Inverted Backroll Onefoot Transition

How to

1. 1

   Loosen and set up

   Loosen your front foot in its strap, then edge hard with the kite at 11 or 1 o'clock and send it toward 12 as you pop.

2. 2

   Throw your shoulder back

   Throw your shoulder back, upwind, and kick the board up above your head as for an inverted backroll, on a moderate kite over deep water.

3. 3

   Grab the nose

   Bring the board within reach and grab the nose with your front hand.

4. 4

   Front foot out

   While upside down, slide your front foot out and extend the leg, then put it back in its strap as you come round.

5. 5

   Dive to the new side

   Release the nose, dive the kite to the new side and land tail first heading downwind in the new direction.

Common mistakes

• Board coming away

  →Hold the nose firmly before you take the foot out.

• Kite drifting back

  →Keep the kite high above you so it does not drift back across the window.

• Foot back too late

  →Bring it back as soon as you pass the inverted point.