Great move to practice with the trainer kit:
Imagine the wind window as the top half of a clock face, 9 o'clock on the left, 3 o'clock on the right and 12 o'clock at the top. Basic kite manoeuvre to get up onto your board (going right) is to start with the kite around 11 o'clock, a nice smooth turn down to around 2:30 and reverse your turn so the kite stays at 2:30 for your right hand run.
Left is just the opposite, Start at 1 pm, turn down to around 10:30 and again hold the kite there for your left hand run.
With this move as second nature you can focus on your feet and balance instead of watching the kite in your initial lessons.

As for the cable park, can't help you there, I've never been to one.

Welcome to this site and one of the most awesome sports I've ever done!

Hi Wave1977,

In short - YES!
Cable parks are great to get used to riding and getting comfortable with water boards (preferably twin tip). Once you mastered a lap with your preferred foot forward try riding using your opposite foot forward, practice carving turns and edging on both toe-side and heel-side edges. Also don't expect to get up and carving on your first time, it takes time to get used to starting, if you can go for 1-2 hours a few days in a row it will help you improve more than going for 6 hours in one day. While it will never be the same as kite boarding it is great experience for beginners because it lets them focus more on flying the kite when they learn to get up rather than the board.

Tristan,
Sunshine Coast Kite surfing.

Whats the latest with the cable park they want to put in at lake Illawarra?