after every kite i have i find a perfect circle of wax been pushed away from where i ride with my front foot. I asked one of the bws riders once and he said use "Far King" wax. so i did, i scraped the old wax off put a new layer of far king wax on and same issue.
i know i could go and stick on a sheet of deck grip but id rather not: it looks too old skool
anyone found another solution?
I have tried the Bali brew followed by the cold water wax and after a long session you still get the same problem. Now a carry a small wax comb in one sleeve of my wetty and a small block of wax in the other. I then rewax as needed during my session out the back between sets . If you find a better solution can you let me know.
Cheers Croc :-)
you need to wax every sesh
if you are riding for many hrs keep a bit of wax in your boardshorts
When ur on ur tack out change the position of your foot to try n preserve where u want the wax for when ur actually on the board doing turns n tricks!
I used to deal with this then I just put deck grip on
to give it a go
it feels rank for about 1-2 sessions
then you will never go back to wax as it works so well
dont worry about the cool police
wax really is a pain in the a$$ in so many ways and deck grip is actually equal too
or maybe greater in terms of grip try it
I would still only ever use wax for surfing though
Keep moving your foot around to different spots as the waxs warms under foot , or just get deck grip best option never any slip issues even when the ocean gets soapy at times
. Pluse it saves the deck on your board heaps.
There is nothing more annoying than when you get caught with a smooth board mid session eh! I also don't think there is much you can do to stop the wax being pushed off your board.
Most longer sessions I will end up stopping way out the back where I will float and do a super quick re wax on the heel spots. Other guys rather do it on the beach. Either way it's a pretty painless solution. So as a couple of others have mentioned;
1) Take a small lump of your wax (& comb if you like) with you in your pocket and re wax when needed.
2) The water is warmer than past summers at the moment so you might want to try a wax suited to the warmer waters.
Haven't tried the deck grip before??? Guess it depends if your board doubles as your usual surfboard or not. I've just got the one so sticking to wax. 
taj burrow mentioned that he waxes the bottom of his feet before a heat to stay ...must be hell walking across the hot sand
In that case you just have to learn to live with it I think.
You can start by putting a base coat of really hard wax then put some softer grippier stuff on top but for long sessions you will still need to carry wax and a wax comb.
Maybe I'm stating the obvious here, but do you move your feet out of the desired position when just riding around? For example when I'm not riding waves I move my feet to other locations on the board. I really don't ever have a problem with wax bunching up or coming off and I hardly ever re-wax my board... Maybe this is why?
Never learnt how to ride switch. I have been kiting for 4'months and learnt on a surfboard with straps. Surfed all my life riding natural stance.
I may need to learn as that would solve the issue!
If you have/can borrow a twin tip. use that to practice heal side for a session or two. You will progress much quicker, then can switch back to your shortboard once you get the hang of it.
i put a stomp pad on backwards where my front foot goes . the raised bit is good when cruising back up wind and also when jumping you can push forward on it
Switch surfing is all wrong to me, it's just feels f#%# up!
40 years surfing natural can't change.
Gale to hear I'm not the only one with this issue.
1. I don't wanna waste one minute of perfect wind trying to ride switch.
2. A tail pad for my front foot would be ideal for kiting, although no good when paddling into waves
