$10.00HockeyBoom Wingfoil Boom (Duotone Slick Compatible)

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Watch my YouTube video on how to make your own HockeyBoom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-stZgCOYuoo Wingfoiling is a fast-growing great new sport. The hand-held wing is like a small sail and it can be used on water, land, snow or ice. On water, the wings work best with hydrofoils, flying over the water surface with the help of the wing that remains submersed. On land, they can be used with skateboards, inline skates etc. One of the easiest way to learn how to handle the wing is to use one on ice or snow with skis, snowboard or ice skates. Winter "winging" is a truly accessible sport that is easy and rewarding at any age. On water, it's a bit challenging - getting the hang of it is sort of like learning to ride a bicycle (once you know how, it's not that hard, but there's a bit of a learning curve). Duotone makes the excellent Slick and Slick SLS wings for wingfoiling. These wings feature a rigid boom instead of handles that are seen on most other wings. Duotone has booms for their wings and offers them in aluminum (as a more affordable option) and carbon fiber. Ever since the Slick was introduced, people have also been making their own booms for the wings. For most, it's a quest to make an affordable lightweight carbon boom. Duotone has also had supply chain issues with their carbon booms. The HockeyBoom features 3D-printed end pieces and a carbon rod from a hockey stick. The end result is a boom that can be used with Duotone Slicks and that can be up to 20% lighter than the Platinum carbon boom that Duotone offers. Best yet, once you have the 3D models for the ends, the cost of making a boom can be well under under $10. Hockey sticks are often broken near the blade, so the shaft is usually still in great condition even when the stick is thrown into garbage. If you have an ice hockey rink nearby, you may be able to get free shafts from the garbage bins if you just ask the janitor and players for permission. This is a fantastic way to recycle carbon fiber that would otherwise just end up at a garbage dump. If you shop around, you may find brand new composite hockey sticks for around $50. Used hockey sticks are even cheaper. So, even if you buy new, the HockeyBoom is likely to cost less than the much heavier standard aluminum boom. To make a standard HockeyBoom that fits all Slick wings, you need an unbroken shaft length of 125cm. Using the extended tail piece, this can be reduced to 122cm. Using the standard back piece and a 125cm shaft, the resulting boom will be slightly longer than the standard Duotone boom. Shorter shafts can be used to make booms for smaller wings that have double attachment points at the tail of the wing, set 15cm apart (6"). Please check your wing to see if it has the double straps at the tail. The 3.5m^2 wings that I have seen have them, but this isn't something Duotone advertises as they only offer the 125cm boom (their 125cm boom is approximately 128cm long, end to end). I have noticed very little flex when wingfoiling on water, but flex was slightly more noticeable on snow. For small wings, flex probably doesn't matter, but for larger wings, you may want to use flex 75 or higher. One tester actually liked a bit of flex when using a harness and riding on snow. Most modern hockey sticks have a sticky lacquer coating that offers good grip when dry, but feels a bit more slippery when wet. The surface dries really quickly. I have been using the Bauer-based boom without a rubber grip all summer. The grip adds up to about 80 grams of weight, so the choice is up to you. Heat shrink grips cost about $5-$10 each and can easily be removed and replaced. For winter use, there's really no benefit from adding a rubber grip. Some options for buying heat shrink grip: https://www.amazon.com/Greatfishing-Fishing-Bulding-Waterproof-Insulation/dp/B07H7ZFKT3 https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DC8dXlp Note: The 3D models for these parts have worked well for me and the booms have proven to be strong and performed well. Since you will be 3D-printing the parts yourself and assembling the boom, I can not guarantee or take responsibility for the durability and suitability of the boom for its intended use. Inspect the hockey stick carefully for structural damage in the area that you are going to use before using it to make a boom.