Entry 17: TURN UGLY ! (Controlling the foil through turns)

Welcome to The Lift Journal. A session by session record of my progression in foiling from a beginners perspective. Sharing the highs and lows of my experience first hand. Besides learning to comfortable fly the foil managing a turn is one of the hardest things I have found. In this entry I look back on some footage from the last month where I was really concentrating on " carving" the foil to make the most of my rides. Unlike most other board sports a hydrofoil uses 4 different axis points for balance. So when I go to do a heel side turn depending on where on the wave or swell I have to be cautious of the depth of the foil and also body weight as well. But then there is the trick of making it look good and or at least trying to make it look on purpose. Maneuvering the foil also helps with connecting pumps and staying in the sweet spot of the wave. If your too much in the whitewater you lose a lot of speed and gain turbulence. Too far in front of the wave you lose wave or swell energy which forces you to either carve back (if you can) or pump to the next destination. Since prone foiling is my only discipline at the moment I am starting to really work on using the foil to make the most out of my ride. With that said I recently connected the most amount of waves and I think it all has to do with my work with turning. Foil Setup Board: @appletreesurfboards 4'6 Surf Pro V2 @Unifoil Mast: 750 Katana Fuse: 33 Medium Front Wing: 210 Hyper 2 Tail Wing: Shiv 14 Shim: .0 degree Follow me on INSTAGRAM   / theliftjournal   • • • #theliftjournal #hydrofoil #surffoil #foiltheworld #progressionnotperfection #foilsurfing #unifoil #loyaltothefoil #foil #foilboard #watersport #hydrofoilsurfing #foilboarding #extremesports #cardio