The fully evolved wave rider boosts strapless grabless, and lands on the wave face from which they took off. bottom turns and continues slashing the wave with perfect flow.plummet wrote:probably a fair representation Peter. Except you infer that the end game or the completely evolved kiteboarder rides waves on a wave board only and doesn't jump. I say thats only one evolution. there are many others.
Sorry Johnny, but this is plainly false. And part of the problem. I am a bad surfer, can barely ride a skateboard, and could rarely land a backroll on a tt, but I found riding a strapless directional to be surprisingly easy.Johnny Rotten wrote: Why a twin tip?....cuz a strapless directional is F'N hard. (too hard for some)
Very true "Outside"Outside wrote:Sorry Johnny, but this is plainly false. And part of the problem. I am a bad surfer, can barely ride a skateboard, and could rarely land a backroll on a tt, but I found riding a strapless directional to be surprisingly easy.Johnny Rotten wrote: Why a twin tip?....cuz a strapless directional is F'N hard. (too hard for some)
I continually try to bust the myth about how hard it is to ride a strapless surfboard by honestly telling people they will be riding upwind during their first session, and probably switching feet with some success by their third session.
The hard part of a strapless directional is admitting you will fall, a lot. Over and over. You will look stupid, a lot. Over and over. But you will have an absolute ball doing it, and learn to not care what others think about how you look. And after some dedication (and agony, just like learning any skill in kiteboarding) you will be pretty good at it.
That said, I agree with everyone who says ride what you find the most fun. Just don't denigrate a part of the sport unless you have the experience and competence to intelligently speak about it.
Sorry if I expressed myself poorly then...plummet wrote:probably a fair representation Peter. Except you infer that the end game or the completely evolved kiteboarder rides waves on a wave board only and doesn't jump. I say thats only one evolution. there are many others.
Comes down to your where and how you ride.Outside wrote: Sorry Johnny, but this is plainly false. And part of the problem. I am a bad surfer, can barely ride a skateboard, and could rarely land a backroll on a tt, but I found riding a strapless directional to be surprisingly easy.
This is interesting, as someone brought up mutant shapes..Johnny Rotten wrote: Comes down to your where and how you ride.
i do like teh look of that. its going to provide some inspiration for my next board.polarstorm wrote:This is interesting, as someone brought up mutant shapes..Johnny Rotten wrote: Comes down to your where and how you ride.
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