November 15th e-foil — Riding in the 'center' —

Today, unfortunately, there was no wind.
Without hesitation, I requested the e-foil.
Now, instead of lamenting the lack of wind,
I understand that how I use this time is more important.

Mid-November.
It's certainly gotten cold.
Today, I'm wearing the new semi-dry suit that finally arrived for the first time.
It fits perfectly and is smooth to put on and take off.
I don't feel any restriction of movement.
Ordering it was definitely the right decision.
I'm still wearing marine boots on my feet, and gloves aren't needed today.
It feels like I'm standing at the 'entrance to winter'.

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The last e-foil session ended with a pretty good feeling.
So today, I honestly expected that I could naturally pick up where I left off——
I honestly had such expectations.

However, reality is not so kind.
Soon after starting, I sank two, then three times.
The feeling of 'Huh?' continued.

However, this time I wasn't flustered.
While sinking, I had the leisure to observe what was happening within myself.
And then, I suddenly realized.

At the moment of floating, I'm not completely positioned in the “center”.

Last time, I also stumbled at the same point.
But today, I could clearly put that sense of discomfort into words.
The moment I try to float,
'Am I really standing in the exact middle of the board right now?'
I strongly focused on that feeling.

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Next try.
Instead of searching for the center of gravity,
I applied the throttle with the conscious intention of **'placing' myself in the center from the very beginning**.

And then——
The board smoothly floated.

Without any forced corrections,
Nor being swayed left and right.
I could continue riding steadily.

'This is it.'

The moment I thought that,
Strangely enough, I no longer needed much strength.
If it's a straight line, I feel like I could go on indefinitely.
Looking at the monitor, the speed was 21 km/h.
Beyond the numbers, the perceived smoothness was outstanding.

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From there, I focused on turn practice.
Heel side, toe side.
I repeated both many times.

It was awkward at first,
but when I became conscious of my center of gravity and shoulder direction,
the success rate jumped dramatically.
By feel, I was successful about 70% of the time.
Clearly, it was more stable than last time.

My legs are tired,
but it's not the 'fatigue from using unnecessary force',
but rather the fatigue from the necessary parts working properly.
There's no unpleasant feeling.

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Today's takeaway is clear.

The most important thing with e-foil is not
the technique for floating,
but 'whether you are perfectly centered at the moment of floating'.

If you can do that,
floating and riding,
become surprisingly simple.

This feeling will undoubtedly connect to Wing-foil.
No, it's already starting to connect.

The cold has increased,
but internally, things are definitely moving forward.
Today was quiet, but a very good day.

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The sunset on the way home was also beautiful.