Professor Schmitt's analysis of my Skateboard!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Let's see what Paul has to say about my board!
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this is like saturday morning tv for skate nerds. thanks to Ben and the Professor for taking the time to make such a cool video.
while sipping my coffee too
This information Professor Schmitt is sharing is gold worth and so interesting to see. I grew up skating in the 90s and this information we could never dream of. Every time you went to the skate shop you tried a different board shape and got used to the board, the end. Now with all the knowledge and we are going back to old school shapes, skateboarding has revolutionized itself and went full circle.
My little brother passed last year and left an almost pristine skateboard. With my 11yr old kid just starting out I felt obligated to give it a go, put the board to use and be a part of my kid's journey. I'm 45 and was never really very good even when I did skate as a teenager. I don't envision any flip tricks in my future but as a beginner who's now semi-obsessed, I've been loving your content and appreciate the effort you put in providing it 👍
I'm sorry for your loss and it is awesome that you decided to skate to be a bigger part of your kids life!!!! Kudos to you 👍👍
@@danieloneill5452 Thanks mate ❤
I'm sure your brother would be happy
I can back 3 in my dreams too. All pop. Great video to watch with my morning coffee.
Watching somebody with such a strong passion for what he does after so many years in the industry is amazing.
I really hope you did a nine club episode while you were on your trip
Would love to see him do one of those tutorials with crob like they did with Andy Anderson and Mike V
Man, this is just the right amount of nerdiness for me. Prof. Schmitt strikes a fun middle ground between mad scientist and expert in his field.
Side note-This little trip has been great for your sub count, good to see man!
Watching Tampa Pro on my TV (Brian Anderson, 46 years old just did his first run), watching Ben DeGros and Paul Schmitt on my phone, and setting up a christmas complete, while it's -12C and 2 feet of snow on the ground...but my garage skatepark awaits.
This is a good day.
You a little late for “Christmas complete” , but I’m happy for you regardless 😂
@@mateoxmaza2169 christmas complete just means a setup with brand new everything. doesn't have to be on christmas lol
Keep it coming! Those videos with PPS are THE BEST!!!
unironically, thank you for the nerdiest skate content i've ever seen. more please!
thanks for all the good content over the years ben, really enjoy when you upload.
Seeing him work on my board would be an absolute pleasure. He’s just so knowledgeable and the way he handles and speaks about his work AS he works makes me so happy.😂❤️
That was rad. Man, when I was a kid, we didn’t know shit about boards. We had deck width preferences, deck shape and concave, truck preference, wheel size preferences, but I’m not sure we knew why really. The grip under the truck and checking to see if trucks were straight is something I’ve never seen nor thought of in my life. I sorta wonder now had I figured out the minutia as a kid, I could’ve ironed out the variables that wasted my time forcing me to adjust to a new set-up every time, just to start over again in a month when my deck was toast. I loved my trucks worn in cause I did lots of kgrinds and 5-0s. I also got used to the bent uneven bushings. So I hated changing trucks out. Decks I just did my best to find 7.75 boards that were more rounded less pointed. Lots of good content here in this one. 👏👏🤙🤙
@@DarmokAtTanagra yeah, it was like that for sure.
This is what we all need. Skateboarding edumacation.
I could listen to you guys for hours…
Setting up my boards for around 35 years (yes 48 years old), I recently started to prepare the holes with a 90-degree sinker just as big as the diameter of the bolthead for two reasons: I don’t like it when the bolts stick out the grip too far ( feeling and esthetics ) AND there are no pressure-cracks around the holes anymore…works fine for me
✌️from Germany
Counter sinking the holes a bit is a good idea as long as you know what you're doing and don't go too deep.
Ben, you two need to work together or start a series! This is so great! When he called you a princess, that was amazing!
I KNEW you wouldnt be able let that 1 truck griptape "riser" slide 🤣💕👍
The chemistry was much better in this video. Love it. Super valuable stuff that nobody else covers.
I honestly think that the mind also plays a huge role in how the board feels. I recently cleaned my bearings and re-lubed them and now the whole board sounds different (it doesn't have those high rustling sounds anymore). It completely changed how it feels for me. Kinda feels like it lost its snap and is more mushy like it got wet or something (which i know is not the case).
I hope these kinds of videos will push brands to highlight these measurements on their website, it makes a whole lot of difference once you wanna buy something specific
Been watching ben for a about 2/3 years now and its cool to see how far his come. I love going back to his old videos from time to time to see how blossomed in front of the camera from then to now.
Thank you Professor Schmitt. You're a perfect fit for Ben's channel. 😊 Great deck analysis For example I'm immediately going to check if my trucks are parallel with each other.
This was one of the greatest skateboard videos I've ever seen in my life and I'm almost 40 years old.
Yep, I have a feeling this won't be the last time we'll be visiting with the professor. Great Chemistry between you two nerds!
