Today was the best session EVER!!

I've just started using a Slingshot Rev (11m) (not mine- but going to buy one) and have been amazed with it, its like my 7m on steroids, and because of this I have been getting lots of time on the water, which is excellent!

I started this January, and now i've just started riding unhooked, riding toe-side, jumping and doing fast turns and maneuvers, but i've got some questions...

When I'm riding unhooked on the 11m I feel insecure and as if I will die if I get hit by a big gust. Is this because I'm too powered up? Is this a normal feeling for the first time someone does this? I think I'll try it on my 7m next, so that I'm in more control

When I jump, I usually land with no forward momentum and splatter and sink. Sometimes the lines go slack, as if the kite is outside the wind window. How do I fix this so I can land and keep riding??

When I'm riding toe-side I riding with one hand on the bar so that I can use the other hand to balance and try to edge more, but I find that I loose speed and cant edge very hard at all. How do I fix this to edge harder while keeping some speed?

I love this kite! I've also got a 7m Rev aswell. I weigh 63kg and I have found that these 2 kites cover most of the wind speeds I have encountered. When the wind is from 19 - 24 knots, I can use either kite, so its good that there's some overlap, but is there anything I should know when I buy the kite? Any good advice? On maintainence or riding with it?

Yeah, so how do I edge when I'm riding toe-side while keeping up speed, how do I keep some forward momentum while jumping so that I can continue riding and how powered up should I be when I'm riding un-hooked?

Thanks guys, sorry about the long post and good wind to everyone, Mike

ive found riding toe side i used to do the same thing

im pretty sure its because i wasnt turning my body enough and as a result i end up just going down wind too much or not keeping my speed up

The Chad is also right with not being balanced and putting too much pressure on your back foot

as for when you jump i know what your talking about but i dont know how to explain it. i do the same thing in some jumps and others i land with heaps of speed
pretty sure its to do with not sending the kite too far and making sure you bring your kite back to where you started otherwise you swing under it and it stalls

im sure someone will be able to explain it better than me

good work either way

ok, so I need to balance my weight on the board better when riding toe-side, I need to ride with less power when trying un-hooked and I need to steer the kite down while i'm still in the air jumping to get some momentum upon landing?

How about kiteloops, would that get more distance and stop the problem, or is that too advanced and should be tried after I get everything else right?

Thanks guys!!