Lessons are great.......but
why spend the money when your friends help you out.
That is what has been happening here a lot, friends helping them get started even letting them use thier kites. In a sense lessons for free!
Nice response from Richard. my .02 the only thing I think needs to be taught more that beginners seem to forget is to let go. (assuming they have a modern depower kite) for some reason some cant seem to do that until it's too late. Try not having kite at zenith in a really windy day on slippery mud ...
Your impressive that you can toe side at all with your condition. I dont know how to help you other than it takes practice, and eventually you will be able to toe side 90% of normal.... I can go upwind but not like I can normal stance. Keep at it and I figure next year it will be a piece of cake for...
It is a tough one.......which do you do more. If your riding waves and want to do a jump its a no brainer(drifter). If you want to jump with hangtime more and maybe do some handle passes pick the switchblade. The Nomad is good at all of it. I have Nomads and have flown the switchblade's and Drifter....
Papasmerf......I agree this thread proves once again that Fokiten is legend and that he can and still has far superior writing skills than the other clowns, not withstanding Taut...I like that guys posts, although I see he might get roped in if he isnt careful, god forbid dont get into a writing con...
I for one am glad to see Fo back, although I think he has some unwritten agreement with Toby regarding his posts, because it is definetly toned down. Whether you took his side or not didnt matter to me. I thouroughly enjoyed his writing pros, which at a certain level was literary genius. He could de...