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Please, have a look at these photos. Everything is perfect. Nature is wondeful. They are far from everything but… Humans...
Please, have a look at these photos. Everything is perfect. Nature is wondeful. They are far from everything but… Humans...
In the same time, Mikael is ripping at Cabo Verde some insane sessions quite alone in perfect waves. On his...
Here are some shoots from Patrick who is shooting himself! SUPer : Patrick Kruithof on a Drops 8’11. Source :...
Jean Paul and his sons had this wonderful trip during days on this secret wave. Perfect waves and great view...
The GONG Team doesn’t have the best cars but for sure they have tons of fun !!! SUPers drivers :...
Thanks to Martin Ugalde, we got this photos and her is the resume from Guillermo, big wave surfer, about his...
This was the third event called the Island Race at Marseille, France. They did a great event around paddling. SUP...
He is back : “After a long break du to a surgery, I am back in the water. What a...
To improve a board program, sometime you must try to go extrem. It is a good way to focus on...
Smooth conditions, bit of on shore wind but what a great feeling for light weights on long boards. It is...
To show our gear and our way to live it, we are looking for ambassadors on each beach in the...
Some shoots that show one more time how fast is the Furious Drops! SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on his 8’10...
Sadly some guys will say that is not surfing but the girls and guys who know the pleasure to ride...
Un SUP ambiance mini longboard pour les kids, voila une planche qui va donner des ailes aux jeunes débutants tout...
This board seems to be very aggressive !!! SUPer : l’Ours on his 8’10 Drops Furious and a GONG Carbone...
Some people have the chance to live in front of the ocean, but some not. This is why JP dove...
All our best wishes to Isma and his wife. Congratulations. SUPers : Isma and his wife. Source : Ismael Guillorit,...
Kanu, deeply in love with the GONG 911, had is first session on a point nose board, the Drops 8’10...
Here is another trick on extra small wave by l’Ours on his Drops. We asked him what does he think...
Small waves and light wind but enough to have fun instead of drying on the beach 😉 WindSUPer : Patrice...
It is pretty rare to see some windSUP action here but remember that all the Drops boards have this option...
A very dynamic and fluid paddle. This asymetric paddle full Carbone has been designed respecting the Tahitian tradition. A thin...
A oure fluid and easy paddle. This asymetric paddle made on fiber and Epoxy has been developed to offer the...
Here is the new Crusader 11’9 L Available in August on line, it will permit you to combine unbelievable paddling...
To show our gear and our way to live it, we are looking for ambassadors on each beach in the...
When people can read that a 9′ SUP is a “Shortboard” l’Ours shows us one of his small prototypes, a...
Less talk, more action: buy a 10’2 Gravity Highteck and GONG offers a Select mono full carbone paddle for free!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!...
Yes, you can be in love with meat and wine, have a home spot very poor during summer and have...
To show our gear and our way to live it, we are looking for ambassadors on each beach in the...
Have a look at these pics. They show us how make things step by step for a safe ride. That’s...
You can charge on huge surf but you can also have fun on nothing. SUPer : l’aigle blanc aka Christ…...
To go in the water, some rules are very useful. – never go where there is a shorebreak. – to...
When you surf very small waves, it is hard to make real turns. It is mostly a mix of glide...
It is definitely not the most difficult part of SUP surfing. The big rule is to face the wave and...
DROPS Boards are under sunlights for July… Many lucky guys are ever on DROPS, but a lot of others will...
This SUP board was inspired by a shortboard outline. This stand up paddleboard is dedicated to curves but still be...
A nice snap and lets go for the next one 😉 SUPer : JVB on a Drops 8’10 Furious and...
This board is definitely awesome !!! SUPer : JVB on a Drops 8’11 Vulcan and a GONG Carbone Paddle. Source...
A photo talks more than words. Wear a leash please, for your safety and to protect others. SUPer : Christ...
A very very fast fin so easy to turn for a 2 + 1 feature. Tons of speed and drive...
This fast, aggressive and powerful Bat Fish Tail Quad SUP board is designed for those greedy riders looking for advanced...
What can be better than a SUP to cruise along the coast ? SUPboards are very easy to use, you...
In small waves, you can go outside by walking with the board close to you. Never forget these rules :...
