What size board? How to choose a skateboard 

This video is perfect. Your skating is so much fun and your words and points are wise and very helpful. Really cool how you expanded beyond deck size. I loved every minute, thanks, bro!

Really good video about how you size (height and weight) make a big difference in how your skateboarding is going to "feel". How the wheelbase and the truck geometry can affect how your going to "feel" your skateboard. I have also noticed with bushing, as a heavier guy I need really hard bushing because I would regularly destroy the medium bushing that came with my trucks. Also getting taller trucks (with a riser) really helped reducing the wheel bite.

Great video man , thanks for the tips

thank you, not many experienced skaters take time to talk board science,.. the ones I spoke with anyway,.. maybe some did not know, I figured it out myself mostly, .. after all these years , still knew there was a little more to know.

6'2" 240 lbs size 11.5 shoe My set up is: Board: Anti Hero 8.38x32 , 14.5 wheelbase ( I like 8.5s too) Trucks: Venture Low 5.3 or 149mm on the Indy scale Wheels: Spitfire 53mm f4 Classics Bushings: Bones Hard, I like my trucks to feel tighter, but with my weight I still can turn pretty easily Bearings: Lucky abec 5, someday when these croak I'll move up tosome Bones Reds I ride mostly park and dry canals. I can still do flip tricks, definitely more of a challenge with double flips on flat

Best info I’ve found on board sizes thanks

amazing video man, thank you!

Thank you for this vid !

This was really helpful

Yeah I really think I like my 8.45" and 8.5" boards best, compared to a 7.6" and 8.0". The 8.5" Santa Cruz Everslick is a pretty heavy deck for me, but it's steeper concave and steep tail/nose actually makes it somehow nicer to ride. It flips fine, even when I'm a total beginner. I kind of can double flip the Andy Anderson deck too, even when I can't land 'em. So the flatness doesn't bother me at all. I _definitely_ recommend trying out different trucks. For me it was a world a difference having Tensor Mag Light trucks on 'em, instead of heavier Venture trucks. It rides a lot different now, even when I probably can't pop as high as I used to before, as the Tensor Mag Light trucks are low trucks. I might experiment with high trucks that are lightweight sometime on the Andy board (if it survives that long).

I see you on the Woodland mini QP in Lex-Vegas!

With the Andy Anderson board I took a page out of the Michael Relevant playbook and put Thunder 161s on it. My ideal wheel with it was the 54mm Spitfire Lock-ins. Feels so good on my feet. Also this video is super super helpful. I like how height and weight are discussed.

I get stuff from skateshred too!! I never tried the blanks though just cruiser decks and random cool oldschool shapes to carve the bowls!

first off I wanna say, I´m a beginner, I skate 3 months now and I´m 1.95 tall, 165 pounds. At first I thought my board couldnt be big enough for me, but now I really think that you will learn on any board, doesnt matter which size. its so much fun trying out new stuff: I got my very first board 3 months ago and learned alot on it. its 8.38 with steep concave and 14.20 wheelbase. just recently I stood on someones elses 8 with low concave and it actually felt pretty good, small, but very agile and super easy to pop. I´m now thinking about buying a 8.1 and an 8.5 just to try them both and see what sticks. its very easy for me to lose myself in technicalities, happens all the time, if I´m not worrying about the width or the length, I´m probably thinking about the concave, or the size of my trucks and wheels ... that can be fun, but it gets exhausting quickly, so remember to just go out and skate on whatever board you can get your hands on!

been skating for a year and bought a standard complete board for about 60 quid, however this month gonna treat myself to 8.5 maybe even a 9, I'm almost 6 ft size 11-12 feet, the 7.75 just feels tiny now :( gave you a sub for this vid :D

I think people can skate any board set up with the right amount for practice.

I used to skate some in the '90s. Got a 8.5 recently and it feels huge to me, and I'm a pretty big dude. I could probably just take off the trucks and go snowboarding in it. You kids are crazy. XD

I remember back in the 90's an 8 was considered big. Oh and really small wheels were popular (I remember skating 34s) for a brief period.

I started on the Anderson deck last year the 8.45 though. Absolutely love it. I have tried other normal skateboards since they just didn't feel as fun. Just got an 8.75 shall see how that goes. Im only 5ft 6 😳

That andy anderson flight deck is pretty short for an 8.5 or 9 inch street deck

I'm definitely too big for my board cause it's a 7.5 and a pain cause I gotta keep on my toes the whole time cause otherwise they hang over. I need a new one but I'd say I can skate it for a few more months before it breaks or I give up on it.

Hey, great video man. I’m thinking of starting to skate again. I’m 14 soon 15 and I have men shoe size 11.5. What board do you think would fit me for park and flat riding but also to jump stairs?

So I'm a heavier, older guy trying to learn to skate (5'11" 225 lb). Any suggestions for a good beginner setup if I'm mostly interested in learning street? I already have a longboard for strict cruising but it got me hooked and wanting something that could do more.

