Welcome has been slowly building one of the most underrated teams imo, they have some super sick young guys and girls and I bet their next video surprises a lot of people who haven’t been paying attention
@AlejandroGomez-hb1up2 жыл бұрын
Is me or did Zack just gloss over the fact that Nora Vasconcellos had been with Welcome since beginning from packing decks in the garage in the early days of the company after she rode for hoopla to then being asked to be a team rider in contest. To me when people think of Welcome skateboards they first think of shaped deck and Nora .
@xjaybirdx3092 жыл бұрын
Not just you. He didn't even mention it. Maybe he's not doing his research before making videos.
@Category-G-Akrid2 жыл бұрын
She emailed my mom about inventory issues way back in the day when I ordered a hoodie from them in like 2016. So wild
@_Maxten Жыл бұрын
im on a nora rn. found this vid by looking up a review. its funny that he says their graphics are demonic n then nora's is the opposite lol
@playlistener1 Жыл бұрын
no
@user-hj8yf3hr4i Жыл бұрын
@fatanddepressed91 holy shit youre right 😂
@KavaKavana2 жыл бұрын
While everyone else seemed to forget what made skateboarding awesome Welcome remembered. Their shape guide and art and riders are awesome. I got their pugs cruiser wheels on a Nora 8.6 with Indy’s and some juice bars plus a custom grip job and loving it for drainage ditches and rough streets and super smooth transitions. Nora is one of their epic riders and I’ve noticed her purple color and her cat are a recurring theme in the artwork on a lot of their decks and merchandise. Love Welcome.
@betacrack Жыл бұрын
Welcome forgot what made Welcome awesome, in my opinion.
@thebayharborbutcher9115 Жыл бұрын
The only people who rides welcome boards now are newbies and Zumiez workers
@Koletrain2 жыл бұрын
Currently riding an 10” shaped Winkowski board and a 9.5” symmetrical tail egg shape because i do a lot of slappies and prefer a bigger board with wider trucks for better truck-to-curb contact, but will ride an 8-8.25” for more tech style skating
@ZackDowdy2 жыл бұрын
That egg looks fun!
@CJWest2 жыл бұрын
Winkowski deck is the best deck I've ever had it's so smooth
@tylerrobertsonskateboarding2 жыл бұрын
Hell yeah. All those shapes are the shit. Ive skated both of the 8ballr shapes and they fuckin rock. I was rocking winkys newer shape for the longest time and it skates like a dream. 10 inches but i still could do all my same shit on flat as an 8.25. Tres, hardflips etc. even flipping into some grinds on lower ledges. Im trying to get a little more pop now tho so i got a heroin egg and holy shit is it ever nice 😊 👍🏻 haven’t skated a popsicle in a minute so im thinking of trying out another just for fun
@curb_slayer2 жыл бұрын
The symmetrical eggs are so good
@protestthisyouloser1093 Жыл бұрын
@@curb_slayer I haven’t tried one. Im stuck on flight decks
@veganshawn2 жыл бұрын
Nolan Johnson was responsible for Welcome doing the shaped decks and when he left the company (money issues) he started Scram Earth Skis.
@Branchofsin Жыл бұрын
Are they shapes too? Looking to try a new deck company
@resdisorder Жыл бұрын
@@Branchofsin dude, sickest shapes!!
@Branchofsin Жыл бұрын
@@resdisorder I have to check em out
@beemelonhead12 жыл бұрын
Your video title scared the crap outta me Dowdy 😆 I thought Welcome was going out of business and I was about to have to go to my local shop and buy em out. Been on a board daily since 99 and all I ride now is Welcome.
@edwarddelacruz39232 жыл бұрын
I'd personally disagree with you on this Zack. Welcome did revolutionize the skate industry world by introducing the functional shaped deck. At the time, 'old school' and cruiser boards didn't have the proper concave and rocker that traditional Popsicle decks have today, when Welcome came into the scene they made a deck that at it's very core is a pop shape but it just has the flavor of a shaped deck as a detail. The other companies that you have mentioned, Polar, Krooked, FuckingAwesome, they all have shaped boards too but what really separates Welcome from them is again, the concave, rocker and even wheelbases. While yes the graphics are off putting (Believe me, I used to hate Welcome decks for how bland the theme of supernatural and magic can be repetitive.) But honestly at the end of the day, that graphic will get scratched off and it won't be that recognizable anymore (Hell, even with my Welcome decks, I too sand off the graphic and throw my own artwork on it.) As for Nolan, from what is known he left the Welcome brand years ago and even after forming Scram, Welcome was still at the top of it's game. Sure he was a piece of the brand to help it, but as we can see he wasn't all necessary. For Powell, I do like that they have reissued some of their decks, but my biggest gripe with that is they use a numbering label system that becomes confusing as all hell and doesn't have clear cut answers unless you buy the deck (Which the Powell reissues are expensive AF!) For Welcome, they have a unique system of names to better recognize which shape, concave and wheelbase to choose from (Even if the names are corny!) Honestly, I'd say, it's not the 'Rise and fall of Welcome Skateboards' but rather, the 'Rise and decline of popularity of Welcome Skateboards'. They never really fell, they are still well.