Tiny move that change a bit from the classic mini floater or flat roller. You enter that move as the...
One more session to demonstrate all surf possibilities on a big 12′ board with a lot of imagination 😉 SUPer...
It could be the trick of the summer: small car but big stick ;-))) SUPer : Sylvain Routier on a...
Here is a tiny 360° Helico on the 8’11 Drops Vulcan, one more proof about its possibilities. SUPer : Patrice...
Alors que la question se pose de plus en plus sur les spots, faisons un petit point avec cette interview...
Jess is a great and very light longboarder. Her surf very fluid and smoothy combined to her passion is very...
SUPing a 12 foot board is not necessary surfing with limits. L’Ours shows us the opposite and how a big...
Here is a sequency less detailed than used to show you a global way to turn on small waves. SUPer...
These shoots permit us to focus on the most difficult part of this move: the first 180 to the descent...
Here are some quick shoots of the new Drops paddles that just arrived in Europe. The technology is amazing, they...
That tiny 8’11 Drops Vulcan is a missile, a true 4×4 able to do everything well. Under the feet of...
Here is the story by Sophie : “We are French sailors , Didier – the captain, Sophie – 1st mate...
A big wave semi-gun board for those who want to start very far out and carve into huge waves at...
This question has been asked to Patrice Guénolé, GONG shaper : “Usually, people think that a point nose is dedicated...
Nous souhaitions revenir sur un des thèmes du Forum GONG : les prix très bas des planches GONG. En effet,...
Small waves, sun and warm water, and long rides for Delphine on her point nose boards. SUPeuse : Delphine Minssart...
During the summer, what a nice thing to refresh in caves. SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a GONG NFA 12′...
Here are some shoot made by the beginning of the night. You can see l’Ours on a Drops 10’11 Spirit...
Small surfer, small board, small waves… What a nice session !!! Warning, be very very careful before trying to do...
Peacefully, no worries ! SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a Drops 8’10 Furious. Source : Team GONG SUP, rollers on...
The last photos of l’Ours back side ask us how the 8’10 Furious is easy. Actually, to do real rollers...
L’Ours had a very nice session on his Drops Furious 8’10. It was back side and that’s pretty rare on...
For powerful off the lip front side, follow the teacher below 😉 SUPer : JVB on a Drops 8’10 Furious...
JVB is around 80 kg. Here he is on the 8’10 Drops Furious and the 8’11 Drops Vulcan. You can...
This SUP board was inspired by a shortboard outline. This stand up paddleboard is dedicated to curves but still be...
Are you feeling surf riding boring? Have rode enough perfect waves this year??? So lets go for a river SUP...
A big wave semi-gun board for those who want to start very far out and carve into huge waves at...
Mikael at Cabo Verde shows us some really nice photos !!! The wave finish was pretty diificult to manage because...
Team GONG Surfboards, as Patrice “Bear” Guénolé, invites you to polyvalence, just before this new summer… Like never before, it’s...
Sylvain and his Style 12′ Drops and here is his comment : “Here is the monster, it is so big!!!...
How to do 20 rollers and more than 500m of noseride on the same wave??? You just have to connect...
Dave, called Crafter, shows his photos via his new website www.photos-sessions.fr. PLease, have a look at it. He shares some...
This fast, aggressive and powerful Bat Fish Tail Quad SUP board is designed for those greedy riders looking for advanced...
Have a look behind the board and you will see some fishes cruising peacefuly. SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a...
The very best of noserides are fully open to your board with that fin. You want to push masters cut...
This SUP board was inspired by a shortboard outline. This stand up paddleboard is dedicated to curves but still be...
A beautiful island, a point and its little harbour, friends and gear… The known receipe for a nice cruising that...
A nice picture below. SUPeuse : Delphine on a GONG Original Carve 12′. Source : Team GONG SUP, girls on...
This Momentum SUP board is a brilliant competition board which will amaze all Newschool longboard aficionados! It is fast and...
Here is a picture from a nice cruising between friends. SUPer : Jean Pierre on a GONG NFA. Source :...
Mikael during his last sessions at Cabo Verde. Nice waves and action! SUPer : Mikael Pontaud on a GONG stand...
