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Summer is in full swing and there are lots of Indo Board happenings to report.

A huge congratulation goes out to Indo Board Team Rider Courtney Conlogue of Santa Ana, California for winning the women's professional division of the Hurley U.S. Open of Surfing. Sixteen year old Courtney has been surfing the U.S. Open since the age of twelve and she finally achieved the biggest win of her young career in front of her home crowd on Saturday, July 25th. With the Huntington Beach pier pumping at 8 to 10 feet, Courtney showed off a vicious backhand attack that has been groomed at that very spot. It is safe to say that Courtney and the other girls at the US Open pushed women's surfing to an entirely new level with their gutsy performances in the big surf. Click here to see a video featuring Courtney and other standouts at the US Open.

Switching now to the incredibly popular sport of Stand Up Paddle (SUP), Indo Board Team Rider Ekolu Kalamahas been on a major winning streak that has spanned the world. In early July, Ekolu displayed his amazing talent by winning both the 200 meter sprint and the 10,000 meter distance race at the Stand-Up Paddle Racing World Cup in Hamburg Germany. Amazingly just two weeks later Ekolu won the most prestigious long distance SUP race in the world the 32-mile Rainbow Sandals Molokai to Oahu Paddleboard Race on July 26th. In what most say was the most challenging conditions in years, Ekolu led the field from the start and never looked back, winning in a new SUP course record time of 5:02:06.

In other watersports news, Indo Team Rider and professional waterskier Ryan Dodd of Alberta, Canada has won the Jump event at the International Waterski Federation's first World Cup event of the season in Russia. The 24 year-old leaped an impressive 67.1 meters in the finals to put him in a sudden death "jump-off" in which he sealed the overall win. This win gives Ryan tremendous hope that he is hitting his stride just in time for the World Championships, which will be held in Calgary, Alberta Canada from August 3-9. "I’m feeling really confident that I can win in my own backyard next month" said Dodd.

Finally, this month's Letter of the Month comes from Paul Stafford comes from in Massachusetts.

"I love the Indo Boards. I have four of them now and can't get enough. I've also given a few as gifts and encouraged others to buy them. I'm 48 and a relatively new surfer who waits out waves in the Northeast all year for the few days they work. The Indo Board keeps me sharp and focused on what matters in life".

Rider of the Month

This month's Indo Board Rider of the Month is Dr. Tim Brown

Dr. Brown started surfing at age four and hasn't stopped since. A sports chiropractic specialist for more than 25 years, Dr. Brown is currently the Co-Medical Director of the Association of Surfing Professionals, (ASP) has worked extensively with most of the ASP elite athletes and is an expert in functional examination, treatment, rehabilitation and training. He is the Founding Director of Sports Medicine for the Association of Volleyball Professionals and has worked with athletes from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and the PGA. Most recently Dr. Brown has developed a revolutionary new product called IntelliSkin™, a revolutionary apparel designed to instantly improve posture, joint and spinal alignment, wellness, performance and appearance through Proprio Support Technology™. Most recently Dr. Brown has been asked to develop the new Surfline Health & Fitness blog which is aimed at helping surfers better understand how to take care of their bodies, improve fitness and increase performance levels.

Product of the Month

This month we are featuring the Indo Rocker Board - for advanced riders only!.

Advanced Indo Board riders will definitely want to try the NEW Indo Rocker Board. This board features full bottom rocker throughout the length of the deck. This results in a super loose feel that is perfect for pulling off advanced tricks. The new design does not require the traditional stops on the bottom of the board since the board naturally slows down as the roller nears the ends of the deck. This design is perfect for wakeskaters, snowboarders, skateboarders, and other advanced boardsports athletes that want to practice pulling off big spin type tricks.

The Rocker board can also be used for riding a boat wake! It requires that you hold onto the rope but this allows for some great carves, lip bashes, tail slides and handle pass rotations. This is great fun up close where the wake kicks up from right behind the boat or further back with more rope length. Total "SLAYSHUN" with an Indo Board!

The best part is if you currently own an Indo Original you only need to purchase the Indo Rocker Board deck as it works on your existing Indo Original roller. The Indo Rocker Boards are available in brown, black or blue.

Workout of the Month

This month's workout is a lower body/leg intensive workout which will help any athlete develop better strength and endurance through the lower body and core.

Warm-up on the Indo Original (deck w/ roller underneath) or IndoFLO® Balance Stimulator (deck w/ cushion underneath) for 5 minutes. Slowly work your way into a few 45 degree squats and then into a few 90 degree squats then jump rope for 3 minutes.

Workout: 5 rounds of the following, rest one minute between each round.

20 reps - IndoFLO® Balance Stimulator alternating leg lunges (10 each leg)

10 reps - Indo Original 90 degree squats

Jump rope for 3 minutes.

New Indo Enthusiasts

Each month we will feature new athletes that are part of our elite group of Indo Enthusiasts.

Are you an Indo Enthusiast? If so, send us a photo or tell us your Indo story!

This months Indo Enthusiast:

Brett Metcalfe - Professional Motocross Rider, Geico Powersports/Honda. Currently 3rd place AMA Motocross 250 - Championship Points Standings

Brett Metcalfe, Professional Motocross Rider