At Vermont Ski and Sport, we consider the SKI BOOTS to be the most important aspect of your skiing performance and comfort. Without a properly chosen and fitted ski boot, your feet will be unhappy and thus your ski experience...
To improve and develop skills in life, methodically getting out of your comfort zone is key! In stand up paddle boarding the same holds true. What ever your weakest link or links are, these areas will always limit you from...
For this weeks weekly wisdom I wanted to keep it short and to the point; here are my 9 tips for proper power generation from all phases of the paddle stroke; the reach, the catch, and the pull. 1.) Bury...
One of the most asked questions from folks looking for a new performance paddle board is “how do I figure out what width to buy?” It’s an important question and the answer is not always obvious. When you read reviews...
Being able to participate as an observer, paddle board aficionado, coach, and vendor/sponsor for the 2023 SUP Carolina Cup was truly a wonderful experience. To see how multiple races are set up and run logistically was really quite impressive. I...
Coming back from the 2023 SUP Carolina Cup has my mind buzzing with thoughts, lessons learned, and new ideas! To be around such a diversity of paddlers is so valuable for our Vermont Ski and Sport Race Services Team. It...
Ok it’s race day, now what? All the work you put in or didn’t is what will be! Many paddlers and skiers 2-5 days before an event try to hammer out more intensity hoping for amazing results. Their misplaced thinking...
When we look at sports like golf, tennis, and boxing you can see how rotation allows the athlete to create power in their sport specific movement patterns. In all paddling sports there has always been a significant historical presence of...
It’s been a crazy and long winter for most of the country and spring has finally sprung for many of us! For me it has been a winter of reflection, studying, and conferring with various coaches out of the SUP...
The more I delve into posture, movement, and trying to keep my old chassis going, I keep coming back to synchronicity. Let me tell you about a story for a unique picture relating to core activation and synchronicity. What if...
In sport and life balancing the rush against danger is both calculated and un-calculated. When all chaos breaks out every decision matters and your life can drastically change in a fraction of a second. So what does this have to...
The 2023 Starboard All Star Performance and Race Stand Up Paddle Board is a completely redesigned and refined water craft from one of the winningest companies in paddle boarding. The ’23 All Star offers an incredible all water performance platform...