@dinguscollective18722 жыл бұрын
Black Label was the few companies, prior to Welcome, who made shaped boards along the standard popsicle. If anything, Label should get the credit for the board shape revitalization
@edwarddelacruz39232 жыл бұрын
@@dinguscollective1872 While that is a true point, it's important to remember that Welcome was the first brand to merge the two worlds of popsicle and shaped boards to create a 'functional' shaped deck.
@marty43822 жыл бұрын
As someone who was once a early welcome fan the whole resurgence of shaped boards is due to probably nolan johnson
@Sumunuhriginal Жыл бұрын
Polar and Powell have been on the shaped deck wave for a while
@gibsonhicks506 Жыл бұрын
When Welcome came around my buddies and I were playing in punk rock bands and watching Nolan Johnson skate.
@Jonz062 жыл бұрын
I've been riding the catblood shape for over 6 yrs on transition and love it.
@rulehardgarage9740 Жыл бұрын
I love skating Welcome shapes and follow the brand. In my opinion they are the only company making highly functional fun shaped decks.
@thomevans40182 жыл бұрын
While I agree that welcome have more competition now they’re still the leader as far as highly functional shaped decks go, at the skateshop where I work we’re all either on Hockey’s or Welcome’s, and we sell them just as equally
@user-sw1wq8lh2w2 жыл бұрын
hockey are cool.
@vorpalblades Жыл бұрын
I would add Madness.
@franckbabou382 жыл бұрын
In France we love welcome deck ! I have 4 welcome and it make me happy ! 😁
@NB2194 Жыл бұрын
Welcome has better art than supreme, fucking awesome, and hockey combined
@eggboye3522 жыл бұрын
Nolan named it scram bc it’s the opposite of welcome, mango and jalba started frog. Clearly the best parts of old welcome started two far superior companies. Welcome was cool with the first wave. Everything after that was a mockery. Great video per usual bud.
@danhabu4731 Жыл бұрын
alot of us old skaters were using shaped decks from Anti Hero, Pocket Pistols and Black Label long before Welcome.
@najtrows5 ай бұрын
Nora Vasconcellos is how I found out about Welcome. Got one of her boards now and it's so nice!
@bushhippie7372 Жыл бұрын
I was a Label guy for decades but I got one Welcome on a whim and absolutely love their decks. Just solid all around.
@alexpedroza84012 жыл бұрын
Dowdy you really forgot BLACK LABEL? Black label was doing the shape thing before everyone everybody fell asleep. Welcome did not change or bring back the shape gimmick.
@stoehr2 жыл бұрын
I used to work at an indoor park/shop in Washington state and have known Nolan since he was a wee grom. He’s always ripped. His dad is a major ripper too. When I moved to SD for a minute…I ran back into Nolan the YMCA bowl when he was getting hooked up by House Of Kasai. It was awesome getting to meet and skate with the likes of him and peeps like McGill and Steadham. I just bumped up my board size from 8.5 to 9 (I’ve been skating since ‘82 so I used to rock way wider). But yeah…I knew it might be a little floaty feeling. I ride 8.5” trucks. I think I might dial it back to 8.75 so it’s not so floaty. I kinda hate a deck that’s too wide for it’s trucks.
@caseylewis2835 Жыл бұрын
Im not sure why but Welcome and Foundation boards seem to perform better for me than others.
@marissac8702 жыл бұрын
Scram Earth Skiis -Dope 🌏 Planet....For life. Whay better quality and shapes then alot of brands.
@xJeremy75x2 жыл бұрын
When i got back into skating, my first 5 or 6 decks were welcome. I loved those old welcome vid‘s with nolan, mango, devlin and so on. The vibe changed when those guys left. I like evil grafX 😋
@clintendo2 жыл бұрын
1:11 trucks on backwards… nice save Zack 😅
@znaykashuffler2 жыл бұрын
Welcome is my first board back when i started skating in 2016. 8.75 wide and 14.75 wb. Still the best board i've ever ridden. Back in that day there are not much i could choose cause i don't want to skate popsicle deck. Welcome deck are really nice the concave and so on. Shame that my friend that distribute welcome stop distribute the deck cause one and other condition😭
@whatmemories37282 жыл бұрын
Shout out scram Earth skis and frog skateboard!
