Kitesurfing Technique
Back Roll Tail Grab
In issue 106 of IKSURFMAG, we introduced you to the hallowed sent Back Roll. Hopefully, this should mean you’ve had plenty of time and opportunity to practice and maybe hone this delight of a move. If you have, it’s time to add some of the proverbial mustard and spice it up, and what better way than adding a grab. The...
Beach Start a Strapless Surfboard
It’s been a while since we’ve delved into the world of strapless, and as such, we thought it time to revisit some of the fundamental skills. Once you can ride and water start there, there’s no reason you shouldn’t have a go at the beach start. It looks good, strolling into the water, hopping onto your board without dunking yourself...
Toe to Heel Spray Carve
There is something profoundly satisfying in kicking buckets of spray, regardless of sports. Whether it be fanning deep powder on a mountain, annihilating the lip of a wave, chucking dirt on a bike or walling a slalom ski around a buoy, the inner kid in all of us can’t resist it and the ensuing look back to check, regardless of...
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Nose Grab Down Loop Transition
This one’s a veritable beauty! A well-executed, high, tweaked nose grab is a relatively simple move, yet one which deserves its place as an honorable don of style. Adding a down-loop and converting this into a transition is win-win all the way. Although this is a transition, you’re best to think of it as a jump. You’re looking to get...
S-Bend Pass
The S-Bend Pass, or aggressively popped front loop pass, is your next stage on from landing blind. It’s a blind judge tagged onto the end of an S-Bend in much the same way that blind is tagged onto an S-Bend. Herein lies the secret, as once again you’ll be tying together two moves that you can hopefully/presumably already land, as...
Surfboard Gybe Part 1
We’ve decided to go over the surfboard gybe again as its something that so many riders want to learn, and it really is just a question of practising a technique that works. Last time around, many moons ago, we took the pictures and videos in the waves and frankly it was impossible to see what was happening, and so it...
Air Gybe to Toeside
Rather than being an extension to one of the most popular transitions, the Air Gybe landed to toeside is in fact a very good way to learn an Air Gybe. Why? The answer is all about playing to your strengths. Most of us have a stronger or preferred side, the foot that we like to have leading. This side was...
Popped Indy Grab
It’s been a while since we reintroduced how to pop back in IKSURFMAG 84! Hopefully, this means you’ve had plenty of opportunity to practice, hone and perfect your stomp. If the answer is affirmative, then it’s surely time to add a little spice and tart up your pop with a cheeky Indy Grab! This is a great way to style...
S-Bend to Blind
Throwing a decent S-Bend and then stomping it to blind is always going to look tasty. Best bet before you tackle this is at least to have your Raley to Blind sorted, and it’ll make it even more achievable to nail the front to blind first too. That said if you want it to be the real deal, your S-Bend...