FOIL BOARD ARRANGEMENT SUGGESTIONS- FOIL BOARDS, FOILS, FOIL POSITIONING, FOOT PLACEMENT, FOOT STRAPS
Exactly how to set up your foil board to be well stabilized for maximum performance.
Aloha pals! It's Robert Stehlik with Blue World Surf. Today. I'm going to talk about setting up your foil equipment. It's a inquiry we obtain a 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 type of board to obtain. I'm additionally mosting likely to discuss what kind of gear to utilize as a novice.
And as a more advanced foiler and also for various sports- this is my stand-up paddle foil board. I have a wing foil board and a prone complete board. I'm mosting likely to talk about the boards, make use of the foils used. And afterwards I'm additionally going to speak about foot positioning, how to find out where to put your feet as well as just how to attach a foot band to your board.
So this video is mosting likely to be a little bit much longer. We have a lot of details on our web site and also on YouTube also. So down below in the summary, I'll put a lot of web links to various other videos and links that will certainly aid you additionally in the process. The last video I published was an meeting with Kane De Wilde and also he has a lot of truly excellent understanding on foil arrangements and more.
And also he claimed, he always suches as to attempt lots of various setups and also determine what works and truly feel it out. Which makes a great deal of feeling to me. The more. You can check things the a lot more, exactly how points collaborate as well as how to maximize your configuration and having a great configuration, particularly the foil functioning well with your ability and exactly how you use it is super vital.
Having a good foil established up and the best board as well as then a good wing, all those points together will instantly simply make you much better right away. These days I mainly right into wing foiling. This is the board I utilize one of the most right here is my my four 6 by 78 litre wing foil board. What I speak about here today puts on all four sporting activities, consisting of vulnerable browse hindering, wing foiling, and standup foiling.
So I started foiling regarding 5 years ago. And if you recall through the YouTube background of videos, you'll see, I initially started on an 8'0 Defend foil board that I just placed a Tuttle box into and that functioned well to begin on and also learn on.
And then after that I would certainly built a dedicated foil board. That was a 7'6. As well as pretty soon I felt like it was too large and the tail was dragging and so on. I chopped off the tail simply to see what occurred as well as made it right into a 6'11, and then that worked actually well. As well as I identified, yeah, having that much shorter swing weight and also the shorter board actually aids when you're hindering up on foil.
And after that I have actually been advancing considerably, been evaluating smaller as well as smaller boards. As well as now what I use for wing hindering is a four six, which is quite small. And also for prone surf foiling I utilize a similar length board. This set right here is a 3'10. I utilize this mainly for practicing my dock Begins, which I'm not very good at yet, yet working with that, attempting to dock start and pump.
And afterwards for standup hindering, I utilize this board below. It's a 5 8 by 114 liter board for standing up falling. I just need much more stability.
The wing master board is terrific for wing flooding, but it's not stable enough for me to stand up paddle on perhaps a lighter weight. A paddler with really excellent balance could be able to stand up paddle on this. Generally talking, this board is going to be as well tiny for the majority of people to stand up paddle for long. So something like this, the 5'8 Really nice. Stand-up foil board also works well as a wing foil board since wing declaring, you have the wit lift of the wing. So you don't require rather as much stability as you do for standup as well as jumping while you're defending beginning and wing foiling and standup foiling.
I advise getting a bigger, secure board. In our variety, we have the 6 '11 and also the 7'6 Easy Foiler designs. Those are truly good boards for discovering just how to Stand up paddle foil as well as wing foil. And then as you improve and you fit standing up as well as you can maybe switch your feet around and also do all the essentials on a larger board, after that you prepare to go some to something smaller, possibly something similar to this five, 8 Carver foil board, or for a bit more advanced for, and also these Wingmaster boards are remarkable. This is not going to be your initial Wingfoil board, it's going take a bigger board to first discover the essentials on, and after that you can work your way down to a small board like this. For me, it was several boards in between. As well as, clearly I have as a brand and also I created these boards. I do a lot of R & D and made a great deal of boards slowly functioning my way down.
Most likely just like a couple of inches in a few litres at once. So I didn't begin on a big board and wound up on this immediately. There's a lot of action in between. And you don't have to take that lots of steps, yet I would certainly state in between a novice board as well as the really advanced board, there ought to be at the very least 2 or 3 boards.
To reach that point where you can create a really tiny board. So do not believe you can simply begin wing declaring on a little small susceptible board. This is it's possible. I have actually seen people do it prior to that are extremely skilled athletes as well as currently great filers. I've seen people find out how to wing full on prone.
