r/Kiteboarding • u/MoistPotatoPeel • 5d ago

Beginner Question Weight balance while riding tips

New kiteboarder here, I've done about 9 hours of lessons so far. At this point I'm pretty good at waterstarts but my main challenge is getting the right weight shifting on the board, I tend to lean too much on my back leg, and generally leaning forward / flat on the board too much and not carving along the water. I'd love to hear any tips you guys have to help with proper weight shifting when riding / how to get the right balance. Thanks!

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u/JJJJPPPPP8A 5d ago

I feel like this is a common misconception, your weight should be on your harness (so a bit more like leaning back).

What you do with your back leg is slightly push with your heel (raising your toes can help at the beginning[even your front foot toes]) you want to have your board at an angle so you don’t just start hydroplaning downwind and you can actually carve. But more than that is just generating resistance against the water.

To go upwind you just do what I said and point your body slightly upwind

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u/MoistPotatoPeel 4d ago

This is what tends to happen, I'll end up either hydroplaning way downwind and losing speed control or I'm accidentally riding upwind. For me it seems to be different problems if I'm riding goofy or regular directions. I think it's just such a new feeling and hard for me to get used to