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to kick or not to kick?
July 07, 2010, 09:42:30 am
finally moved into our new home

when i'm fully recovered from last week boxing up, working the cliffhanger and moving. i'll hopefully have chance to put up the old boards with the 'new' ones courtesy off jonjon (thanks once again, jon)

debating whether i need a kicker or not? jonjon's didnt when we took his apart. is it worth while?

any hints appreciated

ste

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#1 Re: to kick or not to kick?
July 07, 2010, 09:47:11 am
Can you kick it?

Depends on the size of the wall and how hard it is to put one in seemed to be the general concensus when I was debating whether to put one in.

I would personally go for one if possible.

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#2 Re: to kick or not to kick?
July 07, 2010, 09:51:41 am
I'd go for just a small one, say 6".

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#3 Re: to kick or not to kick?
July 07, 2010, 12:14:34 pm
what dave said. small kicker = more time with your feet on the main board = a  good thing.

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#4 Re: to kick or not to kick?
July 07, 2010, 01:12:01 pm
yeah still got my old 6" kicker

every inch counts i always hear

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#5 Re: to kick or not to kick?
July 07, 2010, 01:29:51 pm
what dave said. small kicker = more time with your feet on the main board = a  good thing.

too small kicker and you end up with heel dabs. Or no kicker and the bottom 6 inches of the board is rendered useless anyway.

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#6 Re: to kick or not to kick?
July 07, 2010, 01:51:33 pm
definately a small kicker

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#7 Re: to kick or not to kick?
July 07, 2010, 03:52:01 pm
Small kicker allows you to put holds just above the transition onto the mainboard as well, so you get best of both IMO

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#8 Re: to kick or not to kick?
July 18, 2010, 10:58:20 am
Small kickers are good for learning on but don't really give you enough air time for proper tricks and that loooveeelllyy slow big air spin feeling.  Ooops, wrong sport.

6" footboard, not 6" kicker.

 

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