Hearing Andy talk about his process over the years with these different iterations has been awesome. I've never felt a desire to replicate a skater's entire set-up down to the hardware until Andy. I haven't skated with risers for years, and I haven't skated with deck rails ever. I realize that imitating a set-up isn't gonna make me a better skater, but it's refreshing to hear someone that has a well-thought-out reason for their choices.
Powell is really doing so much for skateboarding. It's not just putting out great content, finding passionate skaters, but also helping Andy improve & refine his concepts for new board designs. It's honestly fascinating as heck. Especially when you learn all the aspects of the board design that has actual functioning pieces of it. Like a puzzle 🧩 that all fits together to create a single enhanced functioning board 🛹. It's awesome to see someone who's really trying to mess around with boards and really do it in a unique awesome way.
Rodney mullen must think of you so highly bro you truly are a prodigy if the sport and freedom of skateboarding. He like you are the goats of this thing we all love so dearly. Your amazing Andy can't wait to see you get that Olympic win bro
I was trying to share this with a friend of mine :) Glad it's back up and even more pumped to rip the board now that it is out. Thank-you Andy and Nigel for what ya do!
The amount of thought, blood, sweat and energy Andy put into the design of this board is insane! I just bought one with the theory map grip tape. And I don’t even skate anymore but this man must be supported!
Thanks for the video, as always Nigel. That is a really cool board art. There is alot of consideration and thought behind the picture. I do miss watching Andy ripping with the Powell Crew and Dan etc. Having seen much since NYC stuff. Love to see more content of shredding.
I got one brutha and been waiting for bearings for 2 days that were supposed to be here. I can not wait to set it up and finally get my first kickflip! Thanks for being you my dude¡!
Did you get the kickflip?? I’m a freestyle skater so bad with pops and non pressured flip tricks but want to be able to do more then an Ollie and pop shuv did this help you get the flip? My flip on a regular deck isn’t fast enough for me it’s been a struggle. I’m hoping this board will help
The creator has blessed you Nigel and your native upbringing has really helped your mind I bet. I just went to a pow wow last week and cried a bunch. Lol.
I really want this board for my son… he’s finally coming around and starting to love to skate as much as I do, it must be a great board because it’s sold out everywhere 😢 I love what you’re doing Andy bringing a whole new generation to love skateboarding ❤❤❤
Andy (and any other skater out there), when you're done cutting your grip tape, drag the blade backwards across the tape in your dark slide section and it'll re-align the blade edge and help it last longer between sharpenings. A leather strop helps as well. Also, if your blade is super dull, keep in mind that stone is regularly used as a knife sharpener, and if you learn how to sharpen a blade, you can use different coursenesses of stone to hone your blade. Keep your blades sharp, fellas.
So excited! Was trying to find this video again earlier, but I guess it was taken off. I'm riding the 9.13 right now, but am trying to apply the same principals for the old tail. Thanks so much for the sick content Nigel!!!
Will definitely buy the new board. Have been riding Andy's boards for about 5 years now. All of them have been really good. Heron 2 are my favourite right now. Looking forward to try this one to!
I just ordered one today. I am looking forward to trying this shape. After skating for 20 years, it is great to see someone trying to innovate shapes from the popsicle shape. I skate ishod twin shaped boards now, so I am excited to try it out.
Powell should sell a stencil with the board that you can lay on the nose and tail then spray paint it to get all these lines or zones in the board that Andy is talking about. Great for beginners and even advanced skaters struggling with a trick.
The thought and love that went into that coming from an early idea is just really nice to see. Already decided I want to give those wheels a go but maybe it should be more of a complete set.
@@LonnieHutchinson90 A 8.25 Heron Egg would be awesome. I'm super stoked for this one. I'm about to watch the video now. Love listening to AA talk skate science.
Bro Andy is a genius! I've landed 2 tricks for the first time ever rolling and clean. I landed a shuv and a fakie shuv rolling and clean. The square nose and tail really do keep it level and I landed a treflip 3rd try but I landed with my tail but and I'm getting closer to my first kickflip! Obviously I'm beyond stoked and really think every skateboarder would benefit so much from this shape. The crooks are better the flips the stability. Sorry for the long winded explanation lol. Thanks for being you Andy and NKA.
how are you landing treflips and doing crooks before kickflips? :D but for real, the board is great! i skated it for the first time today after receiving it yesterday, landed a heelflip first try in a game of skate on defense; didn't land one in a year (i never try them, only in games of skate :D)
I completely don't understand why either! I did get the kickflip but not rolling yet. So awesome that you got the heelflip, especially on defense! The treflips are not good btw I'm trying my ass off every chance I get. Being 32 doesn't help but never too late to learn anything in my opinion.
