PROGRESSION

- Step 1: Park the kite: Send it to 11 or 1 o’clock. Keep your hands centered on the bar and avoid flying it too high or across the window. - Step 2: Twist and edge into the wind: Start turning your body while keeping weight over your heels and the board on edge. - Step 3: Front leg pull, back leg push: Pull up with the front foot and push with the back to shift into toeside stance. - Step 4: Transfer weight over toeside edge: Lean into the kite and shift your weight onto your toes. Letting go of the front hand helps open your body. - Step 5: Square your shoulders with the board: Face the nose of the board and lean back while digging your toes in to hold the edge. Tips - Riding toeside is harder in light wind. - Struggling? Get low by pulling your knees in to stay balanced and avoid catching an edge.