@zevan95922 ай бұрын
I really really like the graphics and the shapes. I would buy another Welcome deck. I like how you mention board quality. The more I research on boards, it appears that yeah mainly they come from the same handful of manufacturers.
@SabiaCDO2 жыл бұрын
I'm a crailtap fanboy and switched to Welcome. Check out the EVIL TWIN shape. You'll see!
@ZackDowdy2 жыл бұрын
Have you tried a Welcome board, do you like them?
@marissac8702 жыл бұрын
Have you read the story of welcome on slap? It was stolen from nolan johnson by Jason celaya. He practices spells and considers himself a witch. He changed the logo. And he s all into witchcraft and put those images on the boards. . Nolan since started Scram. Like gonz vision to blind. Welcome to scram. I know you know scram earth skiis. I'm a min in. I just had to say that. Lein tails looking fucking good
@Nick-tj9cr2 жыл бұрын
Yes, they're fun. Nora's model was my favorite. Went back to riding popsicles though
@areufr2 жыл бұрын
I tried one and liked the shape, but the tail snapped on a flat ground tre in the first week. I was bummed cuz the funky nose was really good for flicking off of. I didn’t buy another one after that !!
@marissac8702 жыл бұрын
@@Nick-tj9cr ward up. I'm glad you talked about it and in the end of the video. Def peep the story it's out there and Nolan says why everyone jumped ship. He s good vibes. No trash talk type ish. But yeah much l9ve
@ZackDowdy2 жыл бұрын
@@marissac870 Nolan is a good dude! I haven't seen the interview but I've talked with him. Stoked on Scram and everything he's got going on :)
@DylanKDowd Жыл бұрын
Everything they do now lacks everything it used to be. Homies in a van driving to shitty skateparks making funny skate videos similar to 80s with the corny skits . Logan Devlin makes great edits. And they were having fun. The skating was also usually bonkers from Nolan, very tasteful and unique from the rest.
@elonce012 жыл бұрын
I'm from Seattle and remember when welcome first hit the scene with skaters like Nolan Johnson was their 1st pro. Everyone jumped on the banwagon even trying to look punk like Nolan used to. Still nice decks though. Thanks for breaking it down!
@surfireland96422 жыл бұрын
It wasn't just the shapes bro...It was the riding. The attitude. When Nora joined (the final addition to mark 1) it made sense. It felt like Welcome. If it was just the shapes, they would never take off, they would be either a novelty brand or they would go down.
@humanbrisket77182 жыл бұрын
I love welcome, their vids, shapes, team! I bought one of their decks off the mystery deck and broke it in a month. Kind of hesitant but will try another board again
@MC_7952 жыл бұрын
The Nora shape is really fun
@delmanglar2 жыл бұрын
Used to ride the Grosso shapes from Antihero and I bought a similar Welcome, love it
@delmanglar2 жыл бұрын
Before that I used 8.5, but my feet too big
@ZackDowdy2 жыл бұрын
I had a Grosso Label board that I loved!
@kryptichands9682 жыл бұрын
I just set up a double nose Nunn deck , love it already, the kicks are steep kind of like Alien decks, stoked on this one.
@Daniel_Loveland2 жыл бұрын
I think my first shaped board was a Jason Adams Black Label in 2007 or so. The more I think about it he really was a little bit ahead of his time.
@knowaguilar5218 Жыл бұрын
Slappy King in my book
@protestthisyouloser1093 Жыл бұрын
The Elvis of slappies. And he’s now sober, looks like he hasn’t aged a day now since Bag of suck
@user-sw1wq8lh2w2 жыл бұрын
I kinda feel like welcome is cool, but I think Black Label was really the one innovating those shapes. Like my welcome was almost the same shape as my black label matt hensley from years earlier.
@_SirCharge2 жыл бұрын
I dig them but most of them had short wheel bases (14inch) which made them feel like a popsicles. I found a Chris Miller complete by a dumpster tho and I kept it.
@bancf31532 жыл бұрын
I never tried this board before because I like popsicle decks. But over all I wanted to know why it was like that with the nose and tail to see if it helped with some things of skating.
@rhysmartin2102 жыл бұрын
Just bought two Nora Sphinx decks and some merch
@victor.skater2 жыл бұрын
1:11 backwards trucks dude hahahahha
@cuttinaboot2 жыл бұрын
Ive skated the nora wicked queen deck 8.7 ?, boline deck 9.25 and im on a madness deck just now but i have the daniel Vargas tusk graphic on the effigy shape 8.8 to set up soon
@seanshewey11672 жыл бұрын
Watching you skate makes me want to be better at skating! Thanks bro!
