Wake Up Call

Lifetime Intermediate Weekend Warrior with two young kids, mortgage, busy job, you know the drill. Jumps on a trip to Indonesia dreaming of barrels and huge turns. Was an amazing trip with some great waves. But way too many waves were missed, lots of trips over the falls, pretty rinsed from day 2 onwards and it took a full 2 months to recover. I definately wasn't 20 years old anymore.

Deep Dive

Completing Rob Cases Surfing Paddling Course and The Surf Pentagons Surf Foundation Specialsit Course set me up with the knowledge. Theres a lot of ways to get surf fit, from a $20 pair of bands to a $4000 vasa swim ergometer but I wanted the optimal solution at the right price point.

Key Design Points

• The pulley mechanism coupled with the bungies gives you a constant resistance, unlike standard bands, letting you do long endurance paddles.


• The paddles act independanlty, letting you paddle with a "glide" and allowing you to accelerate throughout the stroke. You can also do single and double arm strokes.


• Theres no lag in the ropes so you can sprint paddle as fast as you want.


• There is clear space for paddling under the board so you can paddle with the S-stroke.


• The SPT is always ready to go with no setup required.