Innovation of the Year - Need Your Help

(wakeworld) · (wakeworld) **Join Date: Jan 1997** 07-21-2010, 11:28 AM

It's that time of year again. The Riders Choice Awards will throw down during August and we need to make sure we've covered all the bases. We need your nominations for the "Innovation of the Year" category.

This is for items that have come to market in the last 12 months and have significantly advanced wakesports. Let's hear what you've got. Thanks for you help.

(alans) · (alans) **Join Date: Aug 2005** 07-21-2010, 12:03 PM

"Pure Vert" ballast systems are the number one most important innovation. Sure Calabria and MB have been doing them for a while, but since it seems that other manufacturers are coming aboard, some credit is due!

(wakeworld) · (wakeworld) **Join Date: Jan 1997** 07-30-2010, 1:16 PM

I'm getting nothing from y'all??? Come on, there has to be some innovations that have made you say "WOW" over the past year. A couple I can think of is the new gas-assisted tower from Malibu and the Boost Box volume attenuator. Think about your favorite boat and/or board company and what they've brought to the table this year.

Alan, Pure Vert was in the running years ago when it first came out. We're looking for stuff that was introduced over the last 12 months.

(texastbird) · (texastbird) **Join Date: May 2003** 07-30-2010, 1:47 PM

I love my Boost Box!

(canucked) · (canucked) **Join Date: Jun 2007** 07-30-2010, 1:54 PM

mastercrafts robo-tower...lol, kidding.

(hawkeye7708) · (hawkeye7708) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 07-30-2010, 2:12 PM

Go-Pros?

(wakeworld) · (wakeworld) **Join Date: Jan 1997** 07-30-2010, 2:15 PM

Actually, that's a great candidate to lead the pack for next year's Innovation of the Year!

(cwb4me) · (cwb4me) **Join Date: Apr 2010** 07-30-2010, 2:28 PM

Tige touch all controls in one screen.

(andy_nintzel)

I have to agree with Ben Go-Pros are SICK!!!

(cwb4me) · (cwb4me) **Join Date: Apr 2010** 07-30-2010, 2:39 PM

shadow box also.

(thedoubleupkid)

Proline LGS stitched handles ..... ha

(hawkeye7708) · (hawkeye7708) **Join Date: Feb 2007** 07-30-2010, 3:02 PM

Yeah buddy! The Year of the Mini Cam

(mdaijogo) · (mdaijogo) **Join Date: Mar 2010** 07-30-2010, 3:14 PM

Go Pros have been out for awhile. We used them for go karting in the past 3 years. Go Pro HD is new, but I wouldn't call it "innovative".

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(wakemitch) · (wakemitch) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 07-30-2010, 3:18 PM

2010 Flyboy Wakesurf board's Composite Sandwich Surf construction. Super strong, super light, and stronger than all other surf boards. no heel dents!

(jarrod) · (jarrod) **Join Date: May 2003** 07-30-2010, 4:27 PM

Go pro cameras? They've been around for years.

I can;t think of any innovations for 2010, but 2011 should bring some great stuff.

(hco) · (hco) **Join Date: Jun 2006** 08-01-2010, 10:39 AM

cwb's updated hinge is pretty sick, maybe integrated tower cameras (Was MC the first one? I know Malibu is coming out with one next year). Other than that I cannot think of much.

(jdwake1) · (jdwake1) **Join Date: Sep 2007** 08-01-2010, 2:04 PM

http://cablewakeparks.com/BROintheBOX/index.html

Bro in a box, sets itself up in a few hours......

(ilikebeaverandboats)

Tige touch system has my vote, I know others have introduced touch screens but not that integrate everything so well.

(Shooter) · (Shooter) **Join Date: Apr 2010** 08-01-2010, 2:38 PM

I hate to be negative, but I don’t see any real innovation over the last 12 months except for the Shadowbox (never used it, but it looks cool). Hasn’t the Boost Box been out for years and is it a big improvement over the HSE? Most boat companies seem to be going in the wrong direction (you can keep your touch screens) and gear seems to improve slowly over time. I feel flex boards & the "hybrid" tech is innovation but it slowly gets better every year.

