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Last year we played around with straps on a wakesurfboard. It was crude, but it allowed James more control of the board in the air. Things like an aerial 3 were possible. He was CLOSE to this backroll thingee. In insets allow footstraps to be attached - like the old sandle bindings on a wakeboard. I really think that if we migrate to some form of bindinging, we'll see all sorts of skate and snowboard tricks without a rope.

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bottom of the board.

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Whatchu talkin' "backroll"? Seriously? Wow dude. Is that a new shape too? Paint job is sick!

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Yeah, real live backroll. It takes a massive wake so that you have enough height to rotate...so far, though, James has only landed a few, but when he hits, he's in the flats so the board just stops dead. I'll bet we start seeing someone actually pulling inverts before too long. Same shape as all of his boards, just the windsurfer footstrap inserts added.

[Tequilasun]

Can anyone say Skurfer? HA HA

Jeff, What kind of price are those Walker boards bringing?

I have to get a new board!

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We prefer to think of it as a mini tow-in board. It's the same concept as a skurfer - directional with sandal bindings.

Mike's pricing is a bit "odd". He's really a surf shop and doesn't fabricate a complete package, like most of us are used to. Can you imagine Hyperlite giving you an option in the way their fins attach, or with or without EVA foam.

The basic finished board is $370. Then you have to buy fins - figure $45. Then you'll really want some form of traction. X-trak makes a great product, figure another $70. Then you have to get the whole thing shipped - figure a minimum of $100. So in total, that is: $585 to your door. It's comparable to a shred stixx or xtreme board company product. The BIG thing with Mike is that you can customize any and all aspects of the board. Graphics, fins, rails, rocker, length, width, number of layers of glass...the variations are endless and unless you really have a good feel for what you want and need, it's easy to get "crap". Mike is good about guidance, but he's still making what YOU order.

Now, with that out there, IMO there isn't a BETTER shaper/builder in the market at any price. If you know what you want, Mike will make it happen. He can work Poly U or EPS and the results are always perfect. He stands behind his work and is very innovative in his designs.

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Originally posted by Tequilasun
Can anyone say Skurfer? HA HA

I still have one of those...that's how we started with wakesurfing. One day, we lost one of the binding bolts so we took them off. That is funny! I guess I better keep it...only trouble is that the bottom of it has these concave holes it it, so it's not as smooth as you'd want it to be for wakesurfing.

Hey, why not use a windsurf board?

[Tequilasun]

The skurfer reference is from this weekend, I was staying at a very nice resort on Lake of the Ozarks. While lounging at the pool, a couple of guys came up with a Skurfer. It just reminded me of the roots of wakeboarding.

I sometimes ride a kneeboard surfstyle. Mostly just to prove it can be done!

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That's how we started with skimboards...I dared my kids to do it. Now it's a badge of achievement of sorts. Sometimes, I wonder if my kids should be in the circus

[NICKYPOO]

Originally posted by Tequilasun
The skurfer reference is from this weekend, I was staying at a very nice resort on Lake of the Ozarks. While lounging at the pool, a couple of guys came up with a Skurfer. It just reminded me of the roots of wakeboarding.

I sometimes ride a kneeboard surfstyle. Mostly just to prove it can be done!

Were they rockin' the day glow?

Hmmm, kneeboard surfstyle huh. I might have to break out the Magna.

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Originally posted by Surfdad
Yeah, real live backroll. It takes a massive wake so that you have enough height to rotate...so far, though, James has only landed a few, but when he hits, he's in the flats so the board just stops dead. I'll bet we start seeing someone actually pulling inverts before too long. Same shape as all of his boards, just the windsurfer footstrap inserts added.

The boy who would be king? I really want to see this kid ride.

[Tequilasun]

Originally posted by NICKYPOO
Were they rockin' the day glow?

Hmmm, kneeboard surfstyle huh. I might have to break out the Magna.

I don't know what brand skurfer it was, black with dayglo orange straps!

One kid had a mullet too!

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Well we got a chance to go out and ride the board for the first time yesterday. Here are a few pictures from that session. We didn't get many good pics of the grabs that James threw, but he was able to grab indy, method and tail. The nose was just a bit too far for him that first session. He also attempted to grab both rails simultaneously, but just couldn't manage it.

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The control of the board in the air is dramatic.

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James did grab this, but I can't take photoos!!!!!! Grabbing the trailing rail on a wakesurf board is substantially more difficult than grabbing indy.