Some foil carving action... the new generation is quite impressive!
He is on the new "T" (Tall) wings that, a bit like wetsuit sizes, are hybrids between two sizes: a LT has basically the width of a L with the foil and cord of a M. So you get the speed of the very high aspect line ("veloce"), with the surfability of the medium aspect line ("curve").
Gong explained to me that the "T" foils were larger area than the same size in their regular Curve wing. Ie: the XLT was the same chord as the XL but the span of the XXL.
I have an XLT coming shortly.
One of those days when you'd normally just drive on by. More of a pump session than a "surf" but heaps of fun.
Enjoy,
A quick arvo session out palmy today. Having fun on the Hover 125 and 1800HA combo.
Sometimes simple short beachies can be a ton of fun!
Enjoy,
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Some foil carving action... the new generation is quite impressive!
He is on the new "T" (Tall) wings that, a bit like wetsuit sizes, are hybrids between two sizes: a LT has basically the width of a L with the foil and cord of a M. So you get the speed of the very high aspect line ("veloce"), with the surfability of the medium aspect line ("curve").
It would be great to see Malo actually ride an entire wave in, pump back out, then ride another rather than these short hectic edits. Gearing everything towards the "oh look, a shiny thing" generation can't help the bottom line (they have fewer bucks to buy foil gear anyway)
Many of us still have attention spans longer than three seconds 
Something more along the lines of JB's videos would be a huge improvement.
Something like this for instance, apologies if it's already been posted but it's a great example of appropriate editing.
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It would be great to see Malo actually ride an entire wave in, pump back out, then ride another rather than these short hectic edits.
Yes, I totally agree, and I have said it in the past, too :-)
I have even posted on the Gong forum this same video above as an example of a nice to watch vid...
From time to time Patrice posts rushes on his instagram with longer sequences, but alas, these short edits seem to please a majority of people, whatever their age...
Anyways, another heavily edited one:
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A quick arvo session out palmy today. Having fun on the Hover 125 and 1800HA combo.
Sometimes simple short beachies can be a ton of fun!
Enjoy,
Ride safe,
JB
I notice you're not incorporating a paddle stroke in your pump technique (any more). Do you find it more efficient without the paddle?
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A quick arvo session out palmy today. Having fun on the Hover 125 and 1800HA combo.
Sometimes simple short beachies can be a ton of fun!
Enjoy,
Ride safe,
JB
I notice you're not incorporating a paddle stroke in your pump technique (any more). Do you find it more efficient without the paddle?
The foil is by far the most efficient part of pumping. Being accurate in just this alone is more important than trying to fit a stroke in at the cost of a good pump. But his said, when your speed gets slow enough to when you just can't pump back up to speed or you glance your hull too hard, the paddle strokes can add some good bottom end grunt.
IMO, if you're going fast, just pump the board/foil. If you're slow and below that "flow" speed then get the paddle involved. At speed your paddle does so little anyway, but it can help you climb at slow speeds.
I think earlier days pumping lower aspect foils we were traveling much slower, an the paddle worked well. Now we seem to pump much faster easier and it is not nessecary.
Listen to Jimmy's interview on the Paddle Project, he covers this a little in there also.
Ride safe,
JB
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Nice Casso, is that on your Solo shot
Yeah - SS3
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Nice Casso, is that on your Solo shot
Yeah - SS3
Man you must be patient. Mine is so hit and miss I gave up.
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A quick arvo session out palmy today. Having fun on the Hover 125 and 1800HA combo.
Sometimes simple short beachies can be a ton of fun!
Enjoy,
Ride safe,
JB
I notice you're not incorporating a paddle stroke in your pump technique (any more). Do you find it more efficient without the paddle?
This comes down to speed. There is a time where you should paddle but also it can throw your groove out if you're already going fast and are primed. The foil is the most efficient piece of equipment you have, use it wisely. Aid it when needed, but keep its input as a priority.
Absolutely awesome morning tow foiling on the Goldie . The best drone footage from Stefan Vrettas.
Fun little session out at Foil Bay. A pretty weird swell, flat one second then closing out the next. But got a lot of link ups and covered some ground (stats below). Most glides were over a minute, so I chopped and merged to try make it watchable 
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Riding the Naish Hover 125 with JET 1400HA, 310HA rear, C35/75cm Mast.
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Fun little session out at Foil Bay. A pretty weird swell, flat one second then closing out the next. But got a lot of link ups and covered some ground (stats below). Most glides were over a minute, so I chopped and merged to try make it watchable .
Riding the Naish Hover 125 with JET 1400HA, 310HA rear, C35/75cm Mast.
Ride safe,
JB
Killer vid
Clearly shows you don't need to move your feet to carve - always amazed how many dudes insist that it's necessary.
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Fun little session out at Foil Bay. A pretty weird swell, flat one second then closing out the next. But got a lot of link ups and covered some ground (stats below). Most glides were over a minute, so I chopped and merged to try make it watchable .
Riding the Naish Hover 125 with JET 1400HA, 310HA rear, C35/75cm Mast.
Ride safe,
JB
Killer vid
Clearly shows you don't need to move your feet to carve - always amazed how many dudes insist that it's necessary.
Thanks Azymuth, GoPro'ing on the paddle makes it hard to carve too, so definitely carve much harder but can't show you 
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Setting up of your gear, getting neutral and understanding foil trim are all good components of a carveable setup. Having your feet strapped or not should not affect things. Ideally you do not want to rely on the straps when riding.
I strongly recommend spending time tuning your gear. changing one thing at a time, and understanding what each variable does. Then you can consciously go into tuning with an aim and not just random.
My priorities are,
- Foil mount position. Trying the get the neutral feel you want/need.
- rear wing. Applying enough down force or lift for the feel you want (front foot pressure) and lift.
- Stance is a derivative of the above. And will often become a spanner in the works forcing you to start again at the top.
Tune, re-tune. Ride and understand. If it's not right, change it. Everything has limitations, but also most things are tuneable.
Ride safe,
JB
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Fun little session out at Foil Bay. A pretty weird swell, flat one second then closing out the next. But got a lot of link ups and covered some ground (stats below). Most glides were over a minute, so I chopped and merged to try make it watchable .
Riding the Naish Hover 125 with JET 1400HA, 310HA rear, C35/75cm Mast.
Nice video! Your tracks are a mind trick. I can't tell where they start and end.
Are you now the only guy riding with Straps in Australia?
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Excellent footage. Drone pilot nailed it. Awesome edit. I really enjoyed this one!
A new perspective - trying out a new mount. Looks pretty cook IMO.
Bit of fun riding White Rock on the Naish Hover 125 and the 1400HA.
Enjoy,
