Need a simple vote
 

Lyman or Press.........

Riding behind a board, new rider slightly rough water

Lyman if you are riding behind the boat

Press if you are hitting rails

never tried the lyman, but i basically ride all flex boards.. so my vote is for press no matter what is towing you...

I personally am all for "flex boards" too, but will you be?
from what i have heard and felt (in a shop) the press is a stiffer "flex board" than most. the lyman is LF's thickest board in the center and it is also the thinnest board in the tip and tails. its thinness actually gives it a fairly noticeable flex in the tips and tails. not a lot, but more than most foam boards.
So between the two choices only. i would go Lyman