❗️🌊 How to: FLYING OVER CHOP | never windsurf out of control again ✅
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- Опубліковано 22 тра 2020
- Do you ever feel out of control when going over chop? Then this tutorial is 100% for you. Let me just say: You're not alone. This is a very common problem and I really took my time to give you a very detailed explanation of what you need to work on.
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2 dislikes are from people who catapulted due to choppy conditions. Just wanted to come on here and say there is SO MUCH work that goes into creating these tutorials. Having to come up with new ideas constantly, waking up early to finish editing videos in time, arranging a boat to get good footage, hours of editing, having to film all over again due to technical issues etc. if that doesn't deserve a like and a sub, I don't know what does! You sharing your know-how per se is already worth SO MUCH. That one 7-minute tutorial video has hours of work behind it! Keep that in mind next time you hover over the dislike button.
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501 likes to 3 is a pretty good ratio. You guys are great, don't let a few negative people slow you down. Keep up the great vidoes!!
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Hi Alara! I can't speak for anyone else but I feel that I have to explain myself after your comment. I do appreciate how much work there is in editing video having done some myself and how much work it is to just share what you know, also being a coach myself. I never implied that there is no work or that it's crap. I actually think the videos are of excellent quality, the shots are amazing and you guys are doing excellent work. BUT, in this particular occasion, as I said in my comment, I felt compelled to gently prick you so that, if my opinion is worth anything, subsequent videos may have a higher windsurfing to canvassing ratio. I'm sorry if I upset you, it wasn't my intention, but this is the nature of youtube. I'll see you guys in the water!
That live broadcast from actually planning on board is amazing
Very interesting, keep them coming 😀. Just curious what is the average speed for PWA surfer in flat vs chop ???
That's really good advice! I never thought about closing the gap and lifting the windward rail to deal with chop. I'm gonna try that! What I usually do when it gets super rough is point the board slightly off the wind so I'm sliding between the waves instead of bashing into the wave faces. When it's real windy, the board wants to climb into the wind, which makes it bash into waves. When it's like that you can point slightly downwind and not worry too much about getting back upwind because it's so easy to do in those conditions.
Thank you for making videos of such high quality as this one! Keep it up 🤙🏾🤙🏾
Thanks a lot. What works for me is to relax as much as possible in my whole body the worse it gets. Tensioning up all your muscles in self defense against chop makes you stiff and you'll get thrown around. But it takes some practice to learn.
I would really appreciate a video about surviving a planing jibe in harsh chop - this is a very big challenge for many real world windsurfers :-)
All the best
Per Denmark
Thanks Nico. Excellent content I appreciate the time and effort you along with your co-producers put into the videos
Thank you for your tutorials and all your advises. They are very hepfull
GREAT video! Thanks for the info and effort you put in to these videos.
Simply love this channel. Thanks for all the great videos 🤙
It's really incredible how much effort you and your team put into your videos. Unfortunately I stopped windsurfing quite some years ago but seeing the current youtube windsurf channels make me want to start over again. 😀
Fantastic tutorial. Thank you
Ooh yeaah🤙🏽🤙🏽 I just began with windsurfing and came by your page. Keep up with the vids you’re my key to the beginnings of windsurfing! I hope you do more of these mighty tutorials to learn more people the good things of windsurfing.
Bye from The Netherlands, a Dutch fan
Well, you asked for it; so I am gonna reply :-)) I wish you had a chance to sail in our world famous SF bay. In gusty westerlies, waist high chop comes right towards you when you are going out, almost 90 degrees to the direction you are supposed to be traveling. You can perhaps avoid one or two, but the third one almost always gets you. I found out going a little off-wind and taking the chop sideways mitigate the consequences of head-on impact and unintentional airs. When it gets really choppy and unmanageable, I also unhook from my harness because sailing becomes mogul skiing. I really cannot manage to lift the windward rail as you are showing in the video because there are so many more crucial things I have to deal with, regarding the board control. What do you really do when you have to embrace the chop right on, and it is waist high? I love your commitment in producing these kinds of videos because so many people do not know what to do, and leave windsurfing because of frustration.
Really detailed and good explanation, thank you!
