Immediately after losing your board place your kite at 45* and body surf one handed upwind. (Bringing your kite to 12, keeping both hands on the bar and holding your body upright to look back for your board will just pull you downwind quickly, farther away from your board).
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You're having trouble with your turns. Often people use their and their bar to turn their body or board. The bar controls the kite and the kite moves out of position when you do this. Use your legs and turn your head to help turn your board. If you must use an arm to help yourself rotate, release that arm from the control bar.
03/26/2022
3-24-2020 My GoPro took video for 5 minutes and then switched to taking pictures. There are random shots
09/17/2021
Here is a great post on things pros wished they paid more attention to while learning to kite:
12 Quick Tips For Progressing Kiteboarders - Airush Pros Whether you are a progressing kiteboarder or you've just started, you are bound to learn something new with these tips from our pros.
07/29/2019
After the lesson, Therese told me she is 2 months pregnant. It appears that I have taught my youngest student.
04/07/2019
Aerial transition, back-side handle pass and unhooked wave riding on a Guzt surf board,
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02/21/2019
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12/10/2018
Looking at this heat map of Maui, you can see the traces of kiteboarders and windsurfers in the water by Kanaha Park.
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