# Prone Surf Foiling **URL:** https://forum.progressionproject.com/c/prone-surf-foiling/5.md [Latest](https://forum.progressionproject.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.progressionproject.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.progressionproject.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Prone Surf Foiling category](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/about-the-prone-surf-foiling-category/12)
**Author:** [@Erik](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Erik)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [Prone Foil Board Stiffness and Long Term Durability Building Techniques](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-foil-board-stiffness-and-long-term-durability-building-techniques/18115)
**Author:** [@FoilWays](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/FoilWays)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-foil-board-stiffness-and-long-term-durability-building-techniques/18115 "2026-09-27T15:39:43Z")
Given the amount of pumping prone foilers have to do to connect waves, a stiff board that remains stiff is hugely important. Responsiveness is also directly affected by this. Some older brands have been known for early … --- ## [Stance width, CG, and trim for pumping](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/stance-width-cg-and-trim-for-pumping/18086)
**Author:** [@Tuber1der](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Tuber1der)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 27, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/stance-width-cg-and-trim-for-pumping/18086 "2026-09-27T12:23:20Z")
Two surf foilers can have exact same CG perfectly positioned over the foil for optimal trim - one has a wide stance with rear foot decidedly behind the mast, the other has a narrow stance with rear foot directly on top o… --- ## [Foiling is ruining my surfing](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/foiling-is-ruining-my-surfing/12506)
**Author:** [@altermod](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/altermod)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/foiling-is-ruining-my-surfing/12506 "2026-09-23T20:50:29Z")
I have made some good strides foiling and feel I can call myself a mildly competent prone foiler. But at the expense of my surfing prowess. Catching foil waves has really ruined my ability to catch surf waves. Now I try … --- ## [Mast adjustment fidgeting help please](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/mast-adjustment-fidgeting-help-please/16719)
**Author:** [@JuanJohn808](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/JuanJohn808)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2026, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/mast-adjustment-fidgeting-help-please/16719 "2026-09-22T15:29:21Z")
Gday all! Aside from all the race excitement - quick question. How can I tune a setup to move the happy place for a mast? Background- I’m a proficient foiler - I’ve tinkered quite a bit with tail shimming and board sh… --- ## [SUP foiling in surf best wings](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/sup-foiling-in-surf-best-wings/17177)
**Author:** [@Foillord](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Foillord)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/sup-foiling-in-surf-best-wings/17177 "2026-09-13T19:54:38Z")
Looking for opinions on the best foil brand/setup specifically for SUP foiling in 1–2 ft surf in Florida. I’m currently riding a Lift 220 HAX and I’m already able to pump back out and connect waves, so I’m not necessari… --- ## [Is it just me or does Eric Gieselman have the best prone foil style?](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-does-eric-gieselman-have-the-best-prone-foil-style/15624)
**Author:** [@altermod](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/altermod)\ **Replies:** 45\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 3:54pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/is-it-just-me-or-does-eric-gieselman-have-the-best-prone-foil-style/15624 "2026-09-04T15:54:13Z")
I was just revisiting this video of him and not only is he so light on his pump but his skateboard zig zag style s turns seems to be another way he propels himself forward??? If theres anyone whos style I want to replica… --- ## [What is the Maximum Volume Prone Board you can duck dive safely?](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/what-is-the-maximum-volume-prone-board-you-can-duck-dive-safely/17411)
**Author:** [@megaloop](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/megaloop)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 1:08am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/what-is-the-maximum-volume-prone-board-you-can-duck-dive-safely/17411 "2026-09-01T01:08:56Z")
What is the maximum volume prone board you are able to duck dive safely in medium sized waves. Looking to get a Midlength prone board but I want to be sure I can duck dive it safely. Please let me know both the volume … --- ## [Prone to Parawing? Who has done it?](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-to-parawing-who-has-done-it/14456)
**Author:** [@theliftjournal](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/theliftjournal)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-to-parawing-who-has-done-it/14456 "2026-08-26T13:50:48Z")
--- ## [Surf youtube videos and clips](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surf-youtube-videos-and-clips/1842)