@tumelo45262 жыл бұрын
@1:11 is what we call a happy mistake:) , love your videos Zack, awesome subject matter as always!
@bwagner717 ай бұрын
I swear I was wondering if anyone else noticed the backwards truck!!!???
@thewampus97tj2 жыл бұрын
I love big shaped boards. Currently on a slave war pig and madness 9.5. 169s and 215 trucks. Mostly slappy/curbs and mellow transition.
@LHoriginal2 жыл бұрын
I have a welcome deck, it's my favourite skateboard out of all 3 that I own
@robertcasey35282 жыл бұрын
Creature and Welcome best graphics 🤘🔥
@seansmith933311 ай бұрын
Welcome skateboards lost the vibe that got me into them originally. Kinda started around the time mango left and nora joined. Dont get me wrong i still enjoy their stuff i feel like mango brought alot of personality to the brand that left when he left.
@josephcampbell7392 жыл бұрын
Man handing that bowl G!!! Get it!!!
@intraw8316 ай бұрын
I just noticed they make normal popsicle boards, when did they start doing that?
@vorpalblades3 ай бұрын
About a year ago.
@BeemstarrКүн бұрын
Yeah I think they’re slowing down the shaped boards and are slowly only phasing in popsicles probably due to cheaper production. Shame just another Zumiez brand.
@huntingtonbeachkbd Жыл бұрын
Black label was definitely making shapes in 2009 man
@Justin-fq3zh2 жыл бұрын
Welcome skateboards are sick! Is paradox grip still around too?
@andyfleming44412 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love Welcome boards. I've always preferred shaped decks since my uncle gave me an old Duane Peters deck as a kid
@James_cowley2 жыл бұрын
Nora V & Ryan Townly. Mostly Nora. All hail Nora V
@franciscoramirez98672 жыл бұрын
Have you tried Ricta clouds 57mm 78a? Or Satori movement 62mm 78a? Smooooooth
@miguelfaro5142 жыл бұрын
Come on!!! There was no alternative to popsicle? ! That is simply not true! Black label has being doing non popsicle 4 ever. Unfortunately, it’s all about marketing. Lucero and black label did more about non popsicle decks than welcome. And he did it before it was trendy. Lucero did it not to follow a trend but to offer a n alternative way to skate
@user-sw1wq8lh2w2 жыл бұрын
I had one welcome, it was a cool shape, long flat tapered nose, wide square tail, super fun, but really hard to do front rocks in tight transitions
@rebelset76822 жыл бұрын
You're Killin those bowls 🔥
@darkwingduck72122 жыл бұрын
All you need to know about Welcome is Chris Miller. The end
@whatmemories37282 жыл бұрын
1:11 truck backwards
@neeshawn9422 жыл бұрын
Nora vasconcellos deck is so fire love the shape rides well and looks sick. Nothing else like it
@franciscoramirez98672 жыл бұрын
I have that same 9" welcome. Also the 8.5 enera shape is beautiful-slight tweak on popsicle
@RikRiorik2 жыл бұрын
Shaped decks aren’t really for me but I love the Welcome art style. Haven’t tried any of their boards though.
@NickFoxYT2 жыл бұрын
It’s all satanic crap
@samuelgibson7802 ай бұрын
frigging love my welcome magic bullet board 🤙
@nikomarttinen982 жыл бұрын
Isnt Ryan Townley an original team rider?
@Immafuggin1822 жыл бұрын
I still love riding my Nora Vasconcellos board. i got comfortable skating again on that board. I'll keep buying them as long as she's on the team. I did switch to a popcicle for a bit but I love Welcome's art style, especially Nora's
@lafemmedevastation2 жыл бұрын
ooo me too on her board! (still need to get back to it tho) ..but I've since learned that she's kinda incorrigible as a person :/ ..there's an Insta clip from some months ago (maybe) that show an unfortunate side to her personality *:c*
@Immafuggin1822 жыл бұрын
@@lafemmedevastation oh no! Not Nora! Maybe it was just a bad moment
@waitnonothing8730 Жыл бұрын
Point of view on welcome from france was poor quality especially delamination of the wood (3 boards, 3 friends, delamination in less than a month) which made us decide to go way from welcome in same time polar had great shape and was also great quality so we staied with them
@mikeyp46902 жыл бұрын
Rode a Welcome Nora deck last year for a while but they're damn expensive here in the UK. Was a nice treat, I guess 💁.
