Professor Schmitt's analysis of my Skateboard!
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- Let's see what Paul has to say about my board!
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this is like saturday morning tv for skate nerds. thanks to Ben and the Professor for taking the time to make such a cool video.
while sipping my coffee too
This information Professor Schmitt is sharing is gold worth and so interesting to see. I grew up skating in the 90s and this information we could never dream of. Every time you went to the skate shop you tried a different board shape and got used to the board, the end. Now with all the knowledge and we are going back to old school shapes, skateboarding has revolutionized itself and went full circle.
Man, this is just the right amount of nerdiness for me. Prof. Schmitt strikes a fun middle ground between mad scientist and expert in his field.
Side note-This little trip has been great for your sub count, good to see man!
I really hope you did a nine club episode while you were on your trip
Would love to see him do one of those tutorials with crob like they did with Andy Anderson and Mike V
thanks for all the good content over the years ben, really enjoy when you upload.
My little brother passed last year and left an almost pristine skateboard. With my 11yr old kid just starting out I felt obligated to give it a go, put the board to use and be a part of my kid's journey. I'm 45 and was never really very good even when I did skate as a teenager. I don't envision any flip tricks in my future but as a beginner who's now semi-obsessed, I've been loving your content and appreciate the effort you put in providing it 👍
I'm sorry for your loss and it is awesome that you decided to skate to be a bigger part of your kids life!!!! Kudos to you 👍👍
@@danieloneill5452 Thanks mate ❤
I'm sure your brother would be happy
Wow, that griptape baseplate hack is cool.
Also I can confirm that the Tensor nubs actually work really well too. I had never even thought about checking to see if my baseplates were straight but sure enough just took a framing square to both my boards that ive got setup with Tensors and they're both perfectly straight.
Thank you Professor Schmitt. You're a perfect fit for Ben's channel. 😊 Great deck analysis For example I'm immediately going to check if my trucks are parallel with each other.
Fascinating. The golden combo Degros and Schmitt!
Yep, I have a feeling this won't be the last time we'll be visiting with the professor. Great Chemistry between you two nerds!
I love this series with the professor.
I'd have had to grip both trucks too, that kind of thing would keep me up at night, lol
Professor Schmitt's a wise man that knows any secret about skateboarding industry, nice to hear a few things and take a look and learn a lot. 💎💎👍👍✔✔
Almost 100k😮🎉🎉❤
This is as close as I'm ever going to get to watching a psychic give a reading
Daddy Ben, you got special friends on here!
These kinds of videos are some of the best skate content on this thing. Love it.
Dude this is gold
Of course you weigh your trucks after 😂
This part 🤣
Been skating a few years now, and I only just started paying attention to measurements of different decks
Thank you for coming to Fort St John and supporting my community! Wish i could have met you! 🎉
"I get it princess it's okay" lol I'd be the same way. 😂
Love this stuff! The Professor should have his own channel
"Can we do the back truck too because now my front truck is taller." I felt that
Interesting to hear the rocker vs camber aspect. In snowboarding camber boards have more pop then a rocker board.
cause on skate u pop on snow u hop :)
@@GLadislav23 nahh
@@GLadislav23 You must be a novice snowboarder if your hopping rather then popping.
On a skateboard you have wheels raising you up but on a snowboard your directly on the snow, on a skateboard your weight is physically on the nose or tail as you pop... a snowboard your feet are positioned more centered in the board and the nose and tail are spread away from your feet.
To create pop on a snowboard its a shifting of your body mass (to pre load the board) combined with jumping (to release and pop you up)
On a snowboard, to get that pre loading spring effect that schmitt talks about rocker skateboards having... you actually need a camber curve rather then a rocker, so that when you stand up on the snowboard it flattens out and creates that spring action.
@@TysonHook-22- still no pop just hop :) as u saying u using the pretentioned board u just hoping u guys live in lies school is messed up your brains u meant hop up :) send me one video where u can hear snowboarder popping his board and on kickers u just scoop tricks never popped a snowboard and never heard about that term neither
Shmitt rules! and he would tell u wagwan
This is very relevant information for Skateboards builder. Thank you for your great content. Interesting and entertaining.
Love this video, thanks to both of you for making it!
The professor is a national treasure 😂
PS- Professor Schmitt isn't running any special promotions for Ben subs?? 🤔
great fun, thanks for the cool vid.
