Does flex not defeat the purpose for wake riding?

I know flex has advantages for pressing. But for anyone who has ridden flex and traditional boards; do flex boards pop as well as traditional core boards?

I remember when honeycomb wakeboards were popular that their main advantage over foam cores were their flex resistance (core strength). Any flex a wakeboard has will absorb energy from the wake thus making your jumps lower. Kind of like when you absorb a jump off of the wake instead of standing tall.

I know this will open up a can of worms, but I think it will be a good discussion.

(Message edited by hayes on January 05, 2009)