Make Your Voice Count

At Smith Board Co, your feedback drives innovation. We're dedicated to crafting the perfect wakesurf board, and we need your insights to make it happen. Our quick, 2-minute Performance Optimization Methodology survey is your chance to share what matters most to you on the water. Your input helps us fine-tune our designs and push the boundaries of wakesurfing excellence.

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On our journey to engineer and design the best-performing wakesurf boards, we began by defining what performance in wakesurfing truly means. Through extensive research and testing, we've identified three key aspects that impact performance: Agility, Speed, and Air. If you haven't read our post where we dive into these aspects, check it out here. It lays the foundation for how we optimize each board.

The OTHER Aspects

What we haven’t covered in previous posts is how we, as riders, influence performance. Riders affect the performance of a wakesurf board in two major ways: skill level and body mechanics. These factors, along with Agility, Speed, and Air, all play a crucial role in your board's performance. Unfortunately, at Smith Board Co., we can’t engineer your skill or body mechanics (though we’re still holding out hope for cyborgs!). That's why we focus on the three aspects we can control.

Painting A More Complete Picture

That said, understanding how skill and body mechanics impact wakesurf board performance is essential. It's crucial to grasp how elements like your center of gravity, foot placement and size, limb length ratios, and more affect both your board and your ride. These insights give us a more complete picture of wakesurf board performance, enabling us to create a board that helps you perform at your best.

In the coming months, we’ll be sharing some of our research findings on body mechanics and their effects on wakesurf board performance. Stay tuned!

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About The Author

Dakota Smith

Dakota Smith is the original founder of Smith Board Co and is deeply involved in every aspect of the company. The idea for Smith Board Co came about when Dakota, who stands at 6’5” and weighs 230 lbs, couldn’t find a wakesurf board that was both big enough for him and fun to ride. With his background in product design and innovation, he recognized that the wakesurf industry was ripe for someone to apply engineering principles to create exceptional boards for everyone.

Dakota holds a B.S. in Chemical and Biological Engineering and an M.B.A. with a focus on Entrepreneurship. He channels his education and passion into bringing new ideas to life at Smith Board Co.

In his free time, Dakota enjoys reading, competing in CrossFit, writing about his passions, and spending as much time as possible out on the water. He lives in Erie, CO, with his wife and two dogs.