To enjoy the nice summer days, you have to have the right quiver: a longboard, a SUP, a paddleboard and...
Some nice small waves on a funny slab, that was enough for friends to meet at the water under that...
Amney, Gabin and Julie had loads of fun together. Here are some pics. SUPers : Amney, Gabin, Julie on a...
An insane tri fin set to push all your curves on the best boards. No limit with these fins. Technology...
Voici le récit de Renaud sur sa session dans un St Leu consistant : “Après le passage de la tempête...
Voici un post de l’Ours issu du forum GONG qui fait suite à une discussion sur le thème de l’écologie...
Voici les premiers récits de Fanny en pleine découverte de sa 8’11 Drops Vulcan. “Quelques mots sur la Vulcan avec...
Drops SUP boards are arriving everywhere in Europe by the time beeing. The first to have it was Fanny, a...
The perfect accessory to boost your longboard or your SUP. Go from the trifin to the single feature in a...
Decrease a bit your speed with your back foot just before the tiny bottom to come… Surfer : Patrice Guénolé...
Designed for the maximum efficiency during long distances and crusings. The blade doesn’t have volume so it generates the best...
A mini longboard with a shape to match your progress, providing smoothness and manoeuvrability for lots of sliding. Presentation: A...
GONG vous propose des planches de surf, de SUP, de kite, de skim, de paddle etc… mais GONG vous propose...
Bo and his friends had some insane waves at Hossegor. Here are some shoots. SUPers : Bo and friends. Source...
Some of the most incredible shoots from the Sauvage crew in Antarctica on a SUP. Just insane… Many thanks to...
This vent screw is made in aluminium to perform during years. this screw is also slit on the thread to...
A big wave semi-gun board for those who want to start very far out and carve into huge waves at...
A little helicopter to finish this nice wave… Surfer : Patrice Guénolé on a 10′ Longboard GONG. Source : Team...
Nous prenons le temps ici de citer un blog qui fourmille d’informations. Le contenu de normandiepaddlesurf.blogspot.com est une mine d’or...
Designed for the maximum efficiency during long distances and crusings. The blade doesn’t have volume so it generates the best...
L’Ours tells us his feeling about a recent session he had: “I spent hours in the shaping room and I...
Phil had a very nice session alone at Bandol few days ago… SUPer : Philippe Legrand on a GONG SUP...
If we had to tell who founded the french SUP web media in early days, of course it is www.jpaction.com....
Our first wave in our life is a unic feeling that we never forget but is it the same when...
Ride a Stand Up Paddlesurfboard in Antarctica between that wild life and stay peaceful, this is the insane dimension shown...
Here is the photo number 10 000 on line on www.gongsup.com !!! We decided to visit the old ones we...
In May, it’s Lifestyle, Action and wet feet photographer… Enjoy…!!! SUPers : Juan & JVB on Ocean & Sea With...
Here is the poster of the first BSUPA 09 event. You have to be there guys!!! The spirit is so...
One line, eight boards all differents and declined in two styles: – Point Noses: fast and maneuvrable boards. – Round...
An insane leash range with the highest quality for surfing and stand up paddlesurfing. Price: Comp line: super fast leashes...
Here is a unic trip that we will show you step by step. Sophie and Didier Wattrelot have built their...
Here is the new GONG Hand Shaped line available now. These boards are made with the ultimate technology (Carbon foam,...
Certainely one of the top hardcore trick on a stand up paddle surfboard. You have to make a tail slash...
That move is just one of the most insane on a SUP. It is pretty rare to see guys doing...
A big wave semi-gun board for those who want to start very far out and carve into huge waves at...
Thanks to your paddle, nose slides are way much easier on a stand up paddleboard than on a longboard. So...
Nice sessions for Amney on he 10’2 Gravity at Vendée, France. SUPer : Amney Akdime on a GONG gear. Source...
This SUP board was inspired by a shortboard outline. This stand up paddleboard is dedicated to curves but still be...
What is that tiny little board ??? SUPer : Patrice Guenole on very small SUP… Source : Team GONG SUP,...
Here are some details shoots of the Drops 8’11 Vulcan !!! Source : Unkown.
A lire, une interview piquante de l’Ours sur www.jpaction.com aujourd’hui. Voici un extrait : Aura-t-on encore possibilité de commander de...
