How Does Hydrofoil Pumping Work?

Unlock or improve your ability to pump by gaining a through understanding of the mechanism involved.

Becoming a more efficient pumper will make every foiling discipline better: catch more waves surfing, stay up longer when wing or SUP downwinding, steal wakes from passing boats on the lake, or just have a fun afternoon with friends practicing off your local dock when betrayed by nature.

If you’re struggling with getting the timing right, a skateboard and pump track is a great way to figure it out, as well as hurt yourself in the process!

▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Introduction
1:03 - Pump Track Analogy
2:25 - Creating Your Own Virtual “Pump Track” For Your Foil Underwater
3:45 - Timing & Common Mistakes
5:30 - Keeping the board “Flat”
6:32 - Complicating Things
8:10 - How a Board Shim Can Make Low Speed Pumping Easier
9:29 - Conclusion

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