Mojo Surf Ballast Setup

[mmandley]

[QUOTE=wolfeman131;212817][QUOTE=mmandley;212762]

General rule of thumb, the lighter a board is the faster it is in the water, and the more expensive a board is the lighter and faster it is in the water.

you need to ride more boards . . . . .

The shape and buoyancy are what make a board go faster. Fins also make a difference and quad fin or twin fin set up will offer more speed on a surf style board because there is no fin down the middle like a thruster that holds it back a little.

Flyboy (Jeff & James Walker) do a ton of prototyping of boards. Sometimes technical, but always entertaining read:

http://flyboywakesurf.com/

While these were written specific to traditional surfboards, the terminology is basically the same for wakesurfers:

http://www.islesurfboards.com/surfbo...damentals.aspx
http://allaboutsurfboards.com/surfboard-bottom/

I will check that out but i have ridden more then a dozen different boards and almost all of them have been different styles of surf and my general finding is exactly how i put it. Some boards are heavy such as a couple IS board and they are fast but nothing is as fast as the Soul Craft i have and like i said a lighter board will be faster in the water because it too has less drag.

Also some, but not all boards that have 3 fins will be faster by removing the center fin.
On my Soul Craft its faster by removing the 2 smaller fins and also replacing the rear fins with slightly smaller ones makes it more maneuverable.

Also another consideration is Rider Weight, if your light or well under the boards maximum weight limit the board will of course be much faster then if your heavier and closer to the boards weight limit.