A forum dedicated to Hydrofoil riders
-
Flyboy
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 2715
- Joined: Thu Oct 17, 2002 1:00 am
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
157 times
-
Been thanked:
288 times
Postby Flyboy » Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:35 pm
Err ... any infallible tips to accomplish the foot switch? This is proving more difficult than anticipated. Years of footswitching on a SB don't really seem to be much of a help.
-
jumptheshark
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 2169
- Joined: Fri Nov 10, 2017 6:36 pm
- Local Beach: Shhhhh
- Favorite Beaches: Nude
- Gear: The good stuff
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
387 times
-
Been thanked:
707 times
Postby jumptheshark » Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:16 am
If your dropping your arch on either foot and riding in a really static stance for extended periods.... yeah things are gonna hurt. Move your feet and stand well. I rode most of this year in shoes. Mostly because of rocky exits but I don’t have a deck pad so it’s kinda nice on a hard deck. Would allow you to use an orthotic if you need one. Shoes suck for swimming, but are great at rocky spots.
-
Kamikuza
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 7057
- Joined: Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:49 am
- Local Beach: Sabae Beach
- Favorite Beaches: Ol' Stinky
- Gear: This, that, the other
-
Has thanked:
220 times
-
Been thanked:
193 times
Postby Kamikuza » Sat Sep 28, 2019 3:04 am
jumptheshark wrote: ↑Sat Sep 28, 2019 12:16 am
If your dropping your arch on either foot and riding in a really static stance for extended periods.... yeah things are gonna hurt. Move your feet and stand well. I rode most of this year in shoes. Mostly because of rocky exits but I don’t have a deck pad so it’s kinda nice on a hard deck. Would allow you to use an orthotic if you need one. Shoes suck for swimming, but are great at rocky spots.
Used to get pain the arches of my feet, now I don't. When I was using front straps only and even strapless. Don't know what changed.
Also used to get pain in my back foot's knee, from twisting it and driving the foil around ... now I don't. Still don't know what changed...
Although I did make a conscious effort to try and ride more square across the board, rather than twisting shoulders around. Very minor adjustment :shrug:
-
Adventure Logs
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 1558
- Joined: Sun Oct 20, 2013 7:18 pm
- Local Beach: South Padre Island, Texas
Punta del Diablo, Urugay
- Gear: Flysurfer, Moses, Groove, Gin
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
85 times
-
Been thanked:
322 times
-
Contact:
Postby Adventure Logs » Sat Sep 28, 2019 3:15 am
I noticed more rear foot fatigue since I’ve switched from a SS dwarftcraft to a Groove Skate. Miss that concave deck.
-
tomtom
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 1693
- Joined: Sun Nov 03, 2002 1:00 am
-
Has thanked:
23 times
-
Been thanked:
218 times
Postby tomtom » Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:52 am
I feel my feet while foiling, because riding strapless i tend to "hanging on" board - like ape on tree. I never had any pain though other than occasional cramps - which can be unrelated.
Nevertheless, i recently rode on surfskate which is pumpamble skateboard - it is a ton of fun BTW. Deck on this board is heavy concaved and meant for barefoot riding. Unfortunately i develop heavy foiler toe from this pumping movement on my front feet /left - im regular/. After seeing this is all have sense to me. Now i feel it on foil also.
Its pain in toe big knuckle and it hurts also while walking unfortunately - so there is definitely something going on...
-
juandesooka
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 1193
- Joined: Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:05 pm
- Kiting since: 2011
- Local Beach: Sooke, BC, Canada
- Style: Canada's Kai Lenny (in my mind)
- Gear: Ocean Rodeo wings&kites / GoFoil
- Brand Affiliation: Open to offers
-
Has thanked:
88 times
-
Been thanked:
97 times
Postby juandesooka » Sat Sep 28, 2019 3:55 pm
I was concerned my toe/foot pain might be gout ior arthritis.. switching feet more is a lot easier prescription.
-
TomW
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 3585
- Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:43 pm
- Kiting since: 2001
- Local Beach: Vejbystrand, Lomma
- Gear: TW Surfboards hydrofoil board 110
Gong Veloce M, 100cm carbon mast
Ozone Hyperlink V1 7m
Hyperlink V2 9m, 13m
Concept Air Wave 4,5m
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Sweden
-
Has thanked:
53 times
-
Been thanked:
193 times
Postby TomW » Sat Sep 28, 2019 11:11 pm
If you're in middle age or over(40+ ) then there's always risk of overuse. You should really concentrate on learning flying footswitch.
After going over to foiling 3 years ago, and subsequent increase in water time ( addiction + foiling allowed more sessions) I developed a form of osteoarthritis symptoms in my right ankle.
Went to physiotherapy and got some advice on exercise and stretching, and it's gotten better last 2 years.
There's no doubts that hydrofoiling puts a lot of stress on your feet.
My feet are in great shape now!
-
alowishus
- Medium Poster
- Posts: 148
- Joined: Sun Apr 21, 2019 3:38 pm
- Gear: ozone airush slingshot moses
- Brand Affiliation: None
-
Has thanked:
36 times
-
Been thanked:
15 times
Postby alowishus » Sun Sep 29, 2019 9:35 am
I found riding toeside upwind pretty uncomfortable, even with the rope slider, and now tend to only go toeside when heading downwind, carving etc.
The main issue for me was in the rear leg after a long session, not toes, but I shuffle my feet around a fair bit.
After about a year of working on it I can make most footswitches on the foil... most of them... not quite 100% yet...
When I started foiling sometimes the bottom of my feet would go tingly ...
-
TomW
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 3585
- Joined: Wed Oct 05, 2005 6:43 pm
- Kiting since: 2001
- Local Beach: Vejbystrand, Lomma
- Gear: TW Surfboards hydrofoil board 110
Gong Veloce M, 100cm carbon mast
Ozone Hyperlink V1 7m
Hyperlink V2 9m, 13m
Concept Air Wave 4,5m
- Brand Affiliation: None
- Location: Sweden
-
Has thanked:
53 times
-
Been thanked:
193 times
Postby TomW » Mon Sep 30, 2019 10:45 pm
Flyboy wrote: ↑Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:35 pm
Err ... any infallible tips to accomplish the foot switch? This is proving more difficult than anticipated. Years of footswitching on a SB don't really seem to be much of a help.
There's a progression. Learn to ride with narrow stance and even with feet side by side.
Learn to move back foot forward to touch heel of front foot and back in super fast movement.
Learn to pump your foil.
Then go for it by switching to toeside into your strong direction going in straight line. Keep kite high but not overhead.
It's a 1-2 step: back foot forward, front foot back, fast.
-
NYKiter
- Very Frequent Poster
- Posts: 2057
- Joined: Fri Mar 22, 2013 9:17 pm
- Style: Wave
- Gear: .
-
Has thanked:
11 times
-
Been thanked:
26 times
Postby NYKiter » Tue Oct 01, 2019 1:49 am
Narrower stance upwind helps a LOT....been recovering now...load on both feet...
Return to “Hydrofoil”
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: matt_81a and 105 guests