Love prone foiling and very comfortable with it, Went out for my first SUP foil with today and it's sux,every muscle is sore, lower back hurting , cramps in my feet and totally exhausted.
Managed to get 8 rides of 100 m or so and felt fine once I was up foiling , even though it felt like foiling an ocean liner compared to prone, but I recon I fell off at least 6 times for every wave I caught.
Got to admit I've never supped before and I bought it to wingding with ultimately, but found balancing and being in the right place etc very challenging.
Tell me it gets easier and less painful, but apart from being able to catch the waves earlier I'm struggling to see many advantages to SUP over prone.
Interested to hear from others who have tried the same.