Question on a wakestyle trick

kitemare · Since 23 Mar 2010 265 Posts Seattle, wa Obsessed

So I got the kite, I got the board and boots, lost the fins. But am having trouble with a trick.

I don't know the name of the move, Here is a quick vid. the trick is at minute 2:14-2:17 in the video.

So how do I initiate the transition from riding on the bottom of the deck to cutting through on its edge?

I pretty powered and am keeping the kite low, hooked in, most of my weight on the upwind leg, trying to cut in on the toeside edge but I am missing a step. Anyone got any advise on it?

I just keep sliding on the bottom deck horizontally and can't seem to rotate the board nose down underwater.

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wakeup · Since 11 Sep 2005 328 Posts always Obsessed

it's a butterslide, in this case a nose butter
he is doing what you said but going fast and bearing off wind a lot
kinda hard to explain, one of those things you just have to feel out. Just keep trying and putting more and more weight on that foot and your heel edge. you have to be going pretty fast for it to look and work good. Really smooth water helps a lot

when you get em down, try it backside. so the same thing but you're on your back foot with your back to the kite