When I ride straps I find twisting my feet keeps me more secure to keep my feet in, without that I would fall out all the time.

And what happens when you get a little bit of sand under the pad.

Good idea but I don't think it would work out for me, without a solid footing I would have little control over the board

Troyrotor said...

When I ride straps I find twisting my feet keeps me more secure to keep my feet in, without that I would fall out all the time.

And what happens when you get a little bit of sand under the pad.

Good idea but I don't think it would work out for me, without a solid footing I would have little control over the board

About the sand issue: 2 mags stated that this system easy gets rid of sand when you get in the water.
See reviews at our homepage and this review kiteforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=2371588

Staying in the straps is also about adjusting to the correct width and then it is not an issue. If you are into board offs once every minute, then you will not set this kind of comfort that high.
But if you are into cruising, riding switched, jibing, jumping and especially slicing waves ... then your feet finally can adjust with your leg, which is COMFORT plus the much better weight distribution. You can simply get these 5 inch back on the board - great turning and the nose stays up.
You have to give it a few sessions to get used to, but then the benefits will show.
If you are unsure, try to ride your TT board without pads/straps. Then watch your stance during carving moves and jibes. So often your feet will move back, standing almost parallel. The same you can do with these rotating straps.
There is lots of gear on the marked, something for everybody. It's about trying stuff and finding out what is fun for YOU.

Hope this will give some inspiration. The rotating system actually only got on the marked, because i liked the prototypes so much myself. Regards Henning

Earlier this summer a guy visited Mullalloo regularly and he had some home made rotating straps on his TT. I have not seen him since quite some time. I also know a person who has broken an ankle because he could not get the second foot quick enough out of the strap where a rotating strap would help.
Also I can imaging that with long downwinders when you do a lot of toeside riding this is a lot easier on the legs.
However it looks to me that the actual strap is pretty far forward and not more over the center of the foot; I guess good for booties but maybe not as good for bare feet.
Still .. would be interesting to test them on a TT. I have a second TT which I could use for that ... If they have decent shipping cost I might order a set to try out ... I love gadgets ..
regards
gmd

wdric said...

henningsurf said...


And to all Australiens: We are so jealous about australien conditions.

Nice PU & nice play on words too wdric
Freudian slip perhaps - they are so far way & so different that "aliens" just about fits.