Hi guys, general info about me as a rider:
- 38 Years Old, 72 kg, 172 cm
- Fit, medium rider (ride alone, basic jump, jibe on a twin-tips board)
- Former Windsurfer

Last month I bought a Slinghshot Celeritas 5'8" and I decided to get into wave riding.
Yesterday I went out with a North Evo 11 mt and about 15/20 knots gusty and my Celeritas. It was like the first time I tried to Kitesurf 4 years ago. I started my first ride (left side) and I ride for about 500 mt, super over powered and I felt very unstable. I had the following problems:
- First, the Kite was too powered but I couldn't control it like I do with a Twin-Tip by lying back
- Very hard to control the board, I am using both footstraps but I think they are too far one from the other
- As soon as I started to add more weight on the front of the board, she behaved like a bitch and going really really fast
- Tried a water start on my right side, "impossible", I end up body dragging back to beach and start again from left

I thought it was hard, but not so much. I also believe that I was too much over powered.Any suggestion guys on footstraps position, how to water start with a surfboard?
I can Kitesurf, I can Surf, I do SUP and I Snowboard but damn, riding a Surfboard with a kite it is really complicated.