Kyle grew up in Melbourne Beach, FL, surfing with pros like CJ and Damien Hobgood and Cory and Shea Lopez. His family owns a surf camp in Playa Hermosa, Costa Rico called, Loma Del Mar, and he spends about six months a year there teaching surfing. The beach break is similar to Puerto Escondido, which has helped him hone his big wave skills. Kyle competes on the WQS, but he would like to focus more on filming and photo shoots down the road. In Oct. 2005, he won the WQS O'Neill Trophy event in the Canary Islands, something he is particularly proud of.