Loop Transition (A Strapless Kitesurfing Trick Tutorial)

A fun trick that can help you learn to loop, plus have a good time doing it!
Let's break down the Loop Transition Kitesurfing.
- Start riding in "switch stance" (least comfortable side, so you land on your comfortable side)
- Go fast,
- With a small pop, lift your front knee and pop the board into your front hand. (mainly just lifting your knee and getting the board in your front hand)
- Backhand stays on the bar
- Hold the kite at around 12.
- Swing and try and hover feet 1m above the water. Manage height by sheeting in and out on the bar.
- Loop the kite. When you start to feel yourself swing under the kite a little (not straight away) loop the kite back with your backhand.
- Switch stance in the air, preparing to land on your comfortable stance "toeside"
- Land facing 100% downwind.
- Edge onto heels to head back in the other direction and complete the transition.
- Actively Steer the kite down so that it does not slackline.
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Notes:
- Stay low to start. this allows you to land the trick no matter where the kite is positioned through the loop. You can go higher later as you learn it, but in that case, jump quite a bit higher to get the catch of the kite back at 12 before you land..
- Learn it small on a 12m kite.
- The loop part is all about timing; hold your swing until you feel you can loop it back without getting sent.
- If you feel uncomfortable coming in for the landing, simply let go of the board and plunge into the water.
Hope it helps. See you in the next one.
- It can also teach you how to strapless loop.
How to do a loop transition strapless kitesurfing.
Loop Transition (A Strapless Kitesurfing Trick Tutorial)
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[@angelpena9425]

Mate. This trick looks sooo cool! I can see my self crashing downwind big time but will try nevertheless 🔥🤟🏻😂

[@arturaszaloga7215]

Very GOOD EXPLANATION ❤

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Glad you liked it!

[@yvanni0136]

That new 360 camera footage is mint!! Really great and different angle perspective! Down there tomorrow and tuesday to stick this tricky back roll.. maybe!! Ha! Take care 👍 Youri

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

yeah its awesome hey! We will be there today too! see you later

[@Wayneshore1970]

Absolutely incredible trick - combining two things I’m completely unable to do yet 😂 jumping strapless & kitelooping! Amazing vid work too, great stuff, very inspiring 😁 keep up the great work 👍

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Thansk Wayne! Yeah it is a fun one :)

[@ysiegel5544]

Great trick and video, very nice footage to see the kite control.

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Thanks! Yeah the new camera we have shoots an awesome perspective. :)

[@kountchev1]

thanxx! keep them coming!!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

For sure!

[@larsw.larsen4173]

Very inspiring🎉😊

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Yeah Lars give it a go :)

[@AmigoBicolano]

Rockstar!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

haha thanks mate

[@trexinvert]

Watching the one hand on bar while in the air and then power looping is amazing. So, then I'm thinking what next? Hmmm....I've seen water skiiers barefoot ride. How about kite surfers? So, I google it and....yup, they're skating on their feet. At least for a short distance during turn arounds. I think we will so that soon, aye!

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Yeah mate the Barefoot is definitely a thing :) Its actually a similar kite motion to this one, but as you hover, you just slide your feet. The barefoot dose actually help you go further too. If you are really powered you can slide for ages :)

[@fuelbasti]

Need this spot to train it

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Yeah flat water is nice!

[@alfonsosaballett6676]

By biggest problem is catching the board or just popping the board on to my hand, any suggestions? Thanks

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

Hey yeah thats common, and it is often a combo of needing to go faster and lifting the front knee up that people are missing. Load off the backfoot and then focus on not "jumping" but simply bringing the front knee high. This will help the nose of the board come up with the wind. (as long as you are going fast enough or its really windy) Let me know if it helps!

[@raffipatch8319]

Where abouts is that on the east coast?

[@FlukesKitesurfing]

We don't name specific locations sorry! ;) but it is on the east coast :)