Looks awesome. Hint for the rails: use blue tape to help with holding them in place while you screw them on. That way, you can put more focus on the screws and can provide exact placement every time. Add hint: Cordless drills are cheap and are your friend. I get wanting to do it by hand also, though, for the soul factor. Cheers bro! Nice deck!
When should this one be available? I have skated all the previous decks and can't wait to try this one too. 8.45" heron flight deck is my favorite so far.
Drinking game or smoking game ... Everytime Nigel says "sick" take a drink or a bong hit 🤘🥴🤘 NkA Vids, big ups to all the work you put in, getting to see the behind the scenes and detail that Andy put in to make his Decks. (Which came out 😷sick🤢 by the way). MASS LOVE 💕 TIMES ☠️ INFINITY ♾️ !!!
I don't know what trucks he's useing if it the 8.7 or the 8.3.its crazy that he had it all in the 1st heron decks and just had combined the front and back parts pieces like the corners of the tail but bent them ,then the bend to the center from the tail and the took the very end of the nose cause the tail was to straight and not good for truckstands and the curve on the edge of the nose for primo flips and the size from the smaller heron lol its just mind blowing ahhhh> I just love it .and 7 In on the toes so when you where it down. It's becomes a nother tail wtf how clever it two 4 boards in one
It seems like I will buy this third board of his too hahaha. Definitely like the first Heron and also the 7-ply 9" one too. But maybe, just maybe this smaller twin tail is more my thing.
Finding generalizations and correlations with others you can teach anyone anything as long as you have a common interest of understanding. The same thing can be applied to yourself for learning new subjects and perspectives.
What Andy is saying is very true. Sometimes explaining something in another way other than skate terminology can actually help someone learn faster especially if they have never skateboarded but they have experience in other sports or hobbies.
😅 I swear that 8.4 is literally the best size for this board especially since it goes to an 82 in the center so it's really just magic. Still and having trouble putting down the first Heron board but man the this last bored here is just right on point. Cuz with the egg when I was going to ollie out of the kickers since the egg got narrower I would miss the board or like lose my footing cause it seems like it was just so thin even though its 8.7 to 8.5 .and because it went from the 8.7 in the center to 8.5 at the toes i just couldn't get over it .but on this one is smaller one since it goes 8.2 in center to 8.4 at the toes it makes it feel bigger like way bigger and i can Ollie way higher and stay on the board without feeling like I'm going to fall off or feel like I'm losing the board as my foot goes for truckstands and Caspers and even the primos don't feel so see sawy this deck is stable and I can't get over how it's ever thing I've ever wanted in a board and the wheels it's been a decade trying to find a offset wheel for Bowles ,street and freestyle omg .just thank you so much
Ordered 2 of em, got tre's the first day on it after 5 months of going for them. not sure if it was confidience, board, or both but hell, the board is gnarly.
Hearing Andy talk about his process over the years with these different iterations has been awesome. I've never felt a desire to replicate a skater's entire set-up down to the hardware until Andy. I haven't skated with risers for years, and I haven't skated with deck rails ever. I realize that imitating a set-up isn't gonna make me a better skater, but it's refreshing to hear someone that has a well-thought-out reason for their choices.
I'm happy for Andy. He deserves this and more.
Andy Anderson is legendary
I'm a night owl as well 🦉
He definitely deserves a cooler graphic than this renewed hydrant dragon
What can Andy do with trucks now..hmm
@9islex Fr, then he just needs his own bearings, deck rails, and hardware lol
Powell is really doing so much for skateboarding. It's not just putting out great content, finding passionate skaters, but also helping Andy improve & refine his concepts for new board designs. It's honestly fascinating as heck. Especially when you learn all the aspects of the board design that has actual functioning pieces of it. Like a puzzle 🧩 that all fits together to create a single enhanced functioning board 🛹. It's awesome to see someone who's really trying to mess around with boards and really do it in a unique awesome way.
They make puzzles now too?
