Kitesoul Magazine #3 English Edition

78WAVE TECHNIQUEBarrelFundamental, to do a barrel is the wave choice andthe timing.The right wave allows you to perform a properand long barrel, while the exact timing willbring you out of it safe.The take off is very important, descending the waveyou must keep on controlling how the wave is rollingbehind you. According as it is closing faster or sloweryou will have to regulate your speed. For example, ifdoing the take off you realize that the wave is closingtoo slow, you should descend as much as you canpressing on the back foot for reducing your speedand approaching the impact zone.Once you are in the impact zone,you must bend as more as possible, almost sittingdown on the board, to make your body like alittle “ball” on the board to fit in the barrel.Sometimes you may feel to be too fast compared tothe barrel formation. In this case you need to loosespeed to wait the barrel. To do so, if you are in frontside,you can just place your back hand in the waterand pushing on the back foot.