The boards, but if you're an average Joe don't even attempt it. It's going to be way too hard to attempt to discover on it, tiny board. And also for me it wing for things I suched as to have a little extra quantity. I'm, my weight is 195 extra pounds. I'm 6'2" and 195 extra pounds which is roughly 90 kilograms.
To ensure that equates into 90 liters of quantity to drift me. So the first 90 liters of quantity will certainly drift my body weight. And afterwards certainly you also have to include the weight of the foil as well as the board itself. As well as as well as essentially if you desire it to float you, you require to have equal amount of flotation to your body weight. The volume actually depends on your body weight. And after that for a newbie, I suggest getting a board that has enough quantity to drift your body weight, plus maybe 20%. So for me perhaps as a novice, I would make use of a child that's at least around 120 liters, maybe much more that will certainly be excellent to drift me.
For weighing hindering for standup hindering, you may obtain something even a little larger. Perhaps for me, I would certainly pick like 140, 150 liters and also sufficient size and size as well as stability to be able to send a paddle on as well as find out on. And afterwards as you get better with the balancing and also capturing waves as well as getting up on the foil, then you can move smaller and also the foil does add security to the board.
Having a foil board is going to be extra secure than a regular standup paddleboard, yet it's a particular kind of equilibrium that you need to obtain used to it. Doesn't. Just automatically make balancing very easy. It's simply a little hold-up, so it decreases the activity of the board a bit because foil beneath.
It resembles having a keel under your board. Next let's talk about the foils themselves. I've been doing this a long period of time. I use quite a small foil now for wing foiling, particularly like for waves as well as things like that, trying to go quicker. This is an accessibility high facet aspect for us.
The Axis 810, a wing period or 810 millimeters or 32 inches. And also the forecasted area is 1022 square centimeters, that's about 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.
So I truly liked this, a front wing. Also I have a 760, which is a little more surfy, which is additionally a actually good but for starting out on, When I started, I made use of a actually huge 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 secure turns up at low rates and flies out a bit lower speed, yet it just maintains moving. If you're doing a transition, if you muck it up a little bit, you have actually obtained method even more time to glide out of the turn and also stay up on the foil. And it simply raises simpler as well as reduced rates.
So it's this much easier to use a bigger foil when you're starting. And also also as you progress, depending on the problems you're winging in having a large foil is simply makes whatever a little bit much easier. As well as as well as it permits you to do more methods as well as things like that. So these smaller sized foils are not for everyone, however as you get better, having a smaller foil.
And also a thinner profile, just permits you to go much faster, do tighter turns, be more maneuverable read more and also going much faster actually assists in the waves due to the fact that a great deal of times when you capturing far from the outside, it's still relocating actually rapid and you have to have the ability to stay up to date with that fast relocating swell. And after that having a much faster, smaller sized wing, will this aid you have the ability to keep up with those waves versus if you're just riding wind swell or simply on a flat water, a Lake or something like that?
Having a larger wing behaves since you can just fly a little more gradually. It's not a big deal. And afterwards it simply gives you even more time. To stay on foil, easier to get up on foil and lighter winds. There's a lot of advantages of using a bigger foil. So when you're starting out, definitely obtain a bigger dimension foil something, 2000 square centimeters.
Or we also have 1,800 square centimeters, large size, something like that. And then in terms of mass size, I like to make use of a 90 centimeter mast. I have actually attempted longer mass which's having a actually lengthy mass behaves for downwinders it's like that, but it does make the whole thing a little much more tippy on the shorter mass.
You need to follow the waves up and down as the wave goes up, you need to dip your nose backwards and forwards and much longer. Mass allows you just to fly directly over to the smaller chops. That behaves, but I have a truly comprehensive video clip and also I'll put the link down listed below to that on selecting the very best foil for your demands.
So see that also. That's some actually good info if you're not exactly sure what kind of circulation you're going to require. And more. So next, I'm going to talk about placing 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. Whenever I use it.
As well as therefore, I purchased this, the impact motorist, which is a really good device to have truly makes it simple to put the foil on and off. And also for me, yes, I typically just maintain the bolts in the board as well as I tightened them down, so they can't slide. So I simply loosen up these four screws. You do not wish to leave them in the board loose because it can slide out.
And then if they quit while you're bring the board and also the turf 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 also I stated, the mass plate that has, that enables you to slide the bolt onto it. And afterwards I such as to just tighten them down. Okay. Bit, get them done in place.
Once they're all positioned, after that you can crank them down. You most definitely want to make certain they're limited on there since you don't desire these screws to relax while you're riding.
