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Episode Synopsis
🏄♂️ From pro rider to board shaper, Aaron Astin ( @a_a_ron.astin // @astinskimboards ) shares his journey, insights on the sport's evolution, and what it takes to shape the future of skimboarding on the latest Skim Steezy Podcast! 🌊
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Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro00:02:28 - Aaron's Skim Roots00:07:27 - Board Shaping Experimentation00:15:44 - Motivation for Starting Astin Skimboards00:18:37 - Being Pro and Shaper Simultaneously00:23:24 - Challenges and Decline at Syndrome Skimboards00:31:47 - When did the Tech Pop Off?00:34:29 - Shaping Evolution00:37:25 - What's in Aaron's quiver?00:40:28 - Advice for Aspiring Pros00:42:50 - Advice for Aspiring Shapers00:44:14 - Aaron's Proudest Moments in Skim00:46:35 - Aaron's Favorite Skim Sport00:48:34 - Wave Tracking In Depth00:50:44 - Life Takeaways from Skim00:53:15 - The Future of Astin Skimboards00:55:13 - Leaving a Mark00:57:27 - Message to the Audience00:58:33 - How to Connect with Aaron00:59:21 - Summing Up Skimboarding in One Word01:00:57 - Outro
Support us at skimsteezy.com/sponsors
Chapters:00:00:00 - Intro00:02:28 - Aaron's Skim Roots00:07:27 - Board Shaping Experimentation00:15:44 - Motivation for Starting Astin Skimboards00:18:37 - Being Pro and Shaper Simultaneously00:23:24 - Challenges and Decline at Syndrome Skimboards00:31:47 - When did the Tech Pop Off?00:34:29 - Shaping Evolution00:37:25 - What's in Aaron's quiver?00:40:28 - Advice for Aspiring Pros00:42:50 - Advice for Aspiring Shapers00:44:14 - Aaron's Proudest Moments in Skim00:46:35 - Aaron's Favorite Skim Sport00:48:34 - Wave Tracking In Depth00:50:44 - Life Takeaways from Skim00:53:15 - The Future of Astin Skimboards00:55:13 - Leaving a Mark00:57:27 - Message to the Audience00:58:33 - How to Connect with Aaron00:59:21 - Summing Up Skimboarding in One Word01:00:57 - Outro
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