Your videos have totally exposed the fact I've been riding decks the wrong direction since I was about 10 years old. Always thought the big part was the tail and nobody has ever called me out on it haha. Thanks for the informative videos, man! 💪
Same! I was skating from middle school through college. Always thought the longer end was the tail. Just got into skating again after 7 years off and found this out thanks to youtube lol
Thanks for all your reviews and tips/tricks. I’m 30years old n j got my first setup since I was 18. I feel pretty good, and everything u have posted so far, it’s been a big help in getting me back on the board! Thanks for all the help Ben Degros!
@@isaacgonzalez7977 typically the boards shape stays generally the same for the retail model. But when the boards get sent to team riders, they can print any graphic on their specific board type.
I just got a "Numbers" deck, which is Guy Mariano and Eric Koston's new company. The shape of the Guy model I got is crazy. Really blunt, wide nose and tail with a relatively short overall length and lots of concave. The thing LOVES tres.
The shape is a lot like a Keenan Milton Chocolate deck I had way back when. Obscenely huge nose, modest tail. My friend had bought it in the US but when he came back he didn't like it. I'd been skating maybe a year or so and would still have good and less good ollie days. But for some reason, on this deck I could pretty much ollie as high as I wanted every time with little effort. Soon, I was cruising around my neighbourhood, ollieing over garbage cans and hitting curb cuts. My skating progressed a ton in the time I had that board, but when it broke, the next Keenan Milton model had a different, more conventional shape. Worst of all, I could no longer ollie crotch-high at will and actually had to relearn a lot of tricks. It's always bugged me out that there was this one perfect shape for me, but that it was just this one-off model that never came back.
Email Chocolate or dm some of the flow riders on Instagram. Some dudes like talking about this shit. Might actually get to talk to a dude who knows a dude that actually made the shape
@@culturestreetfilms4704 yeah, it's weird how the feel of a board can vary, even when it's the exact same model, as happened to me recently with an Enjoi board. I know they use a Chinese woodshop but I liked the snappy, responsive, not too heavy or stiff out the box feel, so I immediately ordered the same model online. Well, this one felt quite a bit different, stiffer, harder (for me anyway) to get a good pop on. I know people do 3 flips on a 2 by 4 in Timbs, so I'm not one to blame the hardware for my shitty skating. But given the amount of precision involved in skating, the variety in boards can be maddening
I just got a HOCKEY 8.5 and can't believe I was so stuck on dlx made boards for the past 12yrs. Loving this FA concave and overall dimensions, it's so different than my Anti Hero and or Toy Machine decks I thought I loved so much tbh..
I'm currently riding an FA deck and it's one of the best shapes I've ever ridden for sure. Also there haven't been any pressure cracks in it yet which is surprising for me, since my old Welcome, Deathwish, Creature, etc. would've all had pressure cracks in them at this point
9:20 in the mid 90's when they lost a rider they would repaint them with someone else. So after you go bang out some rail slides and what not you would see another skaters graphics underneath. To bad we never thought to keep those.
i have a tip for you ben i have a fix for the"fuck i don t have juice left i m exhausted af" just take a sip of water every 5 min even if it s not smoking hot btw great vid your skating was awesome
I used to like FA and Hockey because of the squared off nose and tail and the steepness of the nose. I liked how the sides of the board remained straighter past the wheels, leading up to a more square nose. It was better for my nollies I thought. However I lost any and all interest I may have had in either brand when they stopped using PS Stix as their manufacturer.
@@kifa8127i currently ride a Zero single skull 8.0 with 139 trucks and i plan on getting a FA deck when this board is done, although they are very expensive here in Brazil, i am very interested in the steep nose and tail, probably gonna try a 8.18 or 8.25 at maximum.
I am three weeks into my FA. Really stuggling with it. The pop is different, sounds different as well. I do have the embossed one. My 180s are better but everything else seems to be harder for me. I feel like i have less room for error with he steep nose and tail. It is bolts of slam. But going to keep at it.
