Why Gummy Straps are better than Laces or Velcro on wake boots.
- Comfort. Not too tight, not too loose.
- Hours of performance, durability, and UV testing to find the perfect strength, flex, and rebound.
- Snug and secure fit, WITH flexibility.
- Gummy’s don’t lose grip by picking up dirt, sand, and weeds. No strap blow-outs.
- No broken, tangled laces or slipping lace locks.
- Fashion. Endless colors to mix and match your style. Face it, you want to look good on the dock or on the water!
Laces or Velcro?
That used to be your choice when picking out a wake boot. The problem? Laces break, slip, tangle and are a pain in the ass when you’re putting your boots on and off all day. Velcro picks up dirt, sand and weeds. It wears out, blows open, slips and can be hard to tighten just right. Laces and Velcro are often either too loose or too tight, and both can limit your mobility. In the past, we were forced to choose between the lesser of the two evils. This troubled our R&D team and left us with one mission: solve the problem!
We spend a lot of time at Slingshot being different. Our CEO, Jeff Logosz, and R&D Project Manager, Matt Gustafsen, were brainstorming over an afternoon beer (because all good ideas start with beer, right?). They asked the question- why don’t we try some of those rubber ski straps we are always seeing on the mountain (the ones that hold skis and poles together in a group while you break for a beer and a slice)? The snow industry uses them, they are flexible, durable, replaceable and come in multiple colors. Hell, they stretch tight along the sharp edges of skis and never seem to fail, so why wouldn’t they hold up in the water? The idea was hatched and the project was turned over to Matt and the R&D team to make it a reality.