**Author:** [@Matt](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Matt)\ **Replies:** 66\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 8:20am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/surf-youtube-videos-and-clips/1842 "2026-08-10T08:20:57Z")
Thread for youtube clips Amos released a bunch of videos, this one with Zane Westwood is really good, especially the last 40second flow section. --- ## [Need advice on front wing size for my wife](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/need-advice-on-front-wing-size-for-my-wife/17040)
**Author:** [@Ctsizemore](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Ctsizemore)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/need-advice-on-front-wing-size-for-my-wife/17040 "2026-08-07T17:55:26Z")
She’s 5’6” 122lbs. She wants to prone foil and where we are it’s pretty small and gutless (Charleston, SC). She’s an advanced surfer so I’m not worried about wave knowledge or paddling. She’s towed behind the boat in fla… --- ## [How has foiling effected your surfing?](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/how-has-foiling-effected-your-surfing/1441)
**Author:** [@lewis](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/lewis)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/how-has-foiling-effected-your-surfing/1441 "2026-07-30T08:38:55Z")
I started foiling this year after 30+ years of surfing addictively. Foiling has been a bit like methadone for my surfing addiction. (\*With the caveat that I have no first hand experience with methadone or heroin.) (\*\*Add… --- ## [AFS Silk V2 Tuning](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-silk-v2-tuning/15975)
**Author:** [@TheFoilKook](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/TheFoilKook)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/afs-silk-v2-tuning/15975 "2026-07-22T17:57:07Z")
An epic run of south swell has brought a ton of energy to my local prone spots. The 750 V2 has been amazing most days but I’m finding it a bit too fast lately. Mostly pairing with the 120 Usurf and 130 Ucarve but thinkin… --- ## [Has somebody foiled Buarcos, Portugal?](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/has-somebody-foiled-buarcos-portugal/16472)
**Author:** [@anto](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/anto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/has-somebody-foiled-buarcos-portugal/16472 "2026-07-07T14:14:27Z")
There’s this place in Portugal called Buarcos, close to Figueira da Foz where long period swells from the NW hit a portion of the coast that is perpendicular to it and generates an extremely long right that hardly connec… --- ## [Is Slim Foil Drive a dead end?](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/is-slim-foil-drive-a-dead-end/15453)
**Author:** [@surfnoamda](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/surfnoamda)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/is-slim-foil-drive-a-dead-end/15453 "2026-07-06T17:49:34Z")
Hi , I write this out of frustration but maybe it has some point I bought the FD slim some time ago and really enjoyed the lack of weight.I normally use an endurance battery which is more than enough for me . The prob… --- ## [Prone to FD riding](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-to-fd-riding/16415)
**Author:** [@devonsurf](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/devonsurf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-to-fd-riding/16415 "2026-07-05T19:57:28Z")
For those who both prone and FD, I wondered if anyone alters mast placement or shim (if their setup permits this) between unassisted prone and FD with the same board and foil? I just move my feet once up and riding until… --- ## [On the effect of wind for pumping](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/on-the-effect-of-wind-for-pumping/15131)
**Author:** [@anto](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/anto)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/on-the-effect-of-wind-for-pumping/15131 "2026-06-22T08:02:27Z")
I was pumping completely perpendicular to the wind the other day and was thinking, is it equivalent to pumping in no wind, or is there more drag? --- ## [Prog 170 for pump foiling - Gold Coast Australia](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prog-170-for-pump-foiling-gold-coast-australia/15508)
**Author:** [@gcfoil](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/gcfoil)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prog-170-for-pump-foiling-gold-coast-australia/15508 "2026-06-20T19:30:59Z")
Hi guys I’m based on the Gold Coast, Australia and recently got into prone foiling. I’m riding a Progression 800 mast, Progression 170, medium fuse and 13 Shiv tail. I’m probably 12 sessions in now and starting to make… --- ## [Josh Ku prone board and twinny surfboard?](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/josh-ku-prone-board-and-twinny-surfboard/16059)
**Author:** [@altermod](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/altermod)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/josh-ku-prone-board-and-twinny-surfboard/16059 "2026-06-17T19:23:40Z")
Just saw this vid of Josh Ku’s foilboard. Interesting design. Super thin, greenough edge board rails and twinny futures fin boxes. Def seems length/surface area and thin seema to be the direction of prone foil boards. M… --- ## [2 Days on Cabrinha Union Prestige](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2-days-on-cabrinha-union-prestige/13514)
**Author:** [@theliftjournal](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/theliftjournal)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2026, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2-days-on-cabrinha-union-prestige/13514 "2026-06-12T11:18:39Z")
Got to ride the 905 and the 760 with the 160 tail and the 78 Apex mast. It’s really good. Check the vid if interested. --- ## [2026 Surf foils](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751)