Awesome tips for avoiding choppy conditions! Thanks s lot.
Many thank Nico for the quality of your Video. Excellent content and relevant advices with good shooting to better understand what's going on in choppy water cpnditions and strong wind. Very usefull.
Best content out there!!
Wow, I love to see that your content is constantly getting better and better! As always a super high-quality video. Keep on growing!
Thanks a ton!
15000 subscribers?! This is the fastest growing windsurfing channel today! Congratulations! Super content!
fantastic -- thanks Nico!
Super nice et informative tutorial !!! Thanks 👍
Probably on of the most helpfull videos you have made so far. And the bar is high. Thanks a lot!
Danke, Thanks your Videos are awesome . My Windsurfing improves fast with those Tutorials.
I'm not on this level of windsurfing performance (I do first power riding, but only few times), but I still enjoy your tutorials and how good they are.
(You know hight quality of teaching and video)
Thanks for doing that.
What kind of tutorials would help you at your level??
@@Nico_GER7 I think that on my level it is more about sailing and getting expirience on the water, than watching tutorials and analizing them, but if I must say it can be something about How to get in to power sailing (or how to easier do that) and then how to get into straps. If I messed up something and You do that and I miss that tutorials, I am really sorry.
If it's 4Bft, I have 6,5m2 (my biggest sail, but still very old one) and my body weight is about 65kg, is it enought to get planing (power sailing)?
Thanks for answering!!
And thanks again for doing good stuff for YT that we can enjoy that much!!! : D
Everyone was a beginner once! So keep doing practice and you will getting better and better every day.
Nico Prien getting into the backstrap in choppy water/ heavy wind, jibing without losing the planing, reparing a small crack in your board during your holidays
Beast! 🔥
Great videos Nico!
nice to progress thanks to your tutos
Fantastic tutorial Nico. Thanks for the tips
My pleasure!
Great video 👌🏻
Neat! So its basically the same as getting light on the bars and pedals in a rock garden for MTB.
perfecto en castellano gracias nico
Very good keep it up!!!
Just one word: Great!
Hi, Will this advice work even with a wave or fsw board and wave sail?i m worried that with this kind of board and sail, lifting the windward rail and "closing the gap" would just result in a huge downwind
Keep on posting such interesting videos!
I am glad to know that some funny, out of the blue, catapults occure not only to me. Take care Nico
dude you rock thank you
I'm waiting at the gate for Dawn Patrol 20mph from north 28 gusts🤙
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you motivate me to get better at windsurfing ;)
Cool tutorial
This is a fantastic tip I've never heard before, my question to you is won't this load the fin too much causing spin out?
Sehr gutes Video 🤙
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You have really awesome videos of Windsurfing with the boat driver! Would you make a video where you just supercut all the videos of you Windsurfing as a highlight for how much fun Windsurfing can be? I don't feel it would take too much effort and it would be an awesome video.
Hi, nice vids thanks! I’m wondering what the cameraman was riding, there was no engine sound audible. 🤔
Thank you for making this video. Let's hear your comment on mast position. In choppy conditions I've always been concerned with the waterline of the board. That said, during choppy conditions, I move my mast base slight behind the ”normal position” for the sail size I deem best. This gives me less board in the water which helps me control the chop and keeps my speed up. I like to rig powered but I do find that spin out can also occur if my sail and position are not perfect for the conditions.
Best windsurf videos at this channel🤙🤙
Great video nico 🤙🤙
Glad you enjoyed it
I'd like to see how this works with smaller FSW or wave boards in
Super hard but also super cool! My Spot is so eavy to sail! ^^'
Thank you! Very important information! Often, beginners do not understand that the stance should be stiff only in smooth areas.
Exactly, Anton 🤙
Hi, Nico! Where did you shoot the video? Nice place ))
I want to add some thoughts to this. Especially the board digging into the next chop. I have this issue especially on my JP Magic Air. I'll try to lift the windward rail a bit more to prevent that rail from crashing against the chop/wave.
