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wakeskate on a kite

Postby flemboyant » Sat Apr 27, 2013 9:59 am

just a trick I found on vid cam, going to make a small clip soon, but heres a hardflip done on my wakeskate if anyones got a spare 30 seconds ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... kPkdfr0EWk

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Re: wakeskate on a kite

Postby JessicaWinkler » Sat Apr 27, 2013 2:58 pm

I can't figure out how to unhook and do tricks on the skate because I always have to be so over powered to ride. Could this be because i'm so small or am I doing something wrong? thx :)
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Re: wakeskate on a kite

Postby flemboyant » Sun Apr 28, 2013 12:47 am

hey Jessica, I find it has allot to do with the boards rocker. You want flatter to make it easier to stay upwind, and take less load off the boards drag. I use the new airush skate, great rocker and perfectly weighted IMO. Other than that, just bear down wind when u unhook it will just pull you along like a cable would.

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Re: wakeskate on a kite

Postby flemboyant » Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:36 pm

And I find taking the fins out definatly helps "scoop" the board out easier for tricks

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Re: wakeskate on a kite

Postby JessicaWinkler » Mon Apr 29, 2013 2:16 pm

flemboyant wrote:And I find taking the fins out definatly helps "scoop" the board out easier for tricks
This is the Cabrihna Wake Skate. It doesn't come with fins & it's pretty heavy. I find if I'm not over powered to the tits I can't even get out of the water. I have no problem going up wind or doing little things like pop shovit's but i'm lost as to unhook with it. I guess i'll try going way down wind. Thanks for the help :thumb:

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Re: wakeskate on a kite

Postby kungfupete » Thu May 02, 2013 3:53 am

So sick. Struggle getting shoves. Ur unhooked hard flip is clean as.

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Re: wakeskate on a kite

Postby flemboyant » Tue May 07, 2013 8:55 am

cheers.. heres the other one, bit dangly but my first attempt at the small amount of footage I had http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AghcCFS5ikk ill try and make the next one more low kite and unhooked :)


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