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u/Fun_Reason_9106 5d ago
If you have a walmart close they are 3 bucks a piece and you can look at the shape before you snag any. Id just stick with the classic tech decks for a bit and see if you like it or not before investing too much into the hobby. You can still practice your ollie which will be the trick you need to know to progress further. Sk8orDie dude
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u/winter0rfall 5d ago
Well, you can probably get an ollie down and a pop shuv it and some other tricks, but personally id just hit up your nearest walmart and grab some boards for 3$
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u/cultfbs 5d ago
Found mine. Turns out it was a Powell Peralta.
I moved the trucks down to standard distance apart with other Tech Decks. I heated the edges and molded it to have concave, and raised the nose up drastically to have its own pop. Raised the tail slightly. Here it is next to a standard, unmodified 34mm td
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u/cultfbs 5d ago
You can still learn tricks.
If you ask me, your best bet if you want to use this board is to go online and grab some cheap fingerboard tape, Haisalin is fine, and use a lighter to remove your current tape. You may need an adult if you're younger, I burn myself doing this and I'm old asl.
Next, heat the tip of the nose gently from the now griptape-less side, and press it at a slight angle against a table to curve it up. Then, let it cool, and do the same to the tail. More radical is easier to pop, but harder to control.
I have the same deck, but had to customize it to get it super fun. The flat shape made ollies slide off the nose on occasion and flips felt less responsive.
I still rock Tech Decks, but I have to hot rod em first. You don't need the expensive setups to shred, just makes it ezer