Part 2 - Edging and Release

Edging and Release
Tips from Mike Smith (2x British Kitesurfing Champion)

Edge and release - Problems

Loosing power when going towards the kite – You’re underpowered, put up a bigger kite.

Loosing control as you go towards the kite and getting dragged off downwind even more – You’re overpowered and need to size down your kite.

You stall as soon as you edge harder – You’re either underpowered or you are putting too much pressure on your back foot, stalling the kite. Come in with more speed and progressively edge harder.

You’re not popping off the water – You don’t have to do this to start with but

slowly build up to getting in little hops. Try carrying more speed, progressively edge harder, then quickly stand up, almost jumping up and forward.

Once you get off the water, you can try putting a grab into it, as if you are doing an ollie on a skateboard, so with no kite movement. So just remember to keep your hand in the middle of the bar whilst doing this so the kite doesn’t move in the window as you concentrate on controlling the board.

This is also where you start the wake style tricks. If you can pop really high off the water without

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using the kite, there’s no reason why you can’t put a back roll/front roll into this pop or get even more height off a wave.

Just remember to bend your knees for a fast hard landing once you get some decent height. Just this simple edge and release is basically the initial stages of a raley. So keep doing it and very soon you’ll be popping huge raleys like lou Wainman!!

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	©2006 The Waterboard Ltd Inc. All Rights Reserved ©2005 Fluid Edge ©2005 Mike Smith Many Thanks to Mike Smith for providing this article.

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