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Why pro-riders move the hip forwards?

Postby ariel_cloud » Mon Jan 01, 2018 3:27 am

Happy 2018 guys,
Why pro-riders move the hip forwards while going upwind? It is to put more weight at the front or the curved body shape reduce the resistance?
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Re: Why pro-riders move the hip forwards?

Postby plummet » Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:16 am

Because the are holding a tone of power?. I've found myself in a similar position when super powered cranking upwind.

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Re: Why pro-riders move the hip forwards?

Postby jespin4845 » Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:19 am

Cause they are lit in their seat harnesses, and obsurdley huge kites for the wind they are in...going at blitz speed, all the weight is in the front leg to keep the wing down

It’s a race to get the best upwind angle...hence short lines and big kites

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Re: Why pro-riders move the hip forwards?

Postby Kamikuza » Mon Jan 01, 2018 2:23 pm

jespin4845 wrote:
Mon Jan 01, 2018 5:19 am
Cause they are lit in their seat harnesses, and obsurdley huge kites for the wind they are in...going at blitz speed, all the weight is in the front leg to keep the wing down

It’s a race to get the best upwind angle...hence short lines and big kites
Surely they'd get more weight on the front foot by moving the torso forwards too?

Could it be they're just driving the board upwind?

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Re: Why pro-riders move the hip forwards?

Postby Tone » Mon Jan 01, 2018 7:52 pm

yeah that's the upwind stand when riding mega powered. Think 15m kite in 18 knots.

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Re: Why pro-riders move the hip forwards?

Postby gmb13 » Mon Jan 01, 2018 9:35 pm

Driving the board upwind. No other reason.

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Re: Why pro-riders move the hip forwards?

Postby edt » Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:08 pm

its because they wear seat harnesses and its pinching their nads

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Re: Why pro-riders move the hip forwards?

Postby Mossy 757 » Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:54 pm

edt wrote:
Mon Jan 01, 2018 11:08 pm
its because they wear seat harnesses and its pinching their nads
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Re: Why pro-riders move the hip forwards?

Postby wingnut » Tue Jan 02, 2018 12:31 am

I am thinking this would also depend on how the foil is trimmed/tuned as some foils or the way they are set causes them to lift more as the speed increases.

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Re: Why pro-riders move the hip forwards?

Postby francis luengo » Tue Jan 02, 2018 10:34 am

Better position for upwind.


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