Foot Placement on a SUP

Posted on | July 18, 2009 |

… is different than on a surfboard. You’ve really got to get your book foot out on the rail, especially if you want to carve. There’s a series of posts about this right now over on the Zone. Today, Blane Chambers chimed in with a monster post about how he does it, with lots of great pix like the one below. Go check it out!

Ikaika again tucked up tight. All his weight is being distributed from the extreme inside rail… Like I said, you can steer nicely from here. Maybe not a big snap turn but a slight forward foot adjustment back to center will allow that when needed…