Foot-Switch Bad Habits: Stuck

[PurdyKiter]

Help,
I've been foiling for 4 year, now I'm happy on my pocket board and big wing. I don't have much trouble foot switching in the summer with no booties but now that the cold is here I'm having frustrations. I know, I should be way past this but with my "shuffle" method I'm %100 goofy-to-regular and a disappointing %65 with the regular-to-goofy.
I'd like to completely re-write my brain. Maybe I could practice switches in the kitchen while doing dishes.
Please recommend the best video training for a simple step-step foot switch dry land exercise.
Thank You

PS, Normally I just follow the sun into the Tropics each winter and stay barefoot no booties.... not this year with isolation life.

[tkaraszewski]

Do it on your weak side 10,000 times in a row until it stops being so weak. There’s no shortcut. Practice.

[jibskib]

Also working on the consistency and dialing in the non-shuffle foot switch.

Progression recently released a foot switch video that to me was well worth the few dollars. Specifically covers dry land practice and common errors. Highly recommend

[GregK]

+1 for the Progression foot-switch how-to lesson, really helped me a lot.

[wavy navy]

+1 for progression vid.

The bad thing is: if you know how to do it one way you can't do all of them.

It's 4 switches: into switch and back, both to the left and right.

I can only do one of them with 99% success.

Shoes are only a very small problem for me.

[Mossy 757]

I practiced on a longboard skateboard for a while, but ultimately the only thing that will get you there is time on the water.

[Kitetwin-1]

To me it’s like a golf swing, when things are not working, analyze, adjust and positive results will follow

[papasmerf]

Help,
I've been foiling for 4 year, now I'm happy on my pocket board and big wing. I don't have much trouble foot switching in the summer with no booties but now that the cold is here I'm having frustrations. I know, I should be way past this but with my "shuffle" method I'm %100 goofy-to-regular and a disappointing %65 with the regular-to-goofy.
I'd like to completely re-write my brain. Maybe I could practice switches in the kitchen while doing dishes.
Please recommend the best video training for a simple step-step foot switch dry land exercise.
Thank You

PS, Normally I just follow the sun into the Tropics each winter and stay barefoot no booties.... not this year with isolation life.

Hey Purdy

I built a foot switch simulator in my living room, it worked great I will send you some pics. Wife was not impressed

[PurdyKiter]

Hey Purdy

I built a foot switch simulator in my living room, it worked great I will send you some pics. Wife was not impressed

Private message sent
Thanks

[Flyboy]

Help,
I've been foiling for 4 year, now I'm happy on my pocket board and big wing. I don't have much trouble foot switching in the summer with no booties but now that the cold is here I'm having frustrations. I know, I should be way past this but with my "shuffle" method I'm %100 goofy-to-regular and a disappointing %65 with the regular-to-goofy.
I'd like to completely re-write my brain. Maybe I could practice switches in the kitchen while doing dishes.
Please recommend the best video training for a simple step-step foot switch dry land exercise.
Thank You

PS, Normally I just follow the sun into the Tropics each winter and stay barefoot no booties.... not this year with isolation life.

Don't know if it will help your situation, but have to give a shout out to the awesome & adorable Kainani Drexler:



If a nine year old girl can do it ... how hard could it be?