Wing Foil Pumping / Light-Wind Take Off (all steps from basic to advanced)

This wing foil tutorial explains the pumping take off in detail, including:
00:00 Linear wing-only pump
01:13 Cyclical wing pump
01:50 Full-body cyclical pump
02:24 How cyclical pumps help
04:58 Final step: alternating foot pressure
07:08 Full technique run through
09:00 Wing and board angle tips
Thanks to all the wingers who helped with this, and special thanks to the foiling collective. www.thefoilingcollective.com/
I'd strongly recommend them for lessons if you're in the South East of the UK.

[@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.

[@mauiroadrentals6283]

I’m a middle aged surfer in Maui with 4 wing foiling sessions under my belt so far. I grew up here and can’t stand the crowded surf lineups any more. Needless to say people around here are killing it out in the water winging like crazy. There is NEVER a lack of wind and always side on shore. I’ve been consuming all the KZbin content I can find and this channel is by far, without a doubt, the absolutely most thorough and understandable material available. I can’t imagine you doing a better job. Seriously, hats off to you and thank you so much !!!

[@freefallacademy218]

the best video tutorials for kite / wing!!!! we love you!!

[@maswinkels]

The visualization with the orange line showing the pump movement makes it very clear. Thanks!

[@philzke9788]

Your wingfoil tutorials tutorials are the gold standard. Extremely clear and well-structured with tons of value added to what is already out there! Congratulations and thank you so much for putting this together! 🙏 🔥

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Phil, I really appreciate that.

[@carlwestman9343]

I always come back to these tutorials, there are no tutorials as clear and professional as these! Thanks!

[@skitzer86]

This is an unbelievable tutorial. I'm 4 sessions in, and starting to come up on foil. The clarity this video provides in terms of getting the timing right is like no other video has ever explained - I now deeply understand how to coordinate the arms and the legs for a successful pump. I was witnessing the more experienced riders getting up on foil quite easily on a 10-12knot day, whereas I couldn't progress past just taxi-ing. Can't wait to try this tip out, first on land then on the board. Thanks for what you do!

[@EkapolTharasiriroj]

Excellent tutorial. Most comprehensive pump techniques I ever watch. Thank you.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Ekapol

[@solala2546]

Concerning "pumping" this is the best tutorial/Video that I have seen up to now on KZbin. Many thanks for that. Greetings from Germany 🤙

[@robertho1770]

An amazing video with such clear and precise instructions on the coordination of the wing action with the leg action 🙏🙏🙏

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers Robert

[@Ozjethrow]

Thanks for that video, I found it very useful. My previous attempts at wingfoil pumping had been described as looking like a child throwing a tantrum in a supermarket, arms and legs all over the place!

[@stephenwashington4860]

Super clear video. So clear. Cannot wait for my next day on the water.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Stephen, hope you get some wind soon

[@psychicjunkie]

Very clear and precise tutorial on pumping.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks

[@ecokao]

Excellent explanation and video! Thank you so much!!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks, you're welcome

[@jamesdougall2886]

these are the best wing foil tutorials on KZbin...thanks!

[@MrHUGOLADEIRA]

the most complete and well-explained ever! 👏👏👏 greetings from brazil!

[@eyke7225]

The best explanation I've seen so far. 🤙 I'll try it right after breakfast. Thank you 😀

[@dominiquesjogren3416]

By far the best tutorials I have seen! Now I get it!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Dominique

[@matthewtingler8832]

That helps me so much thank you

[@jamesmckenzie4572]

The best explanation I've seen so far, and I've watched quite a lot of them.

[@joostgt3]

Wow guys! As a beginning wing foiler, I am struggling to come on foil, and none of the tutorials I watched have been giving as clear an explanation as you guys have. Can’t wait for the next windy day to try the techniques you’ve shown! Thanks so much! 🙏🏻

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hope you get wind soon and I hope these tips helped. Cheers.

[@prolifedoc]

The BEST video on board and wing foiling. Masterful job of frame by frame teaching. Well Done! Thank you!

[@gregorybenning423]

This video is amazing. I love how you break everything down and explain why it all works, and then put all the elements back together. I can't wait to try this the next time I'm on the water. A most sincere thank you.

[@aborsic]

Amazing video! Congrats for clarity and quality

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thank you Andrea, I hope it helps people enjoy more light-wind days

[@sabyx5]

Thank you sooooomuch, this is so clearly explained and makes total sense.🙏🙏

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks very much

[@paulsproule9132]

Awesome tutorial. Very clear. Looking forward to trying this tomorrow!.

