Hey guys,
I spent a 3 hour session today on my twin tip trying to learn to ride toeside in an effort to get on my strapped surfboard and give it a go. i started off just sliding to toeside while riding at speed, that went alright after a few tries. Then tried popping to toeside. Maybe not that helpful for riding a surfboard but just getting more comfortable getting round and keeping my speed. I do seem to bog down a bit and certainly can't ride on a solid upwind tack toeside yet. I can keep my speed up if I head downwind a bit though.

Then tried doing a carving turn to toeside. Obviously pretty important if riding a strapped surfboard. This is where I didn't have as much succes as i'd like. I veer off downwind a bit with the kite high and carve to toeside while bringing the kite over the top. I dive the kite down to as I would on the tt to transition. I was bogging down pretty bad and found myself losing speed and sinking or wussing out and just sliding back to heelside to keep going.

I'm sure with some more time working on it i'll get it right. I don't expect to have it all sorted in just 3 hours. Just looking for any tips that may help shave a little off the learning curve. Should I just grab the surfboard and have a go, maybe a downwinder, or should I keep working with the twin tip first?

Thanks
Josh

IMO its heaps easier to ride toeside on a SB, they also carve much better than a TT because of the higher volume, just keep your weight on your front foot so you don't bog the tail especially when riding toeside.

down loop the kite instead and begin the down loop just after you bare off