So alot of that Mistake > Stop Pumping > Recover > Resume Pumping is flex and connection movement. You hit a wierd piece of chop or you put some energy into the board wrong and the flex/movement throws you off center. You’ll be amazed how many of those moments can be eliminated by stiffness.
As for the v1 hyper i never found that setup to be particularly stiff. As said before the concept of the connection is sound but it took some tighter manufacturing tolerances and better carbon layups on the mast and fuse for it to really shine. You can feel all this movement on the beach. Wrench the foil around (hard - you can’t do anything worse than foiling loads) with one hand had place the other on the connections where parts meet. You should be able to feel movement.
Also, board flex is insidious. Boards develop flex way before they crack. Its like its robbing your pump continuously. We’re just now starting to get boards that stay stiff more than a year. If you are riding a freedom be wary.