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flowstate
flowstate
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147 posts
29 Mar 2026 6:45am
Any tips on Drexler style straddling-board-straight-to-standing start technique?
I'm trying but seem to be missing some key bit of core strength to go from sitting to one knee standing in one go...
Looking forward to being able to go from hooked-in sitting on board to standing, without that bloody kneeling stage
hilly
hilly
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WA, 8120 posts
29 Mar 2026 8:13am
flowstate said..
Any tips on Drexler style straddling-board-straight-to-standing start technique?
I'm trying but seem to be missing some key bit of core strength to go from sitting to one knee standing in one go...
Looking forward to being able to go from hooked-in sitting on board to standing, without that bloody kneeling stage


Sinker board and start from standing? A few do that here.
flowstate
flowstate
147 posts
147 posts
29 Mar 2026 9:15am
hilly said..

flowstate said..
Any tips on Drexler style straddling-board-straight-to-standing start technique?
I'm trying but seem to be missing some key bit of core strength to go from sitting to one knee standing in one go...
Looking forward to being able to go from hooked-in sitting on board to standing, without that bloody kneeling stage



Sinker board and start from standing? A few do that here.

wanna learn Sinker and floater Hilly

Referencing Drexler bros technique. make it look effortless

www.instagram.com/reel/DIw2a6yzOL5/?igsh=djc0Nzh5dnoxcmpr
kook123
kook123
153 posts
153 posts
30 Mar 2026 3:31am
Very interested to hear about the keys to making that happen...looks great, feels impossible atm
pitbulldoug
pitbulldoug
198 posts
198 posts
30 Mar 2026 4:12am
Good steady 20-30 kts for starters
flowstate
flowstate
147 posts
147 posts
30 Mar 2026 4:17am
pitbulldoug said..
Good steady 20-30 kts for starters


12 to 20 with a 5m wang is the reality here
kook123
kook123
153 posts
153 posts
30 Mar 2026 10:31pm
pitbulldoug said..
Good steady 20-30 kts for starters



I was going to say: longer arms and living on Maui would help...

I've been working on hip strength and esp. mobility a lot over the winter here, and just tried this again on a coffee table the size of a pump foil board, and it worked without anything to pull on with what would be my upwind/front hand, so I'm pretty stoked to go try it on the water now...

Hip range of motion and strengthening have been a focus for a while now...perhaps it is paying off
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