FOIL BOARD SETUP SUGGESTIONS- FOIL BOARDS, FOILS, FOIL PLACEMENT, FOOT PLACEMENT, FOOT STRAPS
Just how to set up your foil board to be well stabilized for optimal performance.
Aloha buddies! It's Robert Stehlik with Blue Earth Surf. Today. I'm going to speak about setting up your foil equipment. It's a concern we obtain a great deal: Exactly how do I establish the foil, where to place it, where to put foot bands, exactly how to put your feet on the board, what type of board to obtain. I'm additionally mosting likely to talk about what sort of equipment to make use of as a newbie.
And also as a advanced foiler as well as for different sports- this is my stand-up paddle foil board. After that I have a wing foil board and a vulnerable full board. I'm mosting likely to talk about the boards, utilize the foils made use of. And afterwards I'm additionally going to discuss foot placement, exactly how to determine where to put your feet and just how to affix a foot band to your board.
This video clip is going to be a little bit much longer. We have a great deal of information on our site and on YouTube too. Down below in the description, I'll place a great deal of links to various other video clips and also web links that will assist you additionally along the means. The last video clip I posted was an meeting with Kane De Wilde and also he has a lot of really great understanding on foil configurations and more.
And he claimed, he constantly suches as to attempt lots of different setups as well as figure out what works and also actually feel it out. And that makes a lot of feeling to me. The even more. You can evaluate points the much more, exactly how points collaborate and also exactly how to enhance your configuration and having a good setup, particularly the foil working well with your ability and also how you use it is extremely vital.
Having a excellent foil established up as well as the appropriate board and then a great wing, all those points together will automatically just make you much better right away. So nowadays I mostly into wing hindering. This is the board I utilize one of the most below is my my 4 6 by 78 liter wing foil board. What I talk about right here today relates to all 4 sporting activities, including vulnerable surf foiling, wing foiling, as well as standup foiling.
I started foiling about five years earlier. And if you recall with the YouTube history of videos, you'll see, I first started on an 8'0 Defend foil board that I just put a Tuttle box right into and that functioned well to start on as well as discover on.
And then after that I would certainly constructed a dedicated foil board. That was a 7'6. And also pretty soon I seemed like it was as well huge and also the tail was dragging and so on. So I chopped off the tail just to see what happened and made it right into a 6'11, and after that that functioned really well. And also I found out, yeah, having that shorter swing weight and also the shorter board really assists when you're foiling up on foil.
And after that I've been proceeding progressively, been checking smaller and also smaller boards. And also currently what I additional reading use for wing hindering is a four 6, which is rather little. And for prone browse hindering I make use of a comparable size board. This here is a 3'10. I utilize this mainly for exercising my dock Starts, which I'm not excellent at yet, but dealing with that, attempting to dock start as well as pump.
And then for standup hindering, I utilize this board right here. It's a five eight by 114 litre board for standing falling. I simply need extra security.
The wing master board is wonderful for wing flooding, however it's not steady sufficient for me to stand up paddle on possibly a lighter weight. A paddler with really excellent equilibrium may be able to stand up paddle on this. Generally speaking, this board is going to be as well small for many individuals to stand up paddle for long. Something like this, the 5'8 Really wonderful. Stand-up foil board likewise functions well as a wing foil board due to the fact that wing declaring, you have the wit lift of the wing. So you do not need quite as much security as you provide for standup as well as jumping while you're standing up for getting going as well as wing hindering and standup foiling.
I recommend obtaining a larger, stable board. So in our variety, we have the 6 '11 and the 7'6 Easy Foiler designs. Those are actually good boards for learning just how to Stand paddle foil as well as wing foil. And then as you get better and you fit standing up and you can maybe switch your feet around and also do all the basics on a bigger board, then you prepare to go some to something smaller, maybe something such as this 5, eight Carver foil board, or for a little advanced for, and also these Wingmaster boards are awesome. This is not going to be your first Wingfoil board, it's going take a larger board to very first find out the fundamentals on, as well as then you can function your means down to a tiny board like this. For me, it was lots of boards in between. As well as, certainly I have as a brand name and also I designed these boards. So I do a lot of R & D and also made a great deal of boards gradually working my means down.
Most likely just like a couple of inches in a few litres at once. So I really did not begin on a big board and wound up on this as soon as possible. There's a great deal of action in between. And you do not need to take that numerous steps, but I would certainly say between a newbie board and also the very advanced board, there must be at the very least 2 or three boards.
To reach that factor where you can write a truly tiny board. So don't think you can just begin wing filing on a little tiny vulnerable board. This is it's feasible. I have actually seen people do it before that are super skilled professional athletes as well as already very good filers. I've seen individuals discover exactly how to wing complete on vulnerable.
The boards, however if you're an average Joe do not also try it. It's going to be way also difficult to attempt to learn on it, small board. And for me it wing for the thing I liked to have a little bit a lot more volume. I'm, my weight is 195 pounds. I'm 6'2" and also 195 extra pounds which is about 90 kilograms.
