that's exactly what I do for my flying gybes round to toeside and I have really got these nailed to the point of being able to point high (one way not as high the other way) and loop the kite as I am going along to gain more speed and height,HaylingBilly wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:30 amA breakthrough point for me was, after the foot switch to toe side, I immediately remove my rear hand from the bar and extend my arm into the inside of the turn for balance. At the same time i am using my front hand to downloop the kite. I have found that aiming for this arm out stance helps initiate the carve and keeps the tension in the kite lines during the downloop. It also opens up my shoulders into the turn and allows me to save many botched gybes.
Thanks,HaylingBilly wrote: ↑Thu Jun 14, 2018 8:35 pmI still ride with two front straps because it makes the foot switch far less complex. I have tried three straps and have hurt myself in a crash so went straight back to two.
I pump the foil slightly as i raise the kite, switch feet at the apex of the foil pump and concentrate on getting my hips turned to the toeside stance - If you dont turn your hips then your new rear foot will not head to the back of the board and you will end up stuck at ski stance...Then i remove my rear hand and downloop the kite as i look into the gybe direction.
Even if you dont get your rear foot into an ideal location, as long as you get to a toeside stance you can get stable and gybe.....sometimes.
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