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Foot switches with smaller board

Postby slowboat » Mon Dec 03, 2018 12:10 pm

I am currently 90% on strong side and 30% on weak side with foiling foot switches. How much harder are foot switches with smaller board? Currently 140 cm board looking at 90 to 110 cm range. Thanks

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Re: Foot switches with smaller board

Postby jumptheshark » Mon Dec 03, 2018 12:43 pm

Not much different, unless you touch down.

There is less nose/swing weight on the shorted board, so you might find the board a little faster to react to weight shifts, but its all the same footwork in pretty much the same spots with the same kite mechanics and timing.

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Re: Foot switches with smaller board

Postby slowboat » Tue Dec 04, 2018 2:35 am

Any other input on this?

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Re: Foot switches with smaller board

Postby windmaker » Tue Dec 04, 2018 6:29 am

Exact, not much difference especially if you are using straps. If anything width makes more difference, forces you (in a good way) to be more precise if strapless.

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Re: Foot switches with smaller board

Postby TomW » Tue Dec 04, 2018 5:30 pm

I went from 135 cm board to 120cm board. When I switched from moses 590 to moses 633 wing. Then I started flying footswitch. Got pretty good at, like +90% each way.
Then one day I switched board to 135 again. The whole thing felt totally different in pitch, yaw stability. Easier to do the footswitches...
But I switched back to 120cm immediately.


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