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  1. JWSM

    @ Lakesurfer, is that James old board from 2009? A few tips that may help you. The Apex on the JWSM is located pretty far back - makes it super responsive and also tends to make it slow for folks with wider stances. Your IS has NO apex or rocker they are just flat boards with a nose flip, so your stance is irrelevant, but on a board with rocker, it'll make a difference. First off, try locating the apex of the rocker (grab it by the rail and hold it at arms length - the apex will be where the nose rocker turns into the tail rocker). Get a mental picture of that and then when you go to ride again, try and move your front foot back on the board so that it is closer to the apex. If you are putting too much weight forward, you're engaging the nose rocker and basically turning the board into a PLOW. True pumping involves some rail to rail motion. Hopping is just an up and down motion with the board. The JWSM does fairly well with either method, but probably favors hopping to a true pumping motion. Skip any side-to-side or rail-to-rail motion if you're doing that. Lastly, the board won't trim well if you're on the "rocker". Your IS, being flat, was very foregiving. You could stand pretty much anywhere and anyway and your weight would be distributed evenly, on that JWSM, too much weight forward or backward will engage some part of the rocker and slow the board down. You'll need to be more precise with the location of your stance and also your weighting on each foot. You might find this wakesurf board design discussion helpful also. It's posted in reverse order, so you have to keep drilling down to get to the start. I hope that helps!
  2. Flybouy Wakeboards

    This is Dennis - now I would NEVER recommend the FlyBoy for someone 265 pounds, but you can see the board is scooting along OK - Dennis almost lands that 3 at the end just by "willing" it around This is a video of James - all of these are unedited so you know he lands them or doesn't, nothing fake about them. Anyway...James trying a stalefish, which he missed, but you can see, he just takes the one pump to generate the speed needed to boost. Thanks again for following along.
  3. Flybouy Wakeboards

    Thanks duramat. Good questions Colombian Surfer. First, if you're newb, the board just isn't designed for you. It's very responsive and WILL take you where you point it, even if it isn't where you wanted to go. They are also SUPER light at 4 pounds (before fins and traction) and beginner folks are better served by entry level boards - the vast majority of manufacturers target that marget, so there are lots to choose from. The pumping question is very relevant, but super technical doesn't = absurdly slow in this context. If you've ridden any high end boards designed for aerials, they have a ton of rocker, especially in the tail so that the board can be rolled up on the tail. The height of an aerial isn't related to the speed of the board, so much as how high you can slide your front foot up the length of the board - then the tail is lifted up by the front foot. Principally what that means is that speed isn't the focus, so much as being able to roll the board UP and have the tail release. I can't stand all that pumping either, at my age I'll have a stroke! What we did with the FlyBoy is borrow from the wakeboard folks. I'm sure most of us here remember all the discussions about wakeboards having 3 stage rockers and/or continuous rockers. For the most part surfboards are continuous rockers, nice smooth flowing lines to the tail. Well, the big problem with that is that in order to get to a decent amount of tail rocker the boards are slow as molasses running uphil in February! Pump, Pump, Pump...it's crazy. If you watch some of the videos of the pro level wakesurfers you'll see James takes just one pump to generate his speed and then he is up in the air...most of the others are a minimum of 3 pumps to give them enough speed to roll the board up on it's tail. The FlyBoy actually has a 3 stage rocker down the middle of the conacve - pulling out the flat sections of the board longer, with more abrupt changes in the angle going to the tail. What we found over the years of testing was that we eliminated some drag by pulling the last little bit of tail out of the water and speed was enhanced dramatically because the rocker is flatter for a much longer length...and then the whole Twinzer fin pod, also. This is a picture of my buddy Dennis, he is 265 pounds and 6'2" he is way too big for the board, but he's actually riding it. Not trimming and barely hanging on, but REALLY pushing it and riding it hard. That's a 265 guy on a 4'6" board - it develops tons of drive. I'll look for a YouTube URL so you can actually watch Dennis ride, pictures can be decieving, but the unedited video seems to tell the story best.
  4. Flybouy Wakeboards

    Just a point of clarification it's FlyBoy Wakesurf Althout a flybouy sounds cool enough I hear ya on the price, it's crazy expensive, but actually less than the other high end wakesurfers comparably outfitted and painted. The construction requires the board be hand-shaped twice. Once to make the general core and then again for the final shape after it comes off the jig and out of the bag. It's super technical - interestingly enough we got an email from Stanford University as they are doing some foam sandwich work and wanted the details - SO NOT! Buy one, you folks are LOADED. Anyway, shaping it twice, and being hand made here in Northern California with the cost of labor being what it is drives the cost way up. The hand shaping allows us to find any weirdness in the materials or puddling of resin, and then correct it before it goes to the customer. If you're having trouble sleeping, you can read about the process here on the FlyBoy Wakesurf site - it's like 27 pages long! We also get each board at exactly 4 pounds, which we found we couldn't do with a mold. @ Joe B - you're right Robbie needs one! However, we are completely sold out of our second production run and I won't have any more until we return from Worlds and then Washington on 8/2, so the earliest we can ship is 8/4. In fact we lost that VT sale, because we stocked out. As an aside there are 4 folks that will be riding FlyBoys, including myself, at the WWSC. One of the boards is going to Cal Marine and two others are pre-sold also! Thanks for the interest guys, we appreciate it.
  5. shred stixx

