 women's shoe. When I was a teen I loved to skate 7.25 and now I am a bit bigger and ride an 8. At first I thought 8 would feel large like it did when I was a kid but nope, I would say its perfect for my size. I can get a great stance and have plenty of board to land on.
Maybe do a video about the board model? I think these basic tutorials can be found everywhere. But we could really use insight information about the board shapes and stuff, like what is a kicker tail, or how the concave shape affects, or what kind of nose/tail shapes there are and how the affect to running or doing tricks, etc.
Is there a type of board for freestyle and street where the back tail area is thinner width wise then the rest of the board but flares out a little at the end?, I had a board like that some years ago and haven't ever been able to find a new one after it broke that was the same or similar, for some reason the board was super comfortable to ride on for me, would love a new one
I'm 9 to 9 and half in shoes. I started off with 7.75. my neighbor across the street had an old school skateboard that was wide still popsicle shaped. Tried that. Next time I went to see my bro at the skateshop that was a manager. I told him I need an 8. He was like an 8? Ever since then. He told me I was the guy in our city that started the big board trend.years later I went to an 8.25. the 8.38. now I'm 8.5 n I love it
I took a break for awhile and used to skate 8.25 then o went up to 8.38 kind of liked it but lost some tricks. Went to a 8.125 element squared which is their old school shape and I’ve never been so consistent it feels great and might order a few more I’m glad I went down the size I just need to use low trucks or the board feels horrible. Imo it’s not about shoe size but leg strength. If you feel your not being consistent you might need less weight on the board it give you more time to respond to the board.
I'm 6'4" but I only wear a size 10 US shoe. My preferred size is an 8". I rarely skate transition other than the mini ramp, so I like to be able to flip my board quicker\easier.
I skate a 8.5 still don't feel like it's big enough but my trucks are 8.5 so it is what it is. But I use to ride a 8.0 tho it fliped faster it was harder to land on
I'm 6'2 with size 11 feet, I've been skating an 8.25 for a year or so now and Im gonna move up to 8.5 to help me with stability when I bend down because I physically can't bend down in the kickflip position
I'm 6'2", 175lbs and size 11 (US) 10 (UK) and have skated a 7.75 since 2001 😊 It's all about what you want from the board and nothing to do with height/shoe size imo. The shape of the board, I personally believe, is the most important thing 👍
@@wacamac1006 I meant what the shape of the nose and tail are like (are they tapered, rounded or quite squared) does it taper from one end to the board to the other, flat or steep concave etc....those aspects of the board as in the shape of it 👍😄
@@aunexinc317 People who like wide boards cant land properly, without their feet touching the ground, so they get wider boards instead of getting better at skating
I'm 6' tall, 220Lbs with a size 10 DC shoe and I ride a Peralta Hammerhead 10". My wife is 5'-8", 130Lbs with a size 9 women's vans and rides an Independent 7.75" standard board. When I ride a standard board I ride an 8.5".
