THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO SELF LAUNCH AND LAND YOUR KITE! THE PICTURES SHOW HOW EASY IT IS, I TOOK THESE PICTURES WHILE LAUNCHING! THIS IS A LIGHT WEIGHT BUT STRONG ANCHOR THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT LIKE THOSE SCREW IN DOG ANCHORS. FIRST, I HAVE PERFECT SAND HERE, IT MIGHT NOT WORK AS WELL IN LARGE GRAIN SAND! STEP 1, FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU HAVE ENOUGH ROOM SIDEWAYS TO THE WIND FOR KITE AND LINES, FIRM SAND, AND AWAY FROM PEOPLE. 2, HAMMER IN ANCHOR AT 70 OR 80 DEGREES, ALL THE WAY IN, IF YOU DONT KNOW WHICH WAY TO ANGLE IT, YOUR NOT SMART ENOUGH TO KITESURF ANY WAY. 3, LAY OUT YOUR LINES AND RIG YOUR KITE. 4, CONNECT THE CHICKEN LOOP TO ANCHOR HOOK, LAY YOUR BAR ON THE GROUND UPSIDE DOWN. LOOK AT PICTURE. (TO LAUNCH THIS DIRECTION I ROTATE THE BAR COUNTER CLOCKWISE. TO LAUNCH FROM OTHER SIDE SWITCH EVERYTHING!) 5, PUT ON YOUR HARNESS, THEN STAND KITE UP IN EDGE OF WIND WINDOW. 6, HOOK IN AND UNHOOK ANCHOR LINE. (DO NOT RAISE KITE UP UNTIL YOR ARE FREE FROM ANCHOR LINE OR YOU WILL PULL THE ANCHOR OUT! ) 7, DIRECT KITE UP, THAT'S IT! TO LAND IT DO EVERYTHING IN REVERSE. OK HAVE A BUDDY HELP YOU THE FIRST TIME, JUST TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING RIGHT! OK I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR BAD JUDGEMENT, IF YOUR SAND IS SOFT, OR IF YOU ARE NOT SURE ABOUT IT AND YOU DON'T FEEL YOU CAN DO IT SAFELY, PLEASE DON'T!! THANKS!