Your first real air! Approach the small kicker (S-kicker) on your heelside edge with moderate speed.speed and flattening off right before going upon the ramp. As you go up the ramp, standyou tallshould andonly extendhave your legs.lead hand on the handle. Keep the handle close to your body and spot your landing. Keep your center of gravity low by slightly bending your knees. Land with knees bent to absorb the impact. Spot your landing, bent your kness to absorb the impact and ride away.

##The most common mistake. The most common beginner mistake is cutting hard toward the kicker and then flattening off right before it. - Is cutting hard toward the kicker The cable yanks you sideways and you drift over the ramp instead of popping off it. - Not flattening off right before it. This results in a crash, as it is not possible to hold an edge on an obstacle, only on the water. Instead, keep a light, steady edge all the way to the base, and let the shape of the kicker launch you. - Too much weight on the front foot causes the nose of the board to drop and rider to crash. Avoid this by keeping most of your weight on the back foot. A 60–40% weight distribution. - Using both hands. This is not necessarily a mistake, but it is a bad habit. And will most likely throw you off balance.

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Key tips

• ProgressiveLight to Medium edge into the kicker. Don't flattenFlatten out at the base
• Stand tall at the lip, don't crouch
• Stay low at the top of the ramp, by slightly crouching.
• Land on a slight edge, not flat. Flat landings are unstable
• Land on a flat board with your kness bent and most weight on you backfoot.
• Look at the far side of the landing, not at the lip
• Keep both hands on the handle for your first airs. Grabs come later
• Only one hand on the handle while riding any obstacle