This was wholesome and wonderful to watch. A couple of the biggest board nerds out there, nerding out on a board. Thanks for sharing!
Fascinating. The golden combo Degros and Schmitt!
I'd have had to grip both trucks too, that kind of thing would keep me up at night, lol
Love hearing from the professor of skateboards ♥ thanks Ben, Salute!
Paul Schmitt is the absolute goat! I really respect someone who has put there whole life into something they love. I can’t imagine how many skaters he’s helped and educated. He deserves a place in a hall of fame somewhere
I love this so much. I’ve learned so much from both of you!! That grip tape trick is amazing. Thank you Paul and Ben for this video
the collab we've been waiting for for 5 years!
I love this series with the professor.
Wow, that griptape baseplate hack is cool.
Also I can confirm that the Tensor nubs actually work really well too. I had never even thought about checking to see if my baseplates were straight but sure enough just took a framing square to both my boards that ive got setup with Tensors and they're both perfectly straight.
two of my favorite people in the industry. really enoyed this
Pre-loaded Rocker= brilliance. Paul & crew make the finest cues. 🔥. Shout out to PS STIX Up cycle project!
These kinds of videos are some of the best skate content on this thing. Love it.
You can clearly see Paul has no idea of Ben's background and understanding of the concepts being talked about. Shouts out Degros, for not letting ego step up and feel the need to say something that didn't need to be said. What's understood, is not spoken.
Professor Schmitt's a wise man that knows any secret about skateboarding industry, nice to hear a few things and take a look and learn a lot. 💎💎👍👍✔✔
Thank you for coming to Fort St John and supporting my community! Wish i could have met you! 🎉
I agree with the hardware issue. The Indy heads are too large so even if you tighten from the underside, it still creates craters on the griptape. The holes should be beveled.
PS- Professor Schmitt isn't running any special promotions for Ben subs?? 🤔
Thanks Ben for another really awesome Vid !! Hope to see a Nine club of you soon Much Love ❤️🤘🏻🛹🇿🇦
Uncle Ben + Professor Paul have me wanting to measure everything now for the sake of skateology!
This is very relevant information for Skateboards builder. Thank you for your great content. Interesting and entertaining.
Great episode - Mr Schmitt has so much knowledge in everything when comes to skateboards. And as far as your trip goes - I would think meeting with him and picking his brain would be the highlight of your trip.
Almost 100k😮🎉🎉❤
I love how nerdy and in-depth this video is, fantastic work! Also, Ben, what pants are those?
Love this video, thanks to both of you for making it!
Professor Schmitt and Ben Degros talking skateboards = bliss. Such a good video and I’m now going to have to go through and look at all my different setups for those little differences and straighten my trucks 😂 thanks you guys 👊
For real ?
Maybe I’m getting old but how do I send a telegram on the app?? 😂
He's not a scientist, he's a wizard. Brilliant video
Oh the other cool way with his griptape on truck method is because the tape is being poked through the truck holes, it sort of acts like a collar around the hardware to remove some of the tolerance between the hole size and hardware width. I'm definitely going start doing this.
Dream duo come tru, the insight is incredible
This was such a cool video hearing this mad scientist of skateboards
Thanks Ben and P Stix for helping skaters find there goldylox board . God bless brother and peace be with you Ben
Holy shit! Vancouver Carpenter and Paul Schmidt? What a find! Great to see this!!!!
Was there ever an update about the griptape ontop of truck method?
Love this stuff! The Professor should have his own channel
Dude this is gold
What a cool vid Ben, thanks for sharing this. You're so fortunate to have had this experience with Professor Schmitt, a dream, maybe? What was the most valuable thing you learned?
Love your content! One thing I have been experimenting with on my last few decks. Countersink sow in reverse and then sand to 220 grit on the top ply. Just a small amount to give some space for hardware. I do this pre-grip and then once gripped I do the same to clean the grip from under the hardware. It has worked extremely well and allows larger hardware (greater surface area to spread load) to sit more flush and no mushroom to worry about. Clearly this requires setup at home but if you do this pre-park and have a freshie as a backup well.. yeah, give it a whirl!
14:56 when a man of science recognises another man of science 😂 These episodes are solid gold
"Can we do the back truck too because now my front truck is taller." I felt that
Thank you Ben for this video! ❤
I can not imagine anybody who´s more of a dedicated skateboaring nerd than you two guys. 😁
Keeping in mind many of your other videos, (Truck Madness for example), i had to laugh out loud several times as you were talking about so much other skate related stuff like trucks, wheels etc. beside from only the board itself...
Been skating a few years now, and I only just started paying attention to measurements of different decks
"I get it princess it's okay" lol I'd be the same way. 😂
Really cool video Ben, you're the cream of the crop mate. Love it. Shoutout to Prof Schmitt it was super interesting.
