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Foiling pro tips
If you shift your weight too far to one side, it is not possible to recover.
Jump away from the board in the direction you are falling. This takes
you SAFELY away from the foil.
Keep your weight forward and press down through your front knee.
Confirm your feet are in the correct position.
Don’t vary your speed too quickly, it may unsettle the foil and make
balance more dicult. Like an aeroplane, the foil wings need a
constant speed for smooth flying.
Don’t try to foil going too slow. The wings will stall and you may crash.
Don’t try to turn on the foil until you are very comfortable in a straight line.
Keep the board flat and level.
Foiling through turns
Turning while foiling requires careful balance on all axes.
Start by doing very wide turns.
As you gain experience you can try tighter turns.
Keep speed constant.
In tight turns you will need to apply more force to your back leg to
maintain foil altitude (like an aeroplane adding elevator through a turn).
All of this might sound complex, but if you keep your weight forward,
practice in flat water, maintain constant speed, and take learning step by
step, you will likely be foiling in no time.
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