Duotone Magazin No.01 2019

D U O T O N E K I T E B O A R D I N G A C A D E M Y R E D E F I N E y o u r L I M I T S PROGRESSION IS KEY! NO MATTER IF YOU’RE A ROOKIE OR ALREADY RIPPING FOR SOME TIME. FOR THAT REASON DUOTONE OFFERS ‘THE ACADEMY’ – OVER 100 INDIVIDUAL VIDEOS FEATURING ALL THE CORE TECHNIQUES AND TRICKS FOR BEGINNERS THROUGH TO EXPERTS. WHETHER YOU’RE WANTING TO LEARN TO WATERSTART, BOOSTING YOUR FIRST JUMPS, SPINNING ROUND A BACKROLL , OR LEARNING A GYBE ON THE SURFBOARD, DUOTONE HAS YOU COVERED. IT’S TIME TO REDEFINE YOUR LIMITS! Copy: Chris Zarfl, Thomas Kaiser Photos: Jeremie Tronet, Toby Bromwich TRICK: FOILING UPWIND 360 DISCIPLINE: FOIL LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE + + While carving upwind carefully pull with your back hand to steer the kite up similar to any transition. In general let go of the bar slightly as you want little power while carving upwind. Look under your armpit into the direction you want to go + + Before your board passes the wind start to rotate your upper body forward + + Your front foot helps to direct the board into the desired direction while you pull your back hand to initiate the kite loop + + Finally bend your front knee to shift your body weight forward and follow the kite with your board T R U E 105 T R U E 104 A C A D E M Y