Size of Skateboard Decks
"It's personal preference." That's what Aaron Kyro, a professional skateboarder from the San Francisco Bay area, said when he made a video testing different sizes of skateboards. People can choose different sizes of skateboards depending on what they do for example: A street rider might want to get a smaller board, so that they can flip the board easier; If there is a rider that rides the bowl they might want to get a bigger board but not too big so that it is easy to do turns and tricks in the air; If a rider rides downhill they might want to get a HUGE because weight doesn't matter and they need lots of space to move. Skateboard is a pretty complex sport and to do the right tricks people need to find the right size
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Aaron Kyro made a video talking about how the size of the board matters. Kyro is a professional skateboarder from the San Francisco Bay area and he made a video explaining how the size of the deck can affect many things. In the video, Aaron mentions that the size of the deck does affect the landing because the bigger board will be wider than a smaller board so the bigger board will have more space to land. It is a fact that the wider the board there is more space to land. One thing to put in mind is to imagine a really wide plank of wood it will be really easy to land in it. Now imagine a really thin piece of wood it will be really hard to land. That's the same thing with a skateboard. Therefore a wider board will be easier to land and a smaller board is harder to land the trick. Warehouse.com said that a board that is too small can influence the landing. If the board is too skinny it will be hard to land the trick and it will feel uncomfortable riding the …show more content…
Skating a wrong size can have some really negative effects and ruin all the tricks. So after all the size of the board has a big impact on the rider.
Work Cited Page
De Luca, Branden. “Skateboard Buying Guide: Deck Choice Matters!” Evo Culture, Community, Cause, 10 Aug. 2011, culture.evo.com/2011/08/skateboard-guide-deck-choice-matters/.
Kyro, Aaron. “WHAT SIZE SKATEBOARD SHOULD YOU RIDE? (7.75, 8.0, 8.25, Etc.).” YouTube, Revive Skateboards, 28 Nov. 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZCpOufkXjc%5C.
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