Hi
I have been surfing most of my life and a competent surfer but only kiting at a low level. I can go upwind, ride toeside and do basic jumps on my twin tip. I feel I am ready now to finally kite a surfboard in small waves which is why I initially got into kiting in the first place, to be able to surf using a kite when the surf is onshore and crappy for surfing.

I have just restored a tuflite surfboard I bought cheap which is gonna be good to use and really really strong, much stronger than the firewires. Anyway, need some advice. I have just put some front foot inserts in the board and finishing glassing them in so I can put a strap in for my front foot which I intend to only use when going out the back but take the foot out when riding waves (thats the plan anyway, not sure if thats going to work well in the real world). I intend to make the strap out of seat belt material or carpet and have it fairly loose.

My question is, as a fairly low intermediate rider on a kite (but very proficient surfing) am I silly only using one strap? My concern is saftey as well as how easy it will be to take the front foot out and still have my foot on top of part of the strap while riding? Note, I have put the front strap a bit further up (say 10-15 cm)than what I would have my front foot when actually surfing a wave. If I have the front foot strap fairly loose how much of a risk is this and do many people just use the front foot strap for kiting waves on a surfboard?

Thanks guys.
Dan