Hello from the UK thanks for your videos. Love you 😘
Interesting to hear the rocker vs camber aspect. In snowboarding camber boards have more pop then a rocker board.
cause on skate u pop on snow u hop :)
@@GLadislav23 nahh
@@GLadislav23 You must be a novice snowboarder if your hopping rather then popping.
On a skateboard you have wheels raising you up but on a snowboard your directly on the snow, on a skateboard your weight is physically on the nose or tail as you pop... a snowboard your feet are positioned more centered in the board and the nose and tail are spread away from your feet.
To create pop on a snowboard its a shifting of your body mass (to pre load the board) combined with jumping (to release and pop you up)
On a snowboard, to get that pre loading spring effect that schmitt talks about rocker skateboards having... you actually need a camber curve rather then a rocker, so that when you stand up on the snowboard it flattens out and creates that spring action.
@@TysonHook-22- still no pop just hop :) as u saying u using the pretentioned board u just hoping u guys live in lies school is messed up your brains u meant hop up :) send me one video where u can hear snowboarder popping his board and on kickers u just scoop tricks never popped a snowboard and never heard about that term neither
Shmitt rules! and he would tell u wagwan
The nerds found each other. Love it.
Amazing vid! Thanks from Brasil
Have you considered reviewing ace hollows af1’s? Out of the standard indy and thunders ive tried, the ace hollows are my favorite by far
14.5 wheellbase with aces is goldilocks for me. 14.25 wheelbase with thunders feels and measures about the same from axle to axle
This is as close as I'm ever going to get to watching a psychic give a reading
Daddy Ben, you got special friends on here!
great fun, thanks for the cool vid.
Probably the most skate nerd video!👌🏻 I'm not sure about the grip tape under the trucks to!😂
I put a piece of bicycle inner tube rubber under each truck baseplate that I cut with a scissors in the exact size and shape of the bottom of the baseplate to stop the annoying moving around of the trucks after assembly and during the break in period all the way till the deck is dead and I remove the trucks and install it to a new deck if the trucks still have life in them. Where the holes for the hardware goes I cut a tiny square piece of rubber away as drilling is a no go. Drilling a thin rubber will only turn into a tangled mess. But I like the grip tape idea. I think that I will try it in the near future.
the video we´ve all been waiting for :D
i laughed out loud a lot, but the one that really got me was grip taping the back truck as well since the front is now "higher." i've only started skating but nerding out is the fun part.
that Silver Play Button is getting closer and closer.. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Use carbon fibre grip paste instead of the grip tape. It contains tiny particles to stop parts shifting, designed for carbon parts but it will work to keep the trucks in place and save the extra height added by the grip tape.
Thank you for this. Just what I needed.
always great
24:11 ohh thats one way to test it. i've felt that before too
and i alsoo did the same grip under the baseplate method because i realized it was caused by the truck holes being widened and loose
Schmitt Stix Forever!
when you told him you already knew about the grip tape on the truck and he went silent i'm sure he was like THIS GUY FUCKIN KNOWS EVERYTHING
Such a grandpa and dad nostalgia in one video 😂❤
Of course you weigh your trucks after 😂
This part 🤣
Love you Ben and your OCD. why didn’t you get the professor to straighten out your squeaky trucks? 😂 I soap the pivot cups of every pair of trucks I buy because that sound drives me insane!
29:03 lol I love Professor Schmitt and ‘Schmitt Stix’ was my first real board - Chris Miller * Faces/Dog full 10” I’ve also bought the reissue and compared it to my OG from 1989 and it lined up perfectly, amazing!
great episode!
Ben, you're a bad ass and I like your content. Thank you good sir
It gets better and better the longer the video goes! 🤙🏽
you kinda look like a blood elf from world of warcraft
lol, a daddy elf
Just switched from Real Ishod twin tail to Santa Cruz McCoy twin tail. The size and shape of the board is almost the same but that shorter wheelbase on Santa Cruz (14.22) made it much easier to flip and turn. Btw I'd like to hear from Dr Schmidt how do board rails and riser pads affect the board setup
For riser pads he has a video with Spencer Nuzzi on Ride Channel to get a higher ollie.
If you want even more of a difference, try the Girl or Chocolate twins with 14" wheelbase. I've got the Girl Malto twin and it's amazing. I've had my eye on that Santa Cruz twin too.
@@reup4023 thanks, I'll check
@@getbuckgetbuck thanks, shorter than Real already feels better, I'll check chocolate and girl if I find them in any skateshop around
LMAO when you made him grip the back truck also xD had to scratch that itch
The goat and goat together agin 💯👊🏽🔥🛹
love the skate community
I’m a trim carpenter and I could hang out with Ben and Paul all day💯🤙🏼😎
Awesome!
Brilliant
RESPECT FOR CALLING OUT INDY HARDWARE. Indy needs to get their crap together.