Strapless jumps, backrols...

[jaros]

Any suggestions how to start strapless jumps on a hydrofoil? What to practice first? What not? I am talking about small jumps, with the foil just above the water, not some huge airborn suicider... Thanx!

[lebast]

get some speed, try to raise your kite up like you would for a foot switch but not all the way up to 12 and simultaneously try to push the front of the board a bit down and than kick it back up kinda like an skateboard ollie (at the kick the kite should be high). Land the board and do a litte dive to keep the momentum forward. Try to find a nice flat water surface spot for the first tries, that makes the first landings a lot easier.

It is a really fun and cool move to get seaweed of the foil for strapless riding.

[jespin4845]

Backrolls take a lot, but learn the straight jump first, then add height, then add the grab...

There is a ketos video where Stephan goes over the regular strapless jump on vimeo

[jakemoore]

Is small wing or big wing a better choice for practice? Especially in the landing phase! Also how much kite power and lift?

[tomtom]

Kudos for even trying - im nowhere near yet.

[jumptheshark]

[jespin4845]

Small wing will get you higher for sure, large wing works just as well

Use whatever wing your comfortable in, personally I use a surf foil and throw a back roll off a wave, maybe 3-5 feet, just fun, not going for height but connecting waves, i foil a 71cm mast

But if I lived in a flat spot I would have a 90-100cm mast with a small wing...going for height

[jespin4845]

Kite size is tricky, I use to use the smallest kite before, now I’m foiling 2m sizes bigger

Where I’m powered on the foil, there’s times now if I just wanted to ride a wave on the foil I could be on a 6m but I will still be on the 10m just cause I’ve gotten so use to being lit

[Hugh2]

Only one question, WHY?

[jakemoore]

Only one question, WHY?

Because it’s there!