Ohh, a short lines friend! Boom all the way down. I am 192cm, but my legs and arms are longer than my torso, compared with others. That's also a factor why you can't copy someone else's stance and tuning.
Fantastic, easy to understand, and logical. I just need to hop and on my board and try all this tip. Hope to improve my PB by few ktn instantly...thank you so much
I recently made the move to slalom gear with the goal of speed surfing. After 25 years on bump and jump/wave gear, I need all the tutorials I can get. Especially, since I am fairly short and light so technique and gear set up is even more critical. Keep going with the tutorials! Thanks so much!
@@kizzmiazzz Talked with my son, he's expert on sports and training. Our conclusion is that there is very little downside to added weight, since in planing conditions, the extra drag caused by more weight is very small, compared to the gain of being able to add sail size.
Also a 26" racer! Great video, keep them coming please. Really keen to see a video on how to set up a speed board and how to get it going. Looks really difficult...
practice, practice practice... there are a couple ways, you can do the waterstart with the foots on the board, the waterstart with the foot in the straps and the jumpstart (most difficult but good to get going in really shallow water...) might be a cool idea for a tutorial video ;)
I would say generally: if you are going downwind your front leg is automatically stretched, if you are going upwind it's bent. When you're sailing across the wind it's something in between. And generally: you need balls of steel to go on a deep downwind course with a heavy gust in your sail and a fast board under your feet. These kind of balls are even more important than strong legs in my opinion. (Or maybe all people with balls of steel also have strong legs) Happy to hear that there is another surfer who prefers shorter harness lines! Didn't come along with long lines, even my back hurted.
Side story: I read an article decades ago about a reporter who rode Anders B and Dunk's gear. AB's was very hard and heavy to ride, whereas BD (side side note, also short for Gothenburg's, if not the world's, best indie pop band Broder Daniel) was quite easy to sail. I think they were similarly fast.
i think today the gear is much easier to ride for everyone... interesting though, but that's exactly my point on different riders have different styles, so I guess the gear of AB was set up to his style which didn't match the reporters style...
Hi Nils, Thx again! for the great video's and tutorials. Although one remark Nils, it seems that you maintain an underhand front grip (at the boom head, thumbs up) throwing the boom through the sail jibe (video after 2:49). Is this while you have a very high boom and a big sail?
well on upwind you don't go fast anyway, so all this applies to downwind runs, going upwind most efficiently requires a different stance... (Nico's video on going upwind czcams.com/video/zepVEO_zMW0/video.html) in speedsurfing going upwind with an asymetric fin you have to be careful to not put to much pressure on the fin as it will spin out as it's shaped for maximum efficiency in the opposite direction
@@WindsurfingNils Hi Nils, Thx again! for the great video's and tutorials. Although one remark Nils, it seems that you maintain an underhand front grip (at the boom head, thumbs up) throwing the boom through the sail jibe (video after 2:49). Is this while you have a very high boom and a big sail?
hello nils!!.. im trying but i cant go fast enough ..so the frond leg have to pull up or pull down the pressure on the strap? also what about the pressure on the back leg? thanks your videos are great
Hi Nils Really enjoyed your video Just one positive point can the black writing in the middle of the film be in a brighter colour as it is hard to see your comments. Thanks keep up the good work
well, a lot of beginners are hovering with their bodyweight above the board, if you stretch your legs and arms out you get a greater leverage with the weight of your body on the rig...
So to keep the mast foot pressure do you push your body away from the board and down or slightly to the back or even to the front? I think your weight distribution is very important.
@@WindsurfingNils do you push it away using your front foot? I find it faster if I lean more to the back of the board by pushing with front foot but harder to control at the same time, because mast foot pressure gets less
@@dengordo goin fast is riding on the edge. if u go really fast, u basicly feel like crashing into an awful injury every second. its no way near a controlled feeling. thats why it is so addictive :)
@@kizzmiazzz I'd disagree. When people learn windsurfing everything seems very hard and on the edge until you master it and it much easier and controllable with the right stance.
@@dengordo dude we are talking about speedsurfing. not learning how to surf in 1st place, lol. if you think keeping balance while goin slow is anywhere near the feeling when u do speed, u never did a speedrun ever in your life.
Hi Nils, Thanks for the tutorial -> Question: what do you do when a gust hits and you cannot hold the sail anymore? If I open up the sale to release power, the mast foot pressure is released (causing the nose to lift resulting in a 90% chance of an epic whiteout ;-) In addition (but same result) before entering the gybe you need to get out of the harness lines, which in strong winds this has the same effect of the mastodont pressure being released. Any advise by you (or one of the viewers of the channel) how to deal with gusts that one cannot handle?
superhard to describe what i do exactly... i think while releasing the tension from the harness lines i simultaneously move my bodyweight more forward to keep the nose down which is a bit counterintuitive as movieng forward while in the harnesslines can cause catapults...
