Kitesoul Magazine #18 English Edition

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WAVE STRAPLESS
The Dark Flip
1.
Start off by riding your board upside
down and backwards (tail first). Position
yourself on the back 1/3rd of the board
with your back foot close to the nose of
the board. Be sure to keep the tail (now
front) of the board from touching the water;
because of the reversed rocker the
board now has, you’ll need to put a lot of
back foot pressure to keep it up and out
of the water.
2.
You will start with slow to medium speed,
just enough to finish the move with
some forward momentum to ride away. If
possible, time your take off with a ‘kicker’
such as a small wave or chop to help
you initiate your jump, but be prepared
to add more tail pressure to raise the
tail of the board more out of the water to
compensate for the kicker and keep the
board from pearling
3.
The motion to spin the board is the same
motion used to do a “360-Shove it“.
use your back foot to kick the tail of the
board into the wind. The reverse rocker
of the nose will cause the board to turn
itself right side up and for you to land on
it going in the correct direction.
4.
Because the board spins 180 degrees
both vertically and horizontally, compared
to the “360-shove it“, you’ll need
additional space between yourself and
the board to keep it from hitting you,
so bend your knees a lot. The board will
land right side up and nose forward.