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Kitesurf trick

Frontroll Transition

Beginner
  • Jump
  • Transition
  • Rotation

A frontroll where you land riding the opposite way, steering the kite to the new side during the rotation. It combines your frontroll and jump transition into one smooth move.

How to

  1. Carve and send to 12

    Carve hard upwind, pop and send the kite to 12 o'clock with the bar in.

  2. Start the frontroll

    Drop your front shoulder and turn your head downwind to start the forward rotation.

  3. Steer to the new side

    During the rotation, steer the kite forward toward the new direction so it stays above you.

  4. Finish the rotation

    Lift your knees and keep looking round until you see the landing on the new tack.

  5. Land and ride away

    Touch down with the board flat and pointing downwind and edge off in the new direction.

Common mistakes

  • Stopping the kite at 12

    Keep steering it toward the new side so the kite catches you.

  • Landing on an edge

    Land with the board flat and pointing downwind so you keep your speed.

  • Too much forward speed

    Carve harder upwind before take-off to slow down.

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Track your progress on the Frontroll Transition

Log every session on the Frontroll Transition in TrickTrack, rate how it went, add photos and videos, and watch it climb:

  1. 1/5Learning & practicing
  2. 2/5Progressing
  3. 3/5Landed at least once
  4. 4/5Consistent landings
  5. 5/5Landed every time
  6. Mastered

Then mark it mastered when it's yours.

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