A Guide to Downwinding with FoilDrive
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- Опубліковано 1 чер 2024
- Hi Guys - In this video you'll find some tips and a technique guide on using Foildrive Specifically in the bumps.
Sorry for the corrupt clip at the beginning.
The Gen2 foildrive is a great way for so many people to get into downwinding who are older, time restricted, injured or just not keen to tackle to horribleness of the learning curve that's unique to Downwind SUP.
With the Foildrive you really can experience so much of the good ness of downwinding without the enormous hassle.
Let me know how you've found it - has it been more easy or difficult then you were expecting and what setup are you currently on and are you looking to change anything up.
Thanks for watching as always.
Huge thanks to @trevorking_tk for his drone work at povvo's and Foildrive for funding the other B Roll. I haven't made any money from FoilDrive however they do contribute to film shoots to ensure I can make the best videos possible. They give me complete creative control however, and NEVER tell me what I can and cannot say. Thanks Paul, Ben & Caitlyn. And Dom if you're out there in europe somewhere. - Спорт
Well said and explained mate 🙌
Very well said Dave. 👏 what a good video. For me 27km is my longest DW run so far. Used the max with power battery and without it I wouldn't even be able to do a 1 km run. Can't paddle up a sup and don't want to frankly. I prone DW a 5.0 38L board and have a blast all the way. Fun, that's all I want.
What a time to be alive hey! So sick
Do you use the 15cm or 20cm and have the option to push it up up higher when you start using power less often?
Another great video, Dave, informative as all hell and a pleasure to watch. 👍👍👍😊😊😊
Another great and informative video Dave, I am really looking forward to starting my DW journey.
This is very useful content. Look forward to getting a foil drive one and one of those amos shapes they look amazing
An important, helpful video, it has an excellent explanation of the technique, and you should add more explanations like this
FD has helped me soo much to learn the matrix of the ocean. I’m still working on the paddle up, so it’s nice to have one run of suffering and one actually on foil having fun but still contributing to the learning process. But when the conditions are really good I’ll opt for two runs just FD. 😅 just having to much fun !
awesome advice mate
I'm in this process using the sport battery. First runs were like 1.5 miles, now I'm covering 3.5 miles. It's so much damn fun and no sadness/grimacing like my buddies learning with a paddle. I have an 18 month old son and a 9-5 job so there's no way I could dedicate the time for SUP (and I don't really want a big board and paddle).
Hi Dave, thanks for the video. Could you share more on the size and type of foil please? I'm learning sup dw without any background of sup or paddling. What a long and tough journey. James teaching me the paddle technique and I am working my baby steps on the Axis 1300. I got a FD that I want to use for training purposes but don't know what foil to use as the 1300 is maybe too big. What would be your suggestions. I weigh 67kg. Thanks.
Nice one bro.
Yea I think in general anyone
foil-driving offshore needs to be on a board they can paddle up and have a paddle as well…
Like Josh falling of near an bait ball of Sydney on a prone board 😅 … I have fished those 50-80m deep lines of coast and lots of sharks travel thru haha
I think don’t be prepared by being willing to paddle a prone board 2km back to shore thru sharks waters … be prepared by having the ability to paddle up with out the foil drive 🤙
For me the whole point of foildriving is that I can run a short prone board. Paddling up a foildrive set up even with a paddle is extremely hard and very limited to huge foils like the 1401 and 1180 and even then it’s not easy.
Lots of people are DWding on prone boards up to 2km out to sea on the regular. That’s why I say - stay within your limits. I’ve done prone runs on my prone set up (no FD) out to 2km wide. And if I fell - well it’s a long paddle. It’s about staying within your accepted limits. Everyone’s are different and understandably mine might be on the more extreme end then your average punter.
But definitely I don’t think FD on the SUP with a paddle is the goal for a lot of people. For most people they’ll be on a prone board.
Thanks for the video. I noticed that you used the KT dragonfly with the foil drive. Did you have any issues with signal transmission through the rubber friction pad? and if so, how did you overcome it.
Thanks Dave, when you say 12cm mast height, where exactly are you messing from?
I be don’t measure things :) haha. It’s a custom 12cm motor cable. As a team rider we get to request special sizes :)
@@davewestfoils I want a shorter cable than the 15cm as well!! :)
@@aaronconcarne just ask them I’m sure they’d consider it.