Here is a photo stolen from the factory. It shows the Drops 8’11 and 8’10 not totally finished… Just to...
Designed for the maximum efficiency during long distances and crusings. The blade doesn’t have volume so it generates the best...
One line, eight boards all differents and declined in two styles: – Point Noses: fast and maneuvrable boards. – Round...
The long distance season is coming now with the nice warm days we have. It is time to have fun...
This 360° Helico is a mix of the nose slide, the varial and the 180° blind. That three useful moves...
This SUP board was inspired by a shortboard outline. This stand up paddleboard is dedicated to curves but still be...
Mikael is looking for fun everyday on his 7’7 GONG Nanogene, even in windy and choppy conditions, and it works...
A nice shoot that shows how great could be the SUP in strong wind. SUPer : Mikael Pontaud on a...
The most fashion screw vent ever: red and aluminium! The join is also bigger. Price: – GONG vent screw :...
This vent screw is made in aluminium to perform during years. this screw is also slit on the thread to...
This is the vent screw that you must have in your car to save your session when you loose or...
The fin’s US aluminium screw. This screw fits your SUP and windsurfing boards. Never forget to have on spare on...
The fin’s M6 diameter stainless steel screw. This screw fits your SUP and windsurfing boards. Never forget to have on...
The perfect accessory to boost your longboard or your SUP. Go from the trifin to the single feature in a...
An insane leash range with the highest quality for surfing and stand up paddlesurfing. Price: Comp line: super fast leashes...
A nice trick that combines a hang five a slide and a 360° helico for Patrice Guenole on his 12′...
A very very fast fin so easy to turn for a 2 + 1 feature. Tons of speed and drive...
A nice shoot. SUPer : L’Ours on a 7’7 GONG stand up gear. Source : Team GONG SUP, good boards...
It does what it says on the tin! This SUP board is the most versatile in the GONG SUP range....
What else 😉 SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a GONG 12’NFA and a carbone paddle. Source : Team GONG SUP,...
Here are some of the first shoots ever shown from the GONG Shaping room!!! These photos were made during the...
This board is a powerful and fast charger when flat and has incredible stability given its size. Ride big waves...
Here are some unofficial photos of the new GONG 9’1 named Fast. L’Ours gave us some details about this new...
Here is a focus on a fin we love. A very nice one. Available on line A very unic fin,...
April will be marked by GONG & Partners new toys… 3 new screens today, with one of the best boards...
One line, eight boards all differents and declined in two styles: – Point Noses: fast and maneuvrable boards. – Round...
Like you can see on the link above, we have worked on the GONG SUP line to keep the best...
Two nice sequencies of what you can live in the shorebreak with your stand up paddle surfboard… More funny seen...
A very windy session for JVB and Kanu on that shorebreak spot. Nice windy drops and great finish ;-))) SUPers...
Here are two pics of Bo and seagulls, alone on that funny little wave. Just a pure peaceful moment. SUPer...
Here are some shoots of Davos at his home spot, made by Christophe Saint Aroman. These waves are absolutely perfect,...
Hurry up !!! Have a look at that Fred’s video. It is insane !!! SUPer & Alaia surfer : Fred...
The GONG 12′ boards are just insane. Let think about it. They are great for cruising, perfect for beginners and...
Small waves today but Patrice wanted to ride his 7’7. Here are some pics. SUPer : L’Ours Guénolé on a...
The news is hot: DROPS is in the Stand Up paddlesurfing!!! In association with Patrice Guenole, as a shaper and...
That session was on a wonderful spot with all local friends. After two days spent on insane waves, the swell...
Yes, it is insane !!! But for sure Antoine is so powerful that doing it on a 10’2 Gravity is...
I am quite sure that Louis will SUP in a few on his daddy quiver 😉 SUPer : Louis and...
Here are some photos of Antoine Albeau that are speaking for him. He definitely deep in the SUP things and...
Here is a trip that we are quite all dreaming about… Take some best friends, a beautiful boat, blue lagoons,...
Pretty perfect waves, a radical board and some rollers all long the day !!! Quite good no ?!!!? SUPer :...
L’Ours on a regular moulded 12′ doing a real 180° varial to bottom turn. SUPer : Patrice Guenole on a...