To ensure that equates right into 90 litres of quantity to float me. The first 90 liters of volume will certainly float my body weight. And then of course you also need to include the weight of the foil and the board itself. And and also basically if you desire it to float you, you need to have equivalent quantity of flotation to your body weight. So the volume really depends upon your body weight. And after that for a newbie, I suggest getting a board that has sufficient quantity to drift your body weight, plus possibly 20%. For me maybe as a beginner, I would use a boy that's at least about 120 liters, maybe more that will be good to float me.
For considering foiling for standup hindering, you could obtain something even a little bit larger. Possibly for me, I would certainly choose like 140, 150 liters and adequate size as well as length as well as security to be able to send out a paddle on and learn on. And afterwards as you improve with the balancing and capturing waves and getting up on the foil, after that you can relocate smaller as well as the foil does include stability to the board.
Having a foil board is mosting likely to be extra secure than a regular standup paddleboard, yet it's a particular type of equilibrium that you have to get made use of to it. Doesn't. Simply immediately make balancing easy. It's simply a bit hold-up, so it reduces the motion of the board a little in that foil below.
It resembles having a keel under your board. So following let's talk about the foils themselves. I've been doing this a very long time. I make use of rather a small foil now for wing hindering, particularly like for waves and stuff like that, trying to go much faster. This is an accessibility high element aspect for us.
The Axis 810, a wing period or 810 millimeters or 32 inches. And the forecasted area is 1022 square centimeters, that has to do with 158 square inches. So this is rather a tiny front wing, yet since it's pretty high facet and also it's really quite, has a fair bit of lift and a great deal of slide.
So I really liked this, a front wing. Also I have a 760, which is a bit a lot more surfy, which is likewise a truly great however, for starting out on, When I began, I used a truly big foil, the 2000 square centimeter foil. When you're starting something like the Carver foil, We have the group plan at Carver for is a great forum for learning.
It's 2000 square centimeters. It's steady turns up at low speeds and flies out a little bit lower speed, yet it just maintains sliding. If you're doing a transition, if you muck it up a little bit, you have actually obtained means even more time to glide out of the turn and also stay up on the foil. And also it simply raises easier and also lower speeds.
It's this much easier to use a bigger foil when you're starting out. As well as also as you proceed, depending on the conditions you're winging in having a large foil is just makes whatever a little simpler. As well as as well as it permits you to do even more methods and also things like that. So these smaller sized foils are not for everyone, but as you improve, having a smaller sized foil.
And a thinner profile, just allows you to go much faster, do tighter turns, be more manoeuvrable and going quicker actually aids in the waves because a lot of times when you capturing far from the outside, it's still relocating actually rapid and you have to have the ability to stay on par with that fast moving swell. And then having a much faster, smaller sized wing, will this help you be able to stay on top of those waves versus if you're simply riding wind swell or just on a level water, a Lake or something like that?
Having a bigger wing is nice due to the fact that you can just fly a little extra gradually. It's not a big deal. And then it simply gives you more time. To remain on foil, much easier to get up on foil and also lighter winds also. So there's a great deal of advantages of using a larger foil. When you're starting out, definitely get a bigger size foil something, 2000 square centimeters.
Or we also have 1,800 square centimeters, plus size, something like that. And then in terms of mass length, I such as to make use of a 90 centimeter pole. I've attempted longer mass which's having a actually long mass behaves for downwinders it's like that, yet it does make the entire thing a bit much more tippy on the shorter mass.
You need to adhere to the waves up and down as the wave increases, you have to dip your nose backwards and forwards and also much longer. Mass enables you simply to fly straight over to the smaller chops. That behaves, however I have a actually thorough video as well as I'll place the web link down below to that on selecting the most effective foil for your needs.
Watch that. That's some truly great info if you're not exactly sure what type of flow you're mosting likely to need. And so forth. So following, I'm mosting likely to speak about putting the foot on the board and also where to put it. My car is pretty small, so I have to take the foil off the board and put it back on. Every single time I utilize it.
And also because of that, I acquired this, the impact motorist, which is a really nice device to have really makes it easy to put the foil on and off. And also for me, yeah, I generally simply maintain the bolts in the board as well as I tightened them down, so they can't slide. So I simply chill out these four screws. You do not intend to leave them in the board loose due to the fact that it can slide out.
And after that if they drop out while you're bring the board and also the grass or something like that, these are simple to shed. I always make sure these are tight enough, so they can't slide out by themselves. And I said, the mass plate that has, that enables you to glide the screw onto it. And after that I such as to simply tighten them down. Okay. Little, get them done in place.
Once they're all located, after that you can crank them down. You absolutely want to ensure they're tight on there since you do not desire these screws to loosen up while you're riding.