I think a "twin tail" would be preferable to a traditional shape. what seems to be the problem is "twin tail" shape need to compensate by making both nose and tail I bit larger.

The big thing with board size and shape is the Gimmick Factor... what failed years ago became the norm over time as new generation sk8rs came in and didn't know that it was a failed gimmick design from the past and fell for it 😮.... And notice that everything is getting away from the popsicle stick and the Little wheel back to shape decks and full size wheels and skateboarding is actually gaining speed again because it was chumped down horribly in the early nineties.... It was becoming hopscotch everything was slower than I walk 😂😂😂😂..... Great video 👍

heres one for thought, In the old days, mid 80's, there was a pro model of one given size, sometimes a mini version,.. sometimes not,.. when street double kicks came along, then there was such a variety of size, but not so stylish,.. and surfey.

Seems like im about ur size but lil taller. I went with 8.25 and its not bad but feel like i might need 8.5. Def notice at 200lb needed to get harder bushings. The stock bushing on the forged hollows were way to soft and bent over far to easy. Ate it hard on my first day cus of it. Thanks for the input.

No risers on the Andy Anderson with 60mm?

Started skating again late in life and followed the advice of the SF tricksters and to a 7.75 with matched trucks. Finding it hard to get my groove and would like to know if skating wide is easier for basics.

Hey man love the video! Just getting into skating at 22 and curious what size board would be best. I’m thinking a big board being my 6’3 and have a size 13 shoe. Used to be 220 now about 160 so wanna give skating a shot. I’m looking more for cruising and then possible tricks once I’m comfortable. Any recommendations you have for big boards would be greatly appreciated.

I’m 315lbs and 6’2 in a half with a size 13 shoe what size do you think I should ride cause I got a creature stump 9.0 with a 14.25 wheelbase

I am 6' and 67kg and currently riding a 7,75 but want to move on to an 8,25 Is It still too small considering that i usually use a big amount energy in my tricks?

I’m 13 and I’m 5’2 or 5’3 and I just ordered a board and it was a 8.5 I didn’t think it would be so big. But is it still easy to ride on, because my shoe size is like a 6/7???? Help

Im size 10 us men and i've been riding an 8,50 and im thinking about going a size down. I cant really ollie that high because the board is to heavy and its really hard to spin and shove the board. Should i get an size 8.

I skate 8 inch deck, im about 5'11, is it how much harder to flip bigger boards

Can anyone help me with something? I have been skating nearly for five years and I skate every day so I have experience with it. I am about to buy a new board and I was wondering if it is ok to buy a complete. How big is the difference between a complete and a costum board?

I’m getting back into skateboarding at age 46 and I feel like I don’t know enough, specially what is the standard weight for a skateboard deck. Any chance you know ?!

@Michael Relevant it's been a very long time since my other comment, and yeah a lot has changed. A lot taller, bigger shoe size and I now skate a 8.25 instead of my 8.0 deck which I was using when I made the comment. This video still helped though, thanks.

I am 50. That Antihero, reminds me of the old Reese Simpson

I'm 5'1- 5'2, shoe size is 7 in UK (8 in US), i got a size 8 board a year and a half ago and i cant ride it well cuz of the size. Should i get a size 7.5 deck?

I’m a girl. Around 5’4 but have 9 inch feet. 14 I’m gonna start to skate for good purposes as I don’t go outside much. Any tips?

went from 8.5 to 8.125 recently. shoe size 10.5 and I must say I enjoy the 8.125 a bit more but I kinda miss the nice feeling of landing ollies on a wide board. everything else about the 8.125 is better though for me personally.

I am a guy 6’3 with a size 13 us foot and 20 what’s it he best board to skate

im 5'3 118 pound and size 9 shoe what size should i get

Hey I’m only 11, size 4 and a half on shoe size and I don’t know what size to get please help

I was looking for some trucks that could turn smooth so I can use my skateboard as a nice cruiser board, wich brand would you recomend?

my man really put grip tape straight over the hardware...

I`m 5.9ft tall, shoe size 9.5, is it 8.0" board fit to me, or 7.75 would be better?

I’m 42 just started over again skating again after my teenage years. Got myself a revive 8” deck and I think I’m going to try 8.25” for my next deck. I want to have a good kick/pop higher Ollie and good size for tail and nose slide. What deck do you recommend?

