Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
Hi. My name is Taylor Rosenbauer. I've been traveling all over the United States to fingerboard
competitions, demos, and I've appeared on MTV and just having a great time with this
really fun hobby. I'm taking a trip to Germany, competing at the world championships for fingerboarding.
Today I will be demonstrating finger-boarding. One very important thing when you first begin
finger boarding, is finding a Tech-Deck, or any fingerboard, thats right for you. The
best place to start with that is with Tech-Decks, because they're relatively inexpensive and
they have basically the main types of fingerboards that you would get anywhere, just to get a
feel for the different kinds. This is a wooden fingerboard, as you can see, with soft grip
tape on the top, its foam grip tape offered by Tech-Deck. And then this one, on the other
hand, is plastic, as you can see, with rough grip tape. And this wood one has a lot more
shape, theres a more concave and the kicks go up a lot more than the plastic one. Really,
you can combine the two, um, you can have a wooden fingerboard with rough grip tape
or vise versa. And really just try out different types and find out whats best for you, because
in the end it really all comes down to personal preference. Tech-Deck usually makes skinnier
boards around 28 to 30 mm, while other companies can even go up to 32-33 mm. As for the price
of fingerboard, Tech-Decks can go from, anywhere from $4 up to, I believe, $12, while other
fingerboards, especially ones made out in Germany can go up to $150 for even a complete.