The secret to moving your feet Hydrofoiling

The first of many hydrofoil tutorial videos coming soon, this skill will help you with all your foil moves going forwards!
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[@BrettWae]

I love Sams positivity and the video is dedicated to showing you something, instead of selling something. I much rather support a pro like this and company supporting them. Love what you're doing here Sam!

[@enrico3329]

This will help me a lot progressing. Thank’s Sam keep it going the vids are great!

[@paul-akers]

Great video really helpful. Thank you.

[@ericmnr]

Keep uploading tips and tricks like this. Thanks for the video.

[@Giovanni.Tedeschini]

Thank you, I love this method... I was trying it today on the water and it is effective and I still have to master it... but great progress for me in one day. I found it easier when the wind picked up little.

[@bradycarlson6061]

Hey Sam, just wanted to say this video helped me a lot! Finally got it down. You do a great job with your videos. So thank you! Now onto the duck tack!

[@thanejake1]

Exactly what I needed to see, now to go and try and use it...

[@benhogan1688]

Love the vids during lockdown, keep it up!

[@SamLight]

Cheers mate, I'm on it! 😃

[@sergemann5951]

You always nail it. You da man Sam! Thanks

[@SamLight]

cheers mate! 😄

[@regornel]

This is a really good video - many thanks. Just need to practice, practice, then a bit more practice !

[@GuardianDelFaro]

Me on the water: I dont see how I can move my feet. Me watching the video: That looks super easy!! Also me trying it: Almost get killed.

[@frallan143]

Love these foilvideos 🤙🏄‍♂️

[@SamLight]

Cheers

[@erikiida]

Can’t wait for the coming foil videos!!!

[@SamLight]

yewww, thanks

[@teedek763]

always the most interesting and best vids in the kiteworld!

[@SamLight]

Thank you!

[@arranmclean]

Great video ! Can’t wait to try this!

[@SamLight]

yewww

[@gatorjos]

I hit the bell! thanks mate -- awesome vid!

[@SamLight]

Woop woop! Cheers mate!

[@shane0030]

Applying your tips to wing foiliing so nice work mate

[@SamLight]

yes it applies just the same

[@Reviewoutlaw]

Thanks Sam i've really been looking for a video like this! Stay Safe!

[@SamLight]

yeww no worries

[@yorkbrick]

Apollo wing? My new favorite freestyle wing!

[@OneLaunchKiteboarding]

pretty good tips ! thanks

[@SamLight]

You bet 😄

[@smpl]

Cool instructional and great footage. You forgot to mention: bring the board back to taxi (on the water) and practice the move there first. This goes for learning anything new on the foil.

[@SamLight]

Good tip! That is easier but I wanted to focus these tips whilst foiling if that makes sense. thanks

[@robbiesuguitan8468]

Thanks so much for that advice with pushing down a little with front foot before bringing the back in front. I had been trying to get good at this for months, when I’m able to kite, and I hope this will take me to the next level. Thanks again can’t wait to get out when all this isht is over!!

[@SamLight]

Yea man, that lil push down before lifting up helps loads! Stoked to help, hang in there mate! #wewillshredagain

[@scrameck]

Thumb up Sam! Please which is the best point of sailing for practicing? Downwind or upwind?

[@yanndabadie2855]

Awesome video Sam. Can we expect some freestyle and big air tutorials as well?

[@SamLight]

Thank you, yea I've been working on a few for a while, I want to make sure I have all the different shots I need to explain as they are super technical

[@TheRealPopol]

THX !

[@AllenLight]

Yea! Love your videos and am working on this move now. Any thoughts on perfecting this in the 24" or 30" mast rather than the 36"? I'm so much more comfortable on my 24" mast, but don't want to jinx future learning.

[@SamLight]

I think go with the mast you are most comfortable on, I do find a longer mast does give me more margin for error

[@chrismann160]

thanks

[@MALLORCAEINSTV]

Hi Sam, what’s the advantage to mount the slingshot mast in the B-Position?

[@hamishirwin9654]

Great video! Keep em coming! Be great to hear your thoughts on A and B positions for mast setup at some stage if poss please. Cheers

[@MatDGVLL]

thank you bro

[@SamLight]

No problem 😄

[@billlawmarshall5197]

Hey Sam nice video. Also I just subscribed to your channel. Do you ever do any kite surfing in America and where are the top places to learn how to kite surf in the world in your opinion?

