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Riding Tips & Techniques

How to get the most out of your Foil Drive™ unit

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Disciplines

Recommendations and tips for Prone, SUP, Wing, Wake, Down Wind and Light Wind Foiling

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Getting Started

TRAVERSING AND MOTORING UP WIND. Foil Drive systems have a lot of torque and power. Care should always be taken when moving around. Very low power settings can be used to move around much faster than normal paddle speed, this is still enough to throw

Take Off Technique

Take off technique using the Foil Drive™ to get on foil

Overcoming The Bucking Bronco!

Sometimes when hybrid foiling with the Foil Drive, it can become tricky to maintain pitch control when the motor and propellers are going in and out of the water. We call this "The Bucking Bronco" as the board pitches up and down and the oscillations

Transition Between Motoring & Free-Foiling

Related Articles - Click to read: Take Off TechniqueOvercoming the Bucking Bronco! Getting Started Optimising Your Foil Drive | Throttle Usage. To learn more, check out the other articles on our Help Centre which can be found under the 'Support' tab

Optimising your Foil Drive | Throttle Usage

How to maximise run time, system performance and battery life of Foil Drive™ Assist and Assist PLUS

Foil Surfing Tips | Foil Drive Masterclass

Jump in the water with Paul for a Masterclass in the surf where he talks you through different techniques from foot placement, take-off and positioning. Small changes to your technique can make all the difference in efficiency and progression. This v

Demonstrating the Importance of Technique | Foil Drive Masterclass

Can a 95kg rider use an AXIS ART 899 on flat water with a 45l board? With Foil Drive Gen2 you can! In this Masterclass, Paul at 95kg demonstrates the importance of take-off technique and proves that riding small foils like an AXIS ART 899 is possible