WING FOIL: How to switch stance (foot swap, heelside / toeside switch)

This guide explains a few different ways to switch your feet, including:
00:00 Intro
00:19 Training steps
01:43 Narrow stance hop method
04:02 Foot placement tips & mistakes
05:41 Wide stance hop method
06:09 Nose hold method (moving back foot first)
08:51 Riding direction tips

[@kitesurfcollege]

KZbin tends to recommend tutorials out of order. To watch wing foil tutorials in order you can use this playlist: kzbin.info/aero/PL41dAinz_9ZffUYrzT9c6MiZC0PEX41go All the best, Alex.

[@tudorioan5104]

Greatest tip ever! Almost a substitute for all changing stances, ...for foot switch Great, thanks!

[@brianthompson5221]

Excellent use of word SWAP! Indelibly printed in my budding technique. That is exactly what is the hurtle to jibbing--accurate swaping.

[@leapnlarry]

That was an excellent tutorial, the careful narration along with great slo mo video was very well edited, that must have taken some Time to put together. Thanks Larry

[@cyberfastfred]

Thank you. It seems so obvious when you explain. I'll try the reduced stanced method in my next session.

[@fabioloretti]

Best video I've seen about foot switch and I've seen lots of them, thanks heaps.

[@forjahlove]

had so many falls trying the jump switch

[@solala2546]

Perfect video again, really 👍. It would be nice to have nearly the same video but with the use of footstraps. With footstrap it is more difficult to make a foot switch. Particularly the front foot is fixed by the footstrap and a jump for footswitch is not possible.

[@thorstenpausch8056]

The best vid on this difficult subject 😊

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thank you Thorsten

[@martinomovies]

thank you for breaking this down!

[@kitesurfcollege]

It's my pleasure, I hope it can help a lot of new wing foilers.

[@robtangent4664]

Nicely done. However, an easier foiling footswap technique for newbies would be a 3-steps footswap instead of a 2-steps footswap as follows: 1)Guide your wing up on a broad reach, step the front foot back to the "midpoint" between the original front and back feet, 2) step the back foot to the front foot position and 3) move the "midpoint" foot to the back foot position. With this technique, each foot would only travel half the distance of that of the 2 steps foot swap, and without the climbing and dropping, the board would be more level throughout and thus more stable.

[@harryhalfmoon]

Thank you for this video. Crystal clear story.

[@N2005678]

Another great guide - thanks again!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks so much

[@ClivehWright]

Thank you so much for this!

[@kitesurfcollege]

You're welcome

[@johnschukei1708]

really enjoying this sport, but have never made a jibe turn yet on foil. Will practice riding toeside with foot swaps as shown. It's got to help my jibe turn. Thanks!

[@davidstewart9982]

Wonderful channel!

[@pololekino]

Très bien fait ...bravo !

[@SurfnGolf]

well done, thank you

[@DirkaDirka07]

Great video as always! I'm a kiteboarder but considering if i should give winging a try so i can play on inland lakes. Are there any versatile boards that can accept either a foil or keel (for use on a shallow, weedy lake)?

[@forjahlove]

super helpful tips, video coming soon for my switch attempts

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Christopher, if you do get any clear footage - especially of failed attempts that we all have early on - then I would be interested to make a video reviewing those attempts.

[@forjahlove]

@@kitesurfcollege I will be in touch, should have some over the next couple of days

[@ysiegel5544]

Great explanations and videos, thanks!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thank you

[@mariyaolasyuk6326]

Дуже гарно!!!

[@JC.V]

on flat water it looks easy !

[@windaddict]

Thanks a lot for this! I wish I had flat water like that to practice in. Would be great to get some advice on how to do this properly in chop / waves (and with footstraps).

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hello Claudio, it's harder to practice in chop but there really isn't any major difference in technique. It's just a matter of practice. In terms of footstraps, straps actually make the foot placement easier as you can use the straps as a guide, but they make wing foiling riskier overall due to a significant chance of twisted or even broken ankles. Choppy water doesn't change the technique either. If you can footswap easily then you can footswap while also watching the chop. You just have to be quick and consistent with your movement and maybe pick a moment when you're in between chop/waves. Generally when conditions are nicer, that's a time to try new skills, and when conditions are rougher, that's the time to stick with what you know. FYI my home spot where I practice is extremely wavey most days, we just travel to the river so the footage is clearer. If you film in the waves half the time you can't even see the board. Best of luck, Alex

[@ThomasJoostenme]

Great video and good instructions. Ps where is the footage taken?

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Thomas. That's the Breede river in South Africa.

[@russellwhittle248]

where was this filmed?

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Russell. This is filmed at the Breede river in South Africa.

[@stevenhamerlinck6832]

maybe a key tip is to "pull yourselves up using your wing" and not 'push off on your board". The trick is to "unweight you from the board" using your wing. If you push off, you're likely to push the board up and/or away from you.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks very much Henderikus