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Hope you enjoy geeking out on my new setup. Always open to feedback!

I’m definitely with you on customizing your board, even if I only have it for 3 weeks I still like that feeling of walking by it and seeing _my_ board.

Those Polar boards with wheel wells are epic! More skateboard brands need to adopt this feature

Couldn’t agree more about the board customisation - I love having a relationship with the way my board looks

I'm diggin the Creature "Stump" 8.5 deck with the shorter Wheelbase at 14.25

Perfect set up! As always, great video

Great point about the customed grip tape art/collage effect. For me, putting a little thought and effort into distinguishing what's my nose and whats my tail(on popsicles) makes a huge difference when ridin..

Good informational video as always. That deck is very nice 🤩

I have been skating that exact same deck since June of 2022. I love the wheel wells bc I ride loose trucks. My next board definitely needs wheel wells. I ride polar grip tape with the naked lady on it. Polar uses jessup for all their grip which I like bc it is softer than mob

8.62 with 159 Indy’s custom grip being a placebo is a interesting concept. I felt like my dragons slowed down a bunch too, maybe it was the bearings. I’ll have to try em with new bearings before I toss em. 97 spitfire Jeff Carlyle work a treat

Awesome! Wider trucks also use the wheel wells, shorter trucks can sometimes get less than half of that extra clearance. I do like shorter trucks though, so just dremel them out.

Zack, would those OJs be a mid point between Spitfires F4s and Bones STF 83b?

I just got an uncut deck from a local deck maker specifically because it's so hard to find short wheelbase with more width. I also like more mellow kicks. I cut my own out similar to that shovel style you had. I also put wheel wells in.

what skatepark were you at in end of this video?

I love polar decks with the wheel wells

Mate, your backyard looks almost Vaporwave. Love it.

where did you get that awesome shirt?

That pool is so sweet! I Love the backyard.

I just love the aesthetics. I miss you riding black Aces on those white Polars though.

I just got my first Santa Cruz VX deck. The McCoy twin shape

I'm screaming in my head, DRAIN THE POOL DUDE! FOR GODS SAKE ITS IN YOUR BACK YARD! SHRED IT 💪🤙

awesome stuff

Yes bro, 8.75 with wheel wells and oj 56mm....only difference is I run indies. Thinking about trying ace next though....

Try the Ace 1/16th inch shock pads.

Enjoy your vids

Love me some Jeezup also (lol) The Mob rips my fingers to shreds..lol

Crazy how much science goes into skating

luvu bro

Totally agree, as long skateboarding as an art and expression of oneself, the board should have a personality of its own, just as the owner. Even if it won't last that long.

Gotta try lil jawns rails

Custom grip has always been a big thing for me. Looking down to a blank sheet of black grip just doesn’t motivate me to skate and it feels less personal.

makes hyour boards break easier too. also goes dead once you kick up a little puddle

Since you’re sitting by the pool side… have to say you look like and remind me of Sid from lords of dog town hahaha

- Shorty's - Jessup - Foundation 8.25 - Tiago Lemos 144's - super REDS - OJ'S team hardline

OJs over spitfire? idk... f4s are like the gold standard after I've tried looots of wheels and formulas. might have to try some!

You nailed the tape. You coulda kept the pink on the side in lieu of filling it in... but it's your board!

Get some Lil Jawns rails! They’re the best money can buy.

Yo Zack what's your height, weight, shoe size? Would be nice to know regarding your setup

are hollow aces worth it in your opinion??

you ripped that park for sure.

What’s with the head on your counter😂

Gotta get Bronson raws

Quasi eggs/football with the 13.875 wheelbase

lets test the board by draining your pool and skating it!

a lot of the polar decks labeled as ‘14.5wb’ have been actually 14.375

Mostly depends on people's shoe-size obviously.. but I'm also a huge fan of shaped boards. Though I am giving this wide (8.8) SC pseudo Hand everslick board.. and it's super fun on transition! Makes it feel like a meallow/streamer kinda ride.. (and yes, I actually will be putting my kids' original art on the top, w/clear grip) to distinguish what's my nose/tail.

Nice setup! Get some SKF bearings, best value for money.

First btw love your vids

Polar p9

I’m just watching the grip tape paper float around in the pool

I LOVE Jessup!

idk why everyone hates on jessup so much! its pretty much all I've ridden since the early 2000's. back then people weren't grip tape snobs haha

Redo that pool (skate-able) at 100K followers.

polar p9 not polar p2

8.75 is a boomer board

I’m 31 now, I have a 3 year old son. So about two years ago I bought a complete off someone who had like generic everything except the deck is a zero I believe. But back when I was 15-16 I always skated FLIP 7.5s, and I decided to get my old trucks, wheels and bearings out to put on this board. Problem is the deck is like an 8-8.25 so when I put all my old stuff on the board just sucked, always going to the left. I re learned how to kickflip, do no comply 180s, typical stuff. But man in my younger years there wasn’t very many flip tricks I couldn’t do. I skated mostly flat ground, I had a square rail, a round kink rail, and my dad and I built an 8ft long ledge just made of wood and square metal coping. And I had a pretty long drive way freshly paved perfect for power slides so a lot of my bs flips were catch and power slide. But now I’m still only like 5’8 135 pounds. But it seems so hard to find any 7.5s or even 7.63 decks let alone FLIP decks. I was always a flip trick skater, but obviously back then, in much better shape. But my son loves watching me skate and I definitely need a better set up. Those deck rails you put on were never even around when I skated! But once it gets warmer out I may just have to get me a smaller deck that I’m more familiar with because back 15 years ago street skating with an 8 sized deck was almost unheard of. Now I go back to like skatewarehouse.com and everything is 8 and bigger. I think there was one flip board that was a 7.5. Back when flip had those holographic graphics I had a Geoff rowley one, (my favorite skater at the time” and a sick holographic Mark Appleyard one. I wish my mom didn’t get rid of all my retired decks or even broken ones. But I was never a transition skater. I skated pyramids and mini ramps but no grabs or big airs.