I like the nose and tail to be closer to the same size. I rotate between using the nose and tail to slow the razor tail. I feel I get more life out of my decks that way.
I loved FA boards for backside 360s, but they ruined my switch and nollie game haha. Every time I’d try to do something I’d never pop because the nose was so steep.
No t gonna lie bruv. I didn't hear much of what you said lol. The skating is artistic and a beauty. But have you already reviewed the non abrasive grip?
"MOST POPULAR" for me, non even close! :) talking about the video, this video is PERFECTION.. you talk about EVERYTHINGS we need to say for choose a board! nose and tail measure, profile, all measurement... P E R F E C T I O N . . .
I used to buy Ginos Chocolate boards whenever I came across one and they always had a big steep nose and a short mellow tail...I loved those boards and always skated pretty good on em...sounds like he still skates the same shape...If I come across a FA I think Ill giver a go...thanx...good review. And I see your still skating good these days...peace Benny.
For truck reviews, are you thinking about doing one on Destructos in the future? I’ve notice they’re making like a comeback and I’m considering them for my next pair
Ben, thanks for the review. But you need to get a minimal distortion lens for filming shapes of such nuanced differences. I used to be a photographer and I only used one or two lenses to capture architecture when the angles and perspectives mattered the most. You usually use a wide-angle for filming, which can give dramatic effect, but for re-producing shapes like your channel is so centric in doing you need a 50mm or a 85mm lens with no zoom feature. I stress the *no zoom*, because the zoom lenses introduce lots of weird distortion (shape distortion), where a normal non-zoom lens keeps it at a minimum. If you use a Canon, the canon 50mm f1.8 is ok. For nikon, their equivalent or a Zigma for any brand. The videos you put out are too high end in content to not do this for the preciseness of the capturing of angles and shapes. Love the videos.
i skated my polar decks backwards for like 5 months before realising the were backwards lol, didn't think having a shorter or more mellow tail made any sense at all so yolo
I felt the same when I picked up my board.. I was like this is heavy!!.. I’m riding mag lights so it helps a lot.. im glad to hear you noticed it as well
My friend had the orange 54mm 99a supercrystals in like 2k10 or something. He let me skate them for a while. Bad ass wheels imo, we got them small after a few years. Right now I'm riding Ricta Sparx 51mm 99a. They are basic, classic shape and they roll pretty good. It's just a decemt 99a. I look forward to plenty of slappies on them tbh
yo ben, i love your videos and i love how in depth you make your reviews, i was wondering where you got that gray zip up hoodie in the beginning of the video, keep up the good work :)
Not sure if you've skated a Numbers Edition, but I had a Miles Silvas recently and it had a shape exactly like this one based on your description. It was so hard getting used to but really liked it after a week or so.
Awesome ben u always inspire me keep skateing u live out there in da cold im here in cali havent been skateing i ill get back on it much 💘 skate or die
I hate that shovelnose decks are so rare, it’s such a good shape. My shop doesn’t carry FA or Hockey, on top of not having any boards with a squared off nose. It sucks bc I pretty much had to stop supporting my local bc they don’t carry boards I like
I just got an 8.5 FA after skating 4 Ishod wair twin tail boards and I love the FA nose it grabs my foot on every trick and makes my tricks feel nice ishod is my favorite skater but FA is my favorite brand
My current deck is a numbers 8'5 and its awesome too, symetric high nose & tail and a steep concave. I feel like this and a blind i had are the best ones i ever skated
Thank you for your reviews 🙏. You probably have a lot of people asking you to review things but I would really like to see you review a board from Welcome Skateboards
Based on what I've seen around my local park, they're the same shapes. But FA and Hockey shapes do vary slightly based on if it's someone's pro model sometimes
On the one hand I can appreciate you wanting to be kid friendly but on the other I feel like UA-cam has such a grasp on people's balls that it's hard to tell if you're just trying to be decent or if you tube is threatening you and you're a little nervous
I can really appreciate the fact that you are concerned about kids being exposed so easily and how far you took it to wait till the F-bomb was scratched out. No one else does or even thinks about stuff like that anymore. Thanks for the board review, and thanks for being you my guy
I love how in depth you go into your reviews
FACTS!
