With increasing wave height, the cord diameter of conventional leash cords is increased to withstand the forces that occur. This increases both the weight and the water drag. In addition, the standard leash cord is sensitive to cuts and UV damage as well as overstretching, especially in tuff surfing conditions. This is why Ventores has replaced the traditional cord with the innovative ToughCord, which is based on a new structure. First, a thin, flexible 5 mm BASF® urethane core provides shock absorption. To significantly increase the cord's resistance, the urethane core is covered with ultra-strong Dyneema® fibers. Thanks to a specially developed weaving method, the cover allows a defined elongation and absorbs the entire load before the urethane core reaches its elongation limit. The Dyneema® cover also ensures a smooth and durable surface and effectively protects the cord from hight tension forces, cuts, abrasion and UV radiation. This special combination allows a thinner and lighter leash cord even in larger waves, which reduces water drag and improves performance. The Dyneema® cover ends in a SoftSwivel at the ankle strap and in a high-strength loop connection at the Rail-Guard. This eliminates the need for vulnerable glued connectors, plug-in connections and screw fastenings for metal swivels. All of that ensures a reliable construction, from the Ankle-Strap to the Rail-Guard.

To ensure the free rotation of a leash cord, manufacturers worldwide use metal swivels at both ends of the leash. But a metal swivel bearing is very vulnerable to wear and corrosion when in constant contact with salt and sand. This can lead to blockages during rotation, material weakening and finally to material failure. This weak point has been eliminated in the Ventores FutureLeash. The new SoftSwivel technology replaces the conventional metal swivels with a combination of two high-performance materials: knots made of Dyneema® fibers, which rotate on special plastic molds with low-friction surfaces made of special polyamide. The result of this combination is a high-strength and easy-rotating connection that resists tuff conditions and even works reliably in contact with sand and permanent exposure to salt water. By removing the metal swivels, the usual gluing and screwing of the swivels in the connectors is also no longer necessary, which eliminates other possible causes of material failure under high loads. 

In order to keep the leash cord as far away from the foot as possible, spacers are used on the ankle strap of conventional leashes, in which the metal swivel and the connector with glued leash cord are both integrated. When impacted by a wave, the spacer must absorb the entire tension load and bending. The gluing and screwing in the connector and metal swivel as well as the molded joint, which also allows the spacer to bend, are therefore constantly exposed to high loads (tension and bending), which can lead to rapid aging and early material failure. With the Ventores FutureLeash the newly developed spacer is designed in such a way that it does not have to absorb any tension and only keeps the leash cord away from the foot and bends smoothly thanks to the flexible material. The leash cord is only fed through the spacer into the ankle strap, to the low-friction rotation mould of the SoftSwivel. The rotation mould has been placed in the ankle strap to transfer the occurring tension loads directly here.

Conventional rail guards consist of a layered Velcro fastener that connects the leash to the surfboard with a string cord. The layer that holds the string cord lies between two other layers. Frequent opening, contact with sand and sustained tension loads lead to wear of the Velcros over time, causing the middle Velcro strap and string cord to simply pull out from between the other two layers and the board to get free. The SafeLock system was developed to prevent this and create a reliable connection between your shortboard and the leash. A Velcro system, which is similar to the principle of a pulley, distributes the tension loads more optimally and reduces the risk of accidental pull-outs. The Ventores SafeLock system also consists of three layers of Velcro on top of each other, but these are formed from a single piece that is looped several times. The cord is first passed through the string cord, then deflected 180 degrees on the opposite side and closed by an additional Velcro layer. The new loop system even halves the load and the resulting friction absorbs additional energy. This means that a higher load can be absorbed with the same number of layers and wear on the Velcro is minimized. The loop is an integral part of the SoftSwivel, which improves the load transmission even further. Ventores also uses a string cord made of strong Dyneema® fibers for your board plug connection.