I'm pretty new to finger boarding and currently ride a prowood extreme which is a shorter deck at 96mm. however im not convinced i have found the shape that suits me quite yet.

I know width is kind of a spin control factor
Length is again i feel a spin/flip factor

But what about concave,dips and kicks how do they all effect the performance. OR are they just to make it look realistic and cool???

I notice that BW are making flat series decks and now 32mm wide decks. and also lowpro are making a deck with no concave. Are flat decks the way forward?

Thanks Benny.

It's all about the rider's preference. Some like 30mm+ width decks, and others like a smaller sized deck. Some like high kicks, some like mellow kicks. It all comes down to what shape you feel comfortable with at the end of the day.

You'll have to ride some different boards and find out for yourself man! Each company has different shapes and feels to the board, you gotta find what you like. I personally love the 29.5mm Berlinwoods, they feel perfect to me in comparison to my Yellowwood, which I think the tail is a little to steep aswell as there being to little concave. So like I said, try out some different companys and find what shape you like!

ya like i like a 32mm deck so i might get a wide berlinwood and i like mellow boards

People say "rider preference" but thats not answering the question. He wants to know what a deck shape actually does.


Think of it like this.


The higher the kicks, the more leverage you have to pop. It would make popping the board all the more easier. Likewise, concave makes flips easier if they are extreme. Mellow shapes are normally hardest to work with since the leverage is often taken away. Thinner boards spin faster because there is less board to rotate. Anything thicker will spin slower.

Its the 747 vs a F-18 concept when you talk board size. Anything bigger will rotate slower, anything smaller will rotate quicker.

So realistically, if you'd want a balanced board- everything should be medium. If you want pop, get higher kicks. Better flips, thin and concave.

I like popping big, fast flips and mid-air catches so I got a Daliri 1.5 deck which has medium concave and medium/medium-high kicks. It's 29.3 I think so I have lots of space to catch. If somehow you're like me, you'll like Daliri Fingerboard's decks.

By the sounds of it I might be looking into the deck shape and size a bit too much.

Im just interested, I mean we would all love to have the perfect deck for us. And im just trying to find what i would like and why. so far i am liking the

98-98 mm in length
29-30 mm in width
mellow to medium concave maybe more towards the medium
Quite defined dips
medium to high kicks

As Deshawn Harris describes above the length and width have a lot of impact on performance. Which shows i have a close up G3 and G4 which as you may know are both very thin decks and they really dont perform well in my opinion (however i love both they are still fun which is what people miss with there Fingerboard reviews)

Im going to buy some more decks soon to maybe review id like a yellow wood, berlinwood, homewood and a lowpro.

Atm i have got a number of decks incl. 2x close up, 2x 4CF, starfingerboard <-- (Very good deck) and 2 prowoods + tech decks.

I think all of the brandes above puts alot of thought into there deck shape and size and they are all quite popular.

Home wood seems to have a wide selection of shapes with detailed descriptions of why they shape the deck.

I shall continue looking into it i think if i can come to a conclusion then i could help people to buy a deck that suits them if they like me cant try a number of decks while at events.

from the sound of your preferences i think you would like Flaked decks. They are 98mm long, 30mm wide, and have medium or high kicks with medium concave. nice defined shape too.

also: ditch 4C and Starfingerboard. they are china companies that ruin the scene so they are really frowned upon. youre a beginner so its not expected that you would know that but just a heads up.