How to start skiting?
Before you step onto your skites it's important to be sure that you're able to fully control your powerkite.
If you're not sure, please start by improving your kiting skills first. Otherwise you might hurt yourself and (even more dangerous) others.
 

Types of Sand
When you start skiting you'll meet different types of sand.
This table gives you a brief overview of the different types of sand, its specific aspects and the conditions in which you should use it.

Sand-Picture	Name and description	When/how to use
	Soft&Dry Slips trough your fingers when you pick it up (like liquid). Pattern generated by blowing wind). Perfect sand-glass sand.	You need full-power wind here to let your self being dragged. Very good to move in large sinus curves! (you can't do this with skis, only with skites). Watch your knees!
	Hard&Dry Pattern formed by streaming water during low-tide. Dried after water retrieved. Very compact and difficult to break sand-particels apart. Appears on beaches.	Perfect for training with just enough wind. Just staight-line moves here and watch out! When you drop it might hurt a bit. During high speeds you might even hear your skites zooming.
	Chrunchy-top Appears after rain. Thin top-layer consist of layer of compact sand, beneatch lies soft&dry sand.	Have fun when you meet his one, quite difficult to maintain balance and speed.
	Hard&Wet Appears after water retrieves during low-tide. Contains (sharp) shellfs. Very compact and difficult to break sand-particels apart. Sometimes with water splases. Appears on beaches.	Go straight ahead (no curving here). Watch out when you drop, shellfs might cut your skin... Ideal for high-speed and distance records! Take care!
	Low-tide-Beach You find al kinds of types of sand here which are described above.	When you hit an area where you find all types of sand (dry&wet) you should take precautions at the places where the sand changes (e.g. from wet- to dry area). Frinction forces will change here which tremendously influences your balance. Have fun!

How to Move?

Staight line Curving

When there is just enough wind (traction force) you are able to move in a straight line (most left picture). You increase the traction force by moving the kite quickly between left and right inside the powerzone. When there's is ' plenty of power' you're also able to start curving by following the following sequence: Step1: When you move to the right (force om left straight leg and right leg bend) the kite should move simultaniously to the left. Step2: When you move to the left (force om right straight leg and left leg bend) the kite should move simultaniously to the right. Step 3: The same as step 1

Shoes for successful skiting
The right shoes are imperative for successful skiting
I've tested all kinds of shoes, adapted old skiing boots and found, after quite a lot of talks and tests, the right shoes to skite.
The following examples will show you why you should not use ski-shoes.

Skiing pose

During down hill snow-skiing you have the right position when you feel pressure on the front part of your feet. In a typical ski-position the body leans forward and the feet and legs make an angle (angle d). Therefore the don't advise: DON'T USE SKI-BOOTS!

Powerkiting pose

To prevent being dragged away by power kites you need to lean backwards. This backward leaning is the only way to maintain your balance. This position results in a large angle between your feet and legs (angle e). When you wear ski-boots during skiting, your body is forced to make angle d between your feet and legs. This will result in a tremendous strain on the upper parts of your legs, which you can tolerate for about 1 minute. It's better to skite with angle e. Note. On some of the old pictures you might see me skiting with ski-boots (this was during testing). Don't wear ski-boots during skiting!

The good news is that most military boots (e.g. NATO ones) are made to fit onto skis! You can just step into ski-bindings. Due to the fact that they are made from flexible leather your able to make the large angle e! Non-military contemporary outdoor boots might have colors to match with your kite or skis but they won't fit into ski-bindings. Therefore the do-advise: USE MILITARY-BOOTS!

What about WAX?
It seems strange but when your're going to skite on sand you should not use wax! When you are you using old skis, please remove all wax!

Other skiting gear
Besides a powerkite you need a kite-belt. Therefore I use a Quadrifoil competition XL kite and skite best in a wind force 6 with my 87 Kg.
When you're skiting you're not participating in a catwalk, therfore you should wear old clothes. You can leave you ski-glasses at home (Jeroen) because the wind always comes from the back and never blows sand into your face