Toeside Frontroll

How to

1. 1

   Set up toeside

   Ride toeside with your chest and hips open down the board, weight on your front foot, kite at 11 or 1 o'clock.

2. 2

   Send and carve

   Give the kite a short, sharp send toward 12 o'clock and carve harder upwind, dropping your weight against the edge.

3. 3

   Drop back and stamp

   As the lift comes on, shift your weight over the tail, then stamp hard off the ball of your back foot and level the bar.

4. 4

   Dip your head

   From the kick, drop your head and leading shoulder toward the water and bring your knees up to roll forward.

5. 5

   Spot and dive

   Look over your back shoulder for your landing, steer the kite forward early and land tail first heading downwind.

Common mistakes

• Weight too far back

  →Open your chest, bend your front knee and drive your knees forward so the board doesn't drag on approach.

• Pulling before the kick

  →Stamp off your back foot first, then level and pull in the bar for lift.

• Throwing yourself across

  →Kick yourself up and upwind first and let the head dip start the rotation.