Probably the most skate nerd video!👌🏻 I'm not sure about the grip tape under the trucks to!😂
start the count down to some body selling grip tape pre cut to truck base plate size.
👍🍒 cherry on top!
the door! nice. why didn't i think of that??
Brilliant
LMAO when you made him grip the back truck also xD had to scratch that itch
Love you Ben and your OCD. why didn’t you get the professor to straighten out your squeaky trucks? 😂 I soap the pivot cups of every pair of trucks I buy because that sound drives me insane!
this video and the one with joa, I plan on showing my future kids
Yoooo before he even said anything I knew Ben was not going to be okay with having griptape just under one of the trucks 😂😂😂
always great
When i skated indys id use a stick of unchewed gum to secure the trucks. With thunders they rarely warp out or get knocked loose.
It’s like watching a god interact with an apostle
how do you feel about PS stix when you know you have always preferred Deluxe boards
You've messed my board brain up once again. 🙄 I'm going back to stringing tape again. 🤣🤣🤣
That's how the pro's do it 💥🤙
Hi! Are there some common brands that make those pre tensioned decks?
PS did the trucks move after applying the grip? :D
proper! 🗜⚙⚙🔧
i hope we get more ps boards in the market soon, they are harder and harder to track down
Is it better to have rocker or no rocker on a board?
You can hear Ben’s nerves slightly twinge as soon as Prof. Schmitt starts tweaking his board 😅
Venture lows heavier than the hi version? Is that true?
Wait so my razor tailed pressure cracked rusted bearing and miss matched trucks... board isnt optimal?
its called camber and its what helps snowboards grip the snow!
Hey Ben, i watched the whole video, but did not hear about the setup. Maybe i missed something here :-), but can you tell me what setup this is? 8 inch board, 5.2 venture lows, spitfire classic size 51mm ? many thanks and keep up the great work. Love your videos. Greetings from germany
Double 20 second ad but fuck I need the degro fix
Is that Cody McEntire board Paul mentioned a Snake Farm deck? 4:34
nice tan dude
Looks like Ben went to ventures from Indy on this current setup
Can you review a board from Chapman. Perhaps a zoo York or a superior
i really wanna know what he thinks about board dimensions for shorter skaters or skaters with a really short inseam, disproportional to their height, and thats me
Mega pet peeve but using drills on skateboard hardware drives me mad. He slipped the Phillips head so many times, RIP Silverados 😭
🤣🤣🤣 I totally get the whole grip tape having to be on both trucks. It’s an OCD thing 🤷♂️ once you know it’s there is would bug the shit out of you lol
Best guy
new video!!
anyone know where i can get twin nose boards?
Wow 🖤
Love that you call yourself Princess when you get precious. I am a self confessed Princess too and I embrace it 🫅🏻
You might get me to skate low trucks again
P&B Stix
Would he send me a board ? Equal pop front and back set up . enjoi or almost....
Both of those brands are dwindle, which is currently dying hard
@@soydave1988 wow when I was sponsored those were the boards everyone wanted enjoi,almost, Baker
@@joshuawilson1989 lol it's an actual shit storm going on in the skate industry with Enjoi, Almost, and all of the Dwindle brands...you can read all about it online. Shit especially hit the fan when Louie Barletta and every other rider all quit
I want a board with pop and concave . and sturdy feeling.
@@soydave1988 wow thanks for letting me know .. I've just been busy with life and kinda fell out of the loop with everything.. Thanks for letting me know ..
Watching somebody with such a strong passion for what he does after so many years in the industry is amazing.
you kinda look like a blood elf from world of warcraft
lol, a daddy elf
Watching Tampa Pro on my TV (Brian Anderson, 46 years old just did his first run), watching Ben DeGros and Paul Schmitt on my phone, and setting up a christmas complete, while it's -12C and 2 feet of snow on the ground...but my garage skatepark awaits.
This is a good day.
You a little late for “Christmas complete” , but I’m happy for you regardless 😂
@@mateoxmaza2169 christmas complete just means a setup with brand new everything. doesn't have to be on christmas lol
I can back 3 in my dreams too. All pop. Great video to watch with my morning coffee.
Keep it coming! Those videos with PPS are THE BEST!!!