Exactly! That's why I just subscribed.
Ikr
That frontside flip at 7:03 was sick
that’s how tyshawn gets all of his pop
TUME 1 turn it around and skate the nose
@Cal Branagan what size do you think Tyshaun even rides
@@abrarrohan1523 his pro decks are 8.25
@@hjf8710 oh sick that means that he rides that size usually?
@@abrarrohan1523 what trucks does tyshawn jones ride
The skating in this video was insane! So fun to watch.
profile pic checks out
Your videos have totally exposed the fact I've been riding decks the wrong direction since I was about 10 years old. Always thought the big part was the tail and nobody has ever called me out on it haha. Thanks for the informative videos, man! 💪
Quintan Neville what the hell
No such thing as riding a skateboard wrong. However traditionally the nose is a little longer and steeper
I mean you can ride a board however you want it
Same! I was skating from middle school through college. Always thought the longer end was the tail. Just got into skating again after 7 years off and found this out thanks to youtube lol
Thanks for all your reviews and tips/tricks. I’m 30years old n j got my first setup since I was 18. I feel pretty good, and everything u have posted so far, it’s been a big help in getting me back on the board! Thanks for all the help Ben Degros!
All FA decks are different each pro has a different shape
Whaaaaaaaa
MARKERMAN yea the wheelbases can be up to 7/8 in different
Clips And Footage not true at sll
Ik I’m a year late but every pro model is different that’s why there pro model
@@isaacgonzalez7977 typically the boards shape stays generally the same for the retail model. But when the boards get sent to team riders, they can print any graphic on their specific board type.
"i have these big 52 mm lock in's"
I skate 55 mm's...and sometimes i think they're too small.
they look like the 55mm spitfires.. possible he misspoke?
60mm wheels here 🤙
I just got a "Numbers" deck, which is Guy Mariano and Eric Koston's new company. The shape of the Guy model I got is crazy. Really blunt, wide nose and tail with a relatively short overall length and lots of concave. The thing LOVES tres.
AD1 steep tail?
I really want to try one of those.
I love numbers
That sounds just like what I’m looking for. Which Guy model did you get?
The shape is a lot like a Keenan Milton Chocolate deck I had way back when. Obscenely huge nose, modest tail. My friend had bought it in the US but when he came back he didn't like it. I'd been skating maybe a year or so and would still have good and less good ollie days. But for some reason, on this deck I could pretty much ollie as high as I wanted every time with little effort. Soon, I was cruising around my neighbourhood, ollieing over garbage cans and hitting curb cuts. My skating progressed a ton in the time I had that board, but when it broke, the next Keenan Milton model had a different, more conventional shape. Worst of all, I could no longer ollie crotch-high at will and actually had to relearn a lot of tricks. It's always bugged me out that there was this one perfect shape for me, but that it was just this one-off model that never came back.
Damn rip
Email Chocolate or dm some of the flow riders on Instagram. Some dudes like talking about this shit. Might actually get to talk to a dude who knows a dude that actually made the shape
I had this exact same experience with a board it was naked Smiths FA pro board I got a second one and it wssnt the same it fucked me up mentally
@@culturestreetfilms4704 yeah, it's weird how the feel of a board can vary, even when it's the exact same model, as happened to me recently with an Enjoi board. I know they use a Chinese woodshop but I liked the snappy, responsive, not too heavy or stiff out the box feel, so I immediately ordered the same model online. Well, this one felt quite a bit different, stiffer, harder (for me anyway) to get a good pop on. I know people do 3 flips on a 2 by 4 in Timbs, so I'm not one to blame the hardware for my shitty skating. But given the amount of precision involved in skating, the variety in boards can be maddening
rip keenan milton
Stoned out my tree watching this just thinking, he fucking gets so much pop
You should try Quasi, Polar or Palace, I would really like to see what you think of them
Palace is very good
Polars shaped decks are amazing
Polar is the best out of all of these
@@fivefoot2indianman716 or quasi I like polar more mine chipped kinda quick tho
I just got a HOCKEY 8.5 and can't believe I was so stuck on dlx made boards for the past 12yrs.
