Hi mate hope you are well ? Not sure where you Put the foil in the mast track but if i remember with a xxl allvator i had it at around 4 . As you pump and pull with your arms you will start to get forward movement and more speed and lift , you need to keep front foot forward and then level the board think about your feet balancing the front foil like standing in the middle of a seesaw or balance board . To start flight you will need back foot to push and or bounce a little to start the takeoff then front foot to level the flight. your board and foil are fine for you to learn you go not need to buy anything more imo , you just need to keep at it in strong 10 meters per second winds or 20 mph or more and work on pumping and take off and flight it will come . great video and I enjoy seeing you progress all the best Chris
Hi Chris, that is by far The best deskription ever, it makes a lot of sense , Thanks a bunch . I can’t emphasize enough how much it means. Mast position is exactly 4, I tried 5 but I quickly went back to 4. Can’t wait to get out and try. 🙏👍🏄🏼♂️
@@flyingfootage no problem try holding the wing slightly in front of you so you are pulling downwind for extra boost and speed to get up ,good luck mate ,
There is a touch of air coming up 👍 Soon, bro, soon! What are the measurements of board, frontwing, wing, your weight? I have the feeling that one of these does not fit perfectly. I know that Björn Zeborac - I like his channel - just changed his board and went from eventual small flights to a real long flyer within a month...
That is an interesting theory I am all ears. My weight is 80 kg, board 5’8 x 32” x 5 1/4” 130L. Front wing Gong Galaxy Allvator xxl 100. Stab L 46cm 350 cm. Thank you very much for the advice I will look into it. 🙏🏄🏼♂️
@@flyingfootagewhat size is the frontwing then? 2200 sqcm? do you have by any chance to measure your speed on the water? When I started without any pump action experience I needed to have around 15 knots to lift off, with around 94 kg weight, 5 sqm, 190 liter board, 2200 sqcm frontwing and around 10 to 12 km/h speed. Nowadays, if u check my latest videos, its a bit earlier with 8-10 km/h and may a bit less wind. This is caused by a little less weight I have on my ribs... yay!... and a better pump technique to get more pressure out of the wing. My foot position improved and is more balanced. And the feeling for the upforce momentum is clear. Sometimes you have the right speed but the balance works against you. Lean back a bit, let the board lift off and let the foil do its magic and lean forward again to regulate your boards horizontal position. For me this is always like a plane starting curve comparison. Take speed, lean back a bit without stalling, and lean forward when in midair to balance the board again. I cant explain this better, this is based on the feeling I have in the water, so it may help you a bit... And watch may some videos about pumping for a optimal wing movement. It has to be more in circles then just forward and back... Hope this helps... 😊
@@PeterGogolin thank you very much for your interest and your advice I do appreciate it. Yes the wing is 2200 cm. I will check your video later today. thanks mate 🙏🙏
@@flyingfootage I just realized that you have like 8 m/s wind. this is by far, for the equipment you have, enough to lift off. What about your foot position? Do you have the feeling that you have enough speed but cant take off? There is a way to check the balance of your board which should indicate your foot position on the board. You may check Damien LeRoy th-cam.com/video/4rt1bhiMvhU/w-d-xo.html he can explain things very well. I had my AHA-effect when putting my feet some centimeters back which came like a wonder, the board was really greedy to take off now. My back foot is exactly where the mast is and my foot position in width is slightly wider than my shoulders. you should make marks on your board to help you adjust and orientate where your rmast is and where you should position your feet. Good luck for your next session! Cant wait to see more :) check th-cam.com/video/Fqr4shpVUU8/w-d-xo.html as well :D
@@flyingfootage I'll clarify it a bit more where you slow down the video. you can clearly see that you lose balance and both of your toes or heels are off the board. this is because you stand on one line. In martial arts this is also discouraged because of sideways instability, for example in a jiu jitsu defensive stance you are encouraged to stand At shoulder width with with your feet not on one line. you need this offset to be able to balance the board left to right. on a snowboard it's different because you have the bindings. on a windsurfer you can stand on one side because you will switch to the other side during a jibe. when wing foiling you need to find a stance that you can have for both heelside and toe side riding and that is comfortable and allows you to have good leverage on the board front to back and side to side. for me that is front foot on the windward side of the middle line and back foot towards the downwind side it helped me a lot for jibing, riding toeside, but also general stability
@flyingfootage It took some time and I was really in it to investigate whats going wrong and that you are not able to lift off in really ideal conditions. I see this now, after watching your unboxing video of your Lance board from two years ago. When I watch this video here I see that your back foot is nearly complete on the black pad. But I have seen that the inserts for your footstraps are on the yellow pad. And this is the point here. I mean the manufacturer knows where to place the inserts for the foot straps, aint? They place them where your mast is. And this is it! You are far ahead of your board and thats why cant lift off. Your weight still pressing on the board and the upforce of your foil frontwing cant lift you off. Step back and orientate yourself to the inserts for the footstraps on your board. This will change everything!
