You forgot to add in the end: "Now go and try this 3000 times, then maybe you'll do it". 🙂Great foot switch you've got there, so calm and simple looking.
G’day Brad, I heard what you said about front wing size, which I think is crucial. Would you say about 1000 seems right for a balance between stability and speed? All the best. JK
Generally speaking, there's a lot going on with Front Wings. I think around 1000 is a pretty solid middle ground for kite foiling. If you're on the larger side, you may want to consider moving up to a 1300ish size. Things like aspect ratio, stabilizer size and fuselage length also have large effects. Speaking in terms of North gear, I'd go with the standard fuselage (700mm). I'm also a huge fan and currently using the 600mm fuselage, but you'll give up some pitch stability for that added playfulness. Standard Stabilizer (S270), S178 for higher speed at the cost of a bit of stability. As far as front wings go, an MA 1000 or 1200/1350 (Version 1 is on sale right now) would be a pretty sweet setup for starting off. I'm personally using the MA850v2 right now and absolutely loving the speed and playfulness. If you're really speed hungry, the smaller HA series are all quite speedy and fun with a lot of roll stability for maneuvers. I find that MA, especially MAv2 is my favorite for kite foiling as it provides a lot of speed with an appropriate level of stability for kiting. A little longwinded but hope all that info helps!!
Depends on how much power you have. If the wind is low, feel free to loop it a little lower in order to generate more speed to exit the turn at a good cruising speed. If the wind is high and you're quite powered, I'd recommend letting the kite stay higher during the down loop to reduce the amount of power it generates and reduce the chance of riding faster than you may be comfortable riding through the turn. In very high power situations, you can even just send the kite to the other side vs looping it. However I've always felt that looping felt smoother and more natural of a transition due to you riding downwind briefly at the kite during the gybe. Hope that helps!
Thanks. That all makes sense. I typically ride lighter winds especially now that I’m learning basics. I have completed some gybes but not consistently. This helps me gauge how much to loop. I have had some with no loop but like you say it seems the loop makes it more natural. Thanks again!
Definitely can be helpful, especially in lightwind! I find that the more powered you are, the less that it’s a necessity since you’ll be more weightless during the movement from the kites assistance, but lightwind it can definitely help from dipping the nose 🤙
Thanks very much for the vid. Will try it these days to switch my feet. 🌊🌈👍
Nicce explanation, easy understanding, great video , usefull tutorial.. thx
You forgot to add in the end: "Now go and try this 3000 times, then maybe you'll do it". 🙂Great foot switch you've got there, so calm and simple looking.
@@mikemiller774 Hahaha oh gosh I’ve fallen so many times doing those 😂
G’day Brad, I heard what you said about front wing size, which I think is crucial. Would you say about 1000 seems right for a balance between stability and speed? All the best. JK
Generally speaking, there's a lot going on with Front Wings. I think around 1000 is a pretty solid middle ground for kite foiling. If you're on the larger side, you may want to consider moving up to a 1300ish size. Things like aspect ratio, stabilizer size and fuselage length also have large effects.
Speaking in terms of North gear, I'd go with the standard fuselage (700mm). I'm also a huge fan and currently using the 600mm fuselage, but you'll give up some pitch stability for that added playfulness. Standard Stabilizer (S270), S178 for higher speed at the cost of a bit of stability. As far as front wings go, an MA 1000 or 1200/1350 (Version 1 is on sale right now) would be a pretty sweet setup for starting off. I'm personally using the MA850v2 right now and absolutely loving the speed and playfulness. If you're really speed hungry, the smaller HA series are all quite speedy and fun with a lot of roll stability for maneuvers. I find that MA, especially MAv2 is my favorite for kite foiling as it provides a lot of speed with an appropriate level of stability for kiting.
A little longwinded but hope all that info helps!!
Yeah Brad!
How low do you downloop the kite?
Depends on how much power you have. If the wind is low, feel free to loop it a little lower in order to generate more speed to exit the turn at a good cruising speed. If the wind is high and you're quite powered, I'd recommend letting the kite stay higher during the down loop to reduce the amount of power it generates and reduce the chance of riding faster than you may be comfortable riding through the turn. In very high power situations, you can even just send the kite to the other side vs looping it. However I've always felt that looping felt smoother and more natural of a transition due to you riding downwind briefly at the kite during the gybe. Hope that helps!
Thanks. That all makes sense. I typically ride lighter winds especially now that I’m learning basics. I have completed some gybes but not consistently. This helps me gauge how much to loop. I have had some with no loop but like you say it seems the loop makes it more natural. Thanks again!
You forget to-say bump back foot to bring foil on the rise so new front foot catches nose of board rising
Definitely can be helpful, especially in lightwind! I find that the more powered you are, the less that it’s a necessity since you’ll be more weightless during the movement from the kites assistance, but lightwind it can definitely help from dipping the nose 🤙