I've started to do downloops while I change direction and really love it. It looks so awesome and is great fun to start feeling that pressure when the kite shoots through the middle of the wind window.
However I get a bit confused which way to turn the bar after the downloop when the lines are crossed. Is there a way to memorise it? I have gotten it wrong a couple of times and crashed the kite coz I was pulling on the wrong side.
Do I just have to make sure that I've got the red side of the bar back in my left hand, as long as that's the case, the kite will fly the right way even with crossed lines?

Also can I leave the lines crossed for a while until sorting them out, especially when I do a transition close to shore where the waves break and I primarily have to focus on getting passed the break again?

Thanks for help.

Why did I quote myself :D

Kamikuza said..
Why did I quote myself :D

keep riding after the turn with your lines crossed, when you are settled figure out what way to spin it. After a few runs you will start to develop the muscle memory, this is when you can start doing it earlier

Gilly3 said..
Front roll with a downloop on the transition = no crossed lines

Back roll with a back loop too...

Gilly3 said..
Front roll with a downloop on the transition = no crossed lines

At what point during the roll do you loop the kite?

Good advice. I'm sure it's just practice. Cheers.

Kamikuza said..

drewpweiner said..

Gilly3 said..
Front roll with a downloop on the transition = no crossed lines

At what point during the roll do you loop the kite?

At the right time ;)

Depends on the kite, how much pull you want, how prepared you are to land without support from the kite...how comfortable you are with looping kites.

Start with a regular front roll, land with the board pointing downwind then loop the kite fast and ride away.

Yer, spot on Kami...

It's ALL about timing, once u get it down it's fun trying different timing with the downloop....

The later and quicker u loop, the easier it is....i have also found that if u are coming in to hot to land, keep the loop going for full rotation and continue riding straight instead of transition....don't seem to stack as much

Happens a lot quicker than the way I do it :D