Techniques & Tricks

Wing Foiling techniques and tricks in alphabetical order:

A B C D E F G H J K L M O P R S T U W 3

A

Aerial also see 'Frontside Aerial'
Aerial Grab also see 'Frontside Aerial Grab'
Aerial Jibe also see 'Air Jibe'
Aerial Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Air Jibe'
Air Jibe The air jibe (also called backside air jibe) is originally a windsurfing move...
Air Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Air Jibe'
Around the world also see 'Pumping 360'

B

Back Mobe The Back Mobe is a jump adopted from kiting and wakeboarding in which a change...
Back Mobe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Back Mobe'
Back Mobe Frontside 360 The back mobe frontside 360 a jump with several rotations in which back mobe...
Back to Wing 360 also see '360 Back to Wing'
Back to Wing Riding also see 'Riding blind'
Backflip The backflip is a jumped backward rotation when wing foiling. In this flip, you...
Backflip - clew first also see 'Clew First Backflip'
Backflip - one handed also see 'One Handed Backflip'
Backflip - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Backflip'
Backflip - switch stance / nose grab also see 'Switch Stance Backflip - nose grab'
Backflip - switch stance / one handed also see 'Switch Stance Backflip - one handed'
Backflip Frontside 360 The backflip frontside 360 is an air combo consisting of two different...
Backflip into Backflip The backflip into backflip is a combination of jumps when wing foiling. A...
Backflip into Backflip into Backflip also see 'Triple Backflip Combo'
Backflip into Frontflip The backflip into frontflip is a combination of jumps when wing foiling. In...
Backflip into Frontside 360 The backflip into frontside 360 is the trick combination of two jumps, namely a...
Backloop When wingfoiling, it is not always easy to define a backloop, this jump is a...
Backloop Spin The backloop spin is also known as a palau. The rider and board rotate through...
Backloop Spin Frontside 360 One jump with two rotations: the backloop spin frontside 360 is the combination...
Backloop Spin Frontside 720 The backloop spin frontside 720 is also known as the palau frontside 720. The...
Backloop Spin into Backflip This combo trick includes a backloop spin (palau) followed by a backflip. We...
Backloop Spin into Backflip into Frontside 36 With the backloop spin into backflip into frontside 360, the three individual...
Backloop Spin into Frontflip This combo trick consists of a backloop spin (also known as a palau) followed...
Backloop Spin Nose Grab In the backloop spin with a nose grab, the rider and board spin through the air...
Backloop Spin Nose Grab Frontside 360 The backloop spin nose grab frontside 360 is the combination of a backloop spin...
Backside 360 The backside 360 is a jump that is rotated in the opposite direction to the...
Backside 720 The backside 720 in wing foiling is a jump with double body rotation around the...
Backside Aerial A backside aerial is a jump with a flagged wing while riding a wave. Take-off...
Backside Air A backside air is a small jump in which you jump a 90-degree turn: Jump out of...
Backside Air Jibe also see 'Air Jibe'
Backside wave ride When winging in the surf, you can ride waves backside or frontside. Backside...
Backwind Air Tack The backwind air tack is a jumped transition when wingfoiling, which is started...
Backwind Jibe The backwind jibe is a jibe variation in wing foiling that is performed...
Backwind Ride also see 'Riding backwinded'
Backwind Tack The backwind tack is a tack that is started from a backwind ride or where the...
Basic Jump also see 'Jump'
Breaching also see 'Extreme Carving'

C

Carry your gear Wing foil board and wing are always carried together - on the way into the...
Carving also see 'Extreme Carving'
Carving 360 also see 'Downwind 360'
Changing stance When wing foiling, it may be necessary to change your stance while riding....
Clew First Backflip With the clew first backflip, you turn the wing, ride towards the wave with the...
Control flight Foiling is primarily about controlling the foil. It reacts very sensitively to...
Cowboy Jibe Wing rodeo - the cowboy jibe is a combination of the wingpass jibe and...
Crail Grab The crail grab is a one handed jump when wing foiling. The back hand releases...
Crossing the shorebreak When wing foiling in waves, getting onto the water can be the first hurdle....
Crossing waves When riding over a wave, the board must always be parallel to the surface of...
Crossing whitewater When wing foiling in the surf, you have to cross waves and white water. Here...

