What are the challenges to perform it well?
There are definitely some challenges when learning the frontside top turn. I would say learning how to read waves would be the first thing that you should learn how to do. When performing a front side top turn you want to find the section of the wave that has the most power, you don’t want to perform the move on the shoulder of a wave. You need to look for the pocket of the wave, where it’s peeling and do the frontside top turn at this point. Secondly, you need to learn how to steer your kite in the waves. A lot of people think that when you are kitesurfing you can just move your board and do bottom turns like your regular surfing. But having the kite adds an extra component to riding in the waves. Depending on the wind direction, whether it’s side shore, offshore or onshore, you are moving your kite differently and using the kite to generate speed to take into your top turn. I think learning these two things will help you master your frontside top turns.