Witt Finley, Instructor

Witt Finley is our newest and youngest addition to Lake Lessons. He has dedicated most of his life to the sport of wakeboarding. Over the last year and a half, he has set his eyes on riding on the pro tour in the junior men's division. From the weight room to the water, he is as serious as any one about innovation and progression in the sport and loves to share it. He is a two-time national champion in cable-wakeboarding, winning the 2005 junior men's cable national championship and the 2006 Kickers and Rails national championship. Behind the boat, Witt is the reigning Wake-the-Lake Outlaw Division champion and the 2006 Texas state INT Outlaw champion. Witt is an incoming freshman at the University of Texas.

Age: 18

Education: 2007 Graduate of Anderson High School (Incoming Freshman at the University of Texas at Austin)

Years Instructing: First (officially)

Board Setup: 141 Absolute with Zeus Bindings

Sponsors: CWB, Proline, Malibu Boats/Central Texas Water Sports, and Jetpilot.

Favorite Riders: Local - Ross Skrudland, Brad Allen, Mitch Bergsma, and Brett Hickey

Professional - Mark Kenney, Danny Harf, Rusty Malinoski, and Jimmy Lariche

Favorite Trick: Slightly Off Axis Heel Seven

Aspirations: To ride on and succeed on the Junior Men's Tour this year, and become a professional while maintaining academic success.

Favorite Quote: "I may be an idiot but I'm not stupid!"

Why should you take a lesson from me?

Over the last year and a half, I broke my riding back down to the basics. I know the basics inside and out, and I am familiar with common tendencies, fears, and weaknesses in peoples riding styles. It is also fresh to my knowledge how to overcome them. My goal is to promote the sport overall by making it a more fun and better experience, and I can do this by sharing my acquired knowledge to accelerate the learning processes of others.