Kitesoul Magazine #17 English Edition

TIPS
You can switch your feet before, after or
during the turn; the choice is up to you
as whatever feels the most natural will
be easiest, but the steps to changing
your foot placement will be the same.
Keeping your weight centered on the
board is key, by doing so you will keep the
board stable. Stepping wildly around and
off centered on the board will increase
the difficulty of staying on the board and
completing the Jibe.
Remember, you feet are simply switching
positions, not creating new ones.
Your back foot becomes your front and
your front becomes your back. You went
into the turn with your feet in the ideal
spot on the board so it only makes sense
that is where they need to be when you
finish the turn.
Taking your back hand off the bar allows
you to twist your upper body and counterbalance
yourself throughout the turn.
Switching your feet by jumping is not
ideal, it can be done, but unless your feet
land perfectly in place, you will fall off of
the board.
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