Start by learning to ease sail pressure rather than dumping it. If you simultaneously bear away slightly more with your feet, you can absorb the extra force as it is directed more down the length of the board. With overpowered gybe you similarly need to first bear away to reduce rig pressure before getting out of harness, more speed works in your favor if the water is smooth as it reduces your apparent wind. If you try to slow down to gybe you will again be gybing in high apparent wind, very tough when overpowered.
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Ohh, a short lines friend! Boom all the way down.
I am 192cm, but my legs and arms are longer than my torso, compared with others. That's also a factor why you can't copy someone else's stance and tuning.
yes, exactly... would be interesting though to try some of the pros gear...
Absolutely true the part about the legs
Thanks Nils, i have been lerning a lot from your Tutorials, really great!!!!!
Tim K.
Keep the videos coming. It's great to analyze why things happen and our stance is very important. Thanks again for making the video.
Glad you liked it 👌
Dear Nils congrats from Brazil, keep doing these great videos
Top drawer. Please make more. Thanks from Ireland.👏
will do :)
great video. i like tutorial like this because i like speed and try to go faster
Gut gemacht Nils! Hab dein tutorial natürlich auf fb geteilt 🤙🏼
Hi Kirsten, Vielen Dank :)
Fantastic, easy to understand, and logical. I just need to hop and on my board and try all this tip. Hope to improve my PB by few ktn instantly...thank you so much
Good job, and Thanks again Nils! 👏
Excellent tutorial, thank you.
As soon as the Tramontaine comes back I will be out on the water trying out your top tips👍
Thanks a lot ! Very learnfull and will start practicing immediately :-)
I recently made the move to slalom gear with the goal of speed surfing. After 25 years on bump and jump/wave gear, I need all the tutorials I can get. Especially, since I am fairly short and light so technique and gear set up is even more critical. Keep going with the tutorials! Thanks so much!
Thank you for the feedback, more tutorials on speed will follow 😉🤙
Then you can go faster in lighter winds, when the water is flat.
@nils any theories on body weight?
@@niclaskarlin theories? if u are too light, u cant surf fast. then get some extra weight with a vest. end of story.
@@kizzmiazzz Talked with my son, he's expert on sports and training. Our conclusion is that there is very little downside to added weight, since in planing conditions, the extra drag caused by more weight is very small, compared to the gain of being able to add sail size.
@@kizzmiazzz So sorry. "Light wind shrimps" will never be fastest. They will however get planing on a light breeze from a fart.
Vielen Dank für die Tipps
Also a 26" racer! Great video, keep them coming please. Really keen to see a video on how to set up a speed board and how to get it going. Looks really difficult...
practice, practice practice... there are a couple ways, you can do the waterstart with the foots on the board, the waterstart with the foot in the straps and the jumpstart (most difficult but good to get going in really shallow water...) might be a cool idea for a tutorial video ;)
Excellent tutorial - thanks for your effort!
Excellent tutorial, as always.
great tutorial, thank a lot for all the informations that you share with us
learned a lot - have to try it out! thanks
Thank you for the allways interesting content Nils! Like your shirt btw:-)
Hey Nils, thank you so much
I would say generally: if you are going downwind your front leg is automatically stretched, if you are going upwind it's bent.
When you're sailing across the wind it's something in between.
And generally: you need balls of steel to go on a deep downwind course with a heavy gust in your sail and a fast board under your feet.
These kind of balls are even more important than strong legs in my opinion. (Or maybe all people with balls of steel also have strong legs)
Happy to hear that there is another surfer who prefers shorter harness lines! Didn't come along with long lines, even my back hurted.
Side story:
I read an article decades ago about a reporter who rode Anders B and Dunk's gear. AB's was very hard and heavy to ride, whereas BD (side side note, also short for Gothenburg's, if not the world's, best indie pop band Broder Daniel) was quite easy to sail.
I think they were similarly fast.
i think today the gear is much easier to ride for everyone... interesting though, but that's exactly my point on different riders have different styles, so I guess the gear of AB was set up to his style which didn't match the reporters style...
Danke Nils!
Great tutorial - will adapt this into action asap! :)
Very interesting
Hi Nils, Thx again! for the great video's and tutorials. Although one remark Nils, it seems that you maintain
an underhand front grip (at the boom head, thumbs up) throwing the boom through the sail jibe (video after 2:49).
