FOIL BOARD SETUP IDEAS- FOIL BOARDS, FOILS, FOIL PLACEMENT, FOOT PLACEMENT, FOOT STRAPS
Exactly how to set up your foil board to be well balanced for maximum performance.
Aloha close friends! It's Robert Stehlik with Blue Earth Browse. Today. I'm going to discuss establishing your foil equipment. It's a concern we obtain a whole lot: Exactly how do I set up the foil, where to place it, where to put foot straps, how to place your feet on the board, what sort of board to get. I'm likewise mosting likely to discuss what kind of gear to use as a novice.
And also as a more advanced foiler and for different sporting activities- this is my stand-up paddle foil board. Then I have a wing foil board as well as a susceptible full board. I'm mosting likely to talk about the boards, make use of the foils utilized. And after that I'm also going to talk about foot placement, how to figure out where to position your feet and exactly how to attach a foot strap to your board.
So this video is mosting likely to be a bit much longer. We have a lot of info on our internet site and also on YouTube as well. Down below in the description, I'll put a lot of web links to other video clips and links that will certainly assist you even more along the way. The last video I uploaded was an interview with Kane De Wilde as well as he has a great deal of really great insight on foil configurations and so on.
As well as he stated, he constantly likes to try lots of different setups and figure out what jobs as well as actually feel it out. And that makes a great deal of sense to me. The more. You can test points the more, how things interact and just how to enhance your configuration and having a great setup, specifically the foil functioning well with your ability and exactly how you utilize it is very essential.
Having a excellent foil established up as well as the best board as well as then a excellent wing, all those things with each other will instantly simply make you much better right away. These days I mostly right into wing hindering. This is the board I use one of the most here is my my four six by 78 litre wing foil board. What I speak about here today puts on all four sporting activities, consisting of susceptible surf hindering, wing foiling, as well as standup foiling.
I started hindering about five years ago. And if you recall through the YouTube history of videos, you'll see, I initially began on an 8'0 Defend foil board that I just put a Tuttle box right into and that worked well to start on as well as find out on.
And afterwards afterwards I would certainly developed a specialized foil board. That was a 7'6. As well as rather soon I felt like it was also big and also the tail was dragging and so forth. I cut off the tail just to see what took place and made it right into a 6'11, and then that functioned actually well. And also I identified, yeah, having that shorter swing weight as well as the much shorter board really helps when you're hindering up on foil.
And then I've been progressing considerably, been testing smaller as well as smaller boards. And also currently what I utilize for wing foiling is a 4 six, which is quite small. And for vulnerable surf foiling I utilize a comparable length board. This set here is a 3'10. I utilize this primarily for practicing my dock Begins, which I'm not very good at yet, however servicing that, trying to dock begin and also pump.
And then for standup hindering, I utilize this board below. It's a five eight by 114 litre board for standing up falling. I just require extra security.
The wing master board is terrific for wing flooding, yet it's not steady sufficient for me to stand paddle on possibly a lighter weight. A paddler with truly great balance may be able to stand paddle on this. However normally speaking, this board is mosting likely to be also little for most individuals to stand paddle for long. So something similar to this, the 5'8 Truly great. Stand-up foil board likewise works well as a wing foil board due to the fact that wing declaring, you have the wit lift of the wing. You don't need rather as much stability as you do for standup and also bouncing while you're standing up for getting started and wing hindering and standup foiling.
I advise getting a bigger, steady board. So in our array, we have the 6 '11 as well as the 7'6 Easy Foiler models. Those are truly excellent boards for finding out just how to Stand paddle foil and wing foil. And then as you get better as well as you're comfortable standing up and also you can maybe switch your feet around as well as do all the essentials on a bigger board, then you're ready to go some to something smaller sized, perhaps something like this five, eight Carver foil board, or for a little bit more advanced for, and also these Wingmaster boards are incredible. This is not going to be your first Wingfoil board, it's going take a bigger board to initial discover the basics on, and also then you can work your means down to a tiny board like this. For me, it was several boards in between. And, certainly I own as a brand name as well as I made these boards. So I do a great deal of R & D as well as made a great deal of boards slowly functioning my method down.
Possibly much like a few inches in a couple of litres at a time. I didn't start on a big board and ended up on this appropriate away. There's a great deal of steps in between. As well as you do not need to take that lots of actions, yet I would certainly state between a beginner board and also the really innovative board, there must go to the very least 2 or 3 boards.
To get to that point where you can compose a actually small board. Do not assume you can simply begin wing declaring on a little small vulnerable board. This is it's feasible. I have actually seen individuals do it before that are extremely skilled professional athletes and also already excellent filers. I've seen individuals learn how to wing full on prone.
