Experienced skaters look here!

[Seekskater]

8 years? really?

That's what I said, but apparently that's what everyone seems to be getting hung up on so I made the original post easier to understand. I'll also rephrase.

Has anyone here used a featherlight board, or lighter trucks? Did you notice a considerable difference in the spin of your flips? Anything negative about them?

Thank you
btw if you have 35 years of "experience", you can troll somewhere else.

You lame ageist. You're killing skateboarding. 

Nah dude, elitists, jocks, and ryan sheckler are killing skateboarding. My skateboarding anyways.

Elitists like you who have skated so long they are just too high and mighty to give a fellow skater some advice. Jocks with no style coming in and trying to get the biggest jock air possible, when all I really want to see is a no-comply down a 5, or a bert on slab of a concrete. Then there's Ryan Sheckler, don't fucking get me started, he may outskate me 10 times over but fuck if Ryan has any style whatsoever.

^ That's what is killing skateboarding, and you elitist shitheads are just as bad as everything else.  

[Watermelon]

You continue to blow it and dig this hole your in deeper. You might as well just give up now.

[Seekskater]

You continue to blow it and dig this hole your in deeper. You might as well just give up now.

Hahaha what? This is a fucking forum 

Like I could give a shit less then whether I "blow it" in front of you guys. I'm actually curious as to what Chuck says though sometimes. He can actually be almost clever. You however are a fucking bore.

[C H U C K]

8 years? really?

That's what I said, but apparently that's what everyone seems to be getting hung up on so I made the original post easier to understand. I'll also rephrase.

Has anyone here used a featherlight board, or lighter trucks? Did you notice a considerable difference in the spin of your flips? Anything negative about them?

Thank you
btw if you have 35 years of "experience", you can troll somewhere else.

You lame ageist. You're killing skateboarding. 

Nah dude, elitists, jocks, and ryan sheckler are killing skateboarding. My skateboarding anyways.

Elitists like you who have skated so long they are just too high and mighty to give a fellow skater some advice. Jocks with no style coming in and trying to get the biggest jock air possible, when all I really want to see is a no-comply down a 5, or a bert on slab of a concrete. Then there's Ryan Sheckler, don't fucking get me started, he may outskate me 10 times over but fuck if Ryan has any style whatsoever.

^ That's what is killing skateboarding, and you elitist shitheads are just as bad as everything else.  

Why are the jocks, elitists and Sheckler  killing your skateboarding? If you really skate for you, why does anything other than your skating matter?

[Seekskater]

Why are the jocks, elitists and Sheckler  killing your skateboarding? If you really skate for you, why does anything other than your skating matter?

As far as i'm concerned, only my skateboarding matters. As far as what's killing skateboarding, well, I just gave you my opinion. Creativity is what does it for me, and that's how I'll always try to skate.

[susej]

Chuck had it right from the start.  Blowing it -1 applied.

On a related note, watermelon, you now have the power. 

[The brycickle]

Why are the jocks, elitists and Sheckler  killing your skateboarding? If you really skate for you, why does anything other than your skating matter?

As far as i'm concerned, only my skateboarding matters. As far as what's killing skateboarding, well, I just gave you my opinion. Creativity is what does it for me, and that's how I'll always try to skate.

I'm going to kill skateboading single handedly by shooting it in the fucking face!

[FedUp]

If you want to flip more try kicking your board with more power. Light boards and light trucks and all the gimmicks are just stupid.

[Watermelon]

On a related note, watermelon, you now have the power. 

I guess 550 is the new count.

[Babe, Mr. Ruth if you're Nasty]

this is definately the sleep aid talking,

watermleon is heman.

Seekskater blows it, which is a dirty joke in itself.

We're just a bunch of assholes. Chuck's a firefighter, so good luck when you're on fire at a skatepark and chuck is the only one their because chuck would not estinguish you.

I need more sleep. and to not be on a computer.

[killthegnar]

Sorry to derail the topic, but dont get that helium deck. its got these weird air pockets that they put the helium in, and the last thing you want in a deck is little holes in it.

[bucky fellini]

further to that, in general, don't buy into marketing gimmicks with skate decks. there's a reason that most of those cracked-out ideas continually die and hard rock maple continues to reign supreme.   

[elastic back]

8 years? really?

That's what I said, but apparently that's what everyone seems to be getting hung up on so I made the original post easier to understand. I'll also rephrase.

Has anyone here used a featherlight board, or lighter trucks? Did you notice a considerable difference in the spin of your flips? Anything negative about them?

Thank you
btw if you have 35 years of "experience", you can troll somewhere else.

You lame ageist. You're killing skateboarding. 

Nah dude, elitists, jocks, and ryan sheckler are killing skateboarding. My skateboarding anyways.

Elitists like you who have skated so long they are just too high and mighty to give a fellow skater some advice. Jocks with no style coming in and trying to get the biggest jock air possible, when all I really want to see is a no-comply down a 5, or a bert on slab of a concrete. Then there's Ryan Sheckler, don't fucking get me started, he may outskate me 10 times over but fuck if Ryan has any style whatsoever.

^ That's what is killing skateboarding, and you elitist shitheads are just as bad as everything else.  

you never answered how any of those things are killing skateboarding. i really want to know. you answered why you don't like them, but that has nothing to do with why they are killing skateboarding. continue...

also, while most of the thrasher audience will agree with you not liking sheckler, i think the "no style" argument is outdated. he actually has a pretty good style these days since he has grown bigger than his board. that isn't what people dislike about him.

as for a lighter set up, don't worry about it. the techest skaters out there still ride standard set ups. if you need something to make you think you can do your tricks easier, so be it...most of skateboarding is mental anyway. but realistically, as long as you aren't riding a board over 8.5 and 60+mm wheels, you should be good for tech maneuvers.

We're just a bunch of assholes. Chuck's a firefighter, so good luck when you're on fire at a skatepark and chuck is the only one their because chuck would not estinguish you.

you are mistaken, it is ze rjm that is a firefighter.

[killthegnar]

nothing is killing skateboarding... skateboardings been dead for a few months now... don't you remember? skateboardings been dead since before the CCDC days

[Stabby_McShiv]

I am experienced and I would be happy to share my enlightment:

Tech boards are shit and absolutely useless over regular maple boards.  Find a shape and size that works for you and you are good to go but, even then, the difference is more a matter of comfort than anything.  If you can do a trick with one board, you'll likely be able to pull the same trick on any reasonably sized board and setup but might not be as comfortable doing it.  In other words, decks aren't performance enhancing but feel free to experiment to find your own preference.

If you want real performance enhancement than you need to focus on  high performance technical wear clothing, that's where huge gains can be made.  I recently purchased a full Under Armor kit that included moisture wicking Lycra/spandex blend socks, shorts,  a sleeveless skin tight shirt and a dew rag.  Now I feel like a fucking hummingbird in the air and don't have to worry about my board getting tangled up in my pants or shirt. The only downside is that every now and again I wake up in an alley stinking of Mad Dog 20/20 with a bump on my head and a torn asshole but that's the price to pay as the ruler of the tech god heavens.