RU-vid tends to recommend tutorials out of order. To watch wing foil tutorials in order you can use this playlist: ru-vid.com/group/PL41dAinz_9ZffUYrzT9c6MiZC0PEX41go All the best, Alex.
Not only are you a great wind/wing/kite surfer, you are an exceptional teacher. You have a natural gift for clear and concise explanation, ..and Whoever does the videos and graphics should get a raise, amazing. Thank you for this. I'm only as good as I am today at kitesurfing because of your content over the years.
By far the best tutorial out there... A MUST watch for all beginners both before and after first tries on the water certainly added so much to the learning process. THANK YOU SO MUCH.
This is an amazing and very effective tutorial, it can’t get better than that. Who needs an instructor when you have access to this kind of online support? Bravo!!!
Thankyou very much Rene-Denis, I really appreciate that. I do put a lot of effort into making a clear and information-dense tutorial and researching all aspects so that the advice contained is the safest and most useful. If I may, for the benefit of anyone reading this, I'd like to add that lessons are still very helpful for a number of reasons. For people with limited watersports experience lessons will help you learn about your local spot, and stay safe if/when you drift somewhere you shouldn't. Also they will select and tune gear to suit your level and of course a great instructor will spot and correct you personal mistakes quickly. Lessons are also helpful to experienced foilers/windsports athletes for a different reason. People with a lot of previous experience will typically progress through a couple of different board in their first few hours of winging. So lessons can help them quickly master the basics without needing to buy a beginner board, and then help them figure out exactly what type of equipment they'll need after. Best of luck with your wing foiling, all the best, Alex.
@@kitesurfcollege Hi Alex, you are completely right. My point was not to make instructors redundant as they are very valuable. I come from windsurfing and kitesurfing/kitefoiling and especially with the kiting disciplines, starting without an instructor is totally suicidal. For those who have some good “waterman” practice, your videos really make it possible start on one’s own and decide later when and if they need an instructor, depending on theirs needs. Congratulations and thank you for all your explanations.
with the help of this video I managed my first brief ride up on the foil and it felt brilliant, just as I was beginning to think this sport isn't for me. Your videos are the best I've found, thank you.
I have watched pretty much every day wing tutorial video on you tube. This video and your gybe one are two of the best. If I’d seen these a year ago it would have short circuited so much pain and time. Well done.
I grew skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, sailing, flying, and later on surfing. This looks right up my alley. Thank you for this wonderful tutorial!
Really nice use of vectors in your videos, which make the motions you are trying to describe much more evident than others that don't have these vectors. Thanks!
I'm not really attracted by wingfoiling but watched this video because I was very curious about it. This video is cristal clear- as always. Thank you so much for the quality of your vids. It probably took a lot of time to build, but what an outstanding result. You re the best, by far.
Hi, I just discovered this tutorials playlist. I watched many videos on wing foiling and these are the clearest and most detailed videos I have seen. The work on the diagrams and arrows is impressive and helps to better understand everything.
That was an awesome intro, and really make better sense to me than the other beginner vids I've watched. I really found the diagrams and technical points great. Thanks heaps.
I started wingfoiling last year and have watched countless videos since. I wish I had found your videos sooner. This is the best I have seen so far. thnx a lot and keep on!
Indubitably the best wing foil beginner tutorial I've seen and I've watched quite a few, until I'll finally manage to part the cash to get the necessary gear to initiate at the sport. Concise and thoughtfully explained. Very helpful graphics as well. Great thanks.
This is a really great vide! I am going to have my second lesson tomorrow and I _really_ wish I had seen this before my first one! The explanations are so clear and the footage is so well matched, it is easy to see how things work. Great job and thank you so much!
Great video and nicely broken down into segments, thank you. I am on my third foiling session and really appreciate the comment about sheeting out once on the plane, cannot wait to try this out to restore some control to my foiling! Thanks again and looking forward to the next video.
Excellent. Clear, concise and great use of dynamic diagrams. I’ve watched quite a few introductory videos and this is by far the best. This is the only one I keep coming back to. Thank you!
