Kitesurfing Technique

Kitesurfing Technique - How to Tail Grab Board Off dismount
Kitesurfing Technique - How to Tail Grab Board Off dismount
How to Tail Grab Board Off dismount

This move has a whole plethora of names, but whatever you call it will fade into complete insignificance when compared to a highly polished execution of the move itself. Yes, it is showboating to the max close to the beach, and yes if you get it wrong you may look a bit silly, but at least you’ll give everyone else...

Kitesurfing Technique - How to Foot Plant Transition
Kitesurfing Technique - How to Foot Plant Transition
How to Foot Plant Transition

The Foot Plant Transition is a veritable blast from the past, conjuring memories of Vari and the original rock star crew going absolutely bananas in Los Roques all those years ago. The great news is, if you’ve been working on the beach bounce from last issue you’ve already got the beach approach and depart prep done! If you haven’t already,...

Kitesurfing Technique - Beach Bounce Transition
Kitesurfing Technique - Beach Bounce Transition
Beach Bounce Transition

This is a beautifully fun move in its own right, and the first step to a stylish press. You’ve likely seen a picture or a clip of someone doing this, either on soft sand or far less sensibly on a solid object! It’s a great one to add to your armoury and if you choose the right time and spot...

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Kitesurfing Technique - Toeside Popped Indy Grab
Kitesurfing Technique - Toeside Popped Indy Grab
Toeside Popped Indy Grab

This is a fun little addition to your toeside box of tricks which works equally well on flat water as it does off chop and kickers. If you’ve ever felt, yourself bereft of things to try on a downwinder this is a sure smile inducer. For starters having a small ramp, such as a piece of chop will make life...

Kitesurfing Technique - Twin Tip Toe to Heel Carve with Downloop
Kitesurfing Technique - Twin Tip Toe to Heel Carve with Downloop
Twin Tip Toe to Heel Carve with Downloop

Last issue, we took you through the heel to toe carve with a downloop, or as we prefer to call it, an under turn. Well, it's time to meet the rest of the family! May we introduce you to the toe to heel carve with the very same downloop. If by chance you didn't read the previous instalment, rest assured...

Kitesurfing Technique - Toe Side Front Roll Hand Wash Transition
Kitesurfing Technique - Toe Side Front Roll Hand Wash Transition
Toe Side Front Roll Hand Wash Transition

It seems that our technique this issue is perhaps leaning towards a harmonious blend of skills. This move features no tyrannical part dominating the agenda, with other embellishments pushed aside into supporting roles, but instead kneads every detail into a languid roll from beginning to end. The toe side front roll hand wash transition is based on the wonderful pop...

Kitesurfing Technique - Indy Pop to Toeside
Kitesurfing Technique - Indy Pop to Toeside
Indy Pop to Toeside

This one shouldn’t take to long to master as it is really just a way of adding some extra style points to something you can already do, that is of course assuming that you can pop to toe side without a moments thought. Realistically though to make the grab, especially after the indulgences of Christmas, it’s more about polishing your...

Kitesurfing Technique - Jump Roast Beef
Kitesurfing Technique - Jump Roast Beef
Jump Roast Beef

Now this is a good grab, and one that’ll dazzle on a plethora of tricks. Our sage advice would of course be to start at the beginning, so we’ll introduce this one with a regular jump. The idea being that you’ll have ample time to both ponder and practice grabbing in the right place, as it is quite different from...

Kitesurfing Technique - Unhooked Popped Front to Toeside
Kitesurfing Technique - Unhooked Popped Front to Toeside
Unhooked Popped Front to Toeside

Finally the homework for all you unhooked and unhinged riders out there. In it’s most basic form we have the unhooked popped front to toe side. Once you have it nailed you could add a cheeky pop out to wrapped, or flick more on take off for a bone fide S-Bend to toe side, a front to wrapped, an NIS,...