Skills Drills #3 Looping Down the Line.

This Skill Drill is for the more experienced kite surfer. If you are capable of boosting jumps consistently, can easily preform a toe side turn, then you should be ready to take this challenge. The drill will require you to Down Loop your kite, if you need to know more about this subject follow this link:
Down Looping
Conditions for this drill should be side shore winds, 12-18 Knots. Down winders are the best time to practice this drill as you will burn up a lot of real estate while performing it. Most fun when performed in small surf.
Drill: While riding heel side on port tack, bring the kite high to 11:00, then pull down on the left side of the bar to down loop the kite and perform a toe side turn. Keep pulling on the left side of the bar so that the kite begins to climb again and as it passes over the top of the wind window perform a heel side turn. Still keep the pressure on the left hand side of the bar, and as the kite down loops again perform the second toe side turn. Still holding pressure on the left hand side of the bar the kite will climb again to the top. You have now sent the kite through two full loops, turning toe side, heel side, toe side, and finally back to heel side. At this point the friction between the twisted lines will become great so it is time to reverse the rotation of the kite. Since you had pulled on the left side of the bar the kite rotated counter clock wise. Now you will pull down on the right side of the bar to down loop the kite in a clock wise rotation 2 complete revolutions.
If you are in flat water this drill will closely resemble carving through a slalom course behind a boat. If you are in some small surf …well …you know what to do!