A really nice session for the GONG Team on that wave which is fast and funny. SUPers : JVB and...
Mikael is still ripping the Cabo Verde. Here are some nice shoots. SUPer : Mikael Pontaud on a GONG gear....
Now you know: 2009 will be awesome!!! Shaper : l’Ours working on the 2009 GONG prototypes. Source : Team GONG...
Nice trip at Guadeloupe for Dave and friends !!! SUPer : David Vincent on a GONG 12′ NO Friend Attitude...
March will be here tomorrow, and with it comes Spring, its longer days, and the hot season. A month under...
Mikael stand up paddle surfing at Cabo Verde, Punta Preta !!! Some really nice photos… SUPer : Mikael Pontaud on...
A very nice shoot like we love them !!! SUPer : Mikael Pontaud on a GONG gear. Source : Mikael...
Mikael stand up paddle surfing at Cabo Verde, Punta Preta !!! Some really nice photos… SUPer : Mikael Pontaud on...
Wonderful panoramas, superbe waves very long and hollow… That’s the Mikael’s life !!! SUPer : Mikael Pontaud on a GONG...
Mikael stand up paddle surfing at Cabo Verde, Punta Preta !!! Some really nice photos… SUPer : Mikael Pontaud on...
Combination of two hard tricks, this move can look great 😉 SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a GONG Gear. Source...
No comment… SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a 12′ GONG and a carbon paddle GONG. Source : Team GONG SUP,...
The GONG spirit has a special way to evaluate a good session. It is based on four elements: the wave...
Surfing small stand up paddleboards, that’s the dream of most of us. But it costs something to do it: legs...
Since a long time, l’Ours and JVB wanted to do that session. The idea is simple : surf all the...
Just the combination of a 360 Helicopter nose to nose and a 360 Helicopter double switch, that move is really...
For his first ride on a 911, Thibaud did it perfectly. Nice style, action, regarding the cold weather… Very nice....
Nice river cruising between friends… SUPers : JVB and l’Ours on a GONG quiver. Source : Team GONG SUP, river...
In the style “I love surfing strange waves” ; here is one that JVB and l’Ours will not forget!!! Half...
Here is a new SUP surfer, Mikael Pontaud, who lives at Cabo Verde. We were amazed when we got the...
Just to let you have a look at some pix of the last trip for Neal Gent, UK SUP 08...
Here is a smooth tiny round house cut back back side. Don’t forget that it is really easier on a...
Yes, 9 000 photos on line on www.gongsup.com ! You want some advise and infos ?!!!? Here, we surf and...
Here is a funny kind of cut back back side. You just have to kick the tail when you come...
In small hollow waves with no shoulder, it could be interesting to stay high in the wave and no search...
Sometime it is great to push everything is the air!!! SUPer : l’Ours. Source : Team GONG SUP.
The best way to decrease the speed. Perfect to do some tricks or to take a barrel. SUPer : l’Ours....
How to manage this kind of wave when you are fin first and back side??? Not like that for sure!!!...
The drift style come into SUP… SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a GONG carbon paddle and his board quiver. Source...
Here is a strange photo: everything is reverse!!! SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a GONG carbon paddle and his board...
Cut back city, that’s a good name for this wave. SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a GONG carbon paddle and...
What else? just cruising… SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a 12′ GONG. Source : Team GONG SUP, flyers surfers on...
It is not a secret but surfing a SUP backside is not as simple as frontside for most of surfers....
L’Ours is the GONG shaper, so he needs to test the gear in the water everyday to improve everything… But...
That guy starts to rip!!! He his one of the top riders who is able to manage a 360° HSV...
Bobbie is what we call a winner. She won the UK SUP junior 2008 championship in waves and distance!!! Since...
If you have friends you don’t wanna keep, check this receipe: First, a full power bottom turn. Next an insane...
The rule in front of a close out: do it as if it was nothing… Antoine at the demo… SUPer...
Please, keep your blade on the surface, not in the air. This photo shows really well this action. SUPer :...
Nice air 😉 SUPer : Antoine Albeau on a 10’2 Highteck GONG and a paddle GONG full Carbon. Source :...
To support Antoine Albeau is a great experience because this guy is serious and surely one of the top watermen...