    The Fish Stixx was the main staple of Shred Stixx, before the development of the Piranha, et al. They started at a 5'4" and went up to 6'0" in increments of 2", if memory serves. This was all before Jerry developed that wide tail that is prevalent in all of the SS designs, currently. There were custom orders, in fact we have a 5'0" custom Fish Stixx on the wall that James rode. I remember at the time, the 5'0" was the shortest that Vernor could shape for Jerry. That's what piqued my curiosity about the 58". Should have hit the Wake9 demo days last weekend, tons of boards there to ride.
  6. shred stixx

    "used 2007 fish stixx 58" board" 58" or 5'8"? I could be wrong, but I don't think the older Fish Stixx came in stock sizes less than 5'4", or 64". A 5'8" wouldn't be a small board.
  7. Mr. Gaughan, With all due respect and after proper consideration I would like to convey: BITE ME Respectfully Surfdad
  8. Grindwater Mauka

    Just a point of clarification because this point causes folks a ton of confusion. Both the Blue Lake and the Grindwater boards are laminated with fiberglass. Virtually all wakesurfs are laminated with a fabric of some kind, fiberglass being the most frequently used fabric. The resins that are used to laminate the fabric are sometimes different, the Grindwater uses Polyester Resin and the Inland's internal layers of fiberglass are laminated with Epoxy. In a matrix, Epoxy is stronger and stiffer than Polyester. The resin is the differentiating point, not fiberglass as both boards contain 'glass.
  9. I want a new sufer!

    @ oldwakedude, if I place in a contest it's more luck than anything else. Sorry I didn't see your poste earlier, I wasn't paying attention! I won't be hosting any events this year, my mom had a stroke on Halloween and her husband is turning 90 this year, so I have my hands full assiting them. However, I did get a call from Chris Walker at USA WB offering me 1/2 a day at the Lower Castaic lake at the a$$ end of a wakeboard contest. I passed the offer over to a few folks, but I haven't followed up with any of them. The Wake9 folks are planning a number of events this year and I know that the MoB Group and Rick Rock want to do some demo days, so it could be something will be happening down SoCal way.
  10. I want a new sufer!

    We're out in the country between Lodi and Galt, the thriving metropolis of Acampo! The best boards for learing aerials have a few things in common, they have a decided amount of tail rocker - probably the two best board models are the Shred Stix Comp 1 and Elevation and the the the Walker Project Bullet and JWSM. All of those models have a good amount of tail rocker without having too much. Too much tail rocker will causes the tail to suck down into the water. Rocker on a surfboard is measured a little weird. The proper method is to turn the board upside down, mark the mid point in length and place a rocker stick on that point running lengthwise and balanced level. Then you measure the distance between the bottom of the board UP to the bottom of the rocker stick. The boards above will be in the one inch range. Another factor that is important is release. Water will wrap curved surfaces and create suction. If you get a chance to look at the SS models listed there are literally no curved surfaces at the tail, everything is angular. Most skimmers have sharp rails all the way around the outline, that sharp angle aides release also. Another area that helps release on those boards is the bottom contour. The SS models have a V out the tail. The Elevation has a single channel, but the V is still present. The TWP models fade to flat and have a slight hook or cup that looks really weird. I've seen the effect referred to as a POWER POCKET by other manufacturers. Other boards can be aired, but those features will make the trick easier to learn. Boosting an air is very similar to an ollie off a skateboard. In fact that's one of the best ways to practice. The final height of the aerial is largely dependent upon how high you can pull that front leg up. Quickly: develop some speed heading towards a crisp part of the lip. Bottom turn up and into the lip so that the nose is headed vertical. At the top, do that skateboard ollie, pull the front leg up while pushing down with the back leg. At the top pull your rear leg up pivoting the board upwards off the front foot. See, easy! It's much harder than I make it sound, but those steps should help you master the trick and hopefully guide you in your board buying decision. Good luck! Look me up if you make the demo day.
  11. I want a new sufer!

    Yeah - I think the demo days are great events for folks, nothing bets getting your feet on a board for some mileage, especially if you've narrowed it down some first. Thanks! That's my son James, and it was taken on New Hogan. Camanche is closer to us, but I can't afford the $25 entry fee, $10 parking fee, $5 toilet fee, $6 pee in the lake fee, $17 look at girls in bikini fee, $6 per tire, more than 3 tires fee.
  12. I want a new sufer!

