I used to be able to do good jumps but have trouble getting airborne these days.Some of that is due to lack of wind & fitness but I have noticed that I push with my rear foot to pop the board out..? but then push down on the boom..( a habit Ive got into ).Wouldnt that stop the board getting airborne?

some Tips: try putting your boom higher, and try moving the universal foot back abit, pass the centre line of the universal track. It gets the board floating higher, cause it creats more lift under the board, it worked for me, but the trade off is my jibing seem to be a little more tricky..

And when you jump, try to stay straight and sail on the same path.. When you try to jump to hard, and dont aim any where once your in the air, i find you end up spinning your back foot out on a upwind angle, i had a real bad habbit of this..

Another thing too.. a you jumping with duel foot straps at the back on your tabou?? cause i cant jump with wide duel foot straps at all.. some people can, but i find them to hard for jumping, maybe try one day changing to a single foot strap set-up on your tabou, and see if it's easier..

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sboardcrazy said...

I used to be able to do good jumps but have trouble getting airborne these days.Some of that is due to lack of wind & fitness but I have noticed that I push with my rear foot to pop the board out..? but then push down on the boom..( a habit Ive got into ).Wouldnt that stop the board getting airborne?

Sounds like you're not leaning back far enough. Been trying too many vulcans I guess :) Lean back more and sheet in a little more or rather dont sheet out quite so much. Use the sail a little more judiciously.

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NotWal said...

sboardcrazy said...

I used to be able to do good jumps but have trouble getting airborne these days.Some of that is due to lack of wind & fitness but I have noticed that I push with my rear foot to pop the board out..? but then push down on the boom..( a habit Ive got into ).Wouldnt that stop the board getting airborne?

Sounds like you're not leaning back far enough. Been trying too many vulcans I guess :) Lean back more and sheet in a little more or rather dont sheet out quite so much. Use the sail a little more judiciously.

Re dual footstraps..
I havent had a decent sail with my 95ltre yet but I feel the dual footstraps may be a bit of overkill for me..? My older boards only have one.
When do you lean back? When you hit the ramp? Also as I said I think I push down on the boom as I hit it ..is that wrong? I havent been getting airborne enough to practice in flight techniques.. A bit more wind with regular waves would be nice..

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sboardcrazy said...

I used to be able to do good jumps but have trouble getting airborne these days.Some of that is due to lack of wind & fitness but I have noticed that I push with my rear foot to pop the board out..? but then push down on the boom..( a habit Ive got into ).Wouldnt that stop the board getting airborne?

Have a look here. i find this is a good little resource for technique tips. http://www.boardseekermag.com/technique/technique.html

Covers chop hop and heaps more

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x sport guy said...


Have a look here. i find this is a good little resource for technique tips. http://www.boardseekermag.com/technique/technique.html

Covers chop hop and heaps more

Thanks heaps. So according to Jem its push down on your back leg, pull pull on your front leg, then pull on your back leg. Lets get into it!

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Mobydisc said...

x sport guy said...


Have a look here. i find this is a good little resource for technique tips. http://www.boardseekermag.com/technique/technique.html

Covers chop hop and heaps more

Thanks heaps. So according to Jem its push down on your back leg, pull pull on your front leg, then pull on your back leg. Lets get into it!

Good stuff .. they make it look so easy dont they... Thanks..I know all the theory re legs although generally too unfit to do it.. Time to start cycling each day. When I was ' in my prime' ( old timers voice) I used to commute by bike to work 10kms each way over a big hill + O/N walk + cycle every weekend..prob why I never used to notice how demanding the sailboarding is..Like I do now..