Foiling can be a tricky discipline to master and any tool that is available to support progression is worth a look at. Foil Drive have been leading the way here with their Foil Drive Assist and Assist Plus products. SUPboarder tester Gavin Symonds has been using the Assist PLUS for a few months and we follow his journey and give you a good review of this innovative product.
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Jed Crystal
7 months ago
How secure was the battery box with the grunt strap and cords? I assume you did not use velcro also…right?
HI Jed. we tested the drive on a few boards and the only one we used the velcro was on the Armstrong board the others we only used the straps and cord. I have to say the only time it came off the board was with the velcro, this was only as I used the minimum amount go get it on the board. the kit also comes with a plate that you can more permanently attach but we didn’t want to use that. it depends on how much you are going to use if a permanent addition then id go… Read more »
Rory Bell
2 months ago
Thanks – really helpful. I have a couple of questions please:
Do you think it would be helpful for a novice winger?
Does the stability that comes with motion mean you could run a narrower ‘downwind’ style board? I noted you were more comfortable on a (?wider) wing board..
Hey Rory, yes I think the foil drive can be used to help novice winging – the tool takes out some of the complexity of getting on foil and allows you to develop foil riding skills faster, so certainly has the potential to help. Motion does create stability yes so technically the FD could help progress onto narrower boards faster. Cheers, Will
The boards we used in the video were a mix of what we had at supboarder HQ as my wing board was too small for me to use as a supsurf board. The bonus of this I got to try out a few different styles of board, as you get momentum from the drive you can go smaller than you normally would. For your question in winging yes you could use a smaller / narrower board for wing as the wing gives you the balance and and in that use the drive would only be used to get on foil… Read more »
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How secure was the battery box with the grunt strap and cords? I assume you did not use velcro also…right?
HI Jed. we tested the drive on a few boards and the only one we used the velcro was on the Armstrong board the others we only used the straps and cord. I have to say the only time it came off the board was with the velcro, this was only as I used the minimum amount go get it on the board. the kit also comes with a plate that you can more permanently attach but we didn’t want to use that. it depends on how much you are going to use if a permanent addition then id go… Read more »
Thanks – really helpful. I have a couple of questions please:
Do you think it would be helpful for a novice winger?
Does the stability that comes with motion mean you could run a narrower ‘downwind’ style board? I noted you were more comfortable on a (?wider) wing board..
Hey Rory, yes I think the foil drive can be used to help novice winging – the tool takes out some of the complexity of getting on foil and allows you to develop foil riding skills faster, so certainly has the potential to help.
Motion does create stability yes so technically the FD could help progress onto narrower boards faster. Cheers, Will
The boards we used in the video were a mix of what we had at supboarder HQ as my wing board was too small for me to use as a supsurf board. The bonus of this I got to try out a few different styles of board, as you get momentum from the drive you can go smaller than you normally would. For your question in winging yes you could use a smaller / narrower board for wing as the wing gives you the balance and and in that use the drive would only be used to get on foil… Read more »