For the longest time, I could not figure out how to downloop the kite when doing toeside to heel side carve.
I find hell side to toeside downloop to be very comfortable as you initiate it with a front hand and that hand very conviently becomes the back hand you continue holding the kite once you are riding toeside.
But the other way around, just does not work... I kept trying to turn while flying the kite over the 12h, but that require insane timing and typically does not work in Low winds. Always wound-up losing tension in lines..
Finally last weekend, I decided, I'll move my hand from the back side of the bar to the front of the bar and attempt to downloop that way with back-hand. I also tried to flip the bar and pull upwards. I managed to downloop the kite this way, but oh boy that was NOT comfortable! I wound up passing the bar in the middle of the turn from one hand to another to finish the turn.
The position of hands is just very uncomfortable and overall the turn is unstable. I can do it now, but it does not feel anywhere near as polished and comfortable as the hill-to-toe side.
Question: Is there some technique for downlooping the kite on toe--to-heel side ? Please share how you do it.
-D.