I’m in my second season of wakesurfing and living the wake boat lifestyle with my kids and friends. We became a wakesurfing family in 2024, though I’ve been a board sports enthusiast most of my life.

Wakeboard bindings were once little more than a metal plate, minimal thickness of foam, and a rubbery strap to rein in your heel. Today there are a wide variety of supportive, boot-style binding ...