I been flying my kites for about a year static and recently got my MBS board have only had time to use it twice. first time a disaster and second time wind was only 10mph so i had a little luck moving at a snail pace. :singing: I been looking at videos like crazy analyzing them and looking at the trees in the background seeing which way the wind is blowing. Basicly all i need to know is where in the sky should the kite be to get moving. I got myself moving with the kite just about at the edge of the window. I think LOL . is this where it should be? Is it dangerous for me to have the kite in front of me going downwind??? moving forward? lol i dunno. another question if the kite is in front of me downwind, is the board to be positioned to be going (for now) just left and right or at an angle downwind? :bird: hope these questions make sense.

Check this out.

http://www.kiteatb.co.uk/basics/starting_to_board

Im still a bit new on the board but this is how it works for me.

Power is your friend and a big canopy to lean against is a good thing !

Keep your body low and lean back.

Up on your toes and down on your butt. Meaning when the kite is flying up you can move to weight on toes and move downwind. When the kite is moving down lean back on your butt.

Start with the board pointing downwind. How much is sort of dependent on the wind. Almost straight downwind if underpowered and just a bit downwind if powered. If you want to go right. Start with the kite at zenith. Rock it just a bit to the left and then start flying it to the right. How far you dip the kite into the power depends on the wind again. Make that 1st dip and then fly the kite back up starting a sine wave ~ with the kite. DON"T fly the kite all the way over to the edge of the window on that 1st pump start flying it up so you can go down again before it hits the edge . With that 1st pump of power get the board moving and start turning it to a cross wind direction as the kite is heading up. KEEP TENSION ON THE LINES by not traveling downwind too far too fast. If all is good you will be traveling cross wind and leaning back as the kite comes down again then you can ride that power to the edge and find the sweet spot to lock in. :tumble: If not continue to sine the kite.

I hope that makes sense ! :duh:

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Originally posted by Bladerunner Im still a bit new on the board but this is how it works for me. Power is your friend and a big canopy to lean against is a good thing ! Keep your body low and lean back. Up on your toes and down on your butt. Meaning when the kite is flying up you can move to weight on toes and move downwind. When the kite is moving down lean back on your butt. Start with the board pointing downwind. How much is sort of dependent on the wind. Almost straight downwind if underpowered and just a bit downwind if powered. If you want to go right. Start with the kite at zenith. Rock it just a bit to the left and then start flying it to the right. How far you dip the kite into the power depends on the wind again. Make that 1st dip and then fly the kite back up starting a sine wave ~ with the kite. DON"T fly the kite all the way over to the edge of the window on that 1st pump start flying it up so you can go down again before it hits the edge . With that 1st pump of power get the board moving and start turning it to a cross wind direction as the kite is heading up. KEEP TENSION ON THE LINES by not traveling downwind too far too fast. If all is good you will be traveling cross wind and leaning back as the kite comes down again then you can ride that power to the edge and find the sweet spot to lock in. :tumble: If not continue to sine the kite. I hope that makes sense ! :duh: NICE link

Makes complete sense to me. Thanks so much for the advice I will def try this all out this weekend.