@knowaguilar5218 Жыл бұрын
I really liked these decks but to be honest the didn’t hold up to well. Snapped 2 decks within a month. First time i popped off a drive way approach. Second time kick-flipped out of a 50-50 knee high ledge.
@franciscoramirez98672 жыл бұрын
Carpet decks #1 right now
@ericnepomuceno48672 жыл бұрын
That victim of time graphic is sick. Cookie Monster comes to mind.
@michaeltherion74592 жыл бұрын
I thinking krooked and Polar use the same woodshop manufacture?
@rahzi2 жыл бұрын
Something about the Peggy welcome board keeps drawing my attention 🤷🏽♂️ most likely its the shape! Refreshing to see shaped decks!!
@christophersawyer2532 жыл бұрын
Yep.....once Nolan Johnson left........it was done.
@rikyblue53732 жыл бұрын
In south Italy, in Salento, the region were is the "tail" of the boot, if you see Italy like a shoeshape; we have "Coffee Salentino" an iced long american style coffee sweetened with almonds syroup. Not properly a syroup but a very sweet restricted almonds milk. Try it!! 😉
@DEVOn.A.Skertic2 жыл бұрын
Had a Nora board , set up with OJ cruiser wheels.
@danielandersson4179 Жыл бұрын
Had 2 Welcome boards. The first one was drilled incorrectly & the second one became warped after a short while. 🤨
@whatmemories37282 жыл бұрын
welcome died when they turn their back on the original team!
@idunwantmynamehere2 жыл бұрын
I had a welcome shape from five years ago that I loved…. Unfortunately I left my skateboard at the wrong girls house. Haven’t been able to find it again and I’m bummed. I think they’re catering to the kids with the egg shapes and more popsicle-style boards.
@666soso2 жыл бұрын
I really dig welcome decks, especially Ryan Townley's signature shape. He's a great skater and has amazing art work.
@ZackDowdy2 жыл бұрын
Love his art!
@drad28562 жыл бұрын
I'm interested in the shapes and I really like the art on Welcome decks. In Europe, they are between 85 and 100 € though, and that's just too much for me... I might get one on sale, though
@danielyeary1482 жыл бұрын
I guess you could call me a utilitarian because I skate blank popsicles that I ordered online
@humidddddd22472 жыл бұрын
Was thinking about how I haven’t seen welcome in a while just yesterday l. Also noticed you out the truck on backwards when setting it up haha
@ZackDowdy2 жыл бұрын
I was hoping somebody would catch that clip. Filming and setting up before coffee was a bad idea lol.
@humidddddd22472 жыл бұрын
@@ZackDowdy i was looking for other comments and was surprised no one has caught it yet lol. also i met you once at the la mesa slab d.i.y.. east county needs a new one haha
@Shredxcam222 жыл бұрын
What's a welcome ?
@robertcasey35282 жыл бұрын
Ryan Lay deck & graphics 🔥🔥🔥🔥
@thenameiscribby2 жыл бұрын
I was skating that same deck not too long ago, definitely good wood
@willkuuskmann85142 жыл бұрын
go to 1:11 if you wanna see him put his truck on backwards
@kevint.53812 жыл бұрын
Yeah Zack getting it done
@Peapodzilla2 жыл бұрын
Any other skate companies to recommend for shaped decks?
@vorpalblades3 ай бұрын
Madness, Scram, Black Label , Anti-Hero,Creature.
@Trails_trout_surf2 жыл бұрын
always sick when you post
@wampaproductions11522 жыл бұрын
frontside ollie tutorial?
@benitofranklyn4237 Жыл бұрын
6:50 I have to say this is nonsense, Baker/Deathwish decks are better than all the other BBS decks. They somehow at the same time feel lighter but also sturdier than all the other brands. Which is kind of disappointing, because it means all the other brands are saving money/being corporate by not using the best wood and/or pressing process Generator/BBS offers.
@magicwood23602 жыл бұрын
Great skating Zack 🤙👊🔥
@mikekeane17942 жыл бұрын
any board rises and falls yo, you just gotta pop
@transferz2 жыл бұрын
The graphics are all occult inspired. Don’t worry a graphic can’t posess you but evoke questions. You can study and not practice
@magik_eyes_only2 жыл бұрын
Chris Miller rules he has no competition and at 01:09 you put your truck on backwards
@barendvanw504710 ай бұрын
Don't agree with the woodshop statement. Honestly, PS Stix (who make decks for Welcome and others) and BBS produce better boards than most other - mainly Asian - factories. So yes, quality is an issue.