[@SamLight]

Hey Bill, thanks for subscribing! America is one of my favourite places to kitesurf, the best place to learn is REAL watersports on the outer banks in NC, or Hood River in Oregon is awesome as well. Other good places are the Caribbean or Brazil, cheers!

[@jameskewley9440]

Helpful vid . I’m trying footchanges at the moment. My feeling is keep your upper body as still and stable as possible, so the movement is feet, or from the waist down only. And that shows in your vid. JK

[@RyanOsmond]

Sick tutorial 💯👊

[@SamLight]

cheers mate!

[@Paul-bi1ic]

Blind judge tutorial please

[@IrBULB]

Thank you for the video. I'm confused about the tip around 1:20 - "push front foot down ... this creates lift...". Did you mean front or rear foot?

[@pixeldrew]

Yeah it's counter intuitive, but a slight push down with your front foot just before you lift up your rear foot will cause your weight to shift forward and cause the foil to slightly pump giving you more lift when you get your front foot back. Rather than trying to start with a rear pump which will drive your weight back making the foot switch harder, do this to put your weight forward. Also doing the push down will give you a good guage of how much the kite is giving you lift and if you have to pull the bar in to get that extra lift.

[@SamLight]

Cheers, thanks drew, he nailed it, as he said its a slight push down with the front foot that buys you extra time to move your feet, yewww

[@mjyatessa]

Good videos but I think you should put less emphasis on dominant foot. I tend to practise all manouvres both ways and really I dont have a dominant foot. Thanks for the tutes

[@lucas1235688]

I have trouble when i do a backroll jibe, to keep the speed going. Any tips on that? Love your videos you are one of my idols in kiteboarding!! Much love from denmark!

[@SamLight]

Backroll jibe video in the pipeline, just got to send it to keep the speed up 😃it helps if you push down into the board while carving just before taking your weight of to create more lift. big ups 😃 thanks for the support!

[@MrLmaialeal]

Hey Sam nice video, TKS. Can you tell us which wing are you using at the moment you drow a red circle in the video. Does it make any difference have a large wing (cm²) compared with a small one?

[@MrLmaialeal]

1:16 on the video .

[@SamLight]

I'm using the Slingshot hoverglide v4 at that time. I'm also using the carbon Ghost Whisperer 101 with the 590 wing which is my all time fav

[@MrLmaialeal]

How about Large and small wing, which one is more indicated to try? You and Fred Hope are the guys at Slingshot. Congratulations. By the way do you know why Fred doesn't have a lots of videos online?

[@cefirmeza]

Nice video. Keep up the good work. One quick question. What your thoughts on the new Apollo wing. Is it worth adding to the wing quiver?

[@BrettWae]

I see some clips you have a 90cm? aluminum mast and others looks like a ghost whisper carbon mast? What foil are you using for each mast?

[@SamLight]

I'm using the Slingshot Hoverglide V4 package with the aluminium mast and the Ghost Whisperer 590 wing with 101 mast

[@BrettWae]

@@SamLightHover glide V4, Is that similar to the H5/timecode 57 foil? Lastly, how would you say the hoverglide compares to the 590?

[@simonburch8762]

Nice.

[@SamLight]

Thanks!

[@simonburch8762]

Sam Light only got one session on my new set up before the lock down. I’m crap at toeside in one direction and I don’t think that’s going to change so learning to switch my feet will be a better option in the long run. You do make that look very easy though!

[@SamLight]

Yea switch toeside is super hard! Learning this foot switch opens up loads of doors! It’s taken me years to finally get that comfortable, stick with it 💪🏼 cheers

[@Gorilla781]

Looking forward to some hydrofoil rail hits. When can we expect that video?

[@SamLight]

haha sounds dangerous!

[@mbo2012]

why do you ride slingshot

[@mbkiteboarding]

very nice tips

[@SamLight]

Cheers

[@jameskewley9440]

Does that sound right? I’m really working hard on this at the moment, and I’ve gone back to a bigger board too, which gives me more volume when I touch down before the foot change. . JK

[@ia5213]

That looks like a dwarfcraft board, is it the 3'6" model or the 4'6" model?

[@user-vs3sj3le3s]

It is the 3‘6 micro. Awesome board!

[@aaron230185]

I always plan to do these fluid movements, but end up doing a half ass shuffle, such a pussy!!

[@SamLight]

haha it's all about the commitment