Now I got the full on the board. And also the following inquiry is exactly how do you put the foil on the board? And that truly, it actually depends on the foil itself and the board, the size of the board Kindle while thought of a excellent techniques. Have a great beginning point of where to place your foil. And that's just, if you lift up the entire arrangement from the thickest point of the foil, the think is pointing to the very first regarding a 3rd back on the account.
So that's where the center of lift is to ensure that the front wing produces a lift facility of lift is right below at the thickest part. If you lift up your setup from that point, your board should be pretty much level. So if your board is level. That implies the center of mass of your entire system is straight beneath the facility of lift of the foil.
So after that allow's claim this, you predict that to right here then beyond of the board, if you check out that same point on the deck, This must be virtually in between your feet. If your feet are too far forward, you're going to have to put more weight on the back of, on your back foot. If your feet are as well far back, then you need to lean much more on your front foot.
So ideally you wish to have your feet just as stabilized to make sure that the facility of lift is right in between your feet. And afterwards if it's likewise the center of mass of the entire system, it'll simply feel way a lot more balanced. The weight of the system and the facility volume all balance out that really aids. And this is pretty much real for all sides boards, that whether it's a big standup foil board or a smaller sized susceptible board that balancing out is a actually good starting point on where your foil will work best and also where you can stand and also catch the wave as well as in the right place, or remove and place your feet in the appropriate area.
Essentially where the quantity and also the weight of the board as well as the weight of the entire system. Every little thing is perfectly balanced out. Kay. Next let's talk about your foot positioning. So my feet have to do with similarly balanced out between the front as well as the back of the center of lifts. If you forecast the facility of checklist of the front circulation between your feet, it's going to be more or less between your feet.
And some people have their back foot additionally forward, but after that they additionally moved their front foot for their back. So if you have a smaller position or larger stance, if you place your back foot better back, you require to put your front foot additionally forward. So you constantly want to locate that equilibrium. If your position is too far onward, you're mosting likely to always have sore a sore back leg.
Create you're constantly leaning back at higher rates to just control the foil you're going to or pumping and more. And also it's mosting likely to place a whole lot even more pressure on your back leg. If your back leg is always sore, Probably you just want to move that foot further back on the board so that when you're riding and at normal speed, your weight should be just right over the foil and you shouldn't have to put more weight on one side or the other.
It's a little hip movements included in control the elevation of the foil. That's really important to have the center of lift of the foil underneath the board bounce between your two feet. And also preferably before you put foot straps on your board, You want to identify without foot straps where your feet are, typically perhaps take some video clip with a GoPro or something like that to determine where do I put my feet on the board. When you beginning, I don't recommend making use of foot straps. Our boards have this little arch bar right here that's right over the mask to make sure that it offers you a good, responsive feel for where your back foot is. And afterwards the front foot, typically I oriented with this logo design of the blue world logo a little bit front or back and also.
You do desire the weight to be either both feet right over the center line, or if you're. The front foot is a little off sideways. Your back foot ought to likewise be just as off to the side. So whether you're on the facility line or somewhat off center, you just want to make certain that your body weight mores than the center line of the board.
Otherwise you're going to turn the board and with a wing, in some cases you can escape both feet being off to one side when you're powered, yet then as quickly as you let go of the power and also you're simply on the foil, then the board. Wanting to topple, like if you, both of you feed off too far off the side, it won't fly well without the power of the wing.
Same point. If you're chatting behind the watercraft, you can escape leaning on the side, one side, having your weight on one side, create you raiding the rope. But as soon as you let that rope go, you need to have your state your weight focused right over the middle of the board and over the center of the foil.
Or else you're going to tip over. It's best to start riding your board without foot straps, figuring out the placement where you put the feet, and then once you know where to put your feet, another good way to transition to foot straps is using foot hooks. We have these Eva foot hooks. I'll put the link to video clip for that also.
Those ones you can attach to the board and type of wedge your feet versus it. And that's handy without having your feet in the straps or needing to slide your feet right into straps and more. The foot hooks are a good step in between no straps and going straight to straps. And after that when you want to begin using straps, ideally I would certainly say make use of the front band only initially, get comfortable with the front band.
And afterwards as soon as you're comfortable keeping that. You can add a back band. As well as primarily if you intend to jump, if you're wing, flailing, as well as you want to jump, you have to have foot straps on your board. Okay. So to take the foil off, same point backwards, I just put it inverted. I loosened up the screws. And afterwards I tighten them back down, not also tight, however just so they can move around in the box.
So put them at the end of the box. Simply tighten them know a little bit, same in the back, take the foil off. Okay. So it's pretty essential to maintain these little screws tight in the board so they can not move out. Okay. Next I'm going to go over how to attach these. Footprints to the board. This is our blue planet deluxe foot store.
It's like a neoprene covered foot strap. They're nice and padded. They have Velcro adjustability. They're nice and stiff. As well as you want your bands to stand by them selves. The feet can slide in easily. A few of them truly lightweight, thin straps can