so we bring the wakesurfboard out to the lake for the first time, no i did not even get a change to try, but a friends son gave it a try. kid got up 1st time, actually got slack in the rope and within 10 minutes actually threw the tope backinto the boat and free surfed for a minute. reason i did not try was we had about 8 kids wanting to tube all day-its still fun to see the joy on there faces out on the lake.