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Kitesurf trick

Jump Handdrag

Intermediate
  • Drag
  • Jump
  • Inverted

A small pop where you lean back, swing the board up above you and touch the water with your back hand before rotating back onto your feet. The entry move for hand drag rolls and transitions.

How to

  1. Ride heelside with speed

    Ride heelside on a solid edge with the kite at 11 or 1 o'clock.

  2. Kite back and forward

    Steer the kite slightly back toward 12, then forward again as you release your edge.

  3. Pop gently

    Give only a minimal pop so you stay close to the water.

  4. Reach down, back hand

    Let go with your back hand and reach down to the water while your legs swing the board up above you.

  5. Rotate back and land

    Keep the front hand on the bar, let your legs come back down under you and ride away on the same tack.

Common mistakes

  • Popping too high

    Use a minimal pop so your hand can reach the water.

  • Kite left behind

    Steer the kite forward again as you leave the water so it carries you through.

  • Board stays low

    Lift your knees and swing the board up so your hand, not your hip, touches the water.

Builds on

Track your progress on the Jump Handdrag

Log every session on the Jump Handdrag 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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