D

Deflate and pack wing Deflating and packing the wing is a task that is part of every session. And...
Donkey Kick A donkey kick is a tweaked jump in wing foiling, where you tweak the board with...
Double Backflip As the name suggests, the double backflip is a jump with two backflip rotations...
Double Duck Jibe also see 'Wingflip Jibe'
Double Duck Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Wingflip Jibe'
Double Wingspin Tack - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Double Wingspin Tack'
Downwind also see 'Riding Downwind'
Downwind 360 With the downwind 360 you ride a complete circle to leeward, staying on the...
Downwind Rides also see 'Riding Swell'
Drift Jibe also see 'Flag Jibe'
Drift Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Flag Jibe'
Duck Jibe The term duck jibe comes from windsurfing, where it refers to a jibe variant in...
Duck Jibe - heel to toe also see 'Duck Jibe'
Duck Jibe - out of switch also see 'Switch Stance Duck Jibe'
Duck Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Duck Jibe'
Duck Jibe - to switch also see 'Duck Jibe'
Duck Jibe - toe to heel also see 'Switch Stance Duck Jibe'
Ducked Heelside Jibe Wingspin also see 'Wingspin Heineken Jibe'
Ducked Toeside Jibe also see 'Switch Stance Heineken Jibe'
Ducked Toeside Jibe Wingspin also see 'Switch Stance Wingspin Heineken Jibe'

E

Extreme Carving In extreme carving, you make such a tight turn that the front wing of the foil...

F

Flag Jibe In wing foiling, a flag jibe (or drift jibe) is a jibe that is ridden with the...
Flag Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Flag Jibe'
Flag the wing Wing flagging is the term used to describe one handed riding with the wing when...
Flag the wing - switch stance Holding the wing with one hand at the front tube handle is called flagging. In...
Flaka also see 'Frontside 360'
Flaka Slide also see 'Frontside 360 Slide'
Flat Toeside Rad 360 also see 'Rad 360 Slide'
Foil Slide With the foil slide, you hang your body weight on the wing and let the foil...
Front to Back Front to back is the shortened name for a combined frontflip backloop. Both...
Frontflip The front flip is a forward rotation when wingfoiling. The rotation takes place...
Frontflip Frontside 360 The front flip frontside 360 is a combination of two different moves that are...
Frontflip into Backloop also see 'Front to Back'
Frontflip into Frontside 360 The frontflip into frontside 360 (also called frontflip into frontside 3) is a...
Frontflip into Triple Frontside 360 The trick combination of frontflip with triple frontside 360 after landing is...
Frontflip Late 3 also see 'Frontflip Frontside 360'
Frontloop The front loop (also called forward loop) is a spectacular forward rotation. In...
Frontside 1080 The frontside 1080 is a triple rotated jump when wing foiling. In the frontside...
Frontside 360 The frontside 360 is a 360 degree body, board and wing rotation jumped into the...
Frontside 360 - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Frontside 360'
Frontside 360 Body Spin With the frontside 360 body spin, you jump a rotation to windward. You turn...
Frontside 360 Melon Grab The frontside 360 melon grab is a jump in wing foiling where you do a 360...
Frontside 360 Slide The frontside 360 slide is the foiled version of the jumped frontside 360....
Frontside 540 - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Frontside 540'
Frontside 720 The frontside 720 (also called frontside 7) is a body, board and wing rotation...
Frontside 900 - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Frontside 900'
Frontside Aerial An aerial is a jump during a wave ride. The wing is flagged. The aerial can be...
Frontside Aerial Grab The grip on the rail during a jump is called a grab. Here you can see the...
Frontside Air Jibe also see 'Switch Stance Air Jibe'
Frontside wave ride When wing foiling in the surf, you can ride waves frontside or backside....

