Slyde Handboards Unboxing & How To Attach Your GoPro Ep 1
Channel: Slyde Handboards
Date: 2016-02-24

The Epic arrival of a Slyde Handboard, what to expect.  How to set up your Go Pro on both the Bula Slyde Handboard and The Wedge Slyde Handboard, plus bonus bodysurfing footage and behind the scenes shots.  10mins of wave candy education and goodness


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Epic Wave Riding In The Palm of Your Hand!

What's up, guys? Dalton Smith from NPI Productions, and today we're going to be doing an unboxing with two Slyde Handboard models, the Wedge and the Bula. We're going to show you what it looks like when you get it out of the box, and basically just how to get started and get ready to get in the water.

We're going to be doing a lot of videos this year with Slyde Handboards doing in-depth breakdowns on trick trips, how to use the board's different breaks, comparisons between the two boards. But we wanted to get started with something simple that just shows you what your boards are going look like when you get them, and just basic set-ups so you can get started as quickly as possible.

So, when you receive your Slyde Handboards you're going to have boxes just like these. They're well packaged to make sure that nothing happens to the board while it's in the shipping route. When you open up, you've got some covering paper, and then you're going to find your Slyde Handboard. So, you get two things inside. One is basically just a thank you card from Slyde Handboards welcoming you into the family, and shows you how you can go check out YouTube videos like this, their Instagram page, and all that other cool stuff. You also have a business card from Angela, so if you ever have any trouble, she's going to help you out. Give her a shout.

So, the first one we're going to be unboxing is the Bula design by Slyde Handboards. This is a new design and vastly different from the Wedge, which we'll jump into. And basically, you're going to see a huge difference in the size, but there's also a nice concave on the bottom that allows you to drive on the face of the wave. To make it short and sweet, this is a really good board for big beach breaks, and just thick steep barrels. What we're going to do is just open up the top. 

Here we have the Bula design. I'm going to show you right there that curvature that we were talking about, that is going to be game-changing when it comes to big barrels. So, to get started, let's talk about what hand are we putting it on. I am right-handed, but I put it on my left hand and the reason for that is I feel more comfortable paddling with my right hand. That's my strong arm. It allows me to catch the wave better. But I honestly switch it back and forth sometimes. If I'm going on bunch of rides, sometimes it's more natural to have your right hand while you're going right and then you're left hand while you're going left. So, there's no real proper way. And again, you do not need two. Get yourself one Slyde Handboard. Test you different hands and see what feels better, and you're good to go.

Next we're going to talk about the hand strap. It's really important that you don't over-tighten it and it's important that you don't under-tighten it as well. You have two straps. I'm going to pull the first back, pull the second back, and that's just going to give us free movement. Drop your hand in there, and take the first one and get it pretty snug. You want it to stay in there, but you don't want to cut your circulation off. Come with the second one, and that's just going to be your secure strap to make sure nothing moves, and you're good to go.

So, a couple other things you going to notice on the board is a mount on the nose, and a mount on the tail. So, the top mount is going to be to put a GoPro on your board. The bottom mount is to put a leash on your board. The only other thing you're going to need is a pair of fins. If you visit the Slyde Handboards website, you'll see that they have some fins on there that they carry. To mount your GoPro on the board, you only really have one option for the Bula because it has that curvature. There is adhesive mounts but they don't work on this board. So, what you need to do is go get yourself the surfboard mount kit by GoPro.
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