Kitesurf trick
Pop
- Fundamental
- Jump
Springing off the water from a hard edge and line tension alone, without sending the kite. It is the base for wakestyle tricks and makes every other jump crisper.
How to
Set your stance
Ride heelside with the kite at 11 or 1 o'clock, hands near the centre of the bar and your hips back over the back foot.
Bear away gently
Flatten the board slightly downwind and ease the bar out a little to release some tension.
Carve short and sharp
Carve back upwind hard and quickly so the lines load up.
Stamp the back heel
Straight out of the carve, extend your back leg explosively against the heel edge, kicking up and upwind.
Stay extended and land
Stay long through your body in the air and land tail first with the board pointing slightly downwind.
Common mistakes
Carving too long
Keep the carve short so the pop follows it straight away, before the kite pulls you off balance.
Pulling the bar early
Leave the bar out through the carve and the pop so the edge can load.
Soft back leg
Keep resisting with your back leg through the carve so you have something to stamp against.
Builds on
Unlocks
Track your progress on the Pop
Log every session on the Pop 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.