Loving this FA concave and overall dimensions, it's so different than my Anti Hero and or Toy Machine decks I thought I loved so much tbh..
after a long tiring day... watch this.. ben degros videos and a cup of coffee.. love it
Same!
"It's over." lol. I don't keep up with trends to notice them. That switch heel off the launch was beautiful!
I never was so psyched to watch a board review so fast.
I currently have a fa and mine also feels really heavy don’t know if it’s a defect or maybe it’s this model of board
90s board shapes ahoy. Also, did you bring yr own ledge to a shopping centre car park? Canada is frickin chill
Football shape boards are the best
Never left my wife so fast to come see this.
Karen why did you leave with the kids?
😂
Is it ok if I asked out for coffee?
That's just the most beautiful and complete shape I have ever laid my eyes upon.
its soo asymetrical though :(
I'm currently riding an FA deck and it's one of the best shapes I've ever ridden for sure. Also there haven't been any pressure cracks in it yet which is surprising for me, since my old Welcome, Deathwish, Creature, etc. would've all had pressure cracks in them at this point
Try a polar or Quasi. They also have good shapes. I wish I lived closer so you could try out a few of my boards. Maybe try one of the football shapes
i want to try a football shaped board
I have a Heroin Big egg, and a Girl Cory Kennedy Phawt shape
Anthony Wylie i was considering a ck board but i’d have to get new truck, mine are way too small haha!
Quasi decks are amazing
My second deck ever was a polar and it was like I had to relearn everything, but once I got used to it, it was awesome to skate
Your pop is insane now!
9:20 in the mid 90's when they lost a rider they would repaint them with someone else. So after you go bang out some rail slides and what not you would see another skaters graphics underneath. To bad we never thought to keep those.
i skated a Rieder 8.25, the new white dipped ones and it was fantastic! it felt really comfy even though it was pretty extreme.
Still the best skateboardy channel in the UA-cams!!!!!!!!!!!
i have a tip for you ben
i have a fix for the"fuck i don t have juice left i m exhausted af"
just take a sip of water every 5 min even if it s not smoking hot
btw great vid your skating was awesome
I used to like FA and Hockey because of the squared off nose and tail and the steepness of the nose. I liked how the sides of the board remained straighter past the wheels, leading up to a more square nose. It was better for my nollies I thought.
However I lost any and all interest I may have had in either brand when they stopped using PS Stix as their manufacturer.
No stix anymore?? I really liked his shapes...I just got this board and thought he made it? 🤔 damn
B dude fr! I just bought one and it feels hella weird,
Really? The one I just bought from my local shop fairly recently was pressed by ps stix
I just got an FA board. It’s an 8.18. The tail looks pretty steep. The pop is amazing.
I hope you still can help me, i just buy 8.18 fa deck, wich truck size do i need to buy?
@@kifa8127 whatever you feel comfortable with. I use 8.5 size thunder trucks. I’m most familiar to those. If I change deck size I use the same trucks.
@@reedosaurus thank you for answer, i already bought indy 139 truck, hope it's will fit good
@@kifa8127i currently ride a Zero single skull 8.0 with 139 trucks and i plan on getting a FA deck when this board is done, although they are very expensive here in Brazil, i am very interested in the steep nose and tail, probably gonna try a 8.18 or 8.25 at maximum.
I've literally never heard of FA before this video...
How long have you been skating g? That’s crazy
@@gio-mz3ty about 5 years and I've never heard that name
Bro check out Na-Kel Smith. FA has a beast of a team!
dylan rieder? nakel smith? Hockey? Jason Dill? that’s crazy
I would understand since FA stuff isnt sold on major/mainstream skate stores like CCS, zumiez, or tactics
Love your style of skating. Would you please include some varial heelflips inyour next video skate sesh?😊🙏🏾 that nose on that board looks insane!😮
I like these shapes , I can skate a smaller size and still feel comfortable.