Definetly catapult, sometimes I lose pressure in my front leg wich makes me lose control and has my board slowing down hard in short time so I just go flying forward xd 90 kilos fly like a feather when thrown by a windsurf kit
Does the upwind tip where the leeside rail of the board lifts also count for smaler boards such as jp single thruster 92?
what i was always wondering is how not to lose speed on the chops while jibing. plus how not to lose speed while jibing in general
I kindly offer my own experiences in this particular department:
First, to all those beginning to acquire this skill, I cannot emphasize enough the importance of working out the legs, either in the gym or the convenience of your own home. I especially felt this as I started to curl the toes of my front foot up (and drive down with the heel in order to "fly" the board) my quadriceps would begin to burn after a while.
Secondly, it is important to regulate fin pressure through your rear leg because driving the fin too hard through the chops may induce spinouts. At least this is what happened to me. Why? Possibly because, through chops the fin can get air and lose grip.
Nico, a question: If I am not mistaken, the issue of sailing over chop becomes especially challenging during gybes. Do you also somehow try to fly the board when carving? Or is withstanding chops merely an issue of keeping knees bent enough to be able to absorb chops?
Good presentation. Very clear, and very concise. Looking forward to the next one.
Not sure if I heard what's the rearfoot' action/pressure should be ? Pushing down with the toes ?
Great filming! Windsurfing isn’t too shabby either 😂
Thanks for the tutorial Nico! very easy to understand.
Could you make one about harness?? I'm often finding myself with pain or sore muscles in my lower back and obliques specially if I use a bigger sail. I know that it could be my stand but I think my stand is good.
I use Dakine NRG harness.
Thanks!!
I had the same Problem with the NRG, switched to a bigger sized tabou harness and the pain is gone. I love the control of the NRG, but even my ribs hurt days after an intensive sesh with it. Maybe try some other harness from a friend some time
Nice, I have a question for you, I am a young surfer and I am having a lot of struggles with espicially this, when I lose control Im not sure what to do. What do I do when I lose control? This is not my fault, because my gear is very limited, my dad bought a pretty wide board and a very very thin fin, which means I don't have proper control. Can you please let me know. TY!
Whoa. Having too much weight windward side is what made me bounce and ultimately land with my board crooked in the water breaking both my wrists. Now I know how to avoid bouncing so damn much haha. Cheers
I also messed up big time because I'm so used from europe dinghy to throw my body forward hard when I hit a big wave to press the nose down and away from the wind... that does NOT work in surfing hahahah
Simply großartig as we say in Germany 👍😎
Very nice Video 🤙🏻👌🏄♂️
Thanks 👍
Hi, i cant see the membership box. is it my fault or issue or there other also experience it.
Alles wie immer super erklärt, und nebenbei muss ich in meinen Alter auch noch ein bisschen mein englisch verbessern 😊👍
Hi, It’s a fin question. My Magic ride 118 came with a 40cm fin. The board scuttled / flew over chop. Brilliant. Then I was told that was far too much fin and I risked serious injury so tried two smaller fins (30cm, 36cm G10 freerides) which didn’t cut it at all. (90kg, 5.5/6.4m sail, 25 knots, 75cm wide 118 MR board).
1- am I overfinned if it works? (Despite what the charts say)
2- is there a serious risk to life and limb as told?
3- what is the solution to happy safe blasting in heavy chop?
- should I just carry on or do I need a narrower board for 25 knots?
Question 2 - stance
I like to use a 3 strap set up which is meant to favour an upright stance, but is scary in big chop as I fear that I will be catapulted. So I lean out as far as I can and it seems more secure.
I find it easier to keep the board flat with 3 straps so I’m fast, don’t head upwind etc.
Should I ditch the 3 straps or can you tweak what I’m doing please?
Question 3
Is there a one board solution for over 18-30+ knots, sail range 3.3-7.5m? MR 118 reluctant to plane with 7.5 at 18 knots.
I want to start foiling for low winds and do everything else on one board.
Thanks and loving your channel, Elliot
Cool :) ! You should come to the Dominican Republic there its also super choppy 🤙👍
Mal wieder großartig... (Falls das noch nicht gesagt wurde, just to compensate the bloddy dislikes!)
I ride 1m to 1.5m chops that cause my knees bend to much and my harness unhook sometime. Is there any tips to prevent the large chops to unhook my harness?
