Transitions are a great way of changing direction by getting air. They can be adapted and tweaked in all sorts of ways so you can put your own stamp on them. Before trying this particular transition you should be comfortable with regular jumps, pop transitions and back rolls. It's really all about timing; when you do them right you should be able to drive out of your transition already planing quickly in the other direction. You want to be well powered coming into this trick. At least powered enough to get air by slowly sending the kite back to the top of the window with the bar out against the stopper knot to help control the direction of the kite. Decide on a spot where you want to initiate a transition. Small waves or ramps are helpful as they naturally throw you up and reduce the need to be able to pop so well to begin with

• Come into the trick with a bit less speed than you would want for a boosted jump and carve harder into wind to stop your forward momentum so that you go vertical instead of more horizontally through the air • Once you've edged as far as you can go and you can feel the kite pulling you up, push off with your back foot and pop into a slow back roll by looking over your front shoulder. You can also get a little inverted by looking up as well as over your front shoulder.

• Come into the trick with a bit less speed than you would want for a boosted jump and carve harder into wind to stop your forward momentum so that you go vertical instead of more horizontally through the air • Once you've edged as far as you can go and you can feel the kite pulling you up, push off with your back foot and pop into a slow back roll by looking over your front shoulder. You can also get a little inverted by looking up as well as over your front shoulder.

• Come into the trick with a bit less speed than you would want for a boosted jump and carve harder into wind to stop your forward momentum so that you go vertical instead of more horizontally through the air. • Once you've edged as far as you can go and you can feel the kite pulling you up, push off with your back foot and pop into a slow back roll by looking over your front shoulder. You can also get a little inverted by looking up as well as over your front shoulder.

• Having your front hand off the bar will keep the kite heading back over to the other side of the window to pull you into your new direction. However, at this stage don't pull on the bar; keep the kite overhead for the moment to maintain your height.

• Having your front hand off the bar will keep the kite heading back over to the other side of the window to pull you into your new direction. However, at this stage don't pull on the bar; keep the kite overhead for the moment to maintain your height.

• Having your front hand off the bar will keep the kite heading back over to the other side of the window to pull you into your new direction. However, at this stage don't pull on the bar; keep the kite overhead for the moment to maintain your height.

• As you start to drop, pull on your back hand again to get you going in the new direction.

• As you start to drop, pull on your back hand again to get you going in the new direction.

• As you start to drop, pull on your back hand again to get you going in the new direction. • Spot your landing and steer the kite down aggressively so you get a soft landing with good momentum and don't just sink.

• Spot your landing and steer the kite down aggressively so you get a soft landing with good momentum and don't just sink.

• Spot your landing and steer the kite down aggressively so you get a soft landing with good momentum and don't just sink.

• Spot your landing and steer the kite down aggressively so you get a soft landing with good momentum and don't just sink.

• Bend your knees on landing and steer the kite further down to power you out of the landing, or if it's already low bring it back up in the window to keep you above the water before diving it again to get forward speed.

• Bend your knees on landing and steer the kite further down to power you out of the landing, or if it's already low bring it back up in the window to keep you above the water before diving it again to get forward speed.

• Bend your knees on landing and steer the kite further down to power you out of the landing, or if it's already low bring it back up in the window to keep you above the water before diving it again to get forward speed.

Problems: • Too much forward momentum carried into the transition will result in your kite being one side of the window and you swinging out to the other. Try to go slower and keep the kite at 12 o'clock for longer so you have kite control. • You're getting nice height but stalling the landings. Again you're coming in too fast. Try slowing down your entry speed slightly. As you get to the apex of your jump and start to come down, dive the kite hard so it's almost dropping down the centre of the window! • You're skidding out on the landings. As you dive the kite you need to remember to point your board at the kite and in the direction of travel. Once you're steady you can then get your new edge in • You're not getting all the way round your back loop. Tuck your legs up more to add speed to your rotation • You're spinning too much. Open out your body to slow down your rotation and to stop it when you see your landing After practice you can jump as high as you do for normal jumps. Transitions are all about timing so build up slowly, get the feeling and enjoy.