(kko13) · (kko13) **Join Date: Jul 2006** 08-01-2010, 3:53 PM

I vote Tige Touch as well. Really changed how all boat companys are doing the dash

benj_t 08-01-2010, 6:24 PM

Liquid Force Quick Lace System was a new innovation for boots this year

(ajholt7) · (ajholt7) **Join Date: Apr 2009** 08-01-2010, 6:52 PM

Tige Touch!

(wake77) · (wake77) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 08-01-2010, 7:45 PM

"Liquid Force Quick Lace System was a new innovation for boots this year"

Yeah, but that innovation gets overridden by those crappy air pockets they put in their boots. Plus, I think quick lace was on some of the 2009 LTD boots.

benj_t 08-01-2010, 8:18 PM

"Yeah, but that innovation gets overridden by those crappy air pockets they put in their boots. Plus, I think quick lace was on some of the 2009 LTD boots"

Nope, the quick lace system wasnt on any 2009 boots... the quick lace system doesnt have anything to do with the air pockets (which I still think are awesome even though I go through plenty of boots)

Anyways, they were new this year, therefore theyre an innovation....

(wake77) · (wake77) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 08-01-2010, 8:26 PM

Yeah, but an innovation should be the ENTIRE binding, not just the laces. And those air pockets are a good concept, but impossible to implement.

(BigTEX) · (BigTEX) **Join Date: Feb 2010** 08-01-2010, 8:52 PM

They don't even have the quick lace for next year so obviously it wasn't very innovative...

(bmartin) · (bmartin) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 08-02-2010, 7:44 AM

Though PureVert wasn't developed this year, it seems this was the year it got a lot of buzz and is by far a more signifiant innovation over other things listed.

(kyle_L) · (kyle_L) **Join Date: Mar 2010** 08-02-2010, 10:40 AM

Ronix (s)Cintered fins for hitting sliders. Basically makes any board in their lineup a good slider board

SamIngram 08-02-2010, 11:07 AM

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David Williams (wakeworld) Join Date: Jan 1997 07-30-2010, 1:16 PM

I'm getting nothing from y'all??? Come on, there has to be some innovations that have made you say "WOW" over the past year. A couple I can think of is the new gas-assisted tower from Malibu and the Boost Box volume attenuator. Think about your favorite boat and/or board company and what they've brought to the table this year.

I don't understand this, when Correct Craft came out with the cable-assisted tower in 2009, so my grandma could lower the tower with one finger, it was no big deal. Now Malibu does it, it's the innovation of the year?

(bmartin) · (bmartin) **Join Date: Jan 2007** 08-02-2010, 12:12 PM

I am going to change my nominaiton to the Epic 21se and 23e hybrids. Certainly not mainstream now but they are thinking a lot bigger than tweaking a tower or changing up the display.

(liquidmx) · (liquidmx) **Join Date: Jun 2005** 08-02-2010, 12:19 PM

Its not really a product...but 2010 was definitely the year of web-isodes and short wake vids.

(ldr) · (ldr) **Join Date: Nov 2002** 08-02-2010, 12:46 PM

wetsounds 6x9 hlcd?

benj_t 08-13-2010, 11:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigTEX

They don't even have the quick lace for next year so obviously it wasn't very innovative...

Yeah, and we aren't voting for what they are having NEXT year... i never said it was the BEST innovation this year. Just throwin out an idea of something new in 2010...

usfhookup 08-14-2010, 12:39 AM

Sam what do you expect.. this is MalibuWorld.... For example, notice how if you read the Riders Choice Awards under "boat of the year" Mastercraft isnt listed as an example... even though its won around 6 years in a row! Hey, but at least Malibu is listed as an example

Stay classy Dave!

(KGar11) · (KGar11) **Join Date: Mar 2010** 08-15-2010, 9:39 AM

tige touch

(georgi) · (georgi) **Join Date: Apr 2006** 08-20-2010, 7:58 AM

Hybrid boards