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Things I've learnt as a newbie
DIR By: Jethrow
Date: December 27, 2020, 3:01 pm
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Hi all, maybe other newbies can add their stuff here too. ;D
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Re: Things I've learnt as a newbie
DIR By: Jethrow
Date: December 27, 2020, 3:10 pm
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So far I'm three proper sessions into wingfoiling, not counting
the ones where the wind was too light.
The biggest thing I've learned so far is that I need what is
proportionally a large movement backwards from what is my "Board
in the water" stance to my foiling stance. When I want to pop up
onto the foil I need to step back a good 200mm from what feels
comfortable and balanced with the board just planning. If I try
to get the board up without the step back it just doesn't
happen. It also means that I need to time my pop up because I
can't plane for long standing in the rear position.
I'm on a Fanatic 6'10" Sky surf and F-one 2200 gravity with the
mast all the way forward in the track.
I have also learned that I need to place my feet where I want
them to stay while flying as at the moment, any attempt to move
my feet results in a big splash ;D
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Re: Things I've learnt as a newbie
DIR By: Tangogeoff
Date: January 1, 2021, 12:37 pm
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Great idea! Here’s mine!
Hire an e-foil, it's the easiest way to learn to foil. Towing
behind a boat was really difficult compared to an efoil because
of the wake from other boats and the pull of the rope being
constantly varying.
If you're coming from a windsurfing background it's a reflex to
sheet-out in gusts which leads to a powered up back hand and
back foot, and a foil that launches to the sky.
Constantly remind yourself to sheet UP to depower, not sheet out
(horizontal-ish).
Stand over the board at all times and resist the urge to sheet
in horizontally to get under way. Focus on getting power in the
wing over your head, not out to the side.
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Re: Things I've learnt as a newbie
DIR By: Jethrow
Date: January 8, 2021, 5:10 pm
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Yeah Tangogeoff, I think I got more out of my session on the
eBoard than I got from the towing, but I also have friends that
swear by the towing.
I definitely think it's a personal thing and I'd say to people
that didn't get to grips with one method, then for sure try the
other.
Good point about the windsurf muscle memory. I'm half a dozen
session in now but I still revert to my old windsurfing habits
when I'm not concentrating ;)
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