over the last few weeks i have been trying to be "smoother" threw my jibes. for some reason i just cant come out of one planing very often?? HELP ME please!!

Oh man I wish there was a magic bullet, but as far as I can tell it's a matter of getting everything perfect, buying a lottery ticket, and praying to all the relevant gods as you do it. One thing that really helped me was this video:
http://www.surfsailaustralia.com.au/showProduct/DVD%20and%20Video/Windsurfing%20-%20Instructional/382299

From watching this video I've gone from not making any gybes, to making more than 50% in planing conditions, and getting closer to planing out. From watching the video I know that my problem is not flipping early/quickly enough, but still no matter how much I tell myself to flip early, it just doesn't happen, and I end up slowing down on the flip and have to get planing again on the new tack.

One of the many non-intuitive things about the planing carve gybe is that you have to keep the mast at 90 degrees to the board, at all times. If you let it bend right to the outside of the turn then you slow down and weathercock into the wind (my biggest problem!).

When do you drop off the plane, or what are you having trouble with?

Edit: fixed link.

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bend ze knees (keeps u stable)

weight slightly forward, (no sinky stalling tail)

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You can combine these two by remembering to lift your front heel / push down with your front foot toes. It really helped me anyway.

Another important point, time your gybe when there's a gust NOT where it's your favorite place to fall off it's all about POWER SPEED and COMMITMENT.[}:)]