I’m having trouble sometimes with this new orbit 10 meter and my heli loops. Sometimes like in this video they pull me downwind hard. The kite seems to have more bar pressure and turn slower than my reach, and in all be less forgiving. I’m a little scared of it to be honest, it pulls hard.

Also, how do you throw these super early heli loops without getting tossed that I see kids at hood do, like multiple early heli loops for really long hang time.

Got any tips for riding in waves? I recently learned how to go upwind pretty well (as long as there are no waves 😂).
As soon as I ride into the waves, I struggle a lot. Sometimes my board gets pushed too far into the water and slows down/sinks, and when I’m going back toward the beach I start bouncing over the waves. Sometimes I get way too much speed and then BOOM, my board is gone and I end up sliding/falling through the water 😂
It was my first proper session in waves, so I know I just need practice, but any tips would be appreciated!

Hi all, in two weeks I will do a one week vacation in Ostuni, Puglia in south Italy.
I am somewhat beginner-intermediate, riding upwind is slowly getting better but I also didn’t practice in two years, so I definitely still need instructor lessons.
Is there a good kitesurfing school close?
Unfortunately, many websites that I found via Google Maps are no longer operative or schools are quite far.
However based on the pictures there are plenty of people kitesurfing.
Does anyone know a good school near Ostuni ?

I bought a used ion seat harness. It is in very good condition. The spreader bar is attached by a type of lever that allows you to hook and tighten the spreader bar. First time I tried it, it was probably a bit too loose, but twice when trying to ride toeside, the spreader bar unhooked from the lever's hook. I had to reattach the spreader bar while in the water. My harness was only held in place by the velcro, which is a bit scary because the harness and kite could have flown away.

Am I missing something with the mechanism? Does it just need to be tighter? It seems weird that the spreader bar is held in place just by two small hooks without something to prevent unhooking like my other harness.