Pop to blind, with toeside shifty

The pop to blind, with a toeside shifty first, is a fast and challenging little trick. This guide explains the trick and training steps that will help you pull off a blind with toeside shifty.

[@Simon-qw4yf]

Awesome man, got a lot of inspiration and confidence from your tutorials, they actually work!! Keep them coming, and thanks!

[@japoco85]

I just want to tell you that you are doing an amazing job with your channel and videos. I started following you since my first water start an your tips have really helped me progress! If I can suggest a topic for next video it would be on terminology used in kitesurfing since there is not very accurate info on KZbin.. terms like grunt, high end, low end, drift, etc. I think it it could help many people getting a higher theoretical knowledge of this discipline! Thanks again and keep it up! 😃

[@Druimmer]

Sweet tutorial!

[@bearlemley]

I can’t wait to try that ! Thank you for the tips

[@mikhailzhitnikov3715]

Kitecollege is the best! You are doing great job guys, big up! For first try of toeside to blind 360 I sent kite a little bit it gives some time even if landing is not perfect. Just a bit from 11 to 11:59 ))

[@tomtam558]

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[@azevedohamilton9801]

I smash like before even watching. Always top quality content! Tx :-D

[@pedro_ce7021]

Which kite is used in this video?

[@jessejoseph2082]

what twin tips do people ride? I wanna buy a new one and just hear some recommendations. between the duotone select, Naish monarch, or north atmos. all feedback is welcomed!

[@Triniboyjesse]

great vid!! while you are popping, is the kite getting anywhere to 12 for some more lift? or is it mainly in the hard pop with good line tension?

[@Logic9Pro]

The latter. A pop is always done without kite movement but instead with the stomping motion on the back foot and the short carve upwind for the scoop.

[@kitesurfcollege]

Hello Jesse. The kite is staying at the same angle, about 45 degrees (1030 Or 130). Or you can park the kite slightly higher to make things easier for practice. Yes, this trick uses board speed and line tension to pop not a rising kite. If you let the kite drift to 12 you will either jump too high or loose speed on landing.

[@zomo_215]

Hey I am gonna buy a new kite soon, are there any brands you can recommend in terms of durability from your experience?

[@kitesurfcollege]

Best stick with the established brands, more versions of your kite will have been made and therefore more testing done and more data on previous failures etc. I recommend Duotone, overall that is the most popular brand, the other big brands are Cabrinha, F-one, Slingshot and Core. If you go for a new or smaller brand you can get a deal, but then easily end up helping them find faults, and you may find that when you need a part replaced you can't get it. In my experience the click bar is by far the most durable bar. I've never had a bar last more than 6 months without repair (that's pretty normal for a frequent kiter, you have to replace worn parts) but I've had a click bar for 2.5 years with no repair needed yet, since I avoid getting sand in the winder mechanism. If you get sand in there I imagine it could ware out quickly. A good idea is to see what's available at your local shop, or check out the kite shapes video to work out what kind of kite would suit you. Best of luck, Alex.