Yes, even in the snow some never forget to bring their Flame Ball… SUPerskier : Phil Moreau, Da Bonz, GONG...
Patrice had a great meeting during this long distance. He explains: “I was sure it was a dolphin. I tried...
This move is one of the most difficult because everything is inverted: the board, the switch, the line, the rotate…...
When you surf small waves, it is important to search power and long shoulder. Sometime you use cut backs, sometime...
Friends from the Team Nausicaa had a lot of fun during this nice session at Saint Malo. SUPers : David...
Frozen water coming from the river but perfect waves for a SUP session. That’s why Benji en Arnold jumped in...
Visions are really nice on a SUP… SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a GONG gear. Source : Team GONG SUP,...
A strange photo on reflects. SUPer : JVB on a GONG gear. Source : Team GONG SUP, reflections on stand...
A small but really tricky wave for l’Ours who did one more 360° in the shorebreak… Hang five, nose slide...
We were speaking about this trick few days ago. It is really tricky but it opens new possibilities on SUP...
That’s a good trick to enter a super slow wave !!! SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a NFA board signed...
A bit windy but so long, this super small wave is the perfect place to do all tricks available in...
Why going easy things when you can do it hardly??? L’Ours shows us a new version of the fin first...
Start by a big nose slide. Then when you want to stop this slide, turn your head face to the...
A bit windy but so long, this super small wave is the perfect place to do all tricks available in...
Matt from www.gowerkiteriders.com sent us this photo and here is what he says: “Went flat water paddling on a 10’2...
10 SUPers for a cruising with friends along the coast line on sunday morning. SUPers : Bo & friends &...
Wow, Zorro is back to punish Trickman!!! SUPer : Zorro on a GONG Gear. Source : Team GONG SUP, masked...
Just pur tricky move… SUPer : trickman alias l’Ours on a solid GONG 08. Source : Team GONG SUP, surfers...
Dave at his home spot, few days ago. No Friend Attitude !!! SUPer : Dave on a 12′ NFA GONG....
This session is a special one. Simon and Patrice did this unbelievable cruising down the current and the off shore...
Not enough money to buy a board ?!!!? Take the cab… SUPers : Doumé et Domi on a 12′ board...
Create the most awfull look you can and try to find the most stupid cruising to do… The GONG Team...
Just a few photos of ambassadors during 2008. Thanks you very much guys. SUPers : Team GONG and friends. Source...
A really long… board for Kanu ;-))) SUPer : Kanu on a longboard GONG. Source : Team GONG SUP, too...
A good winter wave for Corentin on the Dark Moon 8’10, fully choppy and with a beautifull color 😉 but...
A really nice best of the 2008 season for the Team Bo & co. Thanks friends!!! Surfers : Jess, Bo,...
Chez GONG, on ne fait jamais les choses vraiment comme tout le monde. La galette des rois est coupée à...
We have tons of photos and sometime we need too much time to upload them on line. We apologize for...
Please, have a look at this action. First, have a look at the paddle management. L’Ours does a vertical action...
It is pretty cold after have travelled by the mountains but it is so nice to have this beautifull beach...
Ok, sure it wasn’t possible with a 12′ by this way ;-)) SUPer : Snake on a GONG hardcore gear....
The 12′ NFA can look really long under a classic guy and in a wave with a short shoulder… but...
Drive two minutes, jump on your wetsuit and surf this little wave alone on your favourite home break. Nice, isn’t...
Drive two minutes, jump on your wetsuit and surf this little wave alone on your favourite home break. Nice, isn’t...
Again, we wish you a great and wavy 09 year!!! For the GONG Team, it starts super fast with new...
Because GONG and his partners are never following someone, GONG has been the first brand worldwide to sell moulded SUP....
Combination of two difficult tricks, this move can look great 😉 SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a GONG Gear. Source...
Here is the wave end version of this crazy move. SUPer : Patrice Guénolé on a NFA 12′ GONG and...
Take care when you switch the paddle… SUPer : l’Ours on a 12′ and a full carbone paddle. Source :...
Here is the cool version of this easy move on a stand up paddleboard thanks to the paddle. SUPer :...
This trick is really technical to do. Just the switch in the first part of this move is not easy...