Hands up who can’t swap their feet with grace and speed?
And who thinks “I’m happy riding toeside, no need to change my feet!”?

Whether you ride strapped or strapless, learning how to gybe is an essential skill – , whether you are swapping your feet before or after the turn.

Why? I’ll give you three good reasons?

• However much you might like to convince yourself, anyone will ride better on their heelside edge, compared to riding toeside. You’ll be more in control and most importantly you’ll point higher upwind and getting upwind quicker means catching more waves.
• The skills you’ll learn mastering the foot change will make you a better kite-surfer. You’ll better understand the relationship between your kite position and weight distribution on the board, and this will pay off when it comes to improving your wave riding technique.
• Once you get it, it feels great! Like most things in kiting, when you can’t do it, it feels like shit but when you get it, it feels so natural. The foot change is no different. Carving round a turn at full speed and having your feet dance fluidly around underneath you, without losing any speed, that just feels amazing.

Read the full article which outlines what you need to do with your kite, bar and board to master the foot change.