Watson board Review

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: Oct 16, 2005 1:14 pm Post subject: Watson board Review

Well I got to ride Watsons new board yesterday. I must say that I am very much impressed by it. Now understand that the conditions that we rode in were less than ideal , with rollers and chop everywhere , but we were still able to get a good feel for the board. First off , this thing is FAST. Once you roll on edge it flies. Secondly , the pop was amazing. We were riding behind a nautique 210 and so we didnt have to work at all to get the pop we wanted. Third , this board feels great on the surface. I would compare it to the Obrien Vision , which much of you know is what I currently ride and I love it. I rode it with the 2 center fins which allowed me to dig as I pleased without sliding out. Oh , also as I'm guessing you've already seen , it has a really wide tip and tail. I dont know everything about design and functionality , but I think that feature , added with the fins and rails , made it a very stable board to ride. Im going out with my pops to test drive a Nautique 211 on wednesday and I'll get to ride it again then. Hopefully the water will be better and I can really get a solid critique of the board.......Damn shawn , you and Jimmy know how to put together a good ride.

Rating: Watson: **** and 1/2 stars thus far due to choppy water
Vision: **** and 2/3 just beacuse it rocks my face off.

Peace.

Thomas P. · Addict Joined: 16 Feb 2003 Posts: 717

the watson should pop wayyy harder than a continuous vision. it should hold edge just fine w/o center fins, so maybe give that a try next time. oh well differnt strokes for different folks.

RufioSwashbuckle · Posted: Oct 16, 2005 2:59 pm Post subject:

Thomas P., yea I forgot to mention that the Vision is a continuous board. So obviously Watson is going to pop way more.

nickdakoolkat · Posted: Oct 16, 2005 3:00 pm Post subject:

All I know is that board looks so CLEAN!!!

Ocean Rider · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 24 Jun 2003 Posts: 1597

Seems like watson have totally changed his board style... for the last acouple boards he has made have been slow, tail heavy and mellow riding... this new one sounds very aggressive....

pooser · Wakeboarder.com Freak Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 4738

Ocean Rider, i doubt there is THAT much of a change. if anything it will just pop a little harder, land a little softer, and maybe its a little faster. The speed is probably the only major change ive heard about, but I think every wakeboarder wouldnt mind if there board carried a little more speed into the wake but its kinda hard to do if you have a 3 stage with a lot of rocker.