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SLINGSHOT WING CRAFT V1

Hi Wyatt. So first up, what sort of lay-up and weights are we looking at across the four sizes?

We had to design a fairly unique layup for the Wing Craft’s as they are some unique boards. First off, they are super thick, even the smallest 60L is 4” thick. This gives the boards a lot of structural strength and resistance against flexing and buckling right out of the gate. That being said, we saw right off the bat how high our riders were jumping these things and we wanted to reinforce them so they would stand up to the challenge. We are big fans of full bamboo construction on top and bottom to constitute the first layer around the foam… Bamboo is a stiff and strong technology and also happens to be quite sustainable. The top and bottom are laid

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