    Like everyone suggests, nothing beats demo'ing a board. I can put you in touch with Greg Mallek who has Shred Stixx you can demo out in Discovery Bay - 99 to Stockton then take Hiway 4 over. My buddy Dennis is National Sales rep (or some such thing) for the Walker Project he typically joins us after we break the boat out, on New Hogan up in Valley Springs - 99 to Lodi take 12/88 up to Valley Springs. Also Mitch sells just about all boards out of his pro shop over in Vallejo - that would be quite a trek for you, but he and my son James have been wakeskating a bunch of late and he might join us with demo's of Inland and the wakeboard manufacturer's pop-out's. James, my son, would be happy to give you pointers on how to air a board out. Also - up at Camp Far West May 14-16 there will be a festival, including demo's, from most manufacturers on Friday and Saturday, check out the Wake9 folks blog: http://wake9.com/community/content.php?147...kesurf-Festival if you aren't in a serious hurry, that demo day is probably the best bet - more to test, side-by-side, and less sales nonsense from the company reps. I don't frequent CC.com, probably best to email me or track me down on WW.com. Hope that helps.
  13. The not so wonderful wakeworld.com

    elc makes a good point, but my guess is that it's more about Drew's behavior on WW than anything else. The full text of Drew's two posts are included below. Drew was advertising, he knew it and rather than get David's permission up front he apologized. My guess is that it wasn't the first time he's done this and David has asked him not to. Drew has made reference to "getting another email. but I don't care". My kid does that too and get's grounded. It's easier to apologize than ask permission, plus you get to do what you want! It's disrespectful to everyone involved and THAT is more to the point with David, I'm sure. Regardless of what he says online. Drew's first post is merely advertising, and Drew wasn't sorry. He did it intentionally and with full knowledge it was advertising. If it worked, go P5. It didn't. The second post is a temper tantrum because Drew felt wronged over Lakewakes Mark who sells what 3 board a year? I can see the point, it feels inequitable. Guess what? Life isn't fair. WW.com isn't a democracy, it's David's business. If he doesn't like you, if you aren't adding content that drives folks to his banner laden site so that he can sell more advertising space, you're just another parasite. Guess how he's going to respond to your whining about inequity? That just becomes another administrative burden. Now we all get the lovely wakesurf heading thanks to Drew Drama. If you really truly want to get your info out there (advertise), post up here on DD.com, then Kevin R Baugh can post it on WW.com. Like he just did and like he did to announce the '07 WWSC.here. Drew has done that before, P5 has more psyudonems than any of the manufacturers, so I don't know what this drama was all about. My favorite was when one of those folks posted up the details of a product before the press release hit. Anyway, then Drew can follow on with how great P5's are. That's not rocket science. Calling David out in his own house, publicly, isn't going to be productive. Well, I mean if what you want to achieve, as you profess, is to get the word out there and obviously there are folks interested in the P5 website, just play by David's rules. As inequitable as they may seem. Readers get to learn of the new resource and you actually get to advertise on WW for free. Don't jeopardize the forum for the rest of us, that is so self-focused. Drew and really you too Ed, if you feel slighted about how David manages the free advertising issue, don't publicly call him out in his own house. Send him an email and ask for some guidance. That's like me barging into Drew's living room slapping his wife, changing the channel on his TV and drinking whatever he has in his refrigerator. David just isn't going to say - oh thanks so much for bringing that to my attention, I will make those changes now. He's going to throw you out and get frustrated! If folks are looking for David to some how bow to Drew's will, can you take that argument over to the Wakeskate forum, please? I'm doubtful it will work, but it's not about wakesurfing it's about ego or causing folks to move away from WW.com. Yeah, it's not fair, life isn't. Get over it. Drew can still do his spamming, just do it in a way that is acceptable to David. Plus it is actually helpful to folks that aren't aware that P5 has "whatever" current news. In this way, we don't risk David shutting that forum down. Text of the posts: First: Posted by Drew Danielo (ollies_drew) on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 8:43 am: Just wanted to let everyone know that PHASE 5 Has got there new site up and running. www.phase5boards.com There are board photo's and specs. And a couple slide shows and team info. We will be updating it weekly. You can also buy off the site or email the contacts at the site to find your nearest dealer. Hope you guys like it. And sorry it this falls into the promoting a certain company law. But enjoy. www.phase5boards.com Second post after the first thread was deleted: Posted by Drew Danielo (ollies_drew) on Thursday, January 15, 2009 - 9:57 am: I posted a thread earlier about a Certain Board company that I ride for has there new website up. However it was taken down. I find that very strange. People can actually post pictures of the boards THEIR making and that is ok, But I cannot share with the wakesurf world about a new website. This site is really Frustrating and contradicts(sp) itself alot. Anyways the wakesurf company I ride for has just launched it's new website. There is alot of stuff on there to check out. So go check it out and post what you think. The media player is not up yet but will be in a couple hours. That is if this thread doesn't get erased before anyone see's it. I don't think I am a favorite of WW.com Oh well enjoy the site. it is www.......phase5boards............com
  14. Switchblade Display

    I am neither a boat or ballast expert, but you may find this additional picture of James from day 2 useful in the assessment.
  15. Switchblade Display

    James indicated that adjusting the 'blade gave the wake a bit of a lip forward, rather than the rounded lip in this picture, but didn't appreciable affect height.
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