The endless hours Charley Hoffman spent working in his sand game paid off in a huge way Monday, leading to an impressive five shot victory at the Deutsche Bank Championship. After finishing last season ranked near the bottom in sand-save percentage, Hoffman began working with short-game specialist James Sieckmann and noticed immediate improvements. Every one […]
well, here we are. or at least, here i am. and if you are here, then welcome. to the inaugural edition of surly saturdays. as i sit to write this, i am struck at how today is really anything but surly. like my friend ice cube once said, “today was a good day”. so it [...] […]
PRESS RELEASE: Snowboard Magazine awards Jones Snowboards, The Flagship, a Platinum Pick for excellence in design. “If you were going to trust anybody to design snowboarding’s premier big mountain snowboard, Jeremy Jones would be the wise pick. The Flagship is snowboarding’s response to the most critical riding on the planet. Using Magna-Traction, direc […]
Now this is a great way to start 2010 (well…we still have a few days left). The Korkers Guide fly fishing boot featuring the Boa Lacing System was just named Best of Boot Category for 2010 in the Fly Fisherman Magazine Gear Guide 2010. Congrats Korkers!
From Fly Fisherman Magazine
The Boa Lacing System-already popular in snowboard and ice-climbing boots – lets you dial up the tension for the best fit. Pull the dial for a quick release. Standard laces can break, carry aquatic nuisances, come untied, and they are a pain when wet and frozen. The Boa system uses stainless-steel wire that is easy to clean and nearly unbreakable.
LOVELAND — Steamboat resort icon Billy Kidd skied in the same pair of Salomons for two decades because they were comfortable. For this winter, however, he’s skiing in a revolutionary new boot designed and manufactured in Boulder by the man who made the boots Kidd used to win world championships titles in 1970.
The Apex boot essentially is a snowboarding boot inserted into a lightweight carbon fiber frame. The external carbon fiber structure provides the lateral stiffness and forward lean required to make skis perform, but can be removed easily for walking.
“My job as director of skiing is to go out and test the powder, make sure it’s safe for our guests,” Kidd said last week. “I have to go through the trees, and if a tree jumps in front of me, I need the performance to avoid it. It’s a combination of performance and comfort, and I love them.”
The boot has a seemingly minimalist external frame that invites skepticism, but former World Cup downhiller Chad Fleischer is also a convert. And Fleischer is a big guy — 6-feet-2 and 220 pounds.
Noticeably lighter than customary ski boots and way more comfortable, the Apex is the brainchild of longtime Boulder resident Denny Hanson, whose pedigree in boot design goes back four decades. The Apex boot debuted for sale in October (apexskiboots.com).
It is a thoroughly Colorado product. It was designed in Boulder, the carbon fiber pieces are fabricated in Boulder and the boot is assembled in Boulder. The walking boot utilizes the Boa Lacing System, the product of another Colorado company. (more…)
Monday December 28th 2009, 9:45 am
Filed under: Athlete News
Hope everyone had a great Holiday weekend. Boa is bringing in the new year by announcing our new snowboard team here on Facebook. Up next, Boa would like to welcome Justin Mullen via Tahoe, Ca…. with a quick shout out to Topton!, Mertztown, PA.
“I’ve been talking to a lot of kids at the local mountain that have the Boa system on their boots and I’ve gotten nothing but good feedback from each and every one of them! I never really realized until now how sick the concept really is, and I think everyone else is going to start seeing it too.” – Boa Athlete Justin Mullen
Wednesday December 23rd 2009, 9:10 am
Filed under: Athlete News
The Boa snowboard team is taking off! Boa would like to welcome Skylar Thornton of Bend, OR (MT Bachelor) to our athlete team. Check out Skylar’s latest seg from NC Productions below!
Tuesday December 22nd 2009, 2:41 pm
Filed under: Golf News
FootJoy, the # 1 shoe in golf, and Boa® Technology, creators of the award-winning patented Boa® Lacing System, are raising the bar once again on golf performance with the introduction of the new FJ ICON shoe. The FJ ICON with Boa guarantees all-day secure closure and a performance fit, no matter how many holes you’re playing.
Inspired by FootJoy’s heritage, the FJ ICON combines both full grain and exquisite calfskin leathers, supported by a performance-infused outsole and the Boa Lacing System.
