How to get in the foot straps- fault finding!

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2 жыл бұрын

"Why does it keep turning into the wind and stopping as I got into the footstraps"... I hear you cry!
This video will pick apart the three most common reasons and get you blasting comfortably in no time!
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Skills like gybing/tacking (and many many others) can have soooo many coaching points!
What also follows below here here is really special though.... the FULL breakdown of ALL the coaching points needed to complete the get back on the water for the summer successfully!
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VISION- Gear gazing, looking at your harness or feet is a very simple way of slowing down and falling in! Look up and forward, toward the wind and the direction of travel! Feel the foot straps with your feet, so you don't need to look at the to step into them!
Bending the front arm! This can be a useful thing if your trying hard not to catapult and get thrown off the front... but doing it when you step back into the straps will de-power the board and spin you quickly into the wind! Learn the "1-inch punch" or the "shoulder shuffle" to give an extra little bit of power at the moment you go for the front strap!
Too much back foot pressure! Of course when you step back on the board and into the front strap there will be a moment or two when all your weight is on the back foot... however it needs to e as brief as possible. As soon as your front foot is back in contact with the board push through the front foot hard to stop the board turning (classic foot steering). Use the "stiletto back-foot" to unweight the back foot and help you drive off the front one!
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Filmed on a 133lt Starboard Carve, and a 5.9m Point-7 Spy.
Wind was a changeable bft 3-4.
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@cobbiepalm6790 2 жыл бұрын

You dissected invisible issues and the ride-along-approach validates your case! This is the reason your tutorials are a cut above the others!

@m.k.4564

"Fault finding" is what's missing from most tutorials. Can't blame creators - if there's one only way to do something right, why would they cover every/most ways we do it wrong? I think sometimes you need to see your mistake before you can correct it. I have seen at least 2 things I do wrong in this video. I can't wait to get on a board and try to fix them. Great content as always!

@dimitris2d 2 жыл бұрын

Best windsurfing channel hands down

@86Prendiville 14 күн бұрын

Your videos are awesome. Making a big difference - quickly.

@kamilkutlay

amazing ,fantastic . Falling in love the way that you surf is so easy ,ıI cant stop myself to think about surfing .

@motsnik2264 2 жыл бұрын

This was fantastic! I’d been struggling with this and knew part of the problem was peeking at feet, which gets combined with arm bending. But the foot pressure aspect is the key.

@garylake1103

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@TheFullmoon62 Жыл бұрын

And I’m glad to see somebody’s finally really broken down the biggest mistake that we’ve all made trying to get into the foot straps it took me years in years to understand this and countless conversations with other windsurfers and supposedly instructors this is the first time I’ve seen the video because somebody has actually really made it simple to understand how to get into the foot straps and avoid the biggest mistake of steering into the wind and putting too much back foot pressure thanks man so much keep up the good work you’re an inspiration

@Jhoekstra 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again Simon!!

@Martnk94 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are the best!!

@framesandstretchers9562 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly what you were showing me!! Thanks again for the great sessions! 🤙🤙🤙🤙🙏🙏

@gavinlait8841 2 жыл бұрын

9mins 26 sec getting all the information you need. I've improved more in the last 6 months coming back to the sport than previous years.. Cheers Gavin

@kev-the-windsurfer. 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent advice!! I always watch everything you do, even though I dont have any issues in this particular department, there is always something in your explanations which is useful and interesting...... Oh how I wish it was summer here!! Its cold, and there has been no wind for over two weeks now!!

@azazel070 2 жыл бұрын

What your describing for the front foot(board turning upwind) is my problem with the back foot.

@kristianmartincic3011 2 жыл бұрын

Every now and then the timing on your new releases just lines up perfectly with where I'm at, can't wait to apply this next time there's wind! Getting into the front strap easily, at least in flat water, but the back has been out of reach so far

@getoutsideyouneedit4050

Best tutorials-

@louis-philippedubois2702 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot. I tried the footstraps for the first time today and I did all the mistakes you are pointing out! I am definitely better equiped for my next session.