I like the look of the shape. Reminds me of some some of the boards I had as a kid
I am three weeks into my FA. Really stuggling with it. The pop is different, sounds different as well. I do have the embossed one. My 180s are better but everything else seems to be harder for me. I feel like i have less room for error with he steep nose and tail. It is bolts of slam. But going to keep at it.
I like the nose and tail to be closer to the same size. I rotate between using the nose and tail to slow the razor tail. I feel I get more life out of my decks that way.
lol i i use it as a reason to learn nollie and switch
In my experience fa decks chip fairly easy on the nose but other than that it’s good and I really like the shape
I loved FA boards for backside 360s, but they ruined my switch and nollie game haha. Every time I’d try to do something I’d never pop because the nose was so steep.
EJ Lopez this makes so much sense lol
Hard to believe that this video is 3 years old already. FA is still going strong in 2022 .
No t gonna lie bruv. I didn't hear much of what you said lol. The skating is artistic and a beauty. But have you already reviewed the non abrasive grip?
3.2k views and zero dislikes! You’re doing something right!
Ur tricks look really powerful w that board
Holy Effword!!!! Dude you have progressed so much it is amazing! sick board
Loved this for sure! Keep doing what you do, man. Current favorite channel on UA-cam without a doubt.
love your switch heels and tres
I forgot how much I enjoy these vids
"MOST POPULAR" for me, non even close! :)
talking about the video, this video is PERFECTION.. you talk about EVERYTHINGS we need to say for choose a board! nose and tail measure, profile, all measurement...
P E R F E C T I O N . . .
Sw tre flips are nice bro!!! Overall you're just really good skater.
I used to buy Ginos Chocolate boards whenever I came across one and they always had a big steep nose and a short mellow tail...I loved those boards and always skated pretty good on em...sounds like he still skates the same shape...If I come across a FA I think Ill giver a go...thanx...good review. And I see your still skating good these days...peace Benny.
Hi John!
For truck reviews, are you thinking about doing one on Destructos in the future? I’ve notice they’re making like a comeback and I’m considering them for my next pair
Ben, thanks for the review. But you need to get a minimal distortion lens for filming shapes of such nuanced differences. I used to be a photographer and I only used one or two lenses to capture architecture when the angles and perspectives mattered the most. You usually use a wide-angle for filming, which can give dramatic effect, but for re-producing shapes like your channel is so centric in doing you need a 50mm or a 85mm lens with no zoom feature. I stress the *no zoom*, because the zoom lenses introduce lots of weird distortion (shape distortion), where a normal non-zoom lens keeps it at a minimum. If you use a Canon, the canon 50mm f1.8 is ok. For nikon, their equivalent or a Zigma for any brand. The videos you put out are too high end in content to not do this for the preciseness of the capturing of angles and shapes. Love the videos.
Ben you should try out a 5 boro board man, they got really good shapes and the wood also feels really good
Mathew Méndez Top 3 f’sure!
Been wanting to try a F.A board, but i cant get past the shape lol
I feel you bro, I've never been a big fan of that type of shape but I'm pretty into the brand itself especially the skaters
Elijah Miller yea man those f.a dudes go hard and the style is unmatchable
Cheapest calipers at Harbor Freight are $1.99. If you had them you would wind up using them probably.
i skated my polar decks backwards for like 5 months before realising the were backwards lol, didn't think having a shorter or more mellow tail made any sense at all so yolo
I felt the same when I picked up my board.. I was like this is heavy!!.. I’m riding mag lights so it helps a lot.. im glad to hear you noticed it as well
I could watch you skate all day! Style for days!
The shape reminds me of early 2000s enjoi decks. Might try one of these decks here soin.
Do a review on ricta wheel
Ricta clouds are the only thing worth fuckin around on
My friend had the orange 54mm 99a supercrystals in like 2k10 or something. He let me skate them for a while. Bad ass wheels imo, we got them small after a few years. Right now I'm riding Ricta Sparx 51mm 99a. They are basic, classic shape and they roll pretty good. It's just a decemt 99a. I look forward to plenty of slappies on them tbh
They still make Ricta? Lol
SIOUXICIDE * thank for the warning
@SIOUXICIDE * lmao I was about to say that 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Catching up with the trends!!!
