RSPro

A new board always has that moment before the first session.

You sit down with it, move things around, decide where your feet actually go and slowly make the setup yours.

This is Simona preparing her board with RSPro cork traction before taking it to the wave pool.

A few minutes on the floor.

Then the fun part.

https://www.rspro.org/collections/cork-traction

Small marks usually start with ordinary moments.

The paddle touches the ground. It knocks against the board. It travels in the car with the rest of the equipment.

This setup from Taiwan shows RSPro Paddle Edge Saver being installed by hand around a carbon paddle blade.

Nothing dramatic. Just one of those small preparation jobs that makes sense before the next session.

Explore Paddle Edge Saver:

https://www.rspro.org/products/edge-saver-2pcs?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=taiwan_edge_saver&utm_content=video_24s

Where does your paddle usually get marked first?

Masaharu does not send us normal paddling videos.

For this one, he put the camera underneath his board and paddled directly over it.

From below, you can see his whole paddle setup working through the water.

Fluorescent yellow RSPro Paddle Grip Hexa under his lower hand. Paddle Edge Saver protecting the blade.

Small details, but very much part of how Masaharu prepares his equipment and makes it his own.

Explore RSPro Paddle Essentials:

https://www.rspro.org/collections/paddle-accessories

What camera angle should the Water Samurai try next?

The fun part is the wave.

But a SUP rail can collect marks before the rider even reaches the water.

Cars, racks, concrete, paddles and all the small knocks that happen while carrying and preparing the board.

Tom starts the session with RSPro rail protection already in place, then heads into the pool and concentrates on surfing.

Protect the board before the marks appear:

https://www.rspro.org/collections/sup-rail-protection?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=organic_social&utm_campaign=tom_wave_pool&utm_content=video_25s

What usually hits your rails first: the paddle or everything around the water?

No ocean needed.

River surfers in Slovakia working a fast standing wave with black RSPro HexaTraction underfoot.

Compact board, turbulent water and constant weight changes. This is the kind of session where knowing exactly where your feet are matters.

This rider has also added some wax over part of the traction. Not a textbook setup, but a real one. Riders adapt their equipment to what feels right, and we pay attention to how RSPro gets used outside the workshop.

Explore RSPro HexaTraction:
https://www.rspro.org/collections/hexatraction

Race pace starts at the waterline.

Manu Hoyuela working on beach entry, fast acceleration and board control in the small shorebreak of Northern Spain.

A narrow race board does not give you much time to settle. Carry it, launch it, find your balance and get the first hard strokes in before the water turns clean.

RSPro SUP Racing and Touring Essentials:
https://www.rspro.org/collections/sup-racing-touring-essentials-by-rspro

Before the first rail ding.

Jose from Taller del Surf protecting a Gong foilboard with the RSPro Tatau Rail Saver.

Foilboards take knocks during carrying, transport, beach starts and everyday handling. Protecting the rails early keeps the board cleaner without losing its style.

Discover RSPro board protection:
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