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Calling my opinion wrong would be like me telling you what you prefer is wrong...it’s all skateboarding and all that matters is if you are having fun.
The SP3 concave is far from flat and it really locks your feet in while skating bowls and it’s enough concave where slapping curbs and popping Ollie’s and boneless’ are tight! I could careless about tech and flip tricks...
After stage1 ability is learnt then go wider 4 sure, unless you're a total tech ninja
My comment was in regards to @BackInAction saying that reissues and Rat Bones are no good.
I love talking about skateboarding and am happy to help.
Thin vulcanized soles are good too for bringing you center of balance downward
I agree...I bought my 3yo son a 7.5” pop with low Mini Logo trucks and some soft 53mm wheels. He loves it! I’m 46 and find the “old school” stuff perfect for me. From the age of 25 until I turned 41 I skated 8.5” and 9” pops with 54mm or 56mm modern wheels. I use to have more time and energy to progress as a skater. Now I focus on the progress of my kids as skaters and I just have fun in the bowl doing some slash grinds and 50-50’s, As I get older grinding the curb in front of my house is the best thing in the world....no annoying scooter kids....and I can skate my curb late at night after the kids are asleep....skateparks around me aren’t lighted at night.
If you want to handle noisy kid infested skate parks,, yangifying ones life can increase tolerance and improve brain functioning in noisy busy environments...
I started skating at 55 after 43 yrs off skateboards, and that was just very part time kid stuff. I'm a bit autistic,, so Mullen like I have approached the nuances of older skateboarders learning from a scientific perspective,, in between having a tug and a nap and sitting on the sofa in front of the TV with a blanky on my knees, in my olde age.
For me lately, my focus has shifted from equipement to the implications of martial arts techniques when skating. Specifically balance and bringing consciousness from the head and heart and into the hips, minimal effort and diet. Recently I have partially focused on a yang diet, and seen its benefits first hand to help combat Aucklands wet and cold winter weather.
I think I am about to go full ninja on diet and lifestyle habits.
Kids are typically yang esp compared to most adults. Luan Olivera with his fast paced runs operates on a higher yang expression than most other skaters, Mullen maintains a yang expression too, which has 'under-girded' his long term sporting and business success.
Being on dry concrete out in the sun also improves yang expression, which is why some skaters develop a harsh anti kook [yin disorder] disposition,, and why some skaters have problems with psychotic behaviors. Excess yang disorders often manifests as psychosis. Kookiness is a yin disorder.
However like Ayurveda and balancing the doshas,, the balancing of yin and yang is the golden elixir where the water dragons and the fire dragons dwell in perfect harmony.
Cool but warm.
Here's a little video I made of my progress:
@ovaldragon Honestly, I am having more fun than I imagined I would have! Of course, I didn't film any of my bails, which most people might say looks like NO fun (they would be right). I certainly had a few bails that made me "pause"....50 years old dude? How many times do I think I can hit the ground that hard and get back up again? Fortunately, I have a strong "Fuck it" attitude when it comes to that shit. (I hope it's ok to swear here? English is my 2nd language. My 1st language is swearing.)