We’re not quite sure who invented the windsurfing footstrap, certainly Jurgen Honschied fixed carpet to his board so stop himself from slipping about in the deck. But now the footstrap is taken for granted and in the same way that you don’t see sprinters racing in flip-flops, or footballers scoring goals in cowboy boots, this footwear derivative, for that is what it really is, is essential to intermediate and beyond windsurfing. This INtuition Tuning feature leads on from last months feature, In & Out (about inboard vs outboard footstraps) to help you decide and tune your straps to the correct width, size and spread, allowing you to jump better, open doors to forward looping and freestyle, radically improve wave riding and gain more control and speed if you’re just blasting.