I think the most important thing in transitioning from beginner to intermediate is to learn to trust the board, dont over think it and try to control its movement too much. Look ahead and anticipate, hang your weight off the boom and let your legs be pliant enough to absorb bumps.
Hello Nico,
I''am a windsurfer i don''t do it for a long time but if i get in the first footstrap my board then goes right in the wind. What can i do to fix that problem?
👏👏🤙✌💪🚀💨 thanks for the great info. I bounce out in every chop when the winds are over 30knots 😁😁
now not anymore, hopefully 😄🤙
@@Nico_GER7 i tried to apply some of what you teached, improved a little but i have to have more TOW to improve more!! It was great tips!! Thanks
Hi Nico,
Thanks for this great tutorial! I really appreciate the effort all of you put into this!
I tried it myself yesterday with succes.
But there are 2 issues which I am struggling with.
Yesterday I was windsurfing on a lake on a gusty day with my biggest gear. 120L freerace board and 7,2 2-camber freeride sail.
As soon as the gust hits me I get planning in a broad reach to pick up speed. But then I need to get upwind as much as possible trough the chop to compensate for coming lulls.
Lifting the windward rail and closing the gap works, but it seems I can only do this by pressing down the toes on my back foot as almost all pressure is on my back foot and this puts me into spinout when I want to get maximum upwind on the leeward rail. My trim felt ok, the board was flying on the fin when the sail was well powered.
So, 2 questions:
1. How do I get more pressure on the front foot to avoid spinout?
2. What is the best way to safely recover from spinout?
Looking forward to your comments.
So...
Its my guess that this would be the kind of questions that get asked (and answered) in the members area?
@Boracay, Philippines Ross David Absolutely 🤙🤙
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Great and very helpfull - exactly what I needed Nico ! One question - sometimes in chop my lines suddenly unhook - what can I do to avoid that ? I mostly use seat harness on my race gear. Thxalot !
Are you perhaps bending your arms or protruding at the waist. Try sailing with an extended front arm and "sit down on the barstool" whilst keeping a straight back. Let us know if it helps :-)
In my case I most of the time have an issue of jumping/taking off the chop and getting wind under the board, momentarily looking like out of control and then recovering
yeah
My problem is catapults. Very good video!! Thanks :))
Happy to help!
Very good tips and an interesting video, but I don't think that really qulifies as chop... Where I windsurf in lake Como (mostly Gera Lario, Colico, or Domaso), when it's windy we have a good half meter of pyramidal chops in a tight series. The one in the video is flat water in comparison. :)
It‘s Sunday and Nico send it 👍
Haha.. he’s got the German efficiency!! Maybe I need some tips 🙈
Windsurfing.TV we are waiting for the original Send it Sunday 😉
@@leisepinkler Well it's been windy all week... so as any windsurfer knows, Work has to take a little back seat!! haha.. but working on it now! 🙈 (and it's windy outside again)
@@WindsurfingTV gotta respect Bens hustle and consistency. The send it Sunday’s are around for quite a while now and usually uploaded in time ☝️.
So an overview if i understood it well..when it's choppy(always haha) we dont dig the windward rail..we lift it and we counterbalance it by closing the gap between the sail. Also we put mast foot pressure through our front hand(if the nose lifts). Wow really interesting. i was always thinking that in choppy waters we must always dig the windward rail so the board slices through chop instead of bouncing. Thanks man!
Bingo. Digging the rail is something for wave/freemove boards. You want the chop to pass through from underneath. Actually, the counter movement is a series of things, but if you close the gap the rest should happen naturally and I try to not overcomplicate it for the viewers. When you close the gap you will have more pressure on the backfoot and the fin, which allows you to keep your course and lift the nose and windward rail at the same time. Let me know how it goes!