Hello, what board would you recommend , 6'5 size 14US around 220 pounds , thanks 👍🏻

Okay so I bought an 31 inch and it looked so long and not regular so which height or whatever it is should it get thankssss (I want it to look the right size a regular one)

I want to get into skating and I wanna know if zumiez is a good place to get a skateboard or if I should do online like skate warehouse? Also I am 5ft 6 and wear an 8.5 shoe what size should I get. I was thinking an 8 based on a couple of things I’ve seen

I used to skate a little bit years ago and want to get back into it and I'm pretty small (5'6" with short legs) but pretty heavy and just wanna ride/blast around on questionable surfaces and I'm not really sure what kinda board is best for that 😅 🤷‍♂️

My shoe size is uk 11 which size should I buy guys ?

im 5’2, 107lb and my shoe size is US 7 what size board would you recommend?

great content

im 5'7 142lb and shoe size US8 what size would be best for me lol

the typical board or "industry standard" for a 6' (72") guy is 8x32. 32" is based on an inseam of 32"... for every 1" of board height, that's 2.25" of person. the equivalent of that same body ratio to board for a 5'5" guy like myself with a 29" inseam is a 29.3" long deck. that basically means that in order to have the same exact leverage that a 6' tall guy can get out of a 8x32 where they're able to slide the front foot up with minimal effort to cradle into the nose for the easy pop, i'd need a 29.3" deck. yeah shorter guys can still skate the same size boards and we've been doing it the entire time, but there's literally a ton more effort required because the industry doesn't support this sizing. in fact the industry seems to believe it doesn't matter (ccs no longer even lists the lengths on decks), which is stupid considering the nose is angled up specifically to have your front foot slide, grab, and lift up. what size board should you ride? whatever width fits your shoe size best and divide your height in inches by 2.25 to get your length. the industry needs to change. we need more decks in the 30" length. as for wheelbase, set it to how you like your pop.

i havent skated consistently in over 15 years. Im getting back into it but now I weigh 215 lbs, im 6’3, and wear size 14. i used to be around 7.5 when i was little. what size should i go for now.

What about 8.125? For an 11yr?

Just tell everyone to buy the GREEN GIANT from Anti Hero and be done with it! I myself however, just got a new 8.25 and some Ace AF1 44s, have ceramic bearings and Bones 53s ready to go!!!

I’m around 5”9 and I’m getting a 8.25 is that a good size?

I’m like 5.5 and weigh 125 and shoe size is 7 in women’s what board should I get

I’m 5’1 and wear size 5 shoes, any help in what size deck I should get?

I have an 8.3 but it feels to big

I’m 5’1 and my shoe size is 5 or 6 what’s a good deck

Andy deck has twin tails

I’m 13 5,3 and my shoe size is 8 what should I get I’m thinking and 8 but also I’m thinking a 7.75

I'm 5'4 and I got small feet like 38 or 8 , what size should I get?

Im 5.2 and size 5 , never bought a board before , little help please ?

a size 8.5 what size truck should I get

I’m 6’5 200lbs and love skating. I used to skate a 7.75 as a teen, but now I’m tryna get back into with an 8. I wanna get a big board but idk what to do :(

3:15 "longer wheel base" just means wider trucks, right?

5’3, 13, size 9 men’s, what deck should I get

heyy:D i need help guys ... i wanna order skate deck. im 12 , im 12.75 feet (154 inches) my shoe size is 38.5... is 8.5 skate deck too big for me? thank u guys for helping :) if u know something about that please tell me asap

I'm 5 foot 5 should I get a 7.75 skateboard

I'm 5ft10 160 lbs ... And size 13 ... What size should I ride??

I am 5’8 125 pounds shoes size 9 what should I get

7:20 that one one wheel which is diffrent is too much

Hello 👋🏻I’m 26 5’8 shoe size8’30 riding 7.75

I’m 5’9 239 pounds and a size 12 what skateboard size should I use

I’m like 5’1 ft and I’m a size 6.5. What size board should I get? I really need help 🥲

I'd say get what board width you want and get more experience

Im like 5.6 ft and i skate 8.5 is that like normal or good?

Im 5ft6 and 160 pounds with size 9.5 shoes. I live by the 8.

8 1/2 normal size? I would have to disagree. There are many factors...weight and size being one of them, or if you want to do more flatland...7.75 has been the norm for me when skating street as the board flips so easy. I move up to an 8 when skating ramps, but never felt the need to go bigger. Its personal preference

I’m 5’0, can i use 8.0 decks?

height - 4,9 shoe size - 4 help pls!!

I’m 5,4 and weigh 110 is 7.75 good?

I'm 4'10 and 90 pounds and size 5, which one is best for me

Whats a 31x8

I'm like 5'0 ft and I'm size 5 in women's. What size board should I get. Please answer

I'm 5'5 and I've never skated before.. which would be best?

I want to buy my little brother a skateboard tell me what size is good for him his size his 3'11 9 year old

That’s lykins

“Normal shape”

I have skated I skate 7.5 I am twelve

help i have rlly small feet 😕 im 5'1 and have a size 5.5 womens shoe (US) 💀

I feel like my board is too long

Poor analogy 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. 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. Bonus is better turning which is vital on the street unless you're a juvenile ass-egoist. While learning less likely to do the splits or body by getting planted on board while balance off. More likely to stress ankles as foot half off or so far to one side the board angles and stalls. I prefer an ankle sprain to a hammy or body and if you ride enough your ankles will be strong enough to bounce back. 6+ cruising 7.5+ tricks 8.375+ stairs 8.5+ bowls 9+ ramps and now surf skates