[@obsurf3]

This tutorial is a gift to us beginners. Thank you so much.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Ed, you are welcome

[@nabiledelbi5502]

Excellent explanation and visualization. Thanks

[@kvenrecords6657]

Best wing tutorial video!!!

[@shane0030]

Excellent video guys

[@dksurfer]

I see the light! This video has so much detail and it explains so well how this technique works it is awesome. Thanks a lot for doing this and sharing it

[@meshmellow]

This is the best video for achieving flight. Great job and ithank you infinitely 🤙

[@haraldbartikowski9955]

best tutorial ever how to pump on foil - thank you sooo much for sharing!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Cheers Harald

[@thechadfords]

Fantastic explanation for this engineer's mind!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks so much, I studied elec eng at uni, and although I've certainly forgotten most of it, maybe I still have the same mind set :-)

[@SeppoHelava]

This video is fantastic, and the best pumping explanation I’ve seen so far. Can’t wait to get on the water to try it. Thank you!

[@irf888]

Hi. Agree with many comments. Brilliant video, thanks so much for making it. Regards.

[@Kwaxomat]

best pumping tutorial ever! Thanx!! Even I could understand it now 😅

[@MW-jk1fu]

after flipping through a few channels stumbled across yours. By far the best i've seen. clear and concise without the hype. Thank you

[@Tobeon2]

I will try this in about 6 hrs!!! Thank you!

[@nathanryder1967]

great explanation. cheers mate👍

[@PerWiklund234]

Your tutorials are at a different level. Very helpful. Thanks

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks very much Per

[@samantharay897]

So good! Thank you.

[@hfohfohfo]

Great analysis that I'm sure is going to assist my first floundering steps! Really informative - thankyou.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thank you and good luck.

[@brianthompson5221]

excellent well edited tutorial, thank you!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks very much Brian I hope it helps

[@marekkaniewski8789]

fantastic tutorials thank you

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Marek

[@physmichaeltsui]

this is brilliant, happy to pay to watch.

[@johan-matthygreyling7366]

This channel is the wing foiling tutorial secret I don't want to share with my wing mates because I don't want to lose my competitive advantage but I also don't want to be selfish 😅, what to do?

[@axxis001]

Teach them yourself and pretend to be a wingfoiling pro

[@humansaremonkeys]

Amazing vid✊🏻

[@Jameselcome_303]

yeh - excellent video - well explained

[@simonvictorsmith8730]

Brilliant explanation!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Simon

[@josephk.1842]

excellent video. thank you

[@kitesurfcollege]

You are welcome Joseph

[@davidgaiakano9747]

Another excellent tutorial! The only thing I would have added in the narrative is that the front to back foot weight shifting can be pretty subtle and it still works well. Like one friend said to me, "think about jumping up and down more than rocking forward and back. The forward and back shifting almost happens automatically when you use the correct oval pump and full body extension you describe so well. At the most, I think about stomping the back foot harder when reaching up. I admit this is a minor point, but when teaching in person saying "oval pump and jump up and down!" is simpler than explaining everything! I love that you show practicing the wing handling on shore. I believe people spend too little time on shore when learning new things, thinking that shore time is only for rank beginners. In fact spending too little shore time to perfect your wing handling is how to get stuck in beginning phases of learning!

[@pascalromanens]

👍 super explication même si je ne comprends pas bien l anglais. Vraiment la meilleure vidéo que j ai vu jusqu’à présent 👍👍 Bon, j espère que passer à la pratique va aller 😅😄

[@lynnerobertson2771]

I don't know what I can add that hasn't already been said, but this has been the best tutorial. The repetition and graphics are excellent! I was imagining the oval pumping motion much rounder, so that's been helpful to see, the descriptions of upward and forward acceleration really helped to hone the concepts. Thanks so much! Going to look for your tips how to ride on foil now..

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks Lynne. I hope these video help you and please feel free to let me know any questions that crop up. All the best, Alex.

[@jacobstr]

Great video. The contraction has made a huge difference helping the board unweigh and pop for me! I think the other trepidation I’ve had is pushing the back foot down during the extension phase: I haven’t really had an extension phase and I believe it’s because I’ve tried to unweigh the board through both strokes of the pumping process. The explanation you give where you push the back foot in during extension to help pitch the board up makes perfect sense. I’ll try to put that knowledge to use today :)

[@kitesurfcollege]

Good luck Jacob, let us know how it goes.

