Hey,
The TODAY show has a special segment on kiteboarding this morning. The host said he took a three hour lesson and they will show how he did.
Clew In
Kiteboarding on The Today Show this morning.
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LOL
"It was 3 of the worst hours of my life". - Matt
LOL!!!! Be carefull Matt, Real might Sue you over that comment!
Karma sucks Real!
LOL!!!! Be carefull Matt, Real might Sue you over that comment!
Karma sucks Real!
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LOL,
The very highest level of instruction was realized in the high alto staccato...
Sheet-out ! Sheet-out !!!! SHEET-OUT !!!!!!!!
They always forget the up part of the first stroke...
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water-starting:
There's only two ways to fail, not enough, and too much juice...you either lack the impetus to rise, compensate by pulling in with your arms,, choke the kite and watch it die a low death,,
or you become over yanked and in the cold wet dark, wondering just where that f'en kite might be,,,, and...then WHOA!! feck-me,you are re-yanked
It's about the juice and your ability to judge just what it's going to take.
On stroking the mofo: (light-air)
tip# 10. "A full stoke begins and ends high in the sky.";
it takes two stokes two go; that first one is disposable, it just sets you up for the next:
delivers you up-right and re-places the kite high in the sky for the second stroke, or the go stroke.
remember this is light wind ya mo..
Gently sashay the mofo up, just beyond zenith and with gusto, with a flourish of bravado aggressively dive it straight down,, the instant it points straight down aggressively with as much gusto steer it back up,,,,,you'll be bug eyed and balanced looking at a high kite and a clear path to follow....
You cannot be tentative and water-start in light wind.
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Powered air? from the beach? for a non-kiter?
It's a sure way to get out of control, but an ok way to learn if you have a boat with support staff.
From the beach??
I'm against it,,novices power stroking big kites in the swim zone is just trouble
I suggest if your land locked, that you
Go aquire your skills in light air first, because what you need for powered conditions is the sort of feel for the kite that you only get by waving one around while riding a kite-surf board at speed..
(that does not happen on land)
BOTTOM LINE, practice with trainer kites is fine, but when it's time to kite surf, you need to be in the water and have plenty of water down wind...
Learning is trial and error, the land is no place to f*** up...
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On getting up
Just pre-position the board to be opposing the pull, (this means of course, oppose where kite will be when it's delivering the pull) trick is you must guess,
you're back to the basic: Too much or not enough, guess
Side note: having to guess is the learning curve defined, as demonstrated by
tip # 46.
Anticipate your path through the air, guess right and it all will go according to plan...
Guess wrong and it's all just one big surprise...
smile
And,,, behold the key to it all,,,, you learn to regulate the force in the kite by how much opposing you do with the board, per instant, per instant,
It’s over before ya know it:
It’s your instincts that you must engage...
Welcome to the show...Matt
The very highest level of instruction was realized in the high alto staccato...
Sheet-out ! Sheet-out !!!! SHEET-OUT !!!!!!!!
They always forget the up part of the first stroke...
======================================
water-starting:
There's only two ways to fail, not enough, and too much juice...you either lack the impetus to rise, compensate by pulling in with your arms,, choke the kite and watch it die a low death,,
or you become over yanked and in the cold wet dark, wondering just where that f'en kite might be,,,, and...then WHOA!! feck-me,you are re-yanked
It's about the juice and your ability to judge just what it's going to take.
On stroking the mofo: (light-air)
tip# 10. "A full stoke begins and ends high in the sky.";
it takes two stokes two go; that first one is disposable, it just sets you up for the next:
delivers you up-right and re-places the kite high in the sky for the second stroke, or the go stroke.
remember this is light wind ya mo..
Gently sashay the mofo up, just beyond zenith and with gusto, with a flourish of bravado aggressively dive it straight down,, the instant it points straight down aggressively with as much gusto steer it back up,,,,,you'll be bug eyed and balanced looking at a high kite and a clear path to follow....
You cannot be tentative and water-start in light wind.
=======
Powered air? from the beach? for a non-kiter?
It's a sure way to get out of control, but an ok way to learn if you have a boat with support staff.
From the beach??
I'm against it,,novices power stroking big kites in the swim zone is just trouble
I suggest if your land locked, that you
Go aquire your skills in light air first, because what you need for powered conditions is the sort of feel for the kite that you only get by waving one around while riding a kite-surf board at speed..
(that does not happen on land)
BOTTOM LINE, practice with trainer kites is fine, but when it's time to kite surf, you need to be in the water and have plenty of water down wind...
Learning is trial and error, the land is no place to f*** up...
--------------------------------
On getting up
Just pre-position the board to be opposing the pull, (this means of course, oppose where kite will be when it's delivering the pull) trick is you must guess,
you're back to the basic: Too much or not enough, guess
Side note: having to guess is the learning curve defined, as demonstrated by
tip # 46.
Anticipate your path through the air, guess right and it all will go according to plan...
Guess wrong and it's all just one big surprise...
smile
And,,, behold the key to it all,,,, you learn to regulate the force in the kite by how much opposing you do with the board, per instant, per instant,
It’s over before ya know it:
It’s your instincts that you must engage...
Welcome to the show...Matt
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