**Author:** [@Matt](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Matt)\ **Replies:** 93\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 10:44pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/2026-surf-foils/14751 "2026-06-10T22:44:46Z")
Figured a thread wouldn’t hurt especially as @Dylan is getting the froth levels going with his “Great Surf Foil Test” series here which is getting my hype up even further despite the fact that no one is buying my old fo… --- ## [Mast Placement Code 850s vs 615S](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/mast-placement-code-850s-vs-615s/15915)
**Author:** [@BoSchat](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/BoSchat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2026, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/mast-placement-code-850s-vs-615s/15915 "2026-06-09T00:10:54Z")
I just purchased a Code 615s for a big swell that’s hitting tomorrow. I typically run my mast in the same position for all Code foils as long as the foil matches the conditions, whether its the 1300s, the 1075r, or the 8… --- ## [Learning to foil on a Lift 200HA, 25HA, Infinity Spy v Spy 40L](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/learning-to-foil-on-a-lift-200ha-25ha-infinity-spy-v-spy-40l/15565)
**Author:** [@regression](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/regression)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/learning-to-foil-on-a-lift-200ha-25ha-infinity-spy-v-spy-40l/15565 "2026-05-20T19:18:02Z")
Hi, I began my foiling journey by purchasing what I could afford. I got an Infinity Spy v Spy 40L board, Lift mast, 25 HA rear wing on clearance and a used 200HA front wing. I have about 10 sessions so far. I’m finding … --- ## [Prone Foiling Contests](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-foiling-contests/15505)
**Author:** [@Erwin\_VMG](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Erwin_VMG)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 17, 2026, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-foiling-contests/15505 "2026-05-17T05:05:58Z")
FOIL FEST 2026 The Rocks --- ## [Slick pod for foildrive review](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/slick-pod-for-foildrive-review/14189)
**Author:** [@Jnb](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Jnb)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2026, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/slick-pod-for-foildrive-review/14189 "2026-05-10T19:29:15Z")
I’ve had quite a few sessions on my slickpod and gotta say I’m more than stoked on its performance!! Super easy to install seriously just 1 bolt! It has no drag in the water and if it does touch down its way easier to ju… --- ## [The unspoken frustration of prone foil pumping](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/the-unspoken-frustration-of-prone-foil-pumping/15085)
**Author:** [@Meow](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Meow)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2026, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/the-unspoken-frustration-of-prone-foil-pumping/15085 "2026-05-07T11:25:32Z")
I just wanted to point out something thats obvious to prone foilers who pump, but isnt obvious to observers. The deception is as follows, watch a video of someone who rides a prone foil wave for 5+ minutes, he links one … --- ## [4hrs on foil in surf](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/4hrs-on-foil-in-surf/15280)
**Author:** [@Ajam](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Ajam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/4hrs-on-foil-in-surf/15280 "2026-05-02T10:13:35Z")
This is crazy. Would love to know more about the conditions. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DX0mfaqPffE/?igsh=eWQzOWFwN3J5dXNw --- ## [Prone surf progression - Need some reassurance](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-surf-progression-need-some-reassurance/15174)
**Author:** [@Cemurmen](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Cemurmen)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2026, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/prone-surf-progression-need-some-reassurance/15174 "2026-05-01T02:24:01Z")
I am struggling hard with prone foiling. Had a week of terrible sessions. I know positive attitude is a big part of progression at anything but I am having a hard time stopping negative thoughts. I am fighting thoughts l… --- ## [What Size of foil/changes do you make for backwash or changing tide?](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/what-size-of-foil-changes-do-you-make-for-backwash-or-changing-tide/15043)
**Author:** [@FoilerDan](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/FoilerDan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/what-size-of-foil-changes-do-you-make-for-backwash-or-changing-tide/15043 "2026-04-30T04:13:06Z")
I have been struggling abit with my pump on the sk8 750 8.0ar - when there is backwash or when tide is changing during prone foiling. I have noticed many many times that as the tide is changing I’ve been getting pulled … --- ## [Solo shot Camera. Any experience?](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/solo-shot-camera-any-experience/13186)
**Author:** [@Foillord](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Foillord)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/solo-shot-camera-any-experience/13186 "2026-04-27T21:25:51Z")
Has anyone used a Soloshot? It would be very helpful for improving technique. Some bad reviews online have me concerned about it not working a lot of the time. If anyone has experience would be great! Thanks [Next page](https://forum.progressionproject.com/c/prone-surf-foiling/5.md?page=1)