[@Moosecoaster]

Amazing

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@paulb470]

Excellent video, i have flown so far bit mainly due to very strong wind.. I am sure this will help hugely in lighter winds.. my mast is in the middle currently.. would pushing all the way forwards help with this exercise for lift?? Thx Paul

[@paulhankinson4672]

Best instruction on this subject I've seen. By a long shot .However the position of the subtitles right over the guy's feet is a bit unfortunate.

[@dannypolich3167]

Great video! What size wing should I use for 6-12 mph winds?

[@kshred3043]

Another excellent tutorial. Explains not only the what but the why. Thank you. Something that seems to work for me is to change the cadence of the pumping - slower at the start, faster at the end. This is done by feel. There is a particular pumping rate that seems to get into 'resonance'. And that rate changes from beginning to end (taxiing to foiling) as the board speed increases. Or it might be just starting off slowly until the resonance is achieved ? I am still experimenting with this. But, whatever, it seems to take less overall energy to get onto the foil using this approach. YMMV.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi K Shred. I think that's definitely true, I phrased it as gradually increasing the energy you put in, but I definitely increase the frequency pumps on the last few. I guess early pumps must be slower be necessity, since the sunk board has a slow rocking motion in the water. But once the board escapes the grasp of the water, it's possible to pump more quickly as the board becomes more responsive. And that makes sense, when pumping a foil on it's own, without a wing, faster pumps help gain speed (as long as they're not so frequent that you fail to pitch the board up and down of course).

[@edopizza]

It is difficult to figure out if the pumping circle has its axis parallel to the central strut, so the wing is moving up and down and left and right, or parallel to the the leading edge, moving forward and back.

[@moomin110]

All great videos! Started kitesurfing with you and now starting wing. Can I ask where you live? Looks beautiful

[@kitesurfcollege]

Thanks very much. I live in Noordhoek near Cape Town. The videos aren't shot here though, as the ocean is too rough to get clear footage. We travel to the Breede river to shoot - and sometime to Langebaan. So most recent vides are at those locations.

[@StabilizerMotion]

Hi! thank so much for this video. I have been trying to get on foil with f one rocket air 7'11 x 31, 2200 foil and 8 m wing without success in 8-14 knot. that is the usual wind in my area. Please, I would love to hear your comments about my next board thinking the most efficient aboard for light wind. I,m 105 kg 1.97 cm tall / 230 lb 6'5 tall. I have 3 boards in mind, f one rocket air 5'10 x 29 (inflatable 125 lts) is it too small or better 6'6? no option to adjust foil fanatic sky air premium 5,10 x 28.5 (inflatable 140 lts) oval shape for light wind? worth hard board price tag? the only one with foot strap option and foil adjustment for inflatable f one rocket v2 6'0 30 (hard board 120 lts) huge and expensive, will this be my final board or smaller later? no foot straps option will a hard board make huge difference for takeoff in light wind? will a more rectangular shape will help panning in order get on foil faster? Ultimately I like to buy whatever gets me more time in the water in light wind considering my weight! thanks so much, have a good day!

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Michael, getting out in less wind is mostly down to pumping technique. Once you have that, then your own strength to weight ratio is a big factor as this further improves your pumping. That will improve as you wing more. Next most important is your front wing size (2200 Is good for light wind if you're around 85kg). Next most important is the stiffness of the hand wing, older wings tend to bend when pumped aggressively meaning you're not getting the full benefit of pumping. A rigid 6m is better than a floppy 8m for pump take offs. Having a board with enough volume that you can stand on it in a few knots will really help - then you can get ready for the gust that helps you take off. The shape and constriction of the board helps, but is less important than the foil and pumping ability. You want a fairly low rocker with a squared off tail. Some inflatable boards are flexible to the point that your pumping is less effective, but I've heard the best inflatables that can be pumped with more pressure and with reinforced plates are close to the solid boards. Generally you want to go for solid boards unless you really need to roll up the board for transport.

[@NativeEarthlingAI]

👍🏻

[@MrDiprivan1]

How big is your Frontfoil, Fuselage and Backwing

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Michael. Front wing is 2000cm2, back wing 300cm2, mast 75cm, fuselage 80cm, which is a light wind set up since on that shoot the wind started about 7kn and peaked at 11kn.

[@davebrewer2944]

Also what is your weight and hand wing size please

[@davebrewer2944]

I meant the guy in the video

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hi Dave. I'm about 90kg, the board is a 125 L SUP rather than a wing specific board, and the hand wing is 6m2 unit.

[@davebrewer2944]

@@kitesurfcollege thanks for the reply it’s very helpful (as I’m 90 kg with a 6m too 🤞)

[@Ryy22]

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