Very good explanations as usual. It is the first time I see such a clear detail of the difference between taxi and fly and this seems a key point to start with wingfoil without too much issues! I practice a lot of Kitesurf but not kitefoil , and I am more than interested with wingfoil to practice on a small lake where wind just goes up and down so much that kite is really intractable !🥺
Thanks Nicolas. Yes definitely, wing foiling opens up lots of new spots compared to kiting, or means you can go out for a blast when the wind is not ideal. You can ride quite easily even in gusty wind once you've got the basics.
You're awesome. I'm on session 4, wish this had been published two weeks ago 🤣. Thanks for all the great advice; two things that helped me a lot were looking at the horizon for balance and holding the wing over my head for standing up. Thanks as always... I just started sitting while kite foiling thanks to you 👍👍👍
Yeah, good that you mention it, they should probably add a note to "not look on your bike wheels" :D I also still often forget it, but when I do remember and look ahead instead of on the equipment, it immediately improves my levitation stability *a lot*. Another unrelated thing that would be good if they could talk about, is stance. I seem to be flying with my "ass sticking out", in a "low position", and was recently advised by a teacher to work on standing more straight. He said it took himself quite a lot time to get a good hold of that.
This is very helpful for me after my first few times on the water with the wing/board/foild but far more detailed than just an intro. Thank you, I'll keep watching over and over and focus on the specific parts I need as I progress.
So grateful for this tutorial. Thank you a lot , I’ll try to follow all of your tips this weekend … It’ll be the first time with my new wing sup table and foil… Greetings from Sardinia…
So I am starting to learn this sport, and am still at the taxi on knees stage. One thing that stands out in this video is how much control he has on his knees. And also how much wind there seems to be, even though the water is almost flat. What is the wind speed shown here? In my local when it is 12knots, it seems I don't have enough power to control correctly with my 5m yet, but also at 12kts there is already some chop which makes it hard.
Phenomenal tutorial for beginners, the wind arrow really helped! After windsurfing for years it's so challenging to learn this but thank you for helping!
Great video. Shows me what I'm doing right and what I'm doing wrong. I've been trying to get up on foil in 11kt winds, but no success. I think my front foot is too far forward. I'm going to try shoulder width stance next time.
Thanks Michel, let us know how it goes. This video was filmed in light wind 7 to 12 knots. In 11 knots you do need light wind gear i.e. big wing 6m2, large foil front wing 1750 to 2500cm2, and plenty of volume in your board.
Good video. Thank you. Looking for words of wisdom on possibly a wing foil. I'm a long time "decades" long boarder to give real I idea what use/enjoy i have/had since 1993 a equipe xr2 an a phantom 377 since 2015 that like 377 better with it's advantages. Use 8.5 ezzy lions on both for decades with my local given conditions of 10-20 knots when I can sail June to September. I'm getting old 58 having a harder time transporting dealing with all on water with age becoming a issue. I'm 5.7 tall 170 lb like being able to hook into my harness enjoy the ride 10-20 knots. I'm looking for a long board alternative to keep me smiling on the water for many more years that I can transport an physically be able to enjoy. Wings to me seem like they would be physically demanding in comparison to be able to hook in the harness in comparison to longboarding in similar weather. Please give words of wisdom wing.. or...👍👎
This is the best tutorial wing foiling video I've seen. Don't stop, we need more!!!! How to set up your board and foils video would be great and how to fly the foils
Hi, I need advice. I am starting out Wingfoiling,I am 88kg and 6ft 3. Can you let me know what would be the best 2bd hand start up package etc many thanks.
Tutorial is of course great as always with Kite-Surf-College. I'm a kitesurfer myself and used a lot of the materials from this channel. Nevertheless this is the most strange looking water sport I've ever seen. How can you be comfortable in any way keeping your arms constantly above your head? The blood drains down from them after several minutes and your they would simply hurt. Imagine changing a light bulb on the ceiling constantly for an hour straight.
Is there a way to tell when you reach minimum foiling speed? Or is it just trial/error practice? Also, is there an objective indicator or a way to tell how close you are to “cross wind” taxiing? Except the obvious eg wind is strength into you back/face 🤣. Thank you
I love the walkthrough. Thank you very much for sharing with us. One question: Where is the video recorded? What place is that so beautiful? All the best. Thank you!
