hey all, i am wondering what's the best flatwater freestyle move to learn first?, i can board pop and chop hop decently, or any advice and tips on the moves you learnt first.

Go to the freestyle meet at Dutchie's tomorrow afternoon and ask the experts. They'll probably be more than happy to demo the moves for you and give you tips.

Vulcan

hmm ok i dont think i can make it tomorrow thanks anyway.
cheers aswell lanky i will look into it

start with vulcans and helitacks on other tac
cos a spock is a vucan with a helitack at end.
set up your eqip right, straps all way forward,narrow and high so the wide part of foot [just behind toes] squeezes though strap and high so strap in middle of foot.
no bigger than 21cm fin
high boom helps getting down pressure on nose of board when switching one side to other.
i think the big tip for vulcans is dont think about what the board is doing
as you pop the board concentrate on getting to other side of sail as fast as possible
pop board let go with back hand, bring front hand across body towards tail of board,look back where you cam from, cross hands [back hand on top of front], grab other side of boom and keep it moving the direction you came from.
as your body twist around sail the board will follow as long as its not stuck to the water
also when learning dont bear off wind makes it to hard to pop board
good luck

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StakaFlaka said...

start with vulcans and helitacks on other tac
cos a spock is a vucan with a helitack at end.
set up your eqip right, straps all way forward,narrow and high so the wide part of foot [just behind toes] squeezes though strap and high so strap in middle of foot.
no bigger than 21cm fin
high boom helps getting down pressure on nose of board when switching one side to other.
i think the big tip for vulcans is dont think about what the board is doing
as you pop the board concentrate on getting to other side of sail as fast as possible
pop board let go with back hand, bring front hand across body towards tail of board,look back where you cam from, cross hands [back hand on top of front], grab other side of boom and keep it moving the direction you came from.
as your body twist around sail the board will follow as long as its not stuck to the water
also when learning dont bear off wind makes it to hard to pop board
good luck

cheers im sure that will be helpfull lol already copypasta that stuff