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Advanced Foil Surfing: How to do wave transfers -- The Fish Ladder

HALF-LIFE

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Foiling is about freedom. Freedom to catch a variety of waves at various angles and pitches. Whether you like wing foiling, foil surfing, wake foiling, windsurf foiling, SUP surf foiling, or kite foiling your ability to react to oncoming waves and to make transitions between those waves can next level your abilities as a foil surfer.
In this video we share how we train for the various foil disciplines through a variety of wave transitions. While this is done behind a boat while wake foiling we've seen a direct benefit in both ability to pump a hydrofoil, connect waves in the ocean, pirate/steal waves while wake foiling on a lake, and connecting wave shapes wing foiling.

Most importantly.........It is a BLAST. Get out there an have some fun. We do lessons in person in the Pacific Northwest (U.S.) and Zoom online lessons globally. If you have any questions email us halflifet.5@gmail.com or give us a call at (909) 698-0401.

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00:00 Intro
01:38 John's Inspiration for the Fish Ladder
03:02 1st wave to second wave outside transition
04:11 Spying your target during a transition
04:53 John's 1-2 transition technique
05:38 The fish hook approach
05:50 1st wave to 3rd wave outside transition
06:39 3rd wave to 2nd wave forward wave transition
07:04 2nd wave to 3rd wave inside transition
08:03 1st wave to first wave transition from left to right
08:34 Goofy footed foil surfing wave transition 1st to 2nd wave
08:49 Technique brought together

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14 Comments

@레저뚱보 5 years ago

After watching this video, I succeeded for the first time today. Thank you.

@sincerbeaux767 5 years ago

Ahhhh, been waiting for this vid. Great instructional video as usual but I think this may be your best.
This winter, we traded in the stern drive for a G23. Tomorrow we are trading in our 03 suburban for a new F-250 Diesel Tremor so we can better pull the new boat. With the Armstrong gear, I think I’m close to qtr million invested in wake foiling and I blame YOU GUYS😎

@mattdroneon58 2 years ago

I just bought my first foil. I might fail but I spent so much money on it I won’t let myself fail. I’m determined 🤣

@joemiller8029 4 years ago

Thanks again for your great videos! I have the need to pump but from a totally different path - I first kite foiled, then wing foiled, and just started surf foiling this week. I already want to start connecting waves and need to pump back out! We are setting up a dockstand on our docks to start pump foiling. Your tips and explanations are invaluable! Great videos! Thanks!!!!!

@garethgreen2851 5 years ago

Thanks again for great "how to" videos, loved it

@Giroux68 5 years ago

I've got some practice to do this summer. Great video, guys!

@greg.ocallaghan 5 years ago

Awesome

@donnymartin2483 5 years ago

Your progression is amazingly fast. What foil combo are you guys on?

@muceda 5 years ago

I have a 90cm mast and a 1650 Front Naish also a 1250 front wing … do you think I should use the 90cm mast or should I get a 75cm? … also which front Wing do you recomend?

@kurtbrown9618 5 years ago

Great video / very helpful! Would you say it’s easier to go 1st to 2nd or 1st to 1st? Thank you! Working on stronger carvs now to stick these wave transfers…

@samwillems3017 5 years ago

Could u make a video of how to mount a slingshot foil onto a board? I just got my first foil I think I know how to mount it but I just wanna make sure. You guess r the pros

@RamonSBruhn 5 years ago

Wakefoil board 20l or Wingfoilboard 60l? Hi, I am addicted to wingfoiling, I am 87kg and have a 110l board and I am doing great, 90% of gybes in regular and 50% in goofy. We are starting to do some wakefoiling maybe twice a month in order to have fun and improve our foiling. Would you buy a specific wakefoil board of approx 20l or would you buy a second wingfoil board of lets say 60l which I sould use for wakefoiling and wingfoiling (or at least try in strong winds). The foil we would be using for wakefoinling is 1550, tc60 and 300 or 232. Many thanks!!