What are the main kite shapes in kiteboarding? C-KITE: Details: No bridle, classic C shape, wide squared-off wingtips, the most influential kite shape from which all modern shapes evolved. Benefits: Unrivaled unhooked performance, aggressive pop and power delivery, insane yank-your-shorts-off looping and boosting, direct feel...

Five tips to building the perfect kite quiver. Find the right style of kite for you Know the conditions Don't get stuck with just one style Know the used kite market in your area Three-meter rule of thumb   Find the right style of kite for you...

Hover Glide Surf Foil Wings | 2019 Overview Ride waves the way you want to not the way you have to.   The Slingshot Hover Glide Surf Foil makes it easy to catch a wave. Once you are up it rides waves effortlessly without the need for excessive...

Sam Light Compares - 2019 NEW RPM vs Old RPM We recognize that you might be addicted to kiteboarding (like us). Let's do some facts checking on the NEW RPM vs the Old RPM.     We also understand you may be stuck at work dreaming about the new...

 Over the years wakeboarding behind the boat has progressed in mind-blowing ways. The fact that multiple variations of double flips are stock tricks for today’s pros is evidence of that. But with crazy progression can come intimidation (how many of us out there are ever really...

Learn the 5 top Kiteboarding Tricks to Kiteboard with more style by high-flying, globetrotting, fierce-but-friendly Slingshot team rider, Karolina Winkowska.   The three-time world champion is veteran competitor and a style-master in freestyle, wakestyle and park riding. In her latest video blog, Karolina lets us in on...

Not the RPM the NEW RPM | 2019 Slingshot. The RPM has been the kingpin of Slingshot’s kite line for a decade …   Ten years ago our mad-scientist designers locked themselves in the lab and made it their mission to stitch together all the best features...

From Foil to Fins - The WF1 board   One of the niftiest details about the WF1 foil wake board is that it comes equipped with FCSII fin boxes as well as the foil track mount. This means you can warm up with a little wakesurfing sesh,...

How to Choose the Right Wakesurfer   If you’re looking into buying a new wakesurfer, there are a few basic factors to consider. We've put together this basic breakdown that should help narrow down your search, and make sure that you're riding the board that best suits...

surf Hydrofoil Maintenance Tips If you’ve clicked through to this blog, we’ve got a pretty good idea that you know what’s coming. Surf hydrofoil maintenance IS IMPORTANT. That’s it! Just like a bike chain needs lube and your skis need a regular tune, your foil needs some lovin’. Though...

When you ask Jeff Logosz, Slingshot CEO and mastermind behind Foil Academy, about the why behind it all, it’s hard to tell the origin story without recalling deep powder days in the backcountry of the Wasatch Mountains. Utah's Wasatch Mountains Jeff and his crew are self-proclaimed tinkerers....