Footstrap advice - skinny feet

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MJP68
MJP68
QLD
144 posts
QLD, 144 posts
1 Dec 2006 12:33pm
Over the years I've had an onging problem keeping my feet in the straps when jumping. I have narrow feet which is probably partly to blame.

Over the years I've tried lots of stuf******eck pads with raised bits for the toes, tight straps, loose straps, screws close together, screws further apart, with varying success but nothing I'm super happy with. I've never managed to find that holy grail of instant grip when you clench/arch the toes and a reliable release when you don't.

Does anyone have any experience with particular brands of after-market straps that suit narrow feet, or a technique that might help??

any advice appreciated, I'll try anything.

matt
Haircut
Haircut
QLD
6491 posts
QLD, 6491 posts
1 Dec 2006 1:27pm
Although you have already tried it, moving screws together making the straps tall and narrow helped me. Althouhg i often still lost the board when learning to loop, so i went back to wearing booties, and rarely have any problems now.
Troppo
Troppo
WA
887 posts
WA, 887 posts
1 Dec 2006 12:04pm
use the holes closest to the edge of the strap. ie not the midle hole that everyone uses. it makes it kind of like a sandal. works for my long skinny feet. only on front straps though.
Harrow
Harrow
NSW
4521 posts
NSW, 4521 posts
1 Dec 2006 3:04pm
quote:
Originally posted by Haircut

Although you have already tried it, moving screws together making the straps tall and narrow helped me. Althouhg i often still lost the board when learning to loop, so i went back to wearing booties, and rarely have any problems now.

Yes, there's a guy who sails with me who keeps complaining that because he wears booties, his feet keep getting stuck in the straps!
Paul Kelf
Paul Kelf
WA
678 posts
WA, 678 posts
1 Dec 2006 12:27pm
Matt,
If you don't mind removing your existing deck pads you could try our Rampz Padz.
They are not made of EVA like the standard pads that come with modern boards, the material is a lot tougher and grips your feet better when wet.
It's the same material you find inside Gath Helmets.
They are shaped to suit your foot profile also.

It looks like F2 have changed to this material on the latest boards, my new Stoke has moulded pads, not machined grooves like other brands and it also seems to work better than EVA when wet.




Paul
MJP68
MJP68
QLD
144 posts
QLD, 144 posts
1 Dec 2006 3:40pm
Thanks guys, few things for me to try there.

Paul, both my (production) boards have their own "built on" deck pads (a late 90's soft-tail Drops 99 and a late 90's/early 00's Naish Wave). would I have to rip em off or would I stick em over the top?

troppo, not 100% sure I'm with you. you mean using the screw hole of the STRAP? closest to the mast base or closest to the rail?

cheers guys

matt
Troppo
Troppo
WA
887 posts
WA, 887 posts
1 Dec 2006 6:07pm
put your strap over the footstrap screw holes in the board where you normally have them.. move the screw out of the middle hole in the strap to the hole on the inside edge(closest to centrle line of board) for the front and rear of the strap.. then screw them it back in.
decrepit
decrepit
WA
12872 posts
WA, 12872 posts
1 Dec 2006 6:18pm
quote:
Originally posted by Paul Kelf

--our Rampz Padz.
They are not made of EVA like the standard pads that come with modern boards, the material is a lot tougher and grips your feet better when wet.



Paul



Paul, where do we buy them from??? I've just started making a new board, and most windsurfing shops no longer stock pads.
Paul Kelf
Paul Kelf
WA
678 posts
WA, 678 posts
2 Dec 2006 12:08pm
Matt, Ideally you would replace the original Deck Pads & glue the Rampz Pads directly onto the board.


Decrepit, I don't think any shops stock the Rampz Pads but you can get them directly from us at the factory or we will post them out.

Paul
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