Kitesurf trick
Bodyslide
- Drag
- Board-off
Like a barefoot, but you take the board off, twist your body forward and drag your body, lower legs and the tops of your feet along the water before getting back into the straps.
How to
Pop and grab
Do a low pop with the kite around 11 or 1 o'clock and take the board off with your back hand.
Twist body forward
Turn your chest to face your riding direction as you come down, front hand on the bar.
Board into the wind
Hold the board out on your upwind side so it does not catch the water.
Drag your feet
Lean forward and let your body, lower legs and the tops of your feet skim the water while the kite pulls you.
Feet back in
Hop up with the kite's pull, bring the board under you and slide your feet back into the straps.
Common mistakes
Dragging on your heels
Twist forward so you slide on your lower legs and the tops of your feet, not your heels.
Board catching water
Keep the board lifted and held into the wind while you drag.
Kite too low
Keep the kite high enough to hold your weight so you can hop back onto the board.
Builds on
Unlocks
Track your progress on the Bodyslide
Log every session on the Bodyslide in TrickTrack, rate how it went, add photos and videos, and watch it climb:
- 1/5Learning & practicing
- 2/5Progressing
- 3/5Landed at least once
- 4/5Consistent landings
- 5/5Landed every time
- Mastered
Then mark it mastered when it's yours.