My pwing board has footstraps which made learning to pwing relatively quite easy. As I progress, my key goals are to downwind and take advantage of the seabreeze driven swell in WA. I can't help but wonder if now that I'm reasonable competent on the pwing, that the fixed front foot position is holding me back from efficient swell riding and pumping. As the summer seabreezes start to fade here, I'll use the time to remove the footstraps and re-learn to ride without footstraps. Alot of pwing riders here ride strapless, especially those doing the downwind thing. Might be worth persevering with a strapless board unless the only goal is riding the pwing in/out on swells.
