LF Watson for Women

Hello all, I am new to the forum, but glad to be a part of it. My wife currently rides a LF Angel and is looking to upgrade this year. I ride the Watson and absolutely love it. I figured she would appreciate the female version of it if they made one. Any ideas? She is looking for more control over the position of the board relative to the water - she likes her board better with no fins attached. She also needs something that is going to give her good control through the wake and a nice soft landing - she can't jump W2W and has no real desire to try. Yeah I don't know why either. So her landings are rough on her and she needs all the help she can get.

She's 5'8 and weighs about 125.

I think the Melissa is pretty close. Take a look at it.

The Melissa is a Super Trip. Hybrid core, continuous rocker.

Why not just get her a 135 Watson? If she has to have a girls board, the Harlow is a Harley w/ different graphics. It will be closer to the Watson than the Melissa.

It does not sound like your wife needs to change her board at all.
I would not put anyone who can not yet jump W2W on a three stage board (I'm generalizing here, everyone has their own likes and dislikes) but the continuous rocker of the Angel sounds ideal.
Can I ask what size her Angel is? Also what bindings does she have?
Girls boards tend to come with very soft and unsupportive open toe bindings. If this is the case, changing the bindings may bring more benefits then changing the board.

Or if you have your heart set on it, just buy the 135cm Watson for her.

Technically the SuperTrip is a Melissa. (I think it may be the first female board to brought to the male market).

I believe her current board is a 135 and it came with the Plush bindings - As Kane stated they are open toe and are very soft. It would save some dough to just get new bindings considering the Harlow package is bumping 550...

What are your thoughts on riding the Angel without the center fins? It may make her rely on her edging more, but I worry about the loss of control on the landings.

The Angel comes with (small) molded in fins, these should be more than enough for a controlled landing.
If you could post a video of your wife's landings then I'm sure people here could give you guys some pointers.

If you are looking for a bargain: 2014 Melissa's for $250

http://www.adrenalinewatersports.com...&SubID=35&pg=0

Awesome! Thank you so much!

The Watson is easily one of the best shapes of all time, but it is a bit on the slow side. Especially coming off a board like the Angel, it is going to seem super slow. If you want to stay in the LF Family, seems like the melissa would be the way to go.

In general, women ride faster boards better.

Yeah I've got the Watson Hybrid and really like it. Definitely have to edge hard to get the speed up, but I do like the control it gives. Landings are smooth too.

What other brands make good boards for women?

Pretty much every major board brand makes good womens boards. Ronix, CTRL, CWB, Hyperlite, Slingshot etc.

This is a really good package if the boot sizes match:
http://www.evo.com/outlet/mashups/ro...mens-2014.aspx

Have a look at the LF Jett. It's the women's version of the witness. My wife is the same size as yours and sounds about the same level of rider and she rides the 132. It comes in a grind and non grind base, the grind doesn't have a centre fin but the non grind does. It has deep moulded side fins and a spine down the middle of the board to soften landings and a hybrid 3 stage rocker so it will still be pretty fast and also have good pop. It also has a softer edge through the middle of the board that gets sharper towards the tips so it's more forgiving in the middle but locks in on edge.

hi, either the Liquid Force Jett or the Melissa sound a solid option, my other half rides the Jett with the centre fin removed and she loves it, there isn't a great loss of control on the landing. The Melissa will over a faster feel but will move switching etc much easier, if your riding the cable more i'd say go for the Melissa but if your riding boat go for the Jett. I've added a link with some useful reviews below, it might be worth considering the Delite, its the women version of the Deluxe.

http://www.boarder-control.co.uk/#!w...iews-2015/cnyt