Maybe your pulling in on the bar? I remember when i started i was doing that alot.

faceplants said...
[br]Morning all. Went out yesterday second lesson. We spent 2 hours trying to get up on board. I can get up but I lose power and just fall back down. For the life of me I just couldn't figure it out and suggestions. Would be great :)

Exact same thing happened to me. When getting pulled up don't pull on the bar. Let the harness pull you up. Also point your board toward the lines of the kite to ensure you go down wind. Then as soon as you start plaining lean back and and put nearly all your weight in back for to edge the board

Without edging they will be no pressure on the lines and you won't go anywhere

Be patient .its your second lesson. Kiting is about feel and experience you can read all the posts you want and try to conceptualise how to do it but really unless you are Superman you are going to go through what nearly everyone has done which is fall backwards after getting up.

Until you develop an intrinsic feel for what is happening with your body, the kite and the board in unison then you are not going to get up and riding like someone who has developed that feel. When you do it's pure poetry ..
.read as much as you can but FWIW my advice be patient and reset your expectations. If you think after two lessons you are going to be up edging and riding like guys who are holding upwind and doing tricks you are setting yourself up to be disappointed and frustrated for a while yet. There is a whole lot of progressions to go through before you develop that feel and unison.

The post by force twelve is spot on I was told same and think a couple of seconds ahead