@@Nico_GER7 ok.i got.it..one more question. Aren't you more prone to spin outs when the back foot pressure is increased? Also you lift the windward rail by lifting your heels..right? Also you are a f***ing beast man..never seen anyone goes so fast in chop. Thanks again for your amazing content and keep it up!🤝
I already struggel with not falling in these winds 😂
My problem is that my front foot always wants to bounce out of the strap when I’m going at high-speed, particularly in chop. That means I have to run my boom at the bottom of my Neil Pryde Evo sails cut out, which reduces how much the board will fly and makes me slow. I’ve spoken to so many different people about how to fix the problem and no-one has been able to help me. I’ve tried downhaul, outhaul, boom height, footstrap position, footstrap width, different boards, fins and everything else in between and nothing works. It’s gotten to the point where I hate using my slalom gear because it’s just frustrating. Can anyone help me sort this issue so I can get back to enjoying my slalom gear again?
Everything looks so easy when you sail. I always end up catapulting into the water😂
Finally getting some time to watch windsurf instructor vids.
Came across this guy Nico, accidentally (lol I’m useless on computer) and wow cool!
I’m in Boracay.
Philippines.
Cheers Nico.
I will try to find how to sign on to the extra stuff?.
Using iPad. Will ask the baby...haha
Hi!! Happy you found this. Philippines sounds lovely. Did you find the Channel Memebership page? You get there by clicking here: ua-cam.com/channels/5oyA-sjeJ9pS89yb4yjINg.htmljoin
@@Nico_GER7 yeah finally worked it out. Just so you know, I can’t see the Join button in iOS app..
Had to join at a computer...
Anyhow, when’s a good time of year for you to be sent vids? You a busy guy 😂
Boracay season starts in November, so I’m going to get hard core then ...that ok?
Cheers mate
Just saw that you joined. Welcome! Send videos anytime. The analyses will be regular. Just switch over to the "CORE Student" memership and I will happily analyze your footage and make sure you improve 💪💪 Otherwise enjoy the extra content :-)
@Nico Prien sounds great. Will switch over in November when I have some footage. That’s a problem...I gotta get a camera now, and a camera operator, and...
But hey. This is exciting.
Online windsurf coach! (Slalom)
I need this video yesterday when I went out and got destroyed by the waves on the sea
Haha, now you got it for next time you go out.
I go diving with the nose all the time
Can you teach us how to balance a small board?
The small board will feel bigger under heavy wind. If the wind is calm the small board will feel tiny ;)
Can you talk about foil
My home spot is super chopy, so every meter I windsurf, I have to deal with it. Maybe because of this fact, I never thought about it - and kinda learn it automatically 20years ago. I dont ride slalom gear, my biggest sail is 6,2 (wave sail) and 107l freeride board so I guess its easier for me.
BTW that shot when u ride and talk/demonstrate is amazing :)
🤙
now we can get ready for Pozo slalom....45 knots of wind and 2 meter waves....:-)
Hi can anybody explain when I’m about to get in back strap I allways miss it is there a reason for this or do I just need to practice more
If you always miss in same direction, try move it that direction. Otherwise just practice or go straps only after get more speed
ua-cam.com/video/q-WgWYvZF8Y/v-deo.html its tutorial :P
Alexander Merkulov thanks honestly helped quite a bit
Before going in the back strap, sometimes I move my foot back to just in front of it, so I can feel it and my foot knows where it is. And I have found it helpful to almost imagine that rather than reaching my back foot into the strap, I am using my front foot to bring the back strap to my back foot, by pushing the board forward and ever so slightly downwind. Not an expert by any means but it works for me.
Im strugling with catapulting
Your to-do-list for today:
• Watch tutorial
• Subscribe and like video
• Get out on the water and crush it!
Let's go!
I struggle with having a 55 cm fin haha
4:44 Which problem is more common for you?
definitely the second one is most common for me
Second one
Specially the second one when the chop isn't completely in the wind direction
first
First for me, I end up with the nose going up in the air.
Catapult is my worse enemy!! :)
you one the giveaway :-) just picked a winner
get in touch with me via youtube@nicoprien.de
Nico Prien 👍
Very good tips indeed, although the actual useful information takes up about 2min and the rest of the video is just canvassing. I'm not against doing some (we all need people to buy our products, don't we), it's just that it really made the video too long.
Just consider that not everybody sucks up information as easily as you might. I figured explaining the issue from different angles will help some folks.
Tbh who dislikes this?