Guys, need your advice on kite position and movement, while riding waves strapless. Wind is cross-onshore beach break, I'm goofy. Kite: RPM 2013 7m + RPM 2014 9m (already buying Rally's).
Riding right. I have to ride backside. Typical problems:
1. When riding down the wave on shore, kite is stalling. When kite is in 12 o'clock, it stalls super fast and is almost unrecoverable. When I put kite super low it stalls, but recovers in air pretty fast. What is correct position for kite in such conditions? Should I park it super low or should I pivot it?
2. When riding with good speed (and power) in front of breaking wave (like 3-4m in front), its hard to get back on it. Kite is pulling me away from wave downwind even when fully depowered.
Same thing often happens, when I'm taking big waves (like 2-3m), going down it and getting good speed. Then I simply can't get back on it, because kite pulls me off it downwind.
Riding left. Here I ride frontside (should be more comfortable), but can't get how to ride it.
3. Can't ride with kite super low, because it pulls me through wave offshore.
4. Can't ride with kite in 12, because line slacks and I have no power.
5. Kiteloops (I do them with backhand) are either superpowered (carve is too wide) or underpowered (kite rotates, but no pull).
Looks like I don't get how to use kite in these conditions properly, so your advice is much appreciated.