Congrats brother! Proud of you, and thankful for your contributions to skateboarding! ❤️
Thank you Darude !! Love you so much G
Rodney mullen must think of you so highly bro you truly are a prodigy if the sport and freedom of skateboarding. He like you are the goats of this thing we all love so dearly. Your amazing Andy can't wait to see you get that Olympic win bro
Amazing thoughts behind the artwork, engineering and design of this deck. Very hyped for Andy
Seriously, THANK YOU.
You have spent so much time, energy, love, money ect. THANK YOU!
I was trying to share this with a friend of mine :) Glad it's back up and even more pumped to rip the board now that it is out. Thank-you Andy and Nigel for what ya do!
the depths of thoughts in this one is awesome !!! thanks a lot for sharing !
Awesome video as always Nigel. The slow motion was excellent.
So stoked! Andy is such an inspiration, great skater and human!!🛹🛹😁👊🏽👍🏽
The amount of thought, blood, sweat and energy Andy put into the design of this board is insane! I just bought one with the theory map grip tape. And I don’t even skate anymore but this man must be supported!
Much love and respect to you and your channel Nigel.
Excellent hi-quality slo-mo photog work, brother! 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼
Andy you are an absolute GENIUS! LOVE EVERYTHING YOU ARE DOING FOR THE SKATE WORLD!
Awesome to see this back, did not manage to finish this the first time !
I love it! I had a dragon banner on my wall in '86. Epic.
I can't wait to see the new board in the store, another 1 to add to the collection.
Congratulations Andy Anderson!
Thanks for the video, as always Nigel.
That is a really cool board art. There is alot of consideration and thought behind the picture.
I do miss watching Andy ripping with the Powell Crew and Dan etc. Having seen much since NYC stuff. Love to see more content of shredding.
Déjà vu Nigel? ;) I'd definitely watched half of this video so long ago, had the second half ready for the next day and it had disappeared :D
Andy at Venice is always a good time
I got one brutha and been waiting for bearings for 2 days that were supposed to be here. I can not wait to set it up and finally get my first kickflip! Thanks for being you my dude¡!
Did you get the kickflip?? I’m a freestyle skater so bad with pops and non pressured flip tricks but want to be able to do more then an Ollie and pop shuv did this help you get the flip? My flip on a regular deck isn’t fast enough for me it’s been a struggle. I’m hoping this board will help
The creator has blessed you Nigel and your native upbringing has really helped your mind I bet. I just went to a pow wow last week and cried a bunch. Lol.
Dopest graphic Powell ever had was the Ray Barbee fire hydrant graphic. Should of did a take from that graphic
I really want this board for my son… he’s finally coming around and starting to love to skate as much as I do, it must be a great board because it’s sold out everywhere 😢 I love what you’re doing Andy bringing a whole new generation to love skateboarding ❤❤❤
The Andy egg board is the best board ever made !
Gotta love seeing the good guys win every once in a while. Onward
Andy (and any other skater out there), when you're done cutting your grip tape, drag the blade backwards across the tape in your dark slide section and it'll re-align the blade edge and help it last longer between sharpenings. A leather strop helps as well. Also, if your blade is super dull, keep in mind that stone is regularly used as a knife sharpener, and if you learn how to sharpen a blade, you can use different coursenesses of stone to hone your blade.
Keep your blades sharp, fellas.
Much love and respect to you Andy Anderson.
Please make glow in the dark and black light variations of flight decks and wheels for skateboarding? 🤔
Iridescent and uv activated artwork?
Tie dye woodgrain plys
Wheels with layers like jawbreakers so that as you skate them the different colors show as it wears away
Multicolor dragon formula Wheels. 1 lime green. 1 red. 1 purple and 1 turquoise and different colors variation packs
So excited! Was trying to find this video again earlier, but I guess it was taken off. I'm riding the 9.13 right now, but am trying to apply the same principals for the old tail. Thanks so much for the sick content Nigel!!!
andy....u never cease to amaze!!!!!! great job looks so sick ill be getting one!
Love this video soo much it’s amazing thank u for making it
Really nice looking board, Powell should release a limited edition version where the dragon is holding an old Rodney Mullen deck
I grew up in venice beach class of 1991, this is the coolest skater and skateboard I have ever seen!🎉
Andy is awesome🤙
Hands down the best skater of our time, his passion is infectious!!! Such a humble dude! This what skating is all about…Most respect Andy❤
Andy the educater! 🤓📱🧠🛹 Good course!!
Will definitely buy the new board. Have been riding Andy's boards for about 5 years now.
