So after two months and about 75 hours in our new Makai I'm really scratching my head on getting the wave right. I have the upgraded wakemakers bags in the back and 500lbs of lead, almost all in the back, and the wave just feels so soft compared to other boats I have ridden. I have ridden behind a Mastercraft x23 and Tige 23zx and both have so much more push and the wave feels much more solid. One day we went straight from my Makai into the X23 and it was crazy the difference. I realize these are more expensive boats but I didn't expect the difference to be so dramatic.

We tow between 10.6 and 11 and usually have about 400-500lbs of people in the boat and run the center tab between 20-40 and side tab between 60-90. Am I expecting too much out of our Makai or do I just need to keep adding weight?