“The Boa Lacing System provides a number of great enhancements to FootJoy golf shoes,” says Doug Robinson, FootJoy VP Product Design & Development Worldwide. “Offering a custom fit and superior stability, the Boa Lacing System allows for micro adjustment of fit while eliminating pressure points normally caused by laces. The sensation on the foot is unlike any other golf shoe and golfers will immediately feel this difference. The enhanced fit combined with the fact that the Boa Lacing System will not loosen during play creates a stable in-shoe environment that is consistent throughout the round. If you haven’t tried a FootJoy shoe with the Boa Lacing System, you are missing out.” (more…)
Originally published on HellForLeathermagazine.com
When we first saw images of the Knox Handroid, we realized they represented a tangible advance in motorcycle glove technology. The problem was, we had no details and only two images. Now that we have multiple images, full details and even videos of the entire Knox Hand Armor range we understand Knox is making major improvements over other glove makers in three main areas: fit, impact amelioration and scaphoid protection.
All four pairs of gloves share the Boa Lacing System. It consists of two aircraft-grade steel cables that connect to large sliders on both sides of the glove. Twisting the dial tightens the cable and glove evenly, ensuring a perfect fit. On the underside of the glove an elastic band connects the sliders, ensuring that when you tighten them, it’s an even fit all around. Of course, fit is important not just for comfort, but for safety too. Reports from people that have tried these gloves on at Britain’s NEC bike show indicate that this system should make it near-impossible for the gloves to come off in a crash, easily outdoing the velcro cuffs of any previous gloves.
Despite our initial guess that the flexible spines on the Handroid’s fingers were there to prevent hyperextension, it looks like they’re actually there just for impact and abrasion protection, with the articulation built in to allow for freedom of movement. All the Hand Armor gloves feature honeycomb gel impact protection on the back of the hand and the knuckles. (more…)
Monday December 21st 2009, 5:11 pm
Filed under: Athlete News
Boa would like to announce the addition of North Bend, WA (Snoqualmie Pass) ripper Ivan Marcinko to our 2010 snowboard athlete team. Stay tuned to Facebook and TheBoaBlog.net for more Boa athlete updates, news, pics, videos and interviews.
This past weekend marked one of the first major stops in the run for the 2010 Olympics with the first stop of the Grand Prix at Copper Mountain. I followed it via the massive amounts of twittering that was happening throughout the event, sad that I was not down there to cheer on the K2 riders in person…and that I was missing all the fresh new CO snow. However there was no short of coverage from our friends at Trasworld Snowboarding, Snowboarder Magazine and Snowboard Mag. But all in-all it was by far one of the heaviest pipe sessions North America has seen yet to date and proved that this is going to be no easy race.
Of course our eyes were glued to Gretchen who qualified first on Friday with a huge score of 47.1 (see below) who in the end started the season off with a second place finish behind Kelly Clark after a very heated battle. Check out all the coverage from the links above or read what Gretchen had to sa about it herself here: Gretchen Bleiler.com. Here is an outlay of Gretchen’s final run from TWS:
I’d like to say I’ve been rockin’ Lake’s CX401’s for the last ten months, but in reality all I’ve done is wear them while riding my bike, no rockin’ included. And while I also failed to exhort anyone to hang loose with the clever use of hand gestures, I did manage to put in a fair bit of miles in all sorts of weather. In the interest of journalistic integrity I also threw in a couple of crashes.
I’ve only tried a few brands of shoes (Sidi, DMT, Diadora, Adidas, Spiuk), and I’ve never been in love with any of them. I decided the Lakes would be my ideal shoes because of its moldable sole and its 4 hole Speedplay driling, and they did not disappoint. (New to the U.S. Bonts share many of these same features).
Photo By Andy Shen
The carbon fiber sole plate extends up and wraps around the heel. To mold the shoes simple toss one in a 400 degree oven, remove in 3-4 minutes when the temperature sensitive sticker turns black, put it on, and mold the shoe to your foot while wearing oven mitts. Lake suggests having an qualified shop employee do this, but I had to experience it for myself.
I prefer a good deal of arch support, so I worked that area of the sole up. I also pressed in the heel quite a bit, wrapping the sole tightly around my heel bone. Once i was done the shoe was about 3-4 mm narrower at the heel, and had a distinctively svelte shape. As molded, it takes a bit of effort to slip into the shoe. The tight heel cup keeps your foot from slipping on the upstroke, which eliminates the need to overtighten the closure.
After the first ride I decided I had been too aggressive with the left sole (it was biting into my arch), so back it went in the oven. One more ride and re-molding later I was satisfied. The instruction booklet says you can re-mold as many times as you like, but Lake’s Chris Oloroso told me not to exceed eight trips to the oven. In the ten months since I’ve been conscious of discomfort on my feet on only two or three rides. You can’t ask for much more from your shoes than blissful ignorance.
However there was no short of coverage from our friends at Trasworld Snowboarding, Snowboarder Magazine and Snowboard Mag. But all in-all it was by far one of the heaviest pipe sessions North America has seen yet to date and proved that this is going to be no easy race.