That was rad. Man, when I was a kid, we didn’t know shit about boards. We had deck width preferences, deck shape and concave, truck preference, wheel size preferences, but I’m not sure we knew why really. The grip under the truck and checking to see if trucks were straight is something I’ve never seen nor thought of in my life. I sorta wonder now had I figured out the minutia as a kid, I could’ve ironed out the variables that wasted my time forcing me to adjust to a new set-up every time, just to start over again in a month when my deck was toast. I loved my trucks worn in cause I did lots of kgrinds and 5-0s. I also got used to the bent uneven bushings. So I hated changing trucks out. Decks I just did my best to find 7.75 boards that were more rounded less pointed. Lots of good content here in this one. 👏👏🤙🤙
@@FloatDown yeah, it was like that for sure.
I could listen to you guys for hours…
Setting up my boards for around 35 years (yes 48 years old), I recently started to prepare the holes with a 90-degree sinker just as big as the diameter of the bolthead for two reasons: I don’t like it when the bolts stick out the grip too far ( feeling and esthetics ) AND there are no pressure-cracks around the holes anymore…works fine for me
✌️from Germany
Counter sinking the holes a bit is a good idea as long as you know what you're doing and don't go too deep.
Have you considered reviewing ace hollows af1’s? Out of the standard indy and thunders ive tried, the ace hollows are my favorite by far
14.5 wheellbase with aces is goldilocks for me. 14.25 wheelbase with thunders feels and measures about the same from axle to axle
I honestly think that the mind also plays a huge role in how the board feels. I recently cleaned my bearings and re-lubed them and now the whole board sounds different (it doesn't have those high rustling sounds anymore). It completely changed how it feels for me. Kinda feels like it lost its snap and is more mushy like it got wet or something (which i know is not the case).
I love how nerdy and in-depth this video is, fantastic work! Also, Ben, what pants are those?
unironically, thank you for the nerdiest skate content i've ever seen. more please!
What a weirdo with his Doctor Jacket lol interesting Specimen
There’s an uncomfortable tension in this video I can’t explain it
This is what we all need. Skateboarding edumacation.
I hope these kinds of videos will push brands to highlight these measurements on their website, it makes a whole lot of difference once you wanna buy something specific
Been watching ben for a about 2/3 years now and its cool to see how far his come. I love going back to his old videos from time to time to see how blossomed in front of the camera from then to now.
I agree with the hardware issue. The Indy heads are too large so even if you tighten from the underside, it still creates craters on the griptape. The holes should be beveled.
What a cool vid Ben, thanks for sharing this. You're so fortunate to have had this experience with Professor Schmitt, a dream, maybe? What was the most valuable thing you learned?
I KNEW you wouldnt be able let that 1 truck griptape "riser" slide 🤣💕👍
Uncle Ben + Professor Paul have me wanting to measure everything now for the sake of skateology!
I love this so much. I’ve learned so much from both of you!! That grip tape trick is amazing. Thank you Paul and Ben for this video
I put a piece of bicycle inner tube rubber under each truck baseplate that I cut with a scissors in the exact size and shape of the bottom of the baseplate to stop the annoying moving around of the trucks after assembly and during the break in period all the way till the deck is dead and I remove the trucks and install it to a new deck if the trucks still have life in them. Where the holes for the hardware goes I cut a tiny square piece of rubber away as drilling is a no go. Drilling a thin rubber will only turn into a tangled mess. But I like the grip tape idea. I think that I will try it in the near future.
Pre-loaded Rocker= brilliance. Paul & crew make the finest cues. 🔥. Shout out to PS STIX Up cycle project!
This was wholesome and wonderful to watch. A couple of the biggest board nerds out there, nerding out on a board. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Ben for another really awesome Vid !! Hope to see a Nine club of you soon Much Love ❤️🤘🏻🛹🇿🇦
Nothing's perfect but Ben's boards pretty damn close
Oh the other cool way with his griptape on truck method is because the tape is being poked through the truck holes, it sort of acts like a collar around the hardware to remove some of the tolerance between the hole size and hardware width. I'm definitely going start doing this.
He's not a scientist, he's a wizard. Brilliant video
Love hearing from the professor of skateboards ♥ thanks Ben, Salute!
Thanks Ben and P Stix for helping skaters find there goldylox board . God bless brother and peace be with you Ben
Ben, you two need to work together or start a series! This is so great! When he called you a princess, that was amazing!