Is this while you have a very high boom and a big sail?
Thanks
Thanks! I am a beginner though.
Hi Nils, Thx! - open issue: the differences in the speedsurfing stance when going upwind and when going downwind
well on upwind you don't go fast anyway, so all this applies to downwind runs, going upwind most efficiently requires a different stance... (Nico's video on going upwind czcams.com/video/zepVEO_zMW0/video.html) in speedsurfing going upwind with an asymetric fin you have to be careful to not put to much pressure on the fin as it will spin out as it's shaped for maximum efficiency in the opposite direction
@@WindsurfingNils Hi Nils, Thx again! for the great video's and tutorials. Although one remark Nils, it seems that you maintain
an underhand front grip (at the boom head, thumbs up) throwing the boom through the sail jibe (video after 2:49).
Is this while you have a very high boom and a big sail?
Stance is dependent on kit tuning. that's your stance when all your gear is tuned and balanced out perfectly.
i thank you
hello nils!!.. im trying but i cant go fast enough ..so the frond leg have to pull up or pull down the pressure on the strap? also what about the pressure on the back leg? thanks your videos are great
For beginners I compare the stance with that you have when doing pull rope (don't know if it's the correct English term.).
Can you do something about how to choose board and sail sizes for weight of the rider and wind speed and wave condition PLEASE
Is this valid for downwind and upwind?
Hi Nils
Really enjoyed your video
Just one positive point can the black writing in the middle of the film be in a brighter colour as it is hard to see your comments. Thanks keep up the good work
sure, thanks for the feedback :)
Could you elaborate on the importance of getting the body away from the sail, that was a bit too quick in the video.
well, a lot of beginners are hovering with their bodyweight above the board, if you stretch your legs and arms out you get a greater leverage with the weight of your body on the rig...
sehr cool!
Nice. But 26" lines are quite short, do you use longer lines on a wider board?
How about you other guys?
No, all 26"... if i would use longer ones i would use them for the highwind options...
I thought you were going on comment on pros and cons for the different stance of the three riders.
that would also be interesting, maybe for another video :)
So to keep the mast foot pressure do you push your body away from the board and down or slightly to the back or even to the front? I think your weight distribution is very important.
Hey Den, I try to push the board away from my body, especially with the front foot so to say...
@@WindsurfingNils do you push it away using your front foot? I find it faster if I lean more to the back of the board by pushing with front foot but harder to control at the same time, because mast foot pressure gets less
@@dengordo goin fast is riding on the edge. if u go really fast, u basicly feel like crashing into an awful injury every second. its no way near a controlled feeling. thats why it is so addictive :)
@@kizzmiazzz I'd disagree. When people learn windsurfing everything seems very hard and on the edge until you master it and it much easier and controllable with the right stance.
@@dengordo dude we are talking about speedsurfing. not learning how to surf in 1st place, lol. if you think keeping balance while goin slow is anywhere near the feeling when u do speed, u never did a speedrun ever in your life.
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Ja, 41,3 max letzte woche, video folgt 😉
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Mega.
I like! Tell us your secrets :D
Und ich hab die Beine jahrelang vernachlässigt, weil man sie im Club nicht sieht. Shit!!!
Hi Nils, Thanks for the tutorial -> Question: what do you do when a gust hits and you cannot hold the sail anymore? If I open up the sale to release power, the mast foot pressure is released (causing the nose to lift resulting in a 90% chance of an epic whiteout ;-) In addition (but same result) before entering the gybe you need to get out of the harness lines, which in strong winds this has the same effect of the mastodont pressure being released. Any advise by you (or one of the viewers of the channel) how to deal with gusts that one cannot handle?
superhard to describe what i do exactly... i think while releasing the tension from the harness lines i simultaneously move my bodyweight more forward to keep the nose down which is a bit counterintuitive as movieng forward while in the harnesslines can cause catapults...
@@WindsurfingNils I think that also applies for maintaining planing in the gybe.
Start by learning to ease sail pressure rather than dumping it. If you simultaneously bear away slightly more with your feet, you can absorb the extra force as it is directed more down the length of the board. With overpowered gybe you similarly need to first bear away to reduce rig pressure before getting out of harness, more speed works in your favor if the water is smooth as it reduces your apparent wind. If you try to slow down to gybe you will again be gybing in high apparent wind, very tough when overpowered.
Albeau has the hip very much in front compare with the others....maybe thats the fastest stance??....mhhhh
Yeah, must be something to it 🤔
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