Try one of each!

Ah juicerider...if you want to progress get boots...plenty of progression to be done in straps. Depends on what area you want to progress into.

kitesurfandsail said..
looking at getting a new board for freeride... boots or straps?

I only found boots good for load and pop with unhooking and also landing hard down wind with opposite foot first as it helps lock my feet in (kite loops). I switch between depending on the tricks I want to do on the day.

eppo said..
Ah juicerider...if you want to progress get boots...plenty of progression to be done in straps. Depends on what area you want to progress into.

Hey Eppo, yeah you are rite , of course it depends what area you want to progress in. There is plenty of cross over as well, lots of good kiteboarders riding straps, plenty of kooks riding boots. Just as a surfboards are better in the waves there are plenty riding twin tips in waves. TWintips are better at jumping , but plenty of people can also jump surfboards. 4x4s are better at taking kids to school, but some people also use them off road too.
However imho free riding is better in straps and if kitesurfandsale wants to progress to freestyle imo boots are better, but that is just my opinion, and we all know what opinions are like.