Im 97kg dry, beginner- intermediate parawinger riding code 1725s, medium fuse, 178 stab for lightwind, F-one Sevenseas 1500 for 15-20 knots, and code 980s for >20 knots.
I always seem to burn out my back leg regardless of my setup. It feels like i need excessive backfoot pressure all the time even though i keep moving my backfoot further back on the deck. It is definitely exacerbated riding toeside.
Fixes? Move my mast further forward? Use a smaller stab?
Cheers,
Matt in Norway.
Hi! Do you mean that you have to put pressure on backfoot tho keep the board leveled? If so move the mast forward so you have more frontfoot pressure. Everyone’s different, but I personally ride with about 60% front foot pressure.
Move mast forward, or longer fuse or bigger stab. Youre having to apply more back pressure as the centre of list isn’t feeling far enough forward.
I’d move mast forward, or a mast base shim.
how much of this issue is stance related? moving the mast around vs. moving feet? or does it depend on the board?
It feels like 90% back foot pressure, 10% front foot at the moment making the setup very pitch sensitive. I’ll move the mast further forward and see if that helps.
Parawings tend to pull more forward than LEI-Wings which pull more leeward. So you have more force on the front foot pushing down. I had to shim my mast, because foil tracks where not long enough in front.
mast forward or shim the stab if tracks are not long enough
Are we talking with the parawing doused riding bumps or under sail?
Are you riding straps?
I struggle with my back leg when pumping a lot of bumps, but the fix is to move your back foot farther back.
I have a single footstrap which is a quarter of the way forward in the inserts. So I could move that back 1cm. Back foot pressure is the same when riding with the parawing or going downwind.
Narrowing your stance, moving your mast forward or shimming your tail (leading edge down) will all help to take some weight off your back leg.
it’s odd to me that you’d have off pressure while under sail, but I’ve never been a strap user. I would say remove the strap then ride the board and find a spot where your feet feel good and see if your back leg suffers. Then you’ll have to play with mast position and strap position to re-create that feeling.