DW confusion footage - tell me what I'm doing wrong

Ever wonder what it looks like when you can begin to Downwind foil but a're still learning to read bumps? Come with me as I do the best I can at my local run. Backwash seems to get the best of me each time. What do you think? What am I doing wrong? let us know in the comments.

[@downwind_drifter]

Wrong foot forward! Mast height could be improved as mentioned… that is my main issue too currently, I think not being afraid of the breach is key… but has to be weighed against how easy is it to then get going again and also how powered up are you, with bigger foils you often don’t need to ride as high but still should. Your lines look about as good as they can to me in those conditions. It’s a hunting line. You don’t seem to be turning down any of the bumps but are running across them, but I can see there’s not much space to work with as they are all close together. I’d say this is when you would be better off riding higher to start tapping in to the smallest chops a bit more and the perhaps being able to come back down to your comfortable height as you try run down wind a touch for a quick rest. Before going back on the hunt across the waves with a high mast again. Ok^ that was after watching the first section of vid… after watching the rest of it the lines look fine and your doing as I just suggested anyway… The other thing I notice is, and as with me too, you are mostly overtaking. It looks rear that you drop back to bumps behind your current position. This is useful to save pumping/chasing but requires a big enough foil… which I believe your one should be. I’d suggest trying to drop back swells occasionally if for no other reason than to gain and train a new energy resource. If you leave your line with some speed you can use that speed to glide back to a good bump and try connect to it using as little pumping as possible- like doing a reconnect turn in the waves- mast height will be key for this as do don’t want to have to slog to rebuild momentum after the turn back down wind. This should mix things up and create new options of lines instead of the constant pump that is sometimes needed to always be overtaking bumps. I’ve gone through this myself and it’s not an easy habit to break. The no pump drills are good here, with no pump it’s much harder to always be overtaking. It’s soon learned that the most efficient access to energy is letting it come to you more from behind. So if offered two valleys forking out from you, I’d try take the one forking back towards the wind rather that the one going with the wind as a point of difference and see how you like it- mast height will be key and a low drag rear foil helps tremendously. All that said you look great, just throwing ideas at you🤙🤙

[@thefoilshop6371]

Wow, this is really helpful. Thanks a ton!!!

[@downwind_drifter]

@@thefoilshop6371 happy to help

[@ptj6412]

Brah!! I’ve got such a long ways to go to get to where you are now. It looks like you’re really starting to enjoy it though

[@thefoilshop6371]

Thanks! Having tons of fun no matter how hard the struggle

[@oskarhansson3744]

Are you on the Code S?

[@thefoilshop6371]

Yep. 1300S. I've been using it for easy pop ups.

[@boardmeetingusa9405]

Looks great to us! yewwwwww! go Josh.

[@thefoilshop6371]

Thanks Roy!

[@BrentDuty]

Mast height🤷‍♂️

[@thefoilshop6371]

Dang! you're totally right. I was so afraid of breaching with the backwash. But I'll definitely work on it. I think maybe scooting back will help with the mast height as well.