I just returned from silverlake, I have been there since thursday. I have to say that out of all the paddles I have rode on that I will always stick to either the hauler or the new extreme paddles. They are both by far the best paddles out there. Too bad I have not used them on the predator yet, it sat all weekend and would not run, I was lucky enough to have a buddy that let me ride his raptor, otherwise I would have sat and watched all weekend.