i've been sitting on this idea ever since the system boots came out, picked up a pair of system murrays for my bday, and finally got to test it out yesterday at cherry creek. coming from ss drivers, this setup is so much lighter, much more responsive and quick/easy in and out. my reasoning for using the snowboard bindings is A. i swear by the toe cap, which the system doesn't have, B. i'm a college student who does have the extra $$ for the hype bindings, C. why use the hype binding that has maybe a few years r&d when snowboard companies have had 10-20+ years r&d to get it right.
pretty much a continued evolution from my previous thread a few years back:
http://www.wakeworld.com/forum/showthread.php?t=699495
anyways its an 08 slingshot recoil (w/ 4x4 hole pattern), 06 burton mission bindings (w/ aftermarket lo back) and the system murrays. i had gotten the lo backs this past winter from tactics boardshop to get some more tweak on my grabs snowboarding (burton's highbacks are ungodly tall) and they worked out great for wakeboarding. it would be possible to mount these bindings to an I-trac board, just have to call up Burton and have them send the conversion discs (since they also use the I-trac)
some pics:
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...f/DSC00422.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...f/DSC00421.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i2...f/DSC00419.jpg
the next step would be for the I-trac boards (Slingshot/Hyperlite). It would be to mount some Burton EST bindings. I figure it would give you a bit better feel for the board since there is no plastic/aluminum base under foot. If anyone would like to get this a try please do so b/c i'm not switching to a new slingshot til i snap my recoil.
can't wait to try it out at the KCW in 2 weeks (be there may 17th/18th, if anyone wants to meetup) and winching when i get back home.
let me know what ya think..