How to Choose a Skateboard With the Most Concave

Skateboard shape designs have seen many changes since becoming popular in the 1960s. Once flat and short, they have now progressed to being crafted with angled noses and tails, along with different degrees of concave. A deck's concavity refers to the the amount of upward curvature that it has going from one side to the other of the board, as well as on the nose and tail. Picking a skateboard with the most concave will allow you to flip the board much easier than one with very little.

Things You'll Need

  • Skateboard decks
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Instructions

    • 1

      Go to a skateboard shop and pick a few shapes that they have to offer for comparing. Since there are many different types of boards for different types of skating, choose some that fit your preferred skating style, such as ones for longboarding or those designed for street and vert skating.

    • 2

      Hold the skateboard's tail in front of you, and tilt its nose downward at an angle. This allows you to see the level of concavity the design has from one of its sides to another. Remember that the concavity generally applies to the beveling of the width of the board, but also applies to the nose and tail.

    • 3

      Put each of the boards face up on the ground, place each of your feet over the upper and lower holes that have been drilled for the hardware, then determine which one has the most concave by the process of elimination. The one that allows your feet to rock back and forth the most while standing on it will be the one with the most concavity from side to side.

    • 4

      Pick each of the boards up, one at a time, keep them horizontal, and observe their shapes length-wise. The one that has the highest nose and tail will be the one with the most concave design.