Kitesurfing tutorial: How to pop 180 from heelside to toeside

Instructional video for doing pop 180 kitesurfing. This video goes through the steps of performing a pop 180 from your heels to your toes on a twin tip kite board with a few tips to make it easy and smooth.
Kitesurfing pop 180 from heelside to toeside is easy enough to do, but there are a couple of small things you can do to make it easier.
Here are the steps for a pop 180 from heelside to toe side Kitesurfing.
1. Travel with moderate speed with your kite half way between 12 and the water
2. Drop your front arm and open up your chest
3. Spot takeoff area/ ramp
4. Edge slightly upwind as you load up with legs and pop up into the air
5. Pivot hips
6. Absorb landing with legs
7. Lean into your toeside rail and edge upwind
I hope this helps progress your Kitesurfing!
Thanks
Luke Millard

[@louisaatje]

Thank you for the effort you put in making this video explaining it multiple times in different ways and also showing the variations. Very helpful for a beginner like me as it makes it clear and feasible. Looking forward to trying it out this month.

[@bubbahottep8644]

Always advantageous to watch these.

[@archnoobpilot4443]

great explanation! Beautiful spot you got there! :)

[@jamesbryner9551]

Thanks for the awesome video, loved the different angles and the multiple times you explained how to do this trick. Can't wait to go practice!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Awesome, thanks James! let us know how it goes :)

[@SofiaBeautyCafe]

Thank you for the good explanation...was looking for a good video for a beginner, but well I would never recommend anybody to practice tricks on land...I habe seen to many people landing in trees...

[@federicomartinez9198]

Hey man! Finally you are back. This is a nice and simple trick, thanks for uploading it.

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Hey Fede, haha thanks mate! Yeah, been busy riding and not enough filming! Should be loaded heaps more soon. Let me know if there is anything you would like?

[@federicomartinez9198]

Sure buddy! Good to have you here again! Well a how to handrag would be nice :) im looking forward to do it, so any help would be appreciated. Thanks flukes!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Oh... Perfect timing... The next trick I am learning is the backroll, kiteloop, hand drag... I will make a video about starting, progressing and hopefully dialing it and what i learned along the way. :)

[@ahmeddiyaee9263]

Wonderful

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

:)

[@tommyRfrancis]

Great vid man thanks, amazing location too :-)

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Thanks Tommy! Glad you liked it mate and yeah... it is amazing up there :) beautiful place to kite

[@AFSoar01]

Thanks for another helpful video, you're a great instructor. Where was this filmed at? Look amazing!

[@LaurieR100]

great video, where's it filmed?

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Thanks Laurie! We are on Vancouver Island, Canada. It's an amazing place :)

[@Ronagery]

hello ! what a gorgeous location !!! is this a river or lake and river. i would love to see where it is on a map :) thx

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Hey Ronagery, yeah,its amazing. It's a Lake but I am riding into a river the feeds it :) Its in Canada

[@normsbigwindow9379]

Mako? Ever tried in mutant? Would be good to see a vid with this board in mutant as there's nothing on the net.

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Hey Norms, do you mean you would like a video for a pop 180 on a directional board? Like a surfboard? If so, yeah, I could make that one for you :)

[@normsbigwindow9379]

Flukes Kitesurfing thanks for replying. It was more about seeing the mako board in mutant mode and how it performs as a directional. Seeing you 180 using that setup. But I've assumed you're using a mako which can be put in mutant mode. That said I've just got a slingshot Angry Swallow. So seeing how to transition 180 with a directional would be cool. As would a discussion about fin setup. Probably another video. Do fins make much difference when kiteboarding, truster, quad etc. Great videos and hope this gives some idea. Cheers.

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Hey Norms, great suggestions, thanks. The Mako board has a significant single concave that gives a very reliable edge with or without the fin so it would perform very similar, however, your questions about fins is a good one and I will make a video for it. you can also check out our video for "kitesurfing strapless and finless in shallow water for fun" because as you will see, even with no fins in a surfboard you can still maintain a decent edge and if you have the chance, worth a try. Anyway, I will post some new videos asap.

[@Ronagery]

Canada indeed brother..but where ?

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Sorry for the vague answer mate, but we made a decision that if we are going to shoot video all around the world as we kite, that we will only ever divulge the country and coast, not specific locations. :)

[@stephenvisagie7799]

I can to that... so easy...

[@freddydad1]

kiting on a river, never seen that before..

[@BryanPike]

You're doing yourself a disservice with crappy washed out audio, mic hood soooo simple. Otherwise top marks as always.