All of them have been really good. Heron 2 are my favourite right now.
Looking forward to try this one to!
That graffic is sick love it 👌
Andy is evolving skating with these board designs. Sick.
Self evolution internally, externally and spiritually and outward evolution through creation is very important.
♾️💜
I just ordered one today. I am looking forward to trying this shape. After skating for 20 years, it is great to see someone trying to innovate shapes from the popsicle shape. I skate ishod twin shaped boards now, so I am excited to try it out.
same bro. i got ishod's because thought it was a step forward. who cares which way it is. I know they've been around for a bit but ishod is sick
Powell should sell a stencil with the board that you can lay on the nose and tail then spray paint it to get all these lines or zones in the board that Andy is talking about. Great for beginners and even advanced skaters struggling with a trick.
They have now!
@@ItsKrispyKev haha yep, Andy’s grip tape.
andy is the best dude
Psyched about this! Your old model is my cruiser now lol
The thought and love that went into that coming from an early idea is just really nice to see. Already decided I want to give those wheels a go but maybe it should be more of a complete set.
Love you man one of the most uniqueness dopest skaters of all time shout out to Tampa Bay 2020 man that run was love keep on sending it
Can’t wait to get one!
Same here. I LOVE Andy's Heron Egg, it's just a tad wider then I prefer, so this symmetrical deck I imagine will be pure gold, for me at least.
@@viracocha03 i feel the same the egg is a tad bit too big it needs to be like an 8.5 or 8.25
@@LonnieHutchinson90 A 8.25 Heron Egg would be awesome. I'm super stoked for this one.
I'm about to watch the video now. Love listening to AA talk skate science.
I could watch slow-mo Andy for hours 😂
I'm sure George is already thinking this, but it seems to me that Andy Anderson is probably the future of Powell Peralta.
Definitely
love ur vids man! huge fan i want to go to venice beach some day to
Bro Andy is a genius! I've landed 2 tricks for the first time ever rolling and clean. I landed a shuv and a fakie shuv rolling and clean. The square nose and tail really do keep it level and I landed a treflip 3rd try but I landed with my tail but and I'm getting closer to my first kickflip! Obviously I'm beyond stoked and really think every skateboarder would benefit so much from this shape. The crooks are better the flips the stability. Sorry for the long winded explanation lol. Thanks for being you Andy and NKA.
how are you landing treflips and doing crooks before kickflips? :D
but for real, the board is great! i skated it for the first time today after receiving it yesterday, landed a heelflip first try in a game of skate on defense; didn't land one in a year (i never try them, only in games of skate :D)
I completely don't understand why either! I did get the kickflip but not rolling yet. So awesome that you got the heelflip, especially on defense! The treflips are not good btw I'm trying my ass off every chance I get. Being 32 doesn't help but never too late to learn anything in my opinion.
I turned 30 last year and landed my first ‚real‘ tre shortly before. Don‘t worry, we still got time haha
My favourite skater rn. Reminds me so much of Rodney Mullen just in the research. Dudes obsessed and he’s constantly innovating.
AMAZING BOARD! What size/brand trucks are you skating with this board? Still MiniLogo 8.75" or did it go down to the 8.38"?
I really need more info on the new mini logo or powell trucks he's been using 🤔
SkateOne website states 8" Mini Logo Trucks with his 52mm nano cubic wheels. Seems a little narrow but they would know.
Dude, the slowmo's are awesome❤
Andy is the Jimi Hendrix of skateboarding
Why do I feel like Andy unveils a new board once a month now 😂. But keep them coming 🫡
Looks awesome. Hint for the rails: use blue tape to help with holding them in place while you screw them on. That way, you can put more focus on the screws and can provide exact placement every time. Add hint: Cordless drills are cheap and are your friend. I get wanting to do it by hand also, though, for the soul factor. Cheers bro! Nice deck!
I meditate every day. ♾️💜
I try to atleast
i finally picked one of these bad boys up cant wait to give it a try
real ones saw this the first time it was posted before it was deleted
andys deck is like the sword of grayskull he has the power
I don't watch other skaters, I will watch Andrew because I find him highly entertaining.
Dope! The yellow, red and blue all in one is not quite my color scheme, but the shape is definitely something I'd try!
Thank you Andy
You are making many people happy with your design. Big shoes to fill.
When should this one be available? I have skated all the previous decks and can't wait to try this one too. 8.45" heron flight deck is my favorite so far.