The boards, however if you're an average Joe do not also try it. It's mosting likely to be way also difficult to try to discover on it, small board. And for me it wing for the thing I liked to have a little more volume. So I'm, my weight is 195 extra pounds. I'm 6'2" as well as 195 extra pounds which is roughly 90 kilos.
To ensure that translates into 90 litres of quantity to float me. The very first 90 litres of quantity will float my body weight. And afterwards Additional reading obviously you likewise have to add in the weight of the foil and also the board itself. And also and also essentially if you want it to drift you, you need to have equal amount of flotation protection to your body weight. So the quantity actually depends upon your body weight. And then for a novice, I recommend getting a board that has sufficient volume to float your body weight, plus maybe 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 hindering for standup hindering, you may get something also a little bigger. Perhaps for me, I would certainly choose like 140, 150 litres and also enough size as well as length as well as security to be able to send a paddle on and discover on. And afterwards as you improve with the harmonizing as well as catching waves and also getting up on the foil, then you can move smaller as well as the foil does include security to the board.
Having a foil board is going to be a lot more secure than a normal standup paddleboard, but it's a certain kind of equilibrium that you need to obtain utilized to it. Does not. Simply automatically make balancing very easy. It's just a bit delay, so it slows down the motion of the board a little bit because foil underneath.
It resembles having a keel under your board. So following allow's speak about the foils themselves. I've been doing this a long time. I utilize fairly a tiny foil currently for wing foiling, particularly like for waves as well as stuff like that, trying to go much faster. This is an access high element facet for us.
The Axis 810, a wing span or 810 millimeters or 32 inches. And the predicted surface is 1022 square centimeters, that has to do with 158 square inches. This is quite a small front wing, but because it's pretty high aspect and it's actually quite, has quite a bit of lift and a lot of glide.
I really liked this, a front wing. I have a 760, which is a little bit more surfy, which is also a really nice but for starting out on, When I started, I used a really 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 stable comes up at low rates as well as flies out a bit lower speed, however it simply maintains gliding. If you're doing a change, if you filth it up a little bit, you have actually got means more time to slide out of the turn and stay up on the foil. As well as it simply raises easier as well as 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 upon the conditions you're flying having a huge foil is simply makes everything a little less complicated. As well as as well as it permits you to do even more tricks and points like that. These smaller foils are not for everybody, but as you get better, having a smaller foil.
As well as a thinner profile, just allows you to go quicker, do tighter turns, be extra maneuverable and also going much faster truly aids in the waves because a great deal of times when you capturing far from the outside, it's still moving really rapid and also you have to be able to stay on top of that quick relocating swell. And after that having a much faster, smaller wing, will this help you be able to stay up to date with those waves versus if you're simply riding wind swell or just on a level water, a Lake or something like that?
Having a larger wing behaves since you can simply fly a little extra slowly. It's not a big deal. And afterwards it simply gives you even more time. To stay on foil, simpler to get up on foil and lighter winds additionally. There's a lot of advantages of using a bigger foil. When you're starting out, definitely get a bigger size foil something, 2000 square centimeters.
Or we also have 1,800 square centimeters, large size, something like that. And after that in regards to mass length, I such as to utilize a 90 centimeter mast. I've tried much longer mass and that's having a truly lengthy mass is nice for downwinders it resembles that, yet it does make the whole point a bit much more tippy on the much shorter mass.
You have to adhere to the waves up and down as the wave rises, you need to dip your nose backwards and forwards and much longer. Mass allows you simply to fly right over to the smaller sized chops. That behaves, but I have a really detailed video and I'll place the link down listed below to that on picking the best foil for your demands.
Watch that. That's some actually great information if you're not sure what type of circulation you're mosting likely to require. And so forth. Next, I'm going to talk about putting the foot on the board and 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 time I utilize it.
And also for that reason, I got this, the influence motorist, which is a really good device to have actually makes it simple to put the foil on and off. And for me, yes, I usually just keep the bolts in the board as well as I tightened them down, so they can't glide. I just loosen up these four bolts. You don't want to leave them in the board loose since it can slide out.
And after that if they drop out while you're lugging the board and the lawn or something like that, these are very easy to shed. So I always see to it these are limited enough, so they can not slide out by themselves. As well as I claimed, the mass plate that has, that enables you to move the screw onto it. And afterwards I such as to just tighten them down. Okay. Little bit, get them all in location.
Once they're all positioned, then you can crank them down. You most definitely wish to ensure they're tight on there due to the fact that you don't want these bolts to loosen up while you're riding.