sometime ago I draw two lines on the board one foot in front off the foot strap position ,because I found out that I could control the board more easy, now I’m better ,I guess it’s time to use the correct position. thank you for your time and efforts, I do appreciate it
Yesterday I was on the water again, this time with crazy wind condition. 35 Knot or 18 m/s. A lot of lift , and a lot of crashes. Will be released this upcoming weekend. In some of the clips I Believe my foot is in the foot strap position , maybe 🤣
@@flyingfootage yes, yesterday was a hell of a wind. we had more than 30 knots as well. My smallest wing is 5 sqm and I had the fear of break some material or my bones. way too much wind to handle for me. So I decided to stay at home. nit taking the risk. but I can't wait to see your new video 🤗
More importantly than the footstrap insert positions, would be where the centre of pressure point on your front foil wing is, in relation to where you are standing. Basically, just in from its leading edge is the centre of pressure. You need to be straddling that point fairly evenly, between front and back foot.
Great video
Thank you 🙏🏄🏼♂️
Awesome video 👍
Thank you very much ,I do appreciate it 🙏🏄🏼♂️
Hi mate hope you are well ?
Not sure where you Put the foil in the mast track but if i remember with a xxl allvator i had it at around 4 .
As you pump and pull with your arms you will start to get forward movement and more speed and lift , you need to keep front foot forward and then level the board think about your feet balancing the front foil like standing in the middle of a seesaw or balance board . To start flight you will need back foot to push and or bounce a little to start the takeoff then front foot to level the flight.
your board and foil are fine for you to learn you go not need to buy anything more imo , you just need to keep at it in strong 10 meters per second winds or 20 mph or more and work on pumping and take off and flight it will come .
great video and I enjoy seeing you progress
all the best Chris
Hi Chris, that is by far The best deskription ever, it makes a lot of sense , Thanks a bunch . I can’t emphasize enough how much it means. Mast position is exactly 4, I tried 5 but I quickly went back to 4. Can’t wait to get out and try. 🙏👍🏄🏼♂️
@@flyingfootage no problem try holding the wing slightly in front of you so you are pulling downwind for extra boost and speed to get up ,good luck mate ,
@@christomo Thanks ,I will try it tomorrow 🙏🏄🏼♂️
There is a touch of air coming up 👍 Soon, bro, soon!
What are the measurements of board, frontwing, wing, your weight? I have the feeling that one of these does not fit perfectly.
I know that Björn Zeborac - I like his channel - just changed his board and went from eventual small flights to a real long flyer within a month...
That is an interesting theory I am all ears. My weight is 80 kg, board 5’8 x 32” x 5 1/4” 130L. Front wing Gong Galaxy Allvator xxl 100. Stab L 46cm 350 cm. Thank you very much for the advice I will look into it. 🙏🏄🏼♂️
@@flyingfootagewhat size is the frontwing then? 2200 sqcm?
do you have by any chance to measure your speed on the water?
When I started without any pump action experience I needed to have around 15 knots to lift off, with around 94 kg weight, 5 sqm, 190 liter board, 2200 sqcm frontwing and around 10 to 12 km/h speed.
