Key Concepts 10 minutes
About this video
There are some fundamental concepts that will help in all aspects of riding a hydrofoil, starting with understanding the basics of how a hydrofoil works, compared to your twintip or surfboard. We’ll also look at how we controlling the movement of the foil and the importance of our weight distribution.
Overview
With hydrofoils there is some new terminology that is worth understanding, along with some key concepts that are at the heart of how a hydrofoil works, the role our kite plays and fundamentally how our stance on a hydrofoil differs to that on a twintip or surfboard.
In this video we are going to focus on two key areas:
Firstly, the basics of how a hydrofoil works compare twintip or surfboard, include when riding off foil and the fun that results from venting
Then we’ll look at controlling the foil, the different ways in which it move it and how our weight distribution is key to staying in control
We won’t go into detail of how we use these principles to kite foil, that will be left to the relevant coaching videos, here it’s important to simply understand the overall concept so you can apply it across any area of foiling necessary.
Rider: Danny Morrice
Location: Lefkada, Greece
What you get
- Stream on the Player Website
- Download in the iOS & Android App
- Sync purchases and playback positions between multiple devices
Why Buy a Progression Video?
Find out from Progression’s founder and CEO Rob Claisse, why our videos are the best and why we think you will find them really valuable in your learning journey.
Related videos:
Related collections:
Chapters
Join our Monthly Newsletters
Want to be kite buddies? Be the first to get coaching tips straight to your inbox along with our Live coaching newsletter for camps and clinics
Sign up