Wanna learn the Heli Tack?

I'll be dropping a new trick tutorial every week! Let me know what you guys are working on right now!



/Erik

Good video

Am I the only one that thinks you sound like you should be a character on the Soprano's ..lol...

Doing them in stronger winds certainly lets you know if you have a good techique.

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Hakman said..
Wanna learn the Heli Tack?

I'll be dropping a new trick tutorial every week! Let me know what you guys are working on right now!

/Erik

Nice, but please make a video for the regular tack!

That was awesome thanks! Please make on for a foiling heli tack!

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P.C_simpson said..
Good video

Am I the only one that thinks you sound like you should be a character on the Soprano's ..lol...

Doing them in stronger winds certainly lets you know if you have a good techique.

Ah man that had me laughing hard!! Gotta watch a couple episodes tonight!

Let me know what kind of moves you're working on this season!

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duzzi said..

Hakman said..
Wanna learn the Heli Tack?

I'll be dropping a new trick tutorial every week! Let me know what you guys are working on right now!

/Erik

Nice, but please make a video for the regular tack!

Thanks, I've got one in the pipeline together with a lot of other fun stuff!

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utcminusfour said..
That was awesome thanks! Please make on for a foiling heli tack!

Thanks man happy you liked it! As soon as I get the ball rolling on these windsurfing vids I've got a whole series for foil moves planned as well.

I'd be happy to give you some feedback on your foil heli right now though, just send me a video!

duck tack too

Wow, that's some smooth heli tacks!
Can you please make some foiling tutorials?
Upwind 360, foiling heli tack, foiling duck tack.

That's a slik video : )

Try them for ages but to no avail.

Miss in the video the common mistakes and how to adres them.


I'm struggling (in minimal conditions) with:
- to get board proper up wind and through the wind.
- the sail trows me off the board when pushing the sail through the wind. Especially in the last bit.

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thedoor said..
duck tack too

For sure!

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Nikita said..
Wow, that's some smooth heli tacks!
Can you please make some foiling tutorials?
Upwind 360, foiling heli tack, foiling duck tack.

Ah thanks! Checked out the vid on your profile. You're cruising through those jibes!

Definitely making a whole separate series for foil freestyle (jibes, 3's, loops etc.) as soon as the windsurfing one is underway. Send me a vid of your 360 or heli tacks on the foil and I'll come through with some feedback!

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Icelake said..
That's a slik video : )

Try them for ages but to no avail.

Miss in the video the common mistakes and how to adres them.


I'm struggling (in minimal conditions) with:
- to get board proper up wind and through the wind.
- the sail trows me off the board when pushing the sail through the wind. Especially in the last bit.

Sweet, happy to hear that!

Let's make sure you nail them this season! I''ll drop some tips below, check em out and use the slow-mo of the heli tack in the video as a visual reference.

1. Struggling to get upwind: This is generally because the back hand is sheeted in during the upwind phase and/or because the rider is not getting enough separation between hips and mast.

Make sure to keep that sail completely neutral, only using your front hand to extend the sail toward the back of the board, aiming to get the clew over the centerline. Also, bring your hips forward over the mast base to counterbalance the weight of the sail and to create good separation between hips and mast.

2. Sail overpowering (getting thrown off): When the sail starts to power up during the backwind phase or right before the flip most people usually react by pushing back. Even a little bit too much back hand pressure will quickly overpower the sail, in turn loading up the front foot to the point where the nose of the board (and the heelside rail) sinks in and the rider gets thrown off.

There are 3 main keys to control that'll fix this: Keep the sail depowered by (1) extending the mast upwind and (2) sheeting the back hand in while (3) making sure to apply enough toeside back foot pressure to sink the tail and keep the nose out of the water.

Give that a shot and let me know how things are working out! erikhakman@gmail.com

Nice video with detailed instructions, thank you, i will try them next session. I tried this move several times before but always failed after eye of wind, either backwind part or rotation throws me off.

As icelake said, correction of common mistakes would be nice addition. Maybe adding small key text list at side would help too, because there are many points you say in short time, it is easy to miss some in one listen.

Is it easier to start learning as clew first exit or as rig flip exit (4.7 sail conditions)?

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Sea Lotus said..
Nice video with detailed instructions, thank you, i will try them next session. I tried this move several times before but always failed after eye of wind, either backwind part or rotation throws me off.

As icelake said, correction of common mistakes would be nice addition. Maybe adding small key text list at side would help too, because there are many points you say in short time, it is easy to miss some in one listen.

Is it easier to start learning as clew first exit or as rig flip exit (4.7 sail conditions)?

Sweet feedback, thanks! Had a section of common mistakes as a part of the video from the start, but it got way too long. I'm thinking about making separate videos for that later on.

For your heli tacks: Check out the advice I posted above for tips that'll be useful for working out the backwind part of the move. When it comes to the exit flipping the sail is a lot easier, especially in 4.7 condition. The clew first exit requires a lot of clew first control. I'd recommend working on your technique in light winds though, like 10 knots.

@Hakman