haha, yeah i wonder why he rode the 1080 before his pro model... not like he had a choice now, is it? not like in 2003 he had the choice between foils, thrusters, dumonts, candides, crs, spks. then, it was 1080s or prs... so maybe you think about what you are saying, ya? besides, i never said the thruster's bad. it not, its sick. just that a pro is hardly gonna ride the same $300 ski as every other goon if he has his own model tailored exactly to suit him, is he?