I really like how the rocker and shortened rear lets the ski lay down and grip. I only surf ride 4-5 weekends a year starting to get aggressive across the face of the wave and like how the noses does not dart into the wave. I don't like how nose stabs are neary impossible (one of my favorite tricks). Defiantly took a lot of time to build but defiently learned a lot through this build. Ski came out heaver than I would have liked but it's extremely solid. If I were to rewind 2 years I would do it again since I had a lot of free time to devote and it turned out better than expected.