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Interesting backstories about Slingshot Sports products, people and culture. Written by our gang of creators, artist, explores that make up our family
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1y ago
Customizing your Rear stabilizer to suit your riding style
While the hydrofoil front wing has a lot to do with the overall feel, speed, and stability of your ride, the stabilizer plays a key role in developing the dna or “flavor” of your ride. Experimenting with tails is a great way to help figure out what you like and don’t like about your foil’s ride, as well as better adapt your foil to the day’s current conditions. So, let’s dive into tails a little deeper and help unlock some insights into the riding characteristics you might feel just by looking at the tail itself.
Stabiliz ..read more
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1y ago
How to Choose a Hydrofoil
If you haven’t seen or heard of hydrofoiling by now, we would highly suggest you take a look at what is going on in this space and how it applies to our wonderful world of windsports. Not only can you experience a flying sensation like no other, but it also drastically reduces your wind speed requirements and makes staying upwind a breeze. When you add on the layer of the rapid growth of winging, prone foil, and downwind SUP foiling it’s getting harder and harder to separate the world of windsports from the hydrofoil these days.
With more and more emphasis on ..read more
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1y ago
What is going on in Houston?
If you’ve been thinking to yourself that something must be going on in Houston, Texas the last few years in the world of wind sports…you are right! Phil Midler has been running the Houston Kiteboarding shop in Texas City, TX since 2005 and his shop is located right on Galveston Bay between Galveston and Houston. Thanks to a world-class teaching location, excellent winds, and the best staff in the business (proclaimed by Phil) they have been very successful first with Kiteboarding and throughout all the hydrofoil sports. Just before the pandemic broke out P ..read more
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1y ago
The time has come to GET WEIRD on the 2023 Space Rover and Space Melter!
Since the release of these one-of-a-kind “out of this world” wakeboards, we’ve been blown away by what seems to be an entirely new style of riding that has come as a result. We’ve had difficulties keeping the boards in stock ever since and have seen several riders re-invent their style by switching to a Space Rover or Melter exclusively.
The Space Mob crew has stacked all sorts of content over the winter riding these bad boys, which we are sharing all week on SOCIAL and some of our favorite new “once carrier cha ..read more
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1y ago
The Javelin boom wing delivers unmatched control with a compact wingspan and simple, secure push-pin boom connection. Featuring our innovative Canopy Tensioning Strap, the Javelin provides the rider with on-the-fly power tuning. Choose between the Adjustable Carbon Boom, a two-piece boom that packs down for traveling and fits all sizes 2.5-7.5, and the one-piece, reduced-diameter Javelin Pro Fixed Carbon Boom that comes in two sizes.
Available in 2.5//3.0//3.5//4.0//4.5//5.0//5.5//6.0//6.5//7.5M sizing.
The Design Difference
The Javelin is our new boom wing that’s been designed t ..read more
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1y ago
#copycatsclub
FACT: OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS, THE COPYCATSCLUB HAS PUSHED WOMEN’S WAKEBOARDING FORWARD BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS.
Spearheaded by Slingshot team rider and women’s wakeboarding ambassador Sina Fuchs Jacobsen, the club’s only “requirement” for membership is a passion for the progression of women’s wakeboarding. While it’s still only in its infancy, the Copycatsclub has undoubtedly helped progress the sport around the globe and given female riders of all ages a new sense of inspiration and belonging. From winching in the streets to boosting in the
park, and even riding ..read more
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1y ago
From Beginners to Big-Air Beasts: the Code
With intuitive steering and smooth power delivery, the Code has quickly become the Slingshot team favorite for all disciplines of kiteboarding. This week we are showcasing on-the-spot videos from some of our top riders on why they have been loving the Code and why you will, too.
ROBBY STEWART
First up we have Robby Stewart. Robby has been deaf since birth but that never stopped him from becoming one of the best kiteboarders in North America. Robby is a foil wizard, surfboard ripper, and big-air booster. Since he got his hands on the Code last ye ..read more
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1y ago
Most wingers know the benefits of having soft webbing handles. They provide a cushy suspension-like ride, limit grip fatigue, and allow wings to be packed down into a small convenient package.
But what are the benefits of rigid handles? That answer depends on your level of riding.
Beginner riders will benefit from the ability to roll their wrists up to keep the wingtips from touching the water.
This wingtip wrist control provided by hard handles solves one of the first frustrating issues with learning to wing where the wingtip hi ..read more
Slingshot Sports
2y ago
The 10th anniversary of King Of The Air (KOTA) ran Saturday November 26th with gusts clocking more than 50 knots—the strongest wind ever recorded in KOTA history. For Slingshot rider Jeremy Burlando and myself, this was our first time coming to Cape Town, South Africa and experiencing KOTA. We were both impressed by the massive number of fans that came to watch and support the top 18 big air kiteboarders in the world.
In the two weeks prior to KOTA, we got extremely unlucky with wind and Jeremy didn’t have a single day of training over 25 knots. Translation: Jeremy had not seen Cape Town p ..read more
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2y ago
Inflatable winging and wing foiling boards have many benefits over traditional hard boards:
Pack down for convenient travel
Offer lightweight safety
Ding-proof durability
But how do you choose the right one for you? Check out our simple guide to Slingshot’s three compact inflatable winging and wing foiling boards.
Tracker: The Multi-Sport Tool
If you want to be able to paddle, windsurf, and build your basic skills with a wing, the Tracker is the way to go.
The Tracker’s seven-foot length makes for easy SUP paddling (three-piece paddle included) while it still packs ..read more