I’ve been inactive for a while but damn you’re channel has grown since.
yo ben, i love your videos and i love how in depth you make your reviews, i was wondering where you got that gray zip up hoodie in the beginning of the video, keep up the good work :)
Try a twin tail board?
Freddy T its coming i saw one on is IG
Would you please review a Polar deck, I really like my current 8.38 from them
that fs flip at 7:03 was awesomw
I am from Belgium and never heard about this brand before.
Not sure if you've skated a Numbers Edition, but I had a Miles Silvas recently and it had a shape exactly like this one based on your description. It was so hard getting used to but really liked it after a week or so.
Can anyone else give me some examples of boards with big noses like this?? It's a shape I really enjoy using. Thanks in advance
Try creature
I gotta ask about those socks. Are they Thorlos? If they are, please review them. I recently discovered Thorlos socks and they are life changing.
Hey ben! Can you make a review of santa cruz everslick?
Awesome ben u always inspire me keep skateing u live out there in da cold im here in cali havent been skateing i ill get back on it much 💘 skate or die
I hate that shovelnose decks are so rare, it’s such a good shape. My shop doesn’t carry FA or Hockey, on top of not having any boards with a squared off nose. It sucks bc I pretty much had to stop supporting my local bc they don’t carry boards I like
I just got an 8.5 FA after skating 4 Ishod wair twin tail boards and I love the FA nose it grabs my foot on every trick and makes my tricks feel nice ishod is my favorite skater but FA is my favorite brand
My current deck is a numbers 8'5 and its awesome too, symetric high nose & tail and a steep concave. I feel like this and a blind i had are the best ones i ever skated
Thank you for your reviews 🙏. You probably have a lot of people asking you to review things but I would really like to see you review a board from Welcome Skateboards
FA boards and Quasi boards have very similar shapes and they’re by far my favorite shapes.
Looking steez in those brown pants
Did he ever do a palace deck review? I remember I had a KB FA deck. But it got stolen
Can you do a hopps skateboard review?
are FA and Hockey decks the same?
Based on what I've seen around my local park, they're the same shapes. But FA and Hockey shapes do vary slightly based on if it's someone's pro model sometimes
Yes
I like em short fun wheelbase and big nose I get hockey cause they don’t have the f word on em but riding real rn also love it
dude u wearing Daniel poole and riding a FA board? thats a whole vibe right there
skating in the NB dad shoes, take that Numeric
On the one hand I can appreciate you wanting to be kid friendly but on the other I feel like UA-cam has such a grasp on people's balls that it's hard to tell if you're just trying to be decent or if you tube is threatening you and you're a little nervous
Ben, I hope you have some sponsors. You are pretty damn good man.
F***ing awesome review dude
these old PSstix made FA/Hockey decks sound a lot different than the BBS made FA decks. Different wheel bases and weights.
Ur fs flips are art
Try palace board next
You can't even find them anymore except in store. I'm not about to gok to soho for a new deck
Miles Thompson try now
I'm buying an FA deck off my friend for a cheap price, still in good condition too.
really like more square nose/tail, but would like those decks to be symmetric
A great deck to skate
Sweet video man. I just started riding the fa boards
The tail-to-nose overhead shot made that thing look like a beluga whale. Love the review.
I really like the part where you do that one trick.
😂totally
Your fs flip is sooooo good! Great video
supernauts where heavy too.
Na habitat has sick shaped boards with Full Concave no taper. This FA reminds me of The Krooked Full shape Necro Schmoo
That’s a nice rainy day spot
I can really appreciate the fact that you are concerned about kids being exposed so easily and how far you took it to wait till the F-bomb was scratched out. No one else does or even thinks about stuff like that anymore. Thanks for the board review, and thanks for being you my guy
I Deadass got my board stolen 2 hours after setting it up, No cap