Wow, game changer! Love the innovation!

betafoils.com

How is this gamechanging? It's just these old things from 60's or whenever these old videos were taken. (this is the only reference I could find since I have no idea what to search for, but I have seen multiple versions of these contraptions from back then)www.instagram.com/p/CGqU4Z-DrW7/?hl=en

When the creator a middle aged man can pump around for 2 and a half hours I'd say it's a game changer. Wait till a young gun does 5 hours on this thing. Just shows how much more improvement is possible with current designs when applied to a specific purpose. Kind of feels like we're at the beginning of the foil golden age!

Youngbreezy said..
The Beta foil is cool but the Aquaskipper was the original dock start pump lord

Wow, I wonder why that never caught on?

Pumping in and of itself is a pretty poor quality exercise for the body compared to something like SUP paddling or even windsports. Used like the Wake Thief is (killing time waiting for your kid), the Beta Foil looks awesome. Can think of plenty of better uses for that many $ though...

I'd rather spend the money on something like the Takuma foil assist product -- it's a jet, which is the only type of propulsion for foiling that is legal where I am. I suspect it can be used for flat water pumping, light wind winging and DW SUP foiling. That seems way more practical and cost effective to me. If the Takuma foil assist actually works as advertised I'll sell my e-foil.

I've watched videos of foilers flat water pumping for long periods of time and after awhile it looks boring -- not taking anything away from the skill and stamina it takes but after 45 minutes, now what? Maybe racing would inject some spice back into it.

Not for me ,too specialized and expensive...but they sold out the first batch.

mcrt said..
Not for me ,too specialized and expensive...but they sold out the first batch.

Just wait for the cheap Asian knock off in the future:-)

Youngbreezy said..
The Beta foil is cool but the Aquaskipper was the original dock start pump lord

I thought this was the funniest thing ever until I realized that it's probably how I look when I'm foiling . Fortunately it's too much fun for me to care .