Last month we had a chance to visit and check out the Slingshot facilities up in Oregon and were absolutely blown away. The amount of time, care and thought that goes into each one of their products is amazing and inspiring on a lot of levels...

Watch Mikey Ennen and Olivier Derome go in-depth on the 2012 Slingshot Newton wakeboard. Ennen talks about the new board's graphics, which he designed, and Derome takes it for a handful of sessions behind the boat and at the cable park.

Go behind the scenes of Slingshot's booth at Surf Expo 2011 and get a sneak peek at all the 2012 Slingshot wakeboarding gear.

Watch Keith Lyman's last ride as a professional wakeboarder after retiring from the sport to join the military. Plus, get a sneak peek at the new 2012 Slingshot Lyman wakeboard.

We talked to Lyman just weeks before he shipped off to basic training to look back over his wakeboarding career and better understand his reasons for retiring from pro wakeboarding.

Go through the new 2011 Slingshot Ballistic Series boards with artist and team rider Mike Ennen. I've always been a fan of all Mike's art. He does some pretty creative and unique things to produce his work, and his new graphics on the Ballistic Series show it...

Watch Slingshot riders Jeff McKee, Jeff House, Rob Jacques and Andrew Adams shred Slingshot's first-ever wakesurf board, the Slingshot Arcane. Chief designer Tony Logosz adapted the new Slingshot Arcane wakesurf board from a fish shape he originally created for pro surfers...

The DS3 is a stiff men's boot with all the features of the PB, but a more locked-in feel to aid in rail presses and more support on big landings.

The boot focuses on keeping your heel where it needs to be: in place and on the foot bed at all times. With this lock, you can feel a toe or heel pressure difference in response from the board, not a lag...

Need a high-performance, female-specific design? The Jewel is a great choice. With a removable and heat-formable Ultralon Eva Intuition liner specifically formed for a woman's calf muscle, you're going to have a great fit with high-end function...

Redesigned for 2009 Slingshot reshaped the tip and tail slightly for a better release off the wake. They also added their new Taperwall,, that stiffens the center of the board, giving the rider an even more controlled flex...

The Reflex is all-new for 2009 with design input from Slingshot's newest team member Rob Jacques. Slingshot designed the board focusing on the fact that Rob would be spending a lot of time on rails, which is why they added thier Dura Base which is a slider base to get you through the rough season of rail riding...

Slingshot's flagship board, the Response has been redesigned for 2009 with their new Taperwall, which provides a more predictable flex in the shape you're used to. Look for the 2009 Dura Base to hold up longer than ever on rails, and with four size options, you don't have to compromise...

A more aggressive female rider looking for the pop found in three stage rocker boards will love riding the Black Pearl. It is the first hard core, top of the line, wake to wake style; deck designed for the female rider that feature Slingshot's Future Response Technology'...