Nowadays, if u check my latest videos, its a bit earlier with 8-10 km/h and may a bit less wind. This is caused by a little less weight I have on my ribs... yay!... and a better pump technique to get more pressure out of the wing. My foot position improved and is more balanced. And the feeling for the upforce momentum is clear. Sometimes you have the right speed but the balance works against you. Lean back a bit, let the board lift off and let the foil do its magic and lean forward again to regulate your boards horizontal position. For me this is always like a plane starting curve comparison. Take speed, lean back a bit without stalling, and lean forward when in midair to balance the board again.
I cant explain this better, this is based on the feeling I have in the water, so it may help you a bit...
And watch may some videos about pumping for a optimal wing movement. It has to be more in circles then just forward and back...
Hope this helps... 😊
@@PeterGogolin thank you very much for your interest and your advice I do appreciate it. Yes the wing is 2200 cm. I will check your video later today. thanks mate 🙏🙏
@@flyingfootage I just realized that you have like 8 m/s wind. this is by far, for the equipment you have, enough to lift off. What about your foot position? Do you have the feeling that you have enough speed but cant take off?
There is a way to check the balance of your board which should indicate your foot position on the board. You may check Damien LeRoy th-cam.com/video/4rt1bhiMvhU/w-d-xo.html he can explain things very well.
I had my AHA-effect when putting my feet some centimeters back which came like a wonder, the board was really greedy to take off now. My back foot is exactly where the mast is and my foot position in width is slightly wider than my shoulders. you should make marks on your board to help you adjust and orientate where your rmast is and where you should position your feet.
Good luck for your next session! Cant wait to see more :)
check th-cam.com/video/Fqr4shpVUU8/w-d-xo.html as well :D
Too much windsurfing stance, you need to bring your back foot over the centerline more.
Thank you for your advice appreciate it. 🙏🏄🏼♂️
@@flyingfootage I'll clarify it a bit more where you slow down the video. you can clearly see that you lose balance and both of your toes or heels are off the board. this is because you stand on one line. In martial arts this is also discouraged because of sideways instability, for example in a jiu jitsu defensive stance you are encouraged to stand At shoulder width with with your feet not on one line. you need this offset to be able to balance the board left to right. on a snowboard it's different because you have the bindings. on a windsurfer you can stand on one side because you will switch to the other side during a jibe. when wing foiling you need to find a stance that you can have for both heelside and toe side riding and that is comfortable and allows you to have good leverage on the board front to back and side to side. for me that is front foot on the windward side of the middle line and back foot towards the downwind side it helped me a lot for jibing, riding toeside, but also general stability
@@StefanWelker that makes good sense I will try to remember that next time I’m on the water thank you very much for your time.🙏🏄🏼♂️
@flyingfootage
It took some time and I was really in it to investigate whats going wrong and that you are not able to lift off in really ideal conditions. I see this now, after watching your unboxing video of your Lance board from two years ago.
When I watch this video here I see that your back foot is nearly complete on the black pad. But I have seen that the inserts for your footstraps are on the yellow pad. And this is the point here. I mean the manufacturer knows where to place the inserts for the foot straps, aint? They place them where your mast is. And this is it!
You are far ahead of your board and thats why cant lift off. Your weight still pressing on the board and the upforce of your foil frontwing cant lift you off.
Step back and orientate yourself to the inserts for the footstraps on your board. This will change everything!
sometime ago I draw two lines on the board one foot in front off the foot strap position ,because I found out that I could control the board more easy, now I’m better ,I guess it’s time to use the correct position. thank you for your time and efforts, I do appreciate it
Yesterday I was on the water again, this time with crazy wind condition. 35 Knot or 18 m/s. A lot of lift , and a lot of crashes. Will be released this upcoming weekend. In some of the clips I Believe my foot is in the foot strap position , maybe 🤣
@@flyingfootage yes, yesterday was a hell of a wind. we had more than 30 knots as well. My smallest wing is 5 sqm and I had the fear of break some material or my bones. way too much wind to handle for me. So I decided to stay at home. nit taking the risk.
but I can't wait to see your new video 🤗
More importantly than the footstrap insert positions, would be where the centre of pressure point on your front foil wing is, in relation to where you are standing. Basically, just in from its leading edge is the centre of pressure. You need to be straddling that point fairly evenly, between front and back foot.
@@lazer2997 Thanks ,I’m sucking up all the good information I am getting. 🙏🏄🏼♂️