The Roll Tack Transition: Directional Kiteboarding Lesson
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- Опубликовано: 19 мар 2022
- In this video, you will learn the steps for completing the roll tack transition on your directional strapless kiteboard. The Roll Tack Transition, also called duck tack, is a way to change directions on a strapless Kiteboard or foil but more fun, smoother, and with more style than a traditional tack. The roll tack, starts with a strong carve upwind, turning the board all the way around to point in the other direction. At the same time you roll under the bar, much like you would for a backroll.
That means to complete the roll tack you need to switch your feet and ride the other direction on your heels. To do so, your board will change direction by 180 degrees, while your body changes by 360 degrees.
The key takeaway's for a roll tack on a directional kiteboard.
1. Start a strong carve upwind with moderate speed
2. Sheet out with the bar to allow you to move upwind.
3.a. Carve the nose of the board until its almost pointing the other direction (between upwind and back in the other direction) this will begin your rotation and the board rotation
3.b. Sheet in enough so that the kite will hold your weight
3.c. At the same time, rotate your body under the bar much like a backroll until you are facing almost downwind again
3.d. at the same time, begin to drive the kite down with your "new" front hand
4. switch your feet by sliding your front leg backward at the same time place your back leg in front of where your "old" front leg was.
5. Transfer your weight to "throw" your shoulder toward your new front leg.
6. Make sure the kite is doing a power stroke
7. Put your backhand on the bar to catch the kite
8. ride off in the other direction
The roll tack is a great transition move to get because will help you with other skills, kite control and more. It can take a bit of practice, but the main thing to remember is to fly the kite.
The kite should always be a fluid movement with no pause at 12.
You should be driving the kite back in the other direction. While focusing on that might pull you over the nose a few times while learning... ultimately will help you get the roll tack sooner because you will be getting pulled out of the trick with some power, so all you will need to do is work out the board (which is the easy part if you do the kite flying correctly)
Learning to roll tack/duck tack is best done on a bigger kite with a good amount of power and steady wind conditions. To learn the duck tack you want to be able to rely on the kite so its much easier if the kite will hold you up, and you don't get any gusts that pull you around ie lift up, or drop you, right when you needed the kite to hold you.
In underpowered conditions, you need to be more aggressive with the kite and in overpowered conditions, you can do it all slower.
I hope that helps you learn to roll tack! as always have fun out there and remember to check out our website for more news, tips, courses and more.
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Thank you. love your videos.
Stoked to hear :)
Thank you for great tutorials , these cues are so clear !
for sure mate! glad hey are working for you!
Nicely detailed tutorial. I am going to try this transition this summer. Thanks Luke.
Nice one! Have fun out there David!
Thank you thank you ! This is the most fun trick to learn ! Still working on the exit of the trick but it will come with time ! Also, awesome how you respond to every comment :)
Hahah yeah for sure! We love responding :) Stoked to hear your getting closer... it will happen with practise!
Thank You for this video this was a very effective way to break down the steps of the maneuver, this is my goal for the summer’
Perfect! :)
Thanks Luke great video just what I’m working on very well explained 👍
No problem 👍 let us know how it goes!
Just started strapless a couple of months ago and your tutorials helped me no end. This is great content as always.
And Im still trying to be stable on my toeside to do a gybe properly.. that foot switch, man.. this is so difficult! Maybe my board is too small (i have a fish 5.3 dlab)...
Your movements Luke are so beautifully executed, you re an inspiration !!😊
Oh epic mate! Stoked to hear the videos are helping :)
Thanks! Very inspirational vid again. Probably a steap learning curve for this one, but I will work on it this season.
Nice! yeah, it comes together pretty easily when you start trying it!
this is way cool the way you do these transitions. I'm working on the other upwind tack transition where you don't pivot all the way around. I am just starting to have success after about 400 failed attempts.
next step is the roll tack after I learn the non roll tack. everyone says roll tack is even more difficult.
haha yeah exactly it takes a lot of attempts :) Keep at it though because soon enough it becomes "easy" and you don't even have to think about it
Nice tutorial. Can you advice on exercises to do on land or water to get close to tack transition? Everytime I am kitesurfing I tell myself- i have to do it today, but when time comes- just jibe :) Can't even start it.
Also I like your videos because thorough explanations. Other channels start well, show foot switch on strapless as first thing and next move is tutorials how to jump 360 with handle pass. I want more simple moves that are easy to grasp, not everyone can kitesurf 5 days a week and progress so fast.
Hey Tomas haha yeah for sure, we have some nice simple moves coming as well :)
Our Backroll version 1 (uploaded very soon) is a likely the first jumping trick to get along with the load and pop ruclips.net/video/GTnNTA6fTqU/видео.html if you are looking to start jumping strapless.
regarding the tack, there isn't much to learn on the beach really, but i'd recommend you start with this general tack first. ruclips.net/video/yc-_942o-Ew/видео.html and watch the video and just try it. Thats the best thing you can do for this. ultimately it takes a while to get it, but the best thing to do is a lot of repetition for this one :)
Nice job Luke, so where is that spot you are recording this session? Looks like a great spot to learn how to wave sail .... cheers
Yes it is! This is in Cape Verde. Really nice spot
my biggest problem with the directional board is i don't commit the time to it lol.. i try for a while and since i only ride maybe once a week i end up just going back to the twin tip.. and when i go on holidays i don't bring two boards. i should rent a directional perhaps
haha yeah it takes a bit of time... but i was the same, always going back and forth with the twintip, until I could jump the strapless.. then I stopped riding the twintip :)