Thank you. This description is very helpful because it's quick and simple. I was able to start on my first small board on the 2nd try.... This is much easier than it looks, even in rough conditions.
Thank you for your feedback! I'm delighted to hear that my video was helpful and that the quick and simple description made it easy for you to start on your first small board. Cheers!
Nice! Can’t wait to try this variation. Putting the strut down to transition from sitting to kneeling is a great idea for stability plus it should keep the board from sliding/popping forward which can happen otherwise
I was doing it all day long yesterday. The only thing different I did was lifting the front by the flagging handle because my 6.5 was catching water with the wing dragging in the water. This way I was doing everything slowly.
Doing the rodeo start is a life saver in choppy waters. What I do is, instead of open hands, I put my elbows on the board close to my waist, then pull legs up onto my knees. I find having my elbows on the board when doing this helps me stabilise.
HI Jonny, thanks for your reply! Unfortunately, I can't upload an X-ray picture of my elbow after such a rodeo starts with elbows on the board. But it's just destroyed and still painful after 2 years. And I really don't recommend starting with elbows on the board.
I do the Stinkbug...but in +20kt it gets harder.Nose easily veers downwind a bit, leeward wingtip catches in the water and things go downhill.Will try this one,looks great. Thx!.
Are you able to get your Front foot immediately in your strap? Is it just as easy to do the technique strapless? Are you harnessing the bouyant energy released after pushing the Wing under water to help you get your knees to feet on the board?
1. Yep, I'm able to put my foot immediately into the strap and strapless is also easy to manage. One of my boards is the F One Rocket S 38L and has no inserts/straps. 2. Are you harnessing the bouyant energy... - No, as soon as I release the front hand and catch the wind into the wing I use the power of the wind to pull myself up on the board. From this moment I have also the forward movement of my board. If I fail I have to repeat all the steps again. But it happens only accidentally and if the wind is around 12-13 kts. If the wind is stronger, then it is more forgivable and no problem at all.
@@erdoctor199 sorry, in the first moment, place both hands on the strut (handles), grab the board and push them into the water to stabilize yourself and then pull your feet, go to the knees and then stand up. Hope it helps?
It's amazing that you have so little exposure and your ideas are simply brilliant.
Thanks :-) UA-cam AI don't like me :-)
Nice video. Definitely going to try it on a smaller board the next time we have wind
Thanks! Let me know how it works after you tried the rodeo start! Cheers!
Perfect thanks for posting this video! Looks great for underpowered rodeo start and rough conditions.
You're welcome!
Thank you. This description is very helpful because it's quick and simple. I was able to start on my first small board on the 2nd try.... This is much easier than it looks, even in rough conditions.
Thank you for your feedback! I'm delighted to hear that my video was helpful and that the quick and simple description made it easy for you to start on your first small board. Cheers!
Nice! Can’t wait to try this variation. Putting the strut down to transition from sitting to kneeling is a great idea for stability plus it should keep the board from sliding/popping forward which can happen otherwise
Thanks! 🙂
I was doing it all day long yesterday. The only thing different I did was lifting the front by the flagging handle because my 6.5 was catching water with the wing dragging in the water. This way I was doing everything slowly.
Thanks for your feedback and very interesting. I'm also starting with my 7m CWC the same way and it's no problem for me.
Doing the rodeo start is a life saver in choppy waters. What I do is, instead of open hands, I put my elbows on the board close to my waist, then pull legs up onto my knees. I find having my elbows on the board when doing this helps me stabilise.
HI Jonny, thanks for your reply!
Unfortunately, I can't upload an X-ray picture of my elbow after such a rodeo starts with elbows on the board. But it's just destroyed and still painful after 2 years. And I really don't recommend starting with elbows on the board.
I do the Stinkbug...but in +20kt it gets harder.Nose easily veers downwind a bit, leeward wingtip catches in the water and things go downhill.Will try this one,looks great.
Thx!.
Hi, the more wind the easier it is to get up on a sinker board using rodeo start.
From 25 kts you can try water start like a windsurfer. Cheers!
great tip:)tx
Glad it was helpful! 🙂
Are you able to get your Front foot immediately in your strap? Is it just as easy to do the technique strapless? Are you harnessing the bouyant energy released after pushing the Wing under water to help you get your knees to feet on the board?
1. Yep, I'm able to put my foot immediately into the strap and strapless is also easy to manage. One of my boards is the F One Rocket S 38L and has no inserts/straps.
2. Are you harnessing the bouyant energy... - No, as soon as I release the front hand and catch the wind into the wing I use the power of the wind to pull myself up on the board. From this moment I have also the forward movement of my board. If I fail I have to repeat all the steps again. But it happens only accidentally and if the wind is around 12-13 kts. If the wind is stronger, then it is more forgivable and no problem at all.
Sorry, I am having trouble understanding. do you say, "push the strut in the water?" right before you stand on the board? thanks from Maui....
push the wing strut into the water and stand up.
@@erdoctor199 sorry, in the first moment, place both hands on the strut (handles), grab the board and push them into the water to stabilize yourself and then pull your feet, go to the knees and then stand up. Hope it helps?
you put both feet on the board when it is slightly underwater?
Yes, exactly. It's easy when you stabilize with both hands on the strut and push it hardt down to the water. You make you then weightless
Would this also work on a floatyer board?
Did he go straight from sitting to feet?