Postby bragnouff » Fri Jun 02, 2017 2:32 am
Sure, there's the challenge of learning something new, and some of us are mostly excited by the challenge part, like learning a new freestyle trick, and for those, not learning anything new would feel a bit like a let down.
Some others, and I include myself in that category, see foiling as a part of the whole arsenal, a board suited well to some conditions, alongside TTs, surfboards, snowboards, buggies... And once some decent level of proficiency is reached, they can be enjoyed by themselves for the sheer beauty of this feeling of kitesurfing without really having an element of challenge in them. If I ride a twin tip, which has happened less than 5 times last season, I'm unlikely to try any new trick, or even try to reenact the whole bag of tricks I used to have few years ago. Yet, I can still find few hours of bliss in slicing buttersmooth water, boosting big jumps and enjoying the view. Riding a nice wave on the surfboard doesn't depend on high challenge level, just being right in the moment, in sync with the elements. Foiling fits that bill too. I'm at the stage where I can ride wherever and transition without (much) falling, and while there's still some challenge ahead with better/faster transitions, it's already enjoyable on its own for what it is. The feeling of traversing the whole spot fully downwind on the foil into the sunset, only to crank back upwind to the top of the spot to do it all again and again, those are some magical moments that I live for, and definitely fuel the addiction.
Keep the stoke, bro!