Thanks for your clear explanation. You explained better than my foil instructor. Hugs from Italy.

Most informative beginner video with easy to follow and remember steps. Simplistic and useful! I will be heading out with new foilboard for first time, next time the wind is on and will use the tips suggested here! Thank you.

Thanks for that detailed instruction, can't wait to try kite foiling myself!

Good information. Thanks for making this video! I know the effort involved and you did great!

Nice and easy to understand with the model and demos...thanks for sharing

Great Video! Thanks for the advice!

Very helpful advice, thanks for sharing

Great job, very helpful tips with excellent visuals .....THANKS!!!!

@danleow

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate appreciate your feedback

Thanks a lot Daniel....very helpfull your tutorial....keep helping....

Fantastic. Just what's needed for a beginner.

Thank you very much for this video, simple and clear for me! I'm in the beginning of my foiling adventure, hope this will help. It is so strange to go back after many years of kiting, it seems the first time I take a board under my feet :-) Keep in touch and thanks again

@danleow

7 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your feedback. Yes me too when I first went on the foilboard, it was like "all over again?" haha!

@drumtouch

6 жыл бұрын

Same feeling here... I hope it worths the effort.

Thank you for your brilliant explanation

Muchas gracias Dan, excelente tu explicación, un abrazo desde Buenos Aires, Argentina

@danleowkite4511

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you appreciate your feedback

Thank you for the good explanation!

Thanks for the video, I found it very helpful.

great video...thank you for the help!

Love the 3D printed figure! Good info here

Thank you for the video, simple and clean :))

Thanks for doing this video 👍

Great video! Any recommendations por an easy board and foil to learn?

espectacular el mejor video

nice video ! Thanks for tips

yeah simple and clear to understand great video :)

@GeorgeChi1

6 жыл бұрын

No BS video. Straightforward instructions.

Thank you Dan! You did a great job explaining the center of gravity and weight distribution- the blue man made things easier to understand. Thank you also for explaining why the falls happen the way they do! Just got my LF and love it so much.

@danleowkite4511

7 жыл бұрын

I am glad my video helped and appreciate your feedback. Happy foiling forever.... :)

Well done!

many thanx! good advise!

@danleowkite4511

5 жыл бұрын

Glad could help :)

Thanks for your video...good job!

@danleowkite4511

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks appreciate your feedback :)

Hi i just started foiling but i can only ride one way . When i want to waterstart to left i keep falling off

thansk for your advice! I have a question: being a beginner, where shall i position the mast? as back as i can or forward, along the board slide?

What kind of wind do you get in your spot? looking at windy it seems very little wind. I am in Kuala Lumpur and wondering if it is worth the drive to the east coast

Top Video thanks Dan

Hi dan I have same board as you and have only tried one session. Do you recommend I keep three rear fins on when foiling at the start?

thank you for the tips

@danleowkite4511

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

Great. thanks

nice video, simple tips that really make a difference. I'm still trying to figure out how to go downwind... I am still aplying too much pressure on my back leg trying to balance on it... could you make a video on the proper body dynamics of riding downwind?

@danleowkite4511

8 жыл бұрын

+Daniel Cavalcante OK sounds like a good idea :) will make one real soon. Anyway, there are a lot more lift on front wing when going down wind so shift your body weight a little more forward and keep your body slightly more upright. As for the kite, just keep your kite floating downwind forward and power up a little if loosing speed. Shifting your weight around the board will help to balance better than just applying foot pressure on board.

Thks man !

Hey Dan thanks for the video!

@danleow

7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome :)

Thanks for the video. Do you have any recommendations how to get into the water behind the surf with your board? I find it extremely difficult as a beginner... waves smack me + board around. Do I put the board with the mast up? Or with the mast down and then do I position myself closer to the wind or the board closer to the wind? Thank you

@danleow

6 жыл бұрын

Nils Decker indeed learning to foil in waves is difficult, you can position your foil board like a Twintip with the mast up at first. As you get enough power diving the kite (not too much) roll yourself up from the water at the same time put the mast straight down keeping your board pointing broadreach (downwind)

great video thanks. I bought a Nobile skimboard foil. Is this foil usefull for beginner. could you please check it for me ?

