ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

here's a shape i'm working on in my garage. 29" long by 8" wide; baltic birch...so what do you think of this shape for...well, probably GS or HS?

Keith Hollien will like it.

either this shepe or holliens shape is the worst i've ever seen in my life.
absolutely unfunctional and gross ugly.

at least he builds his own boards.
could use a bit of rounding on the corners but thats only for style. the board may be dysfunctional to some but using a different stance it would be fine.
if you build another one you may want to try making a board where you can stand directly over the trucks and see which is best for you. with the right risers you will be able to stop the wheel bite.

im not sure if donalds dig at the board was a joke cause they know each other, but from the posts i've seen he seems all talk.

Justin

well in THAT case, i guess i'll just keep a-using my pavel for slalom and use this piece for a campus cruiser

yay pavel!

Doug Kadzban wrote:well in THAT case, i guess i'll just keep a-using my pavel for slalom and use this piece for a campus cruiser

yay pavel!

Why?

Why not set it up and run cones with it and see how it does?

It's your board. Ride it.

One of the FASTEST guys on the East Coast is the King Of Georgia, Tom Thompson. What does he ride? He took a popsicle stick and used a jig saw to cut a point on one end. It works perfectly for him: stiff, concave and a rear kick to hold his back foot. And he's fast.

AND

If he breaks it he can go to the store and buy another one for $12 to do the same thing.

So, the moral is: functional is as functional does. If it works, great. It if doesn't, what the hell? Try again with something else.

well honestly, i built (am building) the board just for cruising...but yeah i think i'll give it a try with some cones, provided i can come up with grippier wheels for it

and that's a great idea for a slalom board...a cut-up trick board...wow i like that

hey doug

that was an honest statement from a guy that builds boards and puts a lot of thought into
what he does.
if you already have a decent board go and compare the 2 boards,you will see and feel why this shape is not what you want.

Donald Campbell wrote:hey doug

that was an honest statement from a guy that builds boards and puts a lot of thought into
what he does.
if you already have a decent board go and compare the 2 boards,you will see and feel why this shape is not what you want.

i understand where you're coming from dude. on my pavel, my feet are directly over the trucks, which allows me to put the force of pumping DIRECTLY into the trucks. this board, the pumping motion would have to be a lot more...idk, rotational???, a motion similar to pumping a drop-deck speedboard, a motion that is NOT suited for slalom at all. eh, it was a thought...

hey doug
just go and try it out,you'll see the difference.
besides that it's supercool to see guys such as you trying to do something by youirself.
keep it on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

maybe i should post some pictures of the previous boards i've built...
like the one i built specifically for slalom...which, to my knowledge, still hasn't been mounted or ridden...actually, last i knew, the wheels for that board were sitting at some skateshop in OC along with another set of wheels that were supposed to be at my doorstep (from a friend) in september
sorry for the rant

here she is, finished...most definitely not a slaler...

sorry y'all for wasting bandwidth!

hey easy
you're not wasting anything here

the board looks good


keep on doing those things!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!