I thought these would be the bees knees people but after tryin em i am now not so sure.
Any feedback i think will be helpfull to others so feel free to add comment on new boards u have tried/bought.

tried the Airush misfit 120 and man was it a weird feeling compared to normal. This board is 120 x 43 (thats right) and is pretty much square and hardly any rocker at all.
I went out in gusty winds so it prob didnt help but found in choppy conditions the front heelside corner kept wanting to go down. When the wind was down it was hard to balance. but when jumping it felt like u had nothing on ur feet, was awesome. i see this is the advantage of them here. I think the conditions required for these are flat water and steady winds. It would be a good for somewhere like peli point or woodies so u can have a big kite on board and boost high and freestyle ur heart away. i am also thinkin u need to ride much differently, with a lot more back foot pressure seeing u dont have a nose n u go down quick like a submarine...
i also tried the airush switch 143, a bit bigger and much easier in lighter winds. this thing just scoots upwind with no effort at all but it does pull u off an edge a bit when overpowered. i am used to a wakeboard solid edge feel and these two boards were much different and i wasnt as confident whn those strong gusts hit u and u have to edge hard. again i think a bit of getting used to it and also a bit of modifying stance n pressure etc. i also found these had wide noses too so watch the chop slaps...
again the lightness of this board was amazing for jumps and tricks.


all in all a good experience to test the way the shapes are going. to be honest i like my 140 wakeboard the best and until i find somethin that puts a bigger smile on my dial i will be sticking with it. i think it shows that all boards have pros n cons, just depends what u want to sacrifice.
one other board that does interest me is the naish stubbies. the shape is interesting especially the thick nose n tails for boyancy n anti nose diving. they are a lot heavier than the airushes tho.
anyone tried em yet?

I have the Misfit 115 and I love it.. It took a little bit to get used to but now its unreal.. when the gust hit you need to dig in the back foot real quick to make sure you dont loose it but other than that its great. It pops out of the water soo easy and doesnt get in the way doing loops. Also once you get going it absolutly cranks.

I use a 10 flow with my 115 Misfit. And I weigh 54kg.. So for me its a great size. With the right size kite it feels really nice. I can use it from 14kn upto 23kn with the same kite...

Hey, Sue "DAN" mate i disagree with you on the point that short wide boards cant ride waves for ****.......I've been doing down wind runs from city beach to trigg of late with shane and i've been using my new addiction 130x40 (effectivly a 120x40) and mate it rips in the waves. i find i have better control over the kite on 30m lines because of the smaller surface area. I dont need 20m lines on my new kites as they turn very very very fast.

cant wait to get my blob when it arrives....in the next shipment.....

DAN you commin on the down winda this SAT.... you can get a lift back with shane and I.

regards BROWNEEE
http://au.geocities.com/chinakite2003/

Dan

your underground 130. Is that a Wave tray or another model?

LouD