Learn to Dock Start a Hydrofoil- Land Training Drills you can do anywhere to help you learn/improve!

Simple land training drills you can do anywhere to help you to learn to dock start a SURF FOIL / HYDROFOIL and to improve/progress quicker.
I talk through some of the land training drills I did in my garage to help me learn to dock start a surf foil / hydrofoil which helped me to improve quicker. These simple lands drills can be performed anywhere with no equipment needed. They really help to improve the muscle memory of the key movements involved in dock starting. The drills will help you to progress with your take off, landing onto the board and with the rhythm/co-ordination of the pumping technique.
I performed hundreds of reps of each drill which only takes minimal time but the impact was huge and reduced many negative water sessions and all of the unwanted falls/fails.
Hopefully, these key land drills will help out with the learning process and encourage other people to get into this epic area of foiling!
My set up details:
• Axis PNG 910/1150 ‪@axisfoils3588‬
• Axis Short Fuse 380 Rear Stab
• 75cm (19mm mast)
I am 5’9 and weigh 75kg.
Board: 4'6 Gong ‪@GONG.GALAXY‬
If you have any questions then just let me know, I am more than happy to help 👍
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Check out my other videos:
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• How to Dock Start using a Ladder - Portable Dock • How to Dock Start a SU...
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• My Learning Progression in 6 months: • Learning to Dock Start...
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[@tonyshieh5289]

Amazing advice, really help my journey to learn dock start!

[@iandavidv]

Hi there, very sorry for the delay, I’ve not logged on for a while. Thanks for your comment, it is very much appreciated. I hope the journey goes well and please just let me know if you have any other questions!

[@IRWE905]

These are all excellent drills. For Step #4 I have a balance cushion under my board and I have 3 lb dumbells in my Hands. This gives me a bit of a Workout while forcing me to maintain good posture during my Pumping motion. Great video! Keep the Tips coming

[@iandavidv]

Thanks for the comment, it is much appreciated 👍 that's a great idea to assist with the technique while helping out with the fitness, I'll definitely try that! Thanks again 👍🤙

[@MatanShapira]

finally some progression steps and drills amazing

[@iandavidv]

Thank you for your comment, it is much appreciated. I have a few other videos, one with a breakdown of the technique if that helps. Thanks again 👍🤙

[@johnwallace5892]

Thanks!! So great to have some dry land drills!

[@iandavidv]

Thanks for the comment, it's much appreciated. I have a few other tutorial videos on my channel if they help. Thanks again 👍

[@philippemartin9690]

Best and most useful video I have seen so far. Excellent! Thanks Ian. 🏄‍♀️😎👍🙏

[@iandavidv]

Thanks for the kind message and much appreciated. I have a few other videos on dock starting which may help. Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions, happy to help. Cheers

[@foiledinburgh6481]

Thanks Ian for all your videos, great home exercise tips. I can’t wait to get the looks walking on the beach with a step ladder and a foil. 🤦‍♂

[@iandavidv]

No problems at all. I hope the videos help. Just give me a shout if you have any questions etc. Hahaha the walk with the ladder along the beach never gets old, people always stare. It also draws in a small crowd during the day which is always funny. Good luck it with mate 👍🤙

[@waterstridersup4368]

good job

[@iandavidv]

Thanks for the comment 👍 it's much appreciated 🤙

[@mikeb4414]

Great video. Going to practice the jump up drill lots. Still very inconsistent getting off the dock. Have a new Axis 1150 kit coming this week so hoping that will help too. Thanks for all the great tips and videos.

[@iandavidv]

Thanks for your comment and no problem at all. Yes the take off drill onto the box really dialled in the muscle memory for me. I hope it helps! Thanks again 🤙👍

[@kayhuckstadt3753]

Great video Ian! And thanks for inspiration during winter. I want to get into prone foiling as well, just SUP foiling at the moment. How high did you put the board in exercise 3? About mast hight?

[@iandavidv]

No problem at all and thank you very much for your message, it's much appreciated! The dock starting really helps with prone foiling and it's a great way to get tuned into using a smaller board. Yes for exercise 3 I managed to use a box to jump on that was just lower then my mast height of 75cm. If you can find anything that is just sightly lower then mast height that will be ideal to replicate the take off and jump up onto the board. I hope this helps and please just message if you have any further questions. Thanks 👍🤙

[@mulhauserthomas1325]

Nice drills - how high need the box bev?

[@iandavidv]

Thanks again, try to find a box or platform that is roughly the same height as the mast you will be using. I dock start on a 75cm mast so any platforms near this height or slightly lower will be great practice to represent the height of the take off onto the board 👍

[@mulhauserthomas1325]

@@iandavidv thanks agai - i think i cannot jump 72 cm high 🥵😢

[@iandavidv]

@@mulhauserthomas1325 no problem at all. If you are struggling with the height then maybe start at a lower height and gradually build up to higher platforms. Good luck and just let me know if you have any further questions. Thanks 👍🤙

[@Holmseee1]

What size front foil do you use?

[@iandavidv]

Thanks for your message. I'm usually on the Axis 1150 PNG when it's flat water but if there's some swell I'll use the Axis 910 PNG 👍

[@oceanromeo]

😃🤙🏽

[@iandavidv]

Thanks man, we need to get you off the dock soon 🤙