Handdrag

How to

1. 1

   Ride heelside with power

   Ride heelside in a straight line with good power and the kite fairly low, around 10 or 2 o'clock.

2. 2

   Take the front hand off

   Release your front hand and keep your back hand centred on the bar, opening your shoulders toward where you are going.

3. 3

   Drop your hips low

   Lower your bottom toward the water with your legs extended and your upper body upright, as if sitting in a canoe.

4. 4

   Drag your front hand

   Drop your front shoulder as you edge and let your front hand trail through the water beside you.

5. 5

   Come back up

   Bring your hips back up and return your hand to the bar.

Common mistakes

• Squatting on bent knees

  →Keep your legs extended so the board stays on its edge and the kite keeps its power.

• Weight over the back foot

  →Keep your weight centred so the board does not carve upwind and stall.

• Bar trimmed wrong

  →Feather the bar gently so the kite neither stalls nor depowers.