G

Get off the board Getting off the wingfoil board: slow down by depowering the wing and steer the...
Get off the board and turn it around also see 'Turn the board'
Get on the board To get onto a wing foil board, set it up in the water on a crosswind course....
Getting washed When getting washed with wing foil equipment, the most important thing is that...
Gybe also see 'Jibe'

H

Heel to Toe Duck Jibe also see 'Duck Jibe'
Heel to Toe Jibe also see 'Jibe'
Heel to Toe Tack also see 'Tack'
Heelside Jibe - ducked also see 'Heineken Jibe'
Heineken Jibe The Heineken Jibe is a jibe variation in wing foiling: the wing is first lifted...
Heineken Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Heineken Jibe'

J

Jibe A jibe (gybe) is a change in the riding direction. In normal stance (wind from...
Jibe - ducked also see 'Heineken Jibe'
Jibe - heel to toe also see 'Jibe'
Jibe - one handed Jibes can also be ridden one handed when wing foiling. To do this, the front...
Jibe - out of switch also see 'Switch Stance Jibe'
Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Jibe'
Jibe - switch stance / one handed also see 'One Handed Jibe - switch stance'
Jibe - to switch also see 'Jibe'
Jibe - toe to heel also see 'Switch Stance Jibe'
Jibe into waves Jibing against the wave is used to start a wave ride. This allows you to get...
Jump Jumping while wingfoiling works in light winds and flat water. Thanks to the...
Jump - one footed also see 'One Footed Jump'
Jump - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Jump'

K

Kicking out Sometimes it may be necessary to end a wave ride early and leave the wave. This...

L

Laydown Jibe also see 'Race Jibe'
Lee Ride also see 'Riding backwinded'
Lightwind Take-off also see 'Starting in lightwinds'

M

Melon Grab The melon grab is a grip with the front hand on the heelside rail, which is the...

O

One Foot also see 'One Footed Jump'
One Foot Straight Air also see 'One Footed Jump'
One Footed Jump A jump in which you take one foot out of the footstrap is called a one foot or...
One Handed Backflip For a one handed backflip, the wing is flagged before the jump and held...
One Handed Backflip - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Backflip - one handed'
One Handed Jibe also see 'Jibe - one handed'
One Handed Jibe - switch stance The switch stance jibe in the one handed version. This tutorial shows how to...
One Handed Riding also see 'Riding one handed'

P

Palau also see 'Backloop Spin'
Palau Frontside 360 also see 'Backloop Spin Frontside 360'
Palau Frontside 720 also see 'Backloop Spin Frontside 720'
Palau into Backflip also see 'Backloop Spin into Backflip'
Palau into Backflip into Frontside 360 also see 'Backloop Spin into Backflip into Frontside 36'
Palau into Frontflip also see 'Backloop Spin into Frontflip'
Pumping With a good pumping technique, you can stay on the foil longer when wing...
Pumping 360 The pumping 360 is a leeward foiled circle in which the power is not generated...
Push Tack The push tack is a variation of a windward transition in wing foiling, where...
Pushloop There are different ways to jump a frontside 360 when winging. Depending on the...

