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How to install Kite Line Extensions
3-meter line extensions are an invaluable tool that give you the ability to change the range and performance of every kite in your quiver. They can be added or removed to the end of your lines in about a minute and they make a huge difference in how your kite performs.
Add them and you get:
More Power Slower Steering Higher Jumps Longer powerstrokes in light wind
Or take them off if you want:
more responsive handling tighter kiteloops faster steering be
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20th Apr 2020
Kiteboarding Video: ACQUA's Allure
ACQUA: A Kiteboarding Film
Slingshot's teaser for their new kiteboarding film, "ACQUA," will have you questioning everything. Why do you not own a sailboat? When will your professional kiteboarding career take off? The film follows two Slingshot riders, Alex
Fox and Sam Light, as they sail around the British Virgin Islands in search of their own treasure: the perfect kiteboarding spot. Kind of like "Pirates of the Caribbean," minus Johnny Depp, but not the Rum.
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10th May 2016
Sam Light on Slingshot's Refraction
Sam Light on the Slingshot Refraction: Sam Light Model
Sam Light, team rider for Slingshot, offers his expertise on the 2016 Refraction Sam Light Model. We love seeing riders give their opinion, especially one that lets us sit back and think, "man, we've got a good board on the shelves". Opinions from Sam Light on the Refraction:
Incredible graphic, a tribute to Sam Light The board slices through the water smoothly while offering loads of pop Durable and tested for ultimate balance
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13th Nov 2015
Slingshot Pro Team Riders Bring the Heat to Barra Grande
Slingshot Team Does Barra GrandeWhat is that we see on Brazil's picturesque horizon? It's none other than Slingshot's Pro Team Riders sporting their latest 2015 gear! Is that a 2015 Vision we see out there? Perhaps a 2015 Asylum? Check out Sam Light, Alex Fox, and the other team riders as they unleash their wicked talent, covering more than 1500 kilometers and over 12 locations. Pro Team Riders:Alex FoxAndre PhilipCarlos "Bebe" MarioEric ReinstraLinus ErdmannSam LightThais Kriegel
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4th Mar 2015
De Brazil - Slingshot Kites
The Slingshot crew heads down to Brazil in this latest edit. Expect stunning scenery, massive tricks, and a great soundtrack.
From Slingshot
The boys are back. Sam Light and Alex Fox head to the stunning flat water lagoons of Brazil to deliver some smooth high performance action. Shot entirely on RED, Slingshot invites you to follow this infamous duo on their wild adventure through one of kiteboarding's most premiere locations. Directed by Patrick Wieland, this new film is one th
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26th Jan 2015
2015 Slingshot Kiteboarding NOTHING LEFT TO SAY
"Nothing Left to Say" takes the, shut-up-and-ride approach! Check the latest from Slingshot Kiteboarding, with Eric Reinstra, Alex Fox, Sam Light, Patrick Rebstock and O.G., Mauricio Abreu. Get stoked! -AJDirected & Edited by: Patrick Wieland
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18th Aug 2014
2015 Slingshot Kiteboarding "Everyday"
Does your "everyday" look anything like this? ...if only;) Check out Alex Fox, Sam Light and the Slingshot crew, getting their shred on, in warm, tropical places! Directed and edited by Patrick Wieland.
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22nd Jul 2014