@@flordeluna-music great comment and question. Thank you. Adding forstraps to the front only will make it easier, however, you risk an ankle injury if you're new to footstraps. Don't know how to adjust and escape from them. Not a big risk but it's possible. The straps are a reference place to put your foot. They help to maneuver the board around when swimming in the water. Once in the strap there is a level of comfort and security and keeps you more secure to the board. If you look at more advanced riders, some use straps and others don't. I removed the straps from my big board and keep one front strap on my small board. Good Luck and have fun!
this is really helpful! I'm looking forward to do more downwinders so i can practise my S-turns and let go of the bottom hand. I have the common issue of not liking to "lose ground" by gybing and falling. So that is something I need to overcome.
In my learning stages I often did downwind runs. I'd back a screwdriver , waterproof backpack with cell phone. Call Uber and get a ride back. Or ditch my bike downwind and ride back. Downwind runs help a lot to teach jybes. If not running downwind, try tacking upwind for 25 min then run back downwind. Going upwind is lot easier
Also keep in mind, going upwind with a foil is very easy and quick compared to kitesurfing or windsurfing. Don't be worried about loosing lots of ground on a large jybe. Getting back upwind is the easy part
Great tutorial! Thank you for preparing and sharing it. I’m stuck at toeside stance, I usually fall down. I will try to touch the water to change the feet in my 90 l board (I weight 75 kg)
90L is a bit small for a beginner at 75kg. 115L - 120L would make it easier. Make sure you don't undersize the wing when learning because you'll need that extra power to regain balance when switching. As you become more efficient you can downsize the wing. Good Luck!
Nice video. I like how you point the back hand into the turn. Helps with making your eyes go in the new direction and contributes to better balance!
This is great explained. Cant wait to check this out on the water soon. Still practising it and fail a lot 😂
@@PeterGogolin let us know if the tips help. If it were easy it wouldn't be fun
Great vid thanks for posting Greg.
One of the best jibe tutorial on yt! Thanks! Would you practise with or without straps? Some say with others say no…?
@@flordeluna-music great comment and question. Thank you. Adding forstraps to the front only will make it easier, however, you risk an ankle injury if you're new to footstraps. Don't know how to adjust and escape from them. Not a big risk but it's possible. The straps are a reference place to put your foot. They help to maneuver the board around when swimming in the water. Once in the strap there is a level of comfort and security and keeps you more secure to the board. If you look at more advanced riders, some use straps and others don't. I removed the straps from my big board and keep one front strap on my small board. Good Luck and have fun!
Great video thanks for sharing 🏄👍
this is really helpful! I'm looking forward to do more downwinders so i can practise my S-turns and let go of the bottom hand. I have the common issue of not liking to "lose ground" by gybing and falling. So that is something I need to overcome.
In my learning stages I often did downwind runs. I'd back a screwdriver , waterproof backpack with cell phone. Call Uber and get a ride back. Or ditch my bike downwind and ride back. Downwind runs help a lot to teach jybes. If not running downwind, try tacking upwind for 25 min then run back downwind. Going upwind is lot easier
Also keep in mind, going upwind with a foil is very easy and quick compared to kitesurfing or windsurfing. Don't be worried about loosing lots of ground on a large jybe. Getting back upwind is the easy part
@@aquaman1I’m lucky enough that
we go to La Ventana, Baja Mexico every winter. So lots of downwind opportunities there!
Great tutorial! Thank you for preparing and sharing it. I’m stuck at toeside stance, I usually fall down. I will try to touch the water to change the feet in my 90 l board (I weight 75 kg)
90L is a bit small for a beginner at 75kg. 115L - 120L would make it easier. Make sure you don't undersize the wing when learning because you'll need that extra power to regain balance when switching. As you become more efficient you can downsize the wing. Good Luck!