Choosing the best longboard decks also depends on the longboarding experience of the rider or user. If you have many months of experience riding the longboard and have developed cruising, free riding and carving abilities, you can choose a deck that is appropriate for you especially if you intend to experience more frequently downhill free riding manoeuvres.
Your personal riding plan is important in choosing the most appropriate decks for you, combined with your experience. Experts view that the deck style used in making the board could determine the stability of the board and how it would be easy to foot-break the board. A board with higher centers of gravity could give you greater leverage during turns but with less stability.
While lower centers of gravity would provide greater stability on the road but would make manoeuvring a bit difficult during turns, it would take more experience in the longboard riding sport to develop the skills to engage difficult terrains using different types of board. With more experience on the road, choosing the best longboard decks would not pose as a challenge to you.
We can take a look at some of the best longboard decks available in the market today. Generally, There are four decks style: the top mount deck style,the drop through deck style, the drop deck style and the double drop styles.
Decks with U-shaped cut-outs in the nose and on the tail are the drop-through mounting mode decks that are becoming popular. Since the trucks are mounted through the longboard, the height of the deck is lowered. The result is increased stability and reduced stress when pushing or breaking the longboard. Under this mode, to contact the ground surface, you have to drop your feet less compared to other deck styles.
For long commuting or distance riding, even for free riding or downhill riding, the drop through decks are perfect for you as one of the best longboard decks.
Some of the best longboard decks available in the market today are the Loaded Dervish Sama Longboard Skateboard. Others include the Sector 9 2014 Sprocket Longboard Skateboard and the Gravity Drop Carve 41”.
Other examples of top-mounted longboard decks are the Sector 9 2014 Sandblaster, the Sector 9 Hot Paste Longboard and the Arbor Koa Fish Longboard.
In contrast to the pintail design, these decks can give you greater leverage during turns and are excellent for carving applications.
In the top-mount deck, the trucks are installed completely underneath the deck which increases the height of the longboard. This style can give you greater leverage during turns. Also called the “commuter style,” these decks offer superb leverage over the trucks and are good for carving riding styles.
