INTRO – Neal Hilder knocks out a railey with a backside 180 spin – AKA: railey to blind

Before you attempt a railey to blind make sure your raileys are solid and you're comfortable landing blind.

Follow your set up and entry into the first part of the railey as usual. This time it's even more important to go into the move with plenty of speed for a good clean release from the water. This will buy you some time and slack in the lines for when you go for the backside 180.

Landing blind can be tricky on the water as it's likely you'll have to deal with some chop while riding backwards, so try and find the flattest section you can.

In case you haven't guessed, this trick is unhooked only...

• Set up as usual with plenty of power, but not too much. Too much, and spinning back side will be very difficult. • Keep your elbows down towards your hips. You'll be letting go with one hand so it's super important to keep your hands in the centre of the bar to avoid steering the kite too much when one hand is left on. • Edge hard and release by throwing the board straight upwind and out. As you take off extend your body.

• Set up as usual with plenty of power, but not too much. Too much, and spinning back side will be very difficult. • Keep your elbows down towards your hips. You'll be letting go with one hand so it's super important to keep your hands in the centre of the bar to avoid steering the kite too much when one hand is left on. • Edge hard and release by throwing the board straight upwind and out. As you take off extend your body.

• Here's where things change. Once at the apex of your railey and the bar goes light, take your back hand off the bar and throw your head and arm round to start the backside rotation.

• Here's where things change. Once at the apex of your railey and the bar goes light, take your back hand off the bar and throw your head and arm round to start the backside rotation.

• Keep looking around and down: the aim is to roll into the bar, wrapping it into your body, rather than 'muscling' it.

• Keep looking around and down: the aim is to roll into the bar, wrapping it into your body, rather than 'muscling' it.

• Keep looking around and down: the aim is to roll into the bar, wrapping it into your body, rather than 'muscling' it.

• Get your head round to spot your landing. As you come into your landing, continue looking in the direction you're spinning. You're aiming to land with the board pointing downwind, so it's actually almost a 270 degree rotation that you actually need to do.

• Get your head round to spot your landing. As you come into your landing, continue looking in the direction you're spinning. You're aiming to land with the board pointing downwind, so it's actually almost a 270 degree rotation that you actually need to do.

• As you land, really bend your knees and crouch down to avoid getting pulled over backwards if you haven't rotated enough.

• As you land, really bend your knees and crouch down to avoid getting pulled over backwards if you haven't rotated enough.

• Lean forward to pull the bar in and pass the bar as soon as you can to avoid crashing your kite into the water as it will probably be steering downward, as you'll still only have your front hand on. • Stand up and ride away.

• Lean forward to pull the bar in and pass the bar as soon as you can to avoid crashing your kite into the water as it will probably be steering downward, as you'll still only have your front hand on. • Stand up and ride away.

PROBLEMS: • If you're crashing the kite a lot, then position your front hand with one finger on the other side of the chicken loop on the back hand side of the bar to avoid steering the kite too much when you are one handed.

PROBLEMS: • If you're struggling to get the bar down to your waist to make the pass, a lower kite position will initially mean more power, but will make it easier to pass the bar on landing. A high kite will pull your arms up making it difficult to bring it towards your waist for the bar pass on the ride out.

PROBLEMS: • If you're having general problems with blind riding, then check out Kiteworld issue 22's Motor Drive where there was a comprehensive section on hopping to and landing blind then passing the bar!