What Is A Polarizer Skateboard?

[oregonxl]

back in 2002 when the "dogtown and the z-boys" documentary came out me and a buddy of mine were so hyped about it that we started emulating them for a while. It brought a whole new life into skateboarding for us and I actually think it helped developed how our style looked.

[jamesryan]

Dude you set the board up upside down. It's called a "cork top" for a reason. You even mentioned the "negative concave" in your intro!

[filippononino]

I have the same skateboard but I use it without the griptape because I think the top is the one with the cork layer

[deexypher]

Its so nice to see the surf skate and 60s style boards back in the mainstream. Now who is gonna be the first to be 86 rodney mullen.

[chriskunce]

FYI to anyone that gets one. His is upside down.

At 1:01. He’s wrong. The concave and kicks should face down. The red side goes down and the cork goes up, no grip tape needed.

[nickpopovici]

In Theory you put the grip on the wrong side. Polarizer is intended for the nose and tail to dip down, hence the cork side up so no grip would be needed. But i guess you can ride it however you want cause no rules.

[RetroCollecto]

Me thinking he was about to gap the stairs at 3:14 😂

[nathanbarria]

11:32 Purest moment and John’s experience kicking in

[justin_your_cousin]

I love experimenting with different board shapes and wheel sizes. I have a giant 10.75 egg board!

[HighhScore]

I remember taking a generic mini board and slapping narrow venture trucks on it with some small oj’s and it was such a blast carving that thing around. It tre flipped real nice too. I’m going to have to find another deck like it. Skateboarding is starting to look fun again.

[DjPizzaPartyPresents]

You should put another one together upside down and do a comparison video. I wouldn’t have thought it did anything but it has a cool pump feel kind of like a camber snowboard would

[brucetheukuleleteacher]

The cork is the grip. You were riding the deck upside down!

[SoapworthyProductions]

Going skating after work and this video has got me pumped!! Loved the montage, song is fantastic. The narrow challenge on top of the sign was wild!! _KEEP KILLIN’ IT_

[mikehemens]

"It's over!!" -Right on John, you and the Polarizer are a good combo.

[casperflip]

Looks like they're trying to appeal to a narrower audience

[JoshChristiane]

Great video, John. Shame I missed out on the book for my newborn though, really wanted him to have it one day. I'll keep an eye out for when you release more.

[Paul_Shwartz]

When john doesn’t post-😭 when john posts-😁. Makes my whole day.

[zarongreen]

You looked like you had a blast on that board. Sending you some good spirits!! Stay blessed and keep having fun!

[jeffreycutts]

Great video, John—we’ve missed ya! I firmly believe that playing around with different shapes/styles of skateboard is both super fun and really good for your skating (especially as an intermediate/novice skater trying to unlock style/technique). Bravo!

[ittwsasvi]

Shout out to NEIL BLENDER !
For creating the Heated Wheel companhy and what he did for skateboarding in the 80s and his street skating progression & his contribution in the creation of Alien Workshop back in the early days.