Hi guys, looking for some advice.
Seems like when the wind is less strong I'm getting bogged down. I.E. After I do a few power strokes, get planing, park my kite and start riding upwind, I start slowing down after maybe 30 seconds and the board just sinks. Then I have to restart with power strokes. I'm on a 10m blade trigger, 142cm LF Drive. It was easier on the instructor's equipment to stay upwind and get a solid ride. That board was bigger, though the dealer told me I should be able to ride a 142cm fine.
When I tried doing what my instructor told me, i.e. leaning back and turning the hips in the new direction of travel, things bogged down even faster.
So do I need to just... ride the board flatter? Set the board angle less upwind? Should I be trying to sine the kite like a madman? Or is there a weight distribution issue (am I getting too far over the nose? I've been aiming for keeping my centre of mass a bit behind the centre of the board)?