# Downwind board balance
**URL:** https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-board-balance/627
**Category:** Downwind Foil
**Created:** [September 19, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-board-balance/627 "2022-09-19T18:12:53Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@difficultyocean](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/difficultyocean)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-board-balance/627/1 "2022-09-19T18:12:53Z")
Standing out in the chop wiggling around like a drunk vertigo victim… does it get easier with time or will I always barely maintain balance and then fall off right as a bump starts to form. The litany of curse words today was impressive.
---
### Author:  [@Hdip](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Hdip)
#### Post date: [September 19, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-board-balance/627/2 "2022-09-19T18:20:58Z")
It’s supposed to get better and you will learn to use your paddle as your balancing aid. Proper paddle technique will have your paddle be stuck in the water like a pole stuck in concrete.
---
### Author:  [@gregclosier](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/gregclosier)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2022, 8:42am UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-board-balance/627/3 "2022-09-20T08:42:22Z")
Keep trying, keep working, you will get used to it but don’t expect to be easy.
---
### Author:  [@OmarFoilCol](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/OmarFoilCol)
#### Post date: [September 28, 2022, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-board-balance/627/4 "2022-09-28T19:57:28Z")
Do you use staguered feet positioning? This will help you a lot, and yes, you require hours suffering in the water till your balance gets dialed in get a lot more efficient at it, either way with narrow DW boards it’s pretty common to fall several times.
---
### Author:  [@foilnews](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/foilnews)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-board-balance/627/5 "2022-10-09T18:53:39Z")
Cheat for a while with a Foil Drive www.foildrive.com.au - I’m in the 60+ crew and I’m sure there’s no way I would have learned SUP foil without it.
---
### Author:  [@difficultyocean](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/difficultyocean)
#### Post date: [October 9, 2022, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/downwind-board-balance/627/6 "2022-10-09T20:01:58Z")
As an update since I posted this… I’ve been going out multiple times a week and the balancing struggle is pretty much a non issue anymore. Hopefully that’s encouragement for anyone else starting from absolute zero on a sup.