R

Race Jibe The race technique makes it possible to jibe at high speed. The wing is placed...
Race Jibe - backwinded In the backwinded version of the race jibe, the wing is not laid flat on the...
Rad 3 Slide also see 'Rad 360 Slide'
Rad 360 Slide The rad 360 slide is the non-jumped version of a rad 360. Instead of performing...
Rad 7 also see 'Rad 720'
Rad 720 The rad 720 (also known as rad 7) is a wing foil jump that is launched and...
Rail Grab also see 'Melon Grab'
Railey also see 'Raley'
Raley The raley is a simple as well as stylish jump. For this jump, you have to swing...
Raley into Frontside 360 The raley into frontside 360 (in short: raley into frontside 3) is a combo move...
Riding Back to Wing also see 'Riding blind'
Riding Backside also see 'Backside wave ride'
Riding backwinded Riding backwinded is a technique in wing foiling, a good preliminary exercise...
Riding blind Riding back to wing means that you hold the wing behind your back when foiling....
Riding Crosswind The crosswind course (beam reach) is the normal course for wing foiling. You...
Riding Downwind To go downwind when wing foiling, you have to choose a course away from the...
Riding Frontside also see 'Frontside wave ride'
Riding in Footstraps You can wing foil with or without footstraps. Footstraps increase stability on...
Riding in Switch Stance When wingfoiling in switch stance (also called toeside), you stand on the board...
Riding one handed One handed winging can be used in normal and switch stance riding position. You...
Riding Swell When the wind blows over a large area of water, it creates waves that are...
Riding Toeside also see 'Riding in Switch Stance'
Riding Upwind Foiling upwind: to go upwind when foiling, you have to choose a course close to...
Riding waves At the very beginning of riding waves is foiling on the wave face. Foiling is...
Riding with harness When wing foiling with a harness, the power of the wing is transferred directly...
Rules and etiquette of foiling in waves Rules and etiquette are the first thing you should master before any other move...

S

Sinker Knee Start also see 'Sinker Start'
Sinker Start When wing foiling, there are two techniques for starting out of the water. This...
Sit Down Foiling Wing foiling while sitting on the board is easier than it looks. Thanks to the...
Slide also see 'Foil Slide'
Slob Grab The slob grab is a one handed jump where the front hand releases the handle of...
Spray also see 'Foil Slide'
Standing up To stand up, the wing foil board must be on a crosswind course. You can use the...
Starting Getting into foiling is the first big goal in wing foiling. Starting in wing...
Starting in lightwinds To get going when wing foiling, you have to actively pump, especially in light...
Steer the board When you are not in foiling mode, your board floats through the water. The...
Steer the board in flight These tutorials are about how to ride turns with the wing foil board. The board...
Surfing Windswell also see 'Riding Swell'
Switch Stance also see 'Riding in Switch Stance'
Switch Stance Aerial Jibe also see 'Switch Stance Air Jibe'
Switch Stance Air Jibe The switch stance air jibe (also called frontside air jibe) is an air jibe that...
Switch Stance Back Mobe A switch stance back mobe (also called a toeside back mobe) is nothing else...
Switch Stance Backflip The backflip is a jumped backward rotation that you can also initiate standing...
Switch Stance Backflip - nose grab This move is complex: a one handed backflip jumped in switch stance, which also...
Switch Stance Backflip - one handed A backflip that is jumped in switch stance and performed one handed. Here you...
Switch Stance Double Wingspin Tack The switch stance double wingspin tack is a tacking variation in wing foiling...
Switch Stance Drift Jibe also see 'Switch Stance Flag Jibe'
Switch Stance Duck Jibe This is how the switch stance duck jibe works when wing foiling. This jibe is...
Switch Stance Flag Jibe You can ride a switch stance flag jibe by foiling in switch stance on the board...
Switch Stance Frontside 360 The switch stance frontside 360 (also: toeside frontside 360) is a body and...
Switch Stance Frontside 540 The switch stance frontside 540 (also called: toeside frontside 540) is a body,...
Switch Stance Frontside 900 The Switch Stance Frontside 900 (Toeside Frontside 900) is a jump in wing...
Switch Stance Heineken Jibe The heineken jibe in switch stance (toeside) riding position. The name of this...
Switch Stance Jibe In wing foiling, the switch stance jibe is also known as toe to heel jibe....
Switch Stance Jibe - ducked also see 'Switch Stance Heineken Jibe'
Switch Stance Jibe - one handed also see 'One Handed Jibe - switch stance'
Switch Stance Jump Jumping in switch stance is also known as a toeside jump. This refers to a jump...
Switch Stance Jump also see 'Switch Stance Jump'
Switch Stance Tack A switch stance tack is a change of riding direction executed upwind. Switch...
Switch Stance Wingflip Jibe The switch stance wingflip jibe is a playful version of the switch stance duck...
Switch Stance Wingspin Heineken Jibe With the switch stance wingspin heineken jibe, an additional wing rotation...
Switch Stance Wingspin Jibe With the switch stance wingspin jibe, the wing is also rotated 360 degrees over...
Switch Stance Wingspin Tack The switch stance wingspin tack is a tacking variation in wing foiling in which...
Switch to Air Jibe also see 'Switch Stance Air Jibe'
Switch to Jibe also see 'Switch Stance Jibe'
Switch to Tack also see 'Switch Stance Tack'

