Paul Schmitt | The Nine Club With Chris Roberts - Episode 174Paul Schmitt discusses growing up in La Crosse Wisconsin, moving to Tampa, selling rails made of Wood and Fiberglass, making the first plastic rails, how Schmitt Stix was created, making boards in his bedroom, moving to Costa Mesa to make boards for Vision and Schmitt Stix, leaving Vision to create The New Deal with Steve Douglas and Andy Howell, forming PS Stix, tailoring boards to a skaters needs, how “Nano Tubes” affect your pop, what goes into making a single skateboard deck, his Create A Skate program for schools and much more! SUBSCRIBE TO THE NINE CLUB: https://www.youtube.com/thenineclub?sub_confirmation=1 (Click the bell icon so you’ll know when we add a new episode!) SUBSCRIBE TO OUR HIGHLIGHTS / CLIPS CHANNEL: https://www.youtube.com/thenineclubhighlights?sub_confirmation=1 SUPPORT US - BECOME A CHANNEL MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw7EwvJ6--_ML2ilnopcG8A/join -------------------------------------------------- THIS EPISODE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Nixon - Design your own custom watch: https://www.nixon.com/us/en/custom-watches New Era Cap: https://www.neweracap.com Independent Trucks: https://independenttrucks.com Lagunitas Hi-Fi Hops: https://lagunitas.com/hifihops Mob Grip: https://mobgrip.com CHECK OUT ALL OUR DEALS & DISCOUNTS: https://thenineclub.com/pages/deals-and-discounts -------------------------------------------------- WANT MORE NINE CLUB? CHECK OUT THESE PLAYLISTS: The Nine Club: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqaZ-SGOwg7576hulHKMEHC3hgi1-Ibex The Nine Club Experience: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqaZ-SGOwg74Ukc3VbL9Xmo0Ez3jB0pgo Nine Club Highlights: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYOiBcWFSvr002xTD9JhgcByBnWQC0fiB PICK UP OFFICIAL NINE CLUB MERCH: The Nine Club Store: https://thenineclub.com/collections/all Chris Roberts Chocolate Decks: https://crailstore.com/collections/eve