Hate it when my leg rope/leash tangles around my foil!
Especially when having to face on coming waves. So frustrating!
So far I used a coiled one that was a little better. But........ still had to untangle the thing after it knots up. And it broke just after a few uses. So back to a normal leggie I went. Which was OK with my Slingshot H4 as long as I would pull it up with one hand as I got back on board. But since I got my NeilPryde large wing, it was happening again but more often & just after most falls when foil is side on to wave. Must be because the large wing sticks further out to the side to catch the leggie.
So I remembered one of the guys from Blue Planet saying he attached a small float or cork & said he had no more problems.
So then I found an old champagne cork, drilled a hole just smaller than the diameter of my leggie, cut a slit just wide enough to push the leggie sideways through the slit into the hole. The slit will open up further as you push it in, but the cork will clamp tightly around the leggie to stop it sliding. I positioned the cork halfway along the leggie. Then tried it on my last session. It works! Not one tangle around my foil. But the cork nearly came off only once. Which I only had to push it back into the cork.
So after getting home I stuck some silastic into the slit. So I will see how it works in the next few sessions.

I've been using a floatie on my leash since Blue Planet published that video. I used a piece of pipe insulation duct taped.

I added 3/16" (4 mm) paracord to keep it all together at a fixed length down the leash. Best spot is where the leash bends BACK toward you when dragging in the water.

It works great.

Good one Beasho.
I tested mine again today. Catching the whitewash of head high waves in very sloppy water caused by different swell directions & waves bouncing off a breakwall. Very trying day getting knocked off my board & simply just falling off heaps. Leg leash even wrapped around my neck & body at one stage. Lol. Lucky I got untangled before the next wave.
Only got tangled around foil once. So very happy with that.
Only got about 4 runs before calling it quits.
But got about 4 long awesome rides in the entrance on way back & could feel the cork skipping behind me. Haaaa!

I put a piece of double sided tear strap around the cork. So far had about 4 sessions with it without the cork coming off. Works wonders.

Naish do a 5' leggie, that won't tangle round your foil. I use them prone foiling and have no issues with it looping round my rear wing at all. It's super light and also tends not to hit the water when flying high either.

Otherwise the Naish Coil leash works really well. I have cut short an old tie down strap and use it through the ankle cuff and put it round my waist. Leash is always high and dry when SUP Foiling, the simply not use the tie down and use it for prone also if you're planning to do a lot of pumping.

www.naishfoils.com/products/gears/

Available now at your local Naish Dealer or check em out online - www.windgenuity.com.au/shop/leash-coiled-red/ (5' straight leash will be up soon. You can specify in notes is you want the straight one).

Ride safe.

JB

This is a little bit ''hobo Joe" but, after coming up short for a cork in the recycling bin, I duct taped some foam packaging to my leggy today after reading this thread....worked a treat. Thanks for the inspiration!