T

Table Frontside 1080 The table frontside 1080 is a frontside 1080 that is initiated with a table...
Table Frontside 360 The table frontside 360 is a frontside 360 that is initiated from a donkey...
Table Frontside 360 Body Spin The table frontside 360 body spin is a jump when wing foiling - in simple terms...
Table Frontside 720 The table frontside 720 is a frontside 720 that is also launched with a table...
Tack A tack is a change in the riding direction. In normal stance (wind from your...
Tack - heel to toe also see 'Tack'
Tack - out of switch also see 'Switch Stance Tack'
Tack - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Tack'
Tack - to switch also see 'Tack'
Tack - toe to heel also see 'Switch Stance Tack'
Tack into waves The tack against the wave is used to start a wave ride. This allows you to get...
Take-off also see 'Starting'
Toe to Heel Duck Jibe also see 'Switch Stance Duck Jibe'
Toe to Heel Jibe also see 'Switch Stance Jibe'
Toe to Heel Tack also see 'Switch Stance Tack'
Toeside Back Mobe also see 'Switch Stance Back Mobe'
Toeside Frontside 360 also see 'Switch Stance Frontside 360'
Toeside Frontside 540 also see 'Switch Stance Frontside 540'
Toeside Frontside 900 also see 'Switch Stance Frontside 900'
Toeside Jibe - ducked also see 'Switch Stance Heineken Jibe'
Toeside Jump also see 'Switch Stance Jump'
Triple Backflip Combo Triple backflip combo is the name given to a combo trick in which three...
Turn the board The easiest way for beginners to change direction when wing foiling is to stop,...
Turn the wing over To turn a wing over on the water or on land, grasp the front tube with both...
Tweaked Jump A tweaked jump involves twisting the wing foil board in the air at right angles...
Tweaked Jump - switch stance also see 'Tweaked Switch Stance Jump'
Tweaked Switch Stance Jump The tweaked switch stance jump is a jump initiated in switch stance (toeside)...
Tweaked Toeside Air also see 'Tweaked Switch Stance Jump'
Tweaked Toeside Jump also see 'Tweaked Switch Stance Jump'

U

Upwind also see 'Riding Upwind'
Upwind 360 The upwind 360 is a trick that you foil through constantly in a tight...
Upwind 360 Backwinded The upwind 360 in the backwinded version is a completely foiled move. You ride...
Upwind 360 Slide also see 'Frontside 360 Slide'

W

Walk the Dog Letting the wing fly only on the leash is called walk the dog. For beginners,...
Walk the Dog Tack The walk the dog tack is initiated like a normal switch stance tack. Instead of...
Water Start This is how the water start works when wing foiling. With this technique, you...
Water Start - Sinker Style also see 'Sinker Start'
Water Start - Windsurf Style also see 'Water Start'
Wave Selection Of course, wave selection is not a riding technique, but it is part of every...
Wing Surfing Wing Surfing - this is the name given to riding with a wing on a large-volume...
Wingflip Jibe This trick is more or less an extended duck jibe. Instead of just turning the...
Wingflip Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Wingflip Jibe'
Wingpass Jibe The wing pass jibe is initiated by standing in switch stance with a wing...
Wingspin Heineken Jibe The wingspin heineken jibe (also called ducked heelside jibe wingspin), is a...
Wingspin Heineken Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Wingspin Heineken Jibe'
Wingspin Jibe - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Wingspin Jibe'
Wingspin Tack - switch stance also see 'Switch Stance Wingspin Tack'

3

360 Back to Wing The ’360 Back to Wing’ is a carving maneuver in which you start with the...

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