Hello. I don't understand how you can manage to put your weigh balance on the front wing and your center of gravity aligned with the mast. For me center of gravity and weigh balance are the same ?!

@danleowkite4511

8 жыл бұрын

Foiling is 3 dimension, the 'center of gravity' is refering on lateral (side) axis not longitudinal axis. The weight distribution is refering to longitudinal (front back) axis.

Very imformative, thanks! I have the same LF board but ended buying Moses 633. I found I had to move about 2" forward to make it work. Why was that?

@danleow

5 жыл бұрын

Sage Mann Not all foils has same setup depending on the wing design and profile.

helo Dan great video!! can you comment the difference between the liquidforce low aspect vs the tkf foilmedium aspect wing? i assume by the board tkf that you have both? thanks!!!

@danleow

8 жыл бұрын

The LF low profile wing is extremely good to foil at low speed (below) 10 knots but very unstable at high speed. The TKF med aspect wings flies better at high speed.

Great video! thanks! I+m planning to learn how to foil this summer. Is it okay to learn in a location where winds are around 20knts or is it too much? how many hours of classes the average kitter takes to learn to use the foil board?

@danleowkite4511

7 жыл бұрын

20knots is too strong for learning. I have heard some people take couple of hours to get it. For my case, just a few days about 2 to 3 hours each session perday.

Nice!

Thanks for the video. Would you recommend the LG hydrofoil and board for beginner or would you recommend something else. Cheers

@danleowkite4511

7 жыл бұрын

You mean LF hydrofoil? For learning, I would STRONGLY recommend any foil with LOW ASPECT wing and using a SHORT mast makes learning faster and less frustration. Once you have master surface riding, typically will take about few sessions then you can move on to longer mast.

Good work!!

@danleow

9 жыл бұрын

+Maarten v Andel :)

hi dan. wich size kite should i need to use with in around 6-8 knots with lf fish foil?

@danleowkite4511

7 жыл бұрын

I am about 70kg, so I would use nothing less than 12m inflatable kite. As long as the kite can sustain its flying in that light wind condition then should be good.

@nitaycharbit5241

7 жыл бұрын

danleow kite thank you vert much

Hi Daniel, as a beginner is it better only using the front food strape? or front and back?

@danleowkite4511

6 жыл бұрын

It is better to use the front foot strap for two reasons. First is safety, as you fall your front foot will nose dive the board into the water. Second, because your front foot is fix at its front location it will help you to get your muscle memory to balance on front foot pressure. As for your back foot, try to keep it on the mast or slightly behind the mast.

Good job man... that´s so important to people like me, learning how to foil. . After all the learning process, is it possible to have a stable flying !? thks

@danleow

6 жыл бұрын

Adriano Guimarães stable flying requires muscle memory reflex after learning to glide up, meaning need lots of practices.

@drumtouch

6 жыл бұрын

thank you !!

Hi Dan, I am able to foil mostly in a straight line, but I find that after a short while my back leg starts to get really tired. Do you know what could be causing my back leg to get so tired. I have about 20 hours of foiling experience over the last few month.

@danleow

8 жыл бұрын

Hey there, you could try moving your back foot slightly forward. Basically the front wing position is right between both foot.

@dksurfer

8 жыл бұрын

Thanks, I will try that!

can I start by sitting on the board with a inflated life ring Inside car tyre tube between board and foil moving freely up and down mast Disabled kite flyer here

@danleow

7 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! I suppose you can :)

@jimmywalker1568

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks staying next to Scottish sea lochs they can be cold all the year round dont fancy a white out

@danleow

7 жыл бұрын

I can't stand the cold sea... haha!

very helpfull.

@danleowkite4511

7 жыл бұрын

I am glad it helped you... :)

Try that with 633 wing see what happens

Dude ....try to speak faster and more fluidly next time

@danleow

8 жыл бұрын

+roovexer OK

@Rick_Cavallaro

8 жыл бұрын

+danleow Nonsense. You did just fine. Good info and well explained.