Practicing Pumping

[PeppersGhost]

Just got the pumping motion down but been doing it on my Sector 9 Sand Wedge:
# 38.5" L x 9.10" W 8 Ply Concave Maple / Flush Mount-Drop Through.
# Gullwing Sidewinder Trucks.

Unfortunately right now I have 68mm 85a Bomber wheels (rounded) which are probably not the best for pumping, plus the board is kind of long for pumping I hear but I know it's possible to keep it going for quite a while. If I got better wheels would I notice a difference in pumping, and could someone recommend some nice pumping wheels that would be good for my board.

[Questionable]

That's not actually that long of a board, but if you want some good pumping wheels, some Otang 4Prez's are good, or the In-Heats. Preferably the Orange 80a ones. Also Lime ZigZags or Bigzigs. Those are pretty Good. Oh yeah, I also heard Abec11 Flashbacks are pretty good for pumping, probably 78a.

[Slippery Bean]

Just got the pumping motion down but been doing it on my Sector 9 Sand Wedge:
# 38.5" L x 9.10" W 8 Ply Concave Maple / Flush Mount-Drop Through.
# Gullwing Sidewinder Trucks.

Unfortunately right now I have 68mm 85a Bomber wheels (rounded) which are probably not the best for pumping, plus the board is kind of long for pumping I hear but I know it's possible to keep it going for quite a while. If I got better wheels would I notice a difference in pumping, and could someone recommend some nice pumping wheels that would be good for my board.

when pumping you have two variables to weigh between what you want

Traction - Black discontinued superballs, seismic speed vents. avilas, pink zigs, low duro gators

Speed/drift - tangs (any), lime and harder big zigs, and harder duro bennett alligators

My current LDP setup runs Orange Tang in the Front and Superballs in rear

as long as you want to compensate grip for speed go with wheels with low duro and sharp or right angled lips
any wheels that are used for slalom work fine as well (which are alot of the wheels ive listed)

[Luv2skate]

Just got the pumping motion down but been doing it on my Sector 9 Sand Wedge:
# 38.5" L x 9.10" W 8 Ply Concave Maple / Flush Mount-Drop Through.
# Gullwing Sidewinder Trucks.

Unfortunately right now I have 68mm 85a Bomber wheels (rounded) which are probably not the best for pumping, plus the board is kind of long for pumping I hear but I know it's possible to keep it going for quite a while. If I got better wheels would I notice a difference in pumping, and could someone recommend some nice pumping wheels that would be good for my board.

I got a "Sector 9 Wedge" super fast and feather light. With Bennett 5.0 trucks in the front (20 degress de-wedged) and RTS 129mm trucks in the back 10 degrees de wegded again in the back and White 75mm Avilas with Bone Swiss Ceramic bearings this is a fast pump machine!!

Try Pink Big Zigs as well good for all terrain and fast to

[flannelman]

I got a "Sector 9 Wedge" super fast and feather light. With Bennett 5.0 trucks in the front (20 degress de-wedged) and RTS 129mm trucks in the back 10 degrees de wegded again in the back and White 75mm Avilas with Bone Swiss Ceramic bearings this is a fast pump machine!!

Try Pink Big Zigs as well good for all terrain and fast to

you de-wedged your front truck?

and yeah, you want something that will grip and transfer energy well. also hard in front, and soft in back. you dont want it too hard, but adjust for your weight. if dont weight a lot, then soft is good. i have a lot of downward force (i am 6'4", and 280lbs) so i need harder. 80a works well for most people. you can go higher. or lower. just experiment.

[Luv2skate]

you de-wedged your front truck?

and yeah, you want something that will grip and transfer energy well. also hard in front, and soft in back. you dont want it too hard, but adjust for your weight. if dont weight a lot, then soft is good. i have a lot of downward force (i am 6'4", and 280lbs) so i need harder. 80a works well for most people. you can go higher. or lower. just experiment.

When you say hard in the front and soft in the back are you refering to the bushings?

Im 6'2 200 pounds and my set-up "if this is what your talking about" is soft bushing in the front truck and hard in the back truck. I never expeimented in the reverse.

Also what makes pumping a breeze is to have really tight rear trucks, and super loose trucks in the front. It does make the board a lil unstable when you have to push, or when going downhill, but you dont have to have them soo super loose.