Now I got the full on the board. And also the next question is how do you place the foil on the board? Which truly, it really depends upon the foil itself and the board, the dimension of the board Kindle while developed a great methods. Have a excellent starting factor of where to put your foil. And that's just, if you lift up the entire setup from the thickest point of the foil, the think is pointing to the first concerning a third back on the account.
To make sure that's where the center of lift is so that the front wing produces a lift facility of lift is right here at the thickest component. If you lift up your setup from that point, your board should be pretty much level. If your board is level. That indicates the center of mass of your whole system is straight beneath the facility of lift of the foil.
So then let's state this, you forecast that to right here then on the other side of the board, if you check out that very same factor on the deck, This need to be pretty much 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 too far back, then you need 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 then if it's likewise the center of mass of the entire system, it'll just feel way more balanced. The weight of the system as well as the center quantity all cancel that really assists. And also this is basically real for all sides boards, that whether it's a big standup foil board or a smaller prone board that balancing out is a truly good starting factor on where your foil will function best and also where you can stand and also catch the wave as well as in the ideal place, or remove and also put your feet in the right location.
Generally where the volume and the weight of the board and also the weight of the whole system. Every little thing is well balanced out. Kay. Following let's discuss your foot positioning. So my feet have to do with similarly cancelled in between the front and the rear of the center of lifts. If you project the facility of listing of the front flow in between your feet, it's going to be more or less in between your feet.
As well as some individuals have their back foot additionally ahead, however then they likewise moved their front foot for their back. So if you have a smaller position or wider stance, if you place your back foot even more back, you require to place your front foot even more forward. So you constantly intend to discover that balance. If your position is also far onward, you're mosting likely to constantly have sore a sore back leg.
Create you're constantly leaning back at greater speeds to just control the foil you're going to or pumping and so forth. And also it's going to place a whole lot even more strain on your back leg. So if your back leg is always aching, Possibly you simply intend to move that foot further back on the board so that when you're riding and also at regular speed, your weight must be perfect over the foil as well as you shouldn't need to place more weight on one side or the other.
It's a little hip motions included in manage the height of the foil. To ensure that's actually vital to have the center of lift of the foil beneath the board bounce in between your 2 feet. And also ideally before you place foot bands on your board, You want to identify without foot straps where your feet are, normally perhaps take some video clip with a GoPro or something like that to identify where do I place my feet on the board. When you beginning, I do not suggest using foot bands. Our boards have this little arch bar right here that's right over the mask so that it provides you a good, tactile feel for where your back foot is. And afterwards the front foot, typically I oriented with this logo of the blue world logo a little front or back as well as.
You do want the weight to be either both feet right over the facility line, or if you're. The front foot is a little bit off to the side. Your back foot ought to additionally be just as off sideways. So whether you get on the facility line or slightly off facility, you simply want to make certain that your body weight is over the facility line of the board.
Otherwise you're mosting likely to tilt the board as well as with a wing, in some cases you can escape both feet being off away when you're powered, but then as soon as you let go of the power and also you're just on the foil, after that the board. Intending 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 talking behind the boat, you can get away with leaning on the side, one side, having your weight on one side, trigger you raiding 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 put the link down to video for that.
Those ones you can attach to the board and also kind of wedge your feet versus it. Which's valuable without having your feet in the straps or having to glide your feet right into bands and more. So the foot hooks are a great step in between no straps and going straight to bands. And afterwards when you wish to start using straps, preferably I would claim use the front strap just in the beginning, obtain comfy with the front band.
And afterwards once you're comfortable with that. You can include a back strap. And basically if you want to jump, if you're wing, smacking, and also you wish to jump, you need to have foot straps on your board. Okay. To take the foil off, same thing in reverse, I just put it upside down. I loosened the screws. And after that I tighten them pull back, not also tight, yet just so they can glide about in the box.
So put them at the end of package. Just tighten them know a little bit, very same in the back, take the foil off. Okay. It's pretty important to keep these little bolts tight in the board so they can't slide out. Okay. Next I'm going to go over how to attach these. Footsteps to the board. This is our blue planet deluxe foot shop.
It resembles a neoprene covered foot band. They're nice as well as cushioned. They have Velcro adjustability. So they're nice as well as rigid. As well as you want your straps to stand by them selves. The feet can slide in easily. Some of them truly lightweight, thin straps can break down. And after that it's actually hard to get your foot in.
You have to locate the strap and also wiggle your feet in. So I such as to utilize bands that have more padding they're softer,