Was out today, actually went looking for wakes to get more comfortable with them lol. Perferct day to do it as there were PB's abound. As stated in the OP, I do usually slow and trim down/turn into them, but that set just caught me off guard.
I also recall why I switched from the Excel to the HIT, the Excel rides up my back for some reason. I guess I should tighten it down more, but it's pretty snug. Just seems to ride up, I'm always reaching back and tugging it down.