It was interesting. I figured I'd post up my thoughts on it in case anyone here was interested. The board had a surf style shape but had more of the thickness of a skim board. (still thicker than would fit in a wakeboard rack though.). The tek finish he uses makes it pretty strong, but it did weigh in about 1/2 a pound heavier than my doomswell. But my doomswell is really light, so the Lakewakes gets points in the lightness category.
I first tried to ride it with the 4 fins (2 big thrusters and 2 little ones). I just couldn't make it behave like I wanted. I only ride my doomswell with the 2 fins so I'm used to being able to kick out the rear easily. I took out the two little fins on the lakewakes and it felt more natural.
The rails definitely wanted to dig in. I guess it was a touch less forgiving than I'm used to, but certainly fast and responsive. I only got the one ride on it so far, so it's going to take me a little more to dial in my optimal foot placement.
And a video of me riding it...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6X0EoIzgdk
First time riding it, I was still getting used to it but it definitely allowed for recovery from pretty far back in the pocket the first time. At the end I probably could have saved that one, but I was pretty tired after doing a slalom and wakeboard set before surfing that evening.
So all in all, a fun board. They go for pretty reasonable pricing (some of the lower end prices for a custom). Worth considering for sure. I don't see it becoming my absolute favorite board, but I wouldn't hesitate riding it or recommending it over most of the mass produced boards.
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