It's already out, my shop got them in monday. Been riding it since then.
@@Stug138how are you liking it so far.
@@thekid7500 flip tricks are really easy, I didn't like the graphic at first, but it's growing on me.
@@Stug138 Nice. Definitely thinking about pulling the trigger and getting one myself.
My first ever board was a knockoff pos with plastic trucks, but the logo was yellow with a baby blue bulldog and a red fire hydrant. Loved it.
Andy is a G
Is anyone else dying to try this ride setup?
I love that Cuzzy is the best skater at the park n only one with a helmet on.
Huh? Didn't you already release this video? Did you pull it and reup it?
Drinking game or smoking game ... Everytime Nigel says "sick" take a drink or a bong hit 🤘🥴🤘
NkA Vids, big ups to all the work you put in, getting to see the behind the scenes and detail that Andy put in to make his Decks. (Which came out 😷sick🤢 by the way).
MASS LOVE 💕 TIMES ☠️ INFINITY ♾️ !!!
I need this board !!! EPIC!!!
My family has always loved great blue heroins. So majestic.
love the shape just a shame the dragon drawing looks so amateur its a great concept design though
nice you got a sneeze on camera, that’s fun to see Andy’s reaction to getting a sneeze on camera
So caught up in your journey..reality is bizarre..not over thinking things is difficult..cheers gents🍺
The nostalgia realm.
What is the dragon holding again? Also, i love the design its so sick!!
A Vajra
Tibetan buddhism reference
K thx.. plebian here lol
A Vajra (thunderbolt/diamond)... a Buddhist weapon that cuts through ignorance.
I would pay to watch andy look at a skateboard... lol❤❤❤
Love the slo-mo good dog pets!
I hope that everyone has a great and memorable day today. 💯❤️🍀
I'm looking forward to trying this deck shape in a few years when the price creeps down.
wher have you been its been weeks brother hope your doing ok
But WHERE can I buy it? Google does not seem to know, and no video featuring it has a link in the description..
Andy is an amazing skater. But im too high for the whole explanation of the board right now😂
I don't know what trucks he's useing if it the 8.7 or the 8.3.its crazy that he had it all in the 1st heron decks and just had combined the front and back parts pieces like the corners of the tail but bent them ,then the bend to the center from the tail and the took the very end of the nose cause the tail was to straight and not good for truckstands and the curve on the edge of the nose for primo flips and the size from the smaller heron lol its just mind blowing ahhhh> I just love it .and 7 In on the toes so when you where it down. It's becomes a nother tail wtf how clever it two 4 boards in one
I feel like I already saw this vid last month 🤔
It seems like I will buy this third board of his too hahaha. Definitely like the first Heron and also the 7-ply 9" one too. But maybe, just maybe this smaller twin tail is more my thing.
What size are the trucks and riser pads?
About to set it up. Biggest decision is Venture, thunder, or Tensor Mags.
Finding generalizations and correlations with others you can teach anyone anything as long as you have a common interest of understanding. The same thing can be applied to yourself for learning new subjects and perspectives.
What Andy is saying is very true. Sometimes explaining something in another way other than skate terminology can actually help someone learn faster especially if they have never skateboarded but they have experience in other sports or hobbies.
😅 I swear that 8.4 is literally the best size for this board especially since it goes to an 82 in the center so it's really just magic. Still and having trouble putting down the first Heron board but man the this last bored here is just right on point. Cuz with the egg when I was going to ollie out of the kickers since the egg got narrower I would miss the board or like lose my footing cause it seems like it was just so thin even though its 8.7 to 8.5 .and because it went from the 8.7 in the center to 8.5 at the toes i just couldn't get over it .but on this one is smaller one since it goes 8.2 in center to 8.4 at the toes it makes it feel bigger like way bigger and i can Ollie way higher and stay on the board without feeling like I'm going to fall off or feel like I'm losing the board as my foot goes for truckstands and Caspers and even the primos don't feel so see sawy this deck is stable and I can't get over how it's ever thing I've ever wanted in a board and the wheels it's been a decade trying to find a offset wheel for Bowles ,street and freestyle omg .just thank you so much
Its insane how many things Andy and I have in common
Pro of pros
Da hell I was just watching this and then it said user deleted the video 🤔
Ordered 2 of em, got tre's the first day on it after 5 months of going for them. not sure if it was confidience, board, or both but hell, the board is gnarly.
When can i buy the board?