Liquid Force Watson Bindings

wakeboard.ecuador · Newbie Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 10 City: Guayaquil

Does someone owns a pair of LF Watson 06 ??

I want to get them, but I’m concerned about the size for this year.
Do they run small as most of boots models?

I’m shoe size 9.5 and I was thinking of getting those in size 10-11 (just in case).

If any one could help me with this, I’ll really appreciated.

x vegan x · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 857 City: Minneapolis

I'd stick with the 9-10s. The Watson's are stupid easy to get on and are hands down the most comfortable binding my feet have had the pleasure of being in. I wear 11.5-12 shoes and I wiggled my foot into a 9-10 without even using my hands. If anything size down with the Watsons.

wakeboard.ecuador · Newbie Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 10 City: Guayaquil

Thanks!!

So they don´t kill your feet after riding 15-20 minutes later?

x vegan x · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 857 City: Minneapolis

I don't have mine...YET, but the pair I tried on felt almost like slippers. They are insanely comfortable! I can't imagine ever getting cramped up feet in them. If you snowboard pull the liners out of your boots and stick your feet into just the liner. That's what the Watsons feel like.

jeffh · Newbie Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 38 City: Theodosia

All of Lf's boots are super comfy. I put on a pair of Watsons and I wear a 12 in shoe size and a 10-11 was perfect. Awsome bindings you won't be dissapointed.

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

the Bonifay boot AND the Watson boot will pack out exactly like a snowboard boot would. so yeah, i'd say size down as much as possible. the Watson was really damn comfortable, though.

AOliver · Posted: Feb 14, 2006 9:23 pm Post subject:

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

good luck gettin' a watson (or even the shanes). apparently, before lf even shipped out the bindings to shops, they sent the plates back to the manufacturing plant. the plates were made too thin (could break easily) and didn't pass inspections. a few shops have the boots, but have no plates.

aside from that, they're the most comfortable i've ever tried on.

hairfarmerIwish · Posted: Feb 16, 2006 1:12 am Post subject: availability of watson boots

Are these boots available in the U.S.A. yet? In Australia we are getting told that they will be another 2 weeks at least for the boots and then at least another week for the pro plates.

wakeboard.ecuador · Newbie Joined: 30 Jan 2006 Posts: 10 City: Guayaquil

Thanks for the info !!! i would get them in 9-10.

yeah, i don´t know what´s wrong with equiptment this year... LF and Hyperlite have been taking so long to send boards and boots to stores.

Must be something about doing them all in China and Taiwan!

cheers

Blindside_137 · Posted: Feb 16, 2006 6:40 pm Post subject:

scott a, do you know how the LTD Transits would feel, comfy and supportive? like a watson kind of?

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

Blindside_137, im not 100% sure how they'd feel. the only difference i saw over last years' was cosmetic. i dont know for sure, though. never really tried them on. still the same lining, same FAST base plate, and i think the same footbed, too. perhaps someone else could give more info.

id say the watson felt more like the team boot from last year. very, very comfy.

x vegan x · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 857 City: Minneapolis

Transits are the same as last year...just a new look to the overlay.

scott a, how can you compair the Watsons to the Team!? The only binding I've tried that's harder to get your foot into than a Team is the original Bad Ass. I still don't understand how they ripped off a Wiley's almost exactly but somehow managed to make it 65465163 times harder to get on. The only binding easier to get on than a Watson is a saldal, and depending on which sandal that's debatable.

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

x vegan x, did you get the right size? i found the teams to be relatively easy to get into. not as easy as the watsons, but much easier than any hyperlite bindings or (older) cwb bindings.

x vegan x · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 857 City: Minneapolis

jumalian, did you try on new or used bindings? I've heard they're nice once they've been broken in, but out of the box they're a beeeotch!

jumalian · Ladies Man Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 7625 City: san diego

i've ridden teams since last year (from new out of the box), and never found 'em to be a be0tch.

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

i really didnt have any issues getting into the Team binding. and when comparing them i was talking more about how they flex and felt on my foot. obviously the watsons are gonna be easier to get into because of the liquid liner.

that being said i havent worn either for any real length of time, but ive worn a whole lot of bindings and to me they feel pretty similar.

nfn · Soul Rider Joined: 25 Apr 2005 Posts: 388 City: Sioux City

I had Wiley Tri-Axis back in the day...now those were a beotch to get in.

HOLLOMAN101 · Soul Rider Joined: 26 Jul 2003 Posts: 478 City: Austin

man i dont know about you guys but im kinda gettin put out with lf, at first they told me my wastsons would be here at the beg of feb., then it was feb 20th, now its the beginning of march. I know they are trying to make sure they put out a quality product but shouldnt they have considered this when they were developing the binding this time last year?

x vegan x · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 857 City: Minneapolis

HOLLOMAN101, welcome to boardsports. This isn't just a problem LF has. As long as they're ready to roll by April I don't think it'll be a big issue. Most of the country isn't riding until at least then.

OnTheWake · Newbie Joined: 18 Jun 2005 Posts: 9

If you want to get the watson, you definetely want to checkout the transit first. I tried on a pair of 06 transit and they are almost identical to the 05 transit. I'm thinking about getting the 06 transit and a 142 watson for my setup this year.

Sinkoumn · Posted: Feb 20, 2006 9:26 pm Post subject:

The Boots on the Watson are done, there is nothing wrong with the boots and there never was (the design was done well ahead of time) - LF has all the upper boots ready, the reason for the delay is largely due in part to the fact that they did not make the base plates on site (as scott a said). Basically, LF is waiting on another company to finish the base plates so they can ship the binding with all the necesary hardware to fit onto a board.

Stop hating on LF.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

Are the Watsons flexible or rigid? The Transits were supposed to be really rigid last year right? And that's what Watson rode. But he was on the Ultras before which are really flexible.

I like flexibility in my bindings and need to upgrade this year. I like the Watsons and that CWB hinge technology but haven't tried either on.

Sinkoumn · Posted: Feb 21, 2006 6:47 am Post subject:

The watsons are a little stiffer than the transits.

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

x vegan x · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 857 City: Minneapolis

I agree with Scott on this one.

cloud · Criminal Joined: 03 Nov 2005 Posts: 60 City: Austin

AOliver · Posted: Feb 21, 2006 3:27 pm Post subject:

So do the Watsons' liners mold to your foot?

scott a · Ladies Man Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 9810

they are heat moldable. they are basically the same thing as snowboard boot liners.

Stewie · Posted: Feb 21, 2006 6:45 pm Post subject:

The LF catalouge says that the watsons are stiffer than the transits.

Sinkoumn · Posted: Feb 21, 2006 9:29 pm Post subject:

AOliver · Posted: Feb 22, 2006 6:33 am Post subject:

Oh, that is too cool. I can't wait to go demo a pair!

Wakebrad · Ladies Man Joined: 11 Dec 2003 Posts: 12257 City: Dallas

x vegan x · Addict Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Posts: 857 City: Minneapolis

Stewie, maybe so, but those of us who have tried both on disagree. Even Don Wallace said he thought they felt too soft until he rode them, at which point he said they're perfect.