Now I got the full on the board. As well as the next question is just how do you place the foil on the board? And that actually, it actually depends on the foil itself and also the board, the size of the board Kindle while thought of a good approaches. Have a good starting factor of where to place your foil. And that's simply, if you raise the whole configuration from the thickest factor of the foil, the think is indicating the very first concerning a 3rd back on the profile.
That's where the center of lift is so that the front wing creates a lift center of lift is right here at the thickest part. If you lift up your setup from that point, your board should be pretty much level. If your board is level. That means the center of mass of your whole system is straight beneath the center of lift of the foil.
Then let's say this, you project that to here then on the other side of the board, if you look at that same point on the deck, This should be pretty much in between your feet. So if your feet are as well far forward, you're mosting likely to have to place more weight on the back of, on your back foot. If your feet are as well far back, then you have to lean extra on your front foot.
Ideally you want to have your feet equally balanced so that the center of lift is right between your feet. And afterwards if it's also the center of mass of the whole system, it'll just feel way a lot more well balanced. The weight of the system and also the center volume all cancel that actually assists. And this is practically real for all sides boards, that whether it's a huge standup foil board or a smaller susceptible board that canceling is a truly excellent beginning factor on where your foil will certainly work best and where you can stand and also catch the wave as well as in the appropriate place, or take off and also put your feet in the ideal area.
Generally where the volume and the weight of the board as well as the weight of the entire system. Whatever is well cancelled. Kay. Next let's talk about your foot positioning. My feet are about equally balanced out between the front and the back of the center of lifts. If you predict the center of listing of the front flow in between your feet, it's mosting likely to be basically in between your feet.
As well as some individuals have their back foot additionally onward, however after that they additionally moved their front foot for their back. So if you have a smaller stance or bigger stance, if you put your back foot better back, you require to put your front foot further forward. So you always intend to find that equilibrium. If your position is also far forward, you're mosting likely to constantly have aching a sore back leg.
Create you're always leaning back at higher rates to just control the foil you're going to or pumping and more. As well as it's mosting likely to place a lot even more strain 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 contributed to control the height 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 ideally before you put foot straps on your board, You intend to figure out without foot bands where your feet are, normally maybe take some video with a GoPro or something like that to find out where do I put my feet on the board. When you starting, I don't suggest making use of foot straps. Our boards have this little arch bar right here that's right over the mask to ensure that it offers you a great, responsive feel for where your back foot is. And after that the front foot, normally I oriented with this logo design of heaven world logo design a bit front or back and.
You do desire the weight to be either both feet right over the center line, or if you're. The front foot is a bit off to the side. Your back foot must likewise be similarly off to the side. Whether you're on the center line or slightly off center, you just want to make sure that your body weight is over the center line of the board.
Otherwise you're going to turn the board and also with a wing, occasionally you can get away with both feet being off to one side when you're powered, however after that as quickly as you let go of the power and also you're simply on the foil, then the board. Wanting to tip over, like if you, both of you feed off as well far off the side, it won't fly well without the power of the wing.
Exact same thing. If you're chatting behind the watercraft, you can get away with leaning on the side, one side, having your weight on one side, create you leaning against the rope. As soon as you let that rope go, you need to have your say your weight centered right over the middle of the board and over the middle of the foil.
Otherwise you're going to topple. 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 place the link to video for that too.
Those ones you can attach to the board and sort of wedge your feet against it. Which's valuable without having your feet in the straps or needing to move your feet into bands and so forth. The foot hooks are a good step in between no straps and going straight to straps. And afterwards when you intend to begin using straps, preferably I would certainly claim utilize the front band only at first, get comfortable with the front strap.
And then as soon as you're comfortable keeping that. You can include a back band. As well as basically if you wish to jump, if you're wing, flailing, and you wish to jump, you have to have foot bands on your board. Okay. So to take the foil off, same thing in reverse, I just put it inverted. I loosened up the screws. And afterwards I tighten them back down, not also tight, however so they can slide about in the box.
So put them at the end of package. Simply tighten them in on a little bit, very same in the back, take the foil off. Okay. So it's pretty crucial to keep these little screws limited in the board so they can not slide out. Okay. So next I'm going to look at how to attach these. Footsteps to the board. This is our blue planet luxurious foot store.
It's like a neoprene covered foot band. They behave and also padded. They have Velcro adjustability. They're nice and stiff. And also you want your bands to stand by them selves. So the feet can glide in conveniently. Some of them really lightweight, slim straps can collapse. And then it's really difficult to obtain your foot in.
You need to discover the strap and also wiggle your feet in. I like to use