True, a good way to learn, and exact opposite of a TwinTip, so the reason why you have this initial experience
After some time when experienced, you will feel balanced on both feet though
Peter
Here fixed it for ya:knotwindy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:23 pmIf you want to ride strapped and keep the front of the board down your best choice is to put the front strap as far forward as you can and when riding in a straight line or upwind keep your back foot out of the back strap and in front of it. It will move your center of gravity forward and help keep the nose down. When you want to jump or ride a wave put your back foot back in the strap, preferably as far back as you can mount it if that doesn’t spread your stance to wide. It can be easily done. Just means moving only your back foot. Also, makes upwind easier as you can move your back foot closer to the toe side to relax a bit more. Either way, experiment and have fun!
Yea, whatever. I’m glad you found a way that is fun and works for yousarc wrote: ↑Fri Oct 22, 2021 11:43 amHere fixed it for ya:knotwindy wrote: ↑Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:23 pmIf you want to ride strapped and keep the front of the board down your best choice is to put the front strap as far forward as you can and when riding in a straight line or upwind keep your back foot out of the back strap and in front of it. It will move your center of gravity forward and help keep the nose down. When you want to jump or ride a wave put your back foot back in the strap, preferably as far back as you can mount it if that doesn’t spread your stance to wide. It can be easily done. Just means moving only your back foot. Also, makes upwind easier as you can move your back foot closer to the toe side to relax a bit more. Either way, experiment and have fun!
If you want to ride a strapped directional like it was a twintip - just don't. Ride your board for what it is - a strapped directional. Shift your body back, forward, left, right, up, down and sideways to apply pressure to the rail and the fins like a directional needs to be ridden. You are not a sack of potatoes, you need to be very dynamic on the board. And no, you don't need to move your foot to apply pressure in different ways.
Whatever you do, BURY THAT RAIL, SMASH THE LIP, TEAR UP THE BOTTOM and don't forget to grin like you had won the lottery (in a sense, you have!)
I don’t think that’s a good reason but I can understandpartly due to peer pressure moved to strapless.
purdyd wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 1:50 amI don’t think that’s a good reason but I can understandpartly due to peer pressure moved to strapless.
I would say to the original poster if his goal is to ride strapless skip the straps and learn strapless.
A single strap seems like a good way to get hurt to me.
I’m surprised at the number of people who post here about going upwind with on strap. I don’t know anyone who rides that way.
I am also surprised that someone who rides strapless has 80-90% of his weight on the front foot.
Just goes to show what an interesting world we live in.