Re: Too Old?
Posted: Tue Sep 11, 2018 2:32 pm
Hats off!
I've never really been onboard with this concept... too my mind non kiters opinions are irrelevant and i don't really see why they are considered. Anyone who kites knows the difficulty even if they don't really appreciate it. Catering to the non kiters in terms of competition is dumbing down the sport and for no effective reason in my opinion, maybe wrong. The amount of times iv'e come off the water and heard 'wow you must be really strong' or 'what if you don't come back down?'... these peoples opinions on kiting have zero merit surely? A complement from a non kiter rarely does anything for me (unless shes hot ) but from a fellow kiter means something. Am i miles off...?grigorib wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:57 pmUnless you’re asking if wakestyle is too old and while to me it seems so, there’ll always be guys who ride different and there have been plenty wakeboarders converting from burning gas. It’s hard for uninvolved spectators to appreciate technical complexity of wakestyle tricks and it’s not easy on your body but for those who like it - a cool thing to do.
I guess it depends how one considers the sport. For some it's a competition and I believe spectators cheer smooth and continuous airstyle rather than rapid and precise wakestyle. For kite companies it is what they need - attention, spectators, sales and more people in the sport.slim_charles wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:30 pmI've never really been onboard with this concept... too my mind non kiters opinions are irrelevant and i don't really see why they are considered. Anyone who kites knows the difficulty even if they don't really appreciate it. Catering to the non kiters in terms of competition is dumbing down the sport and for no effective reason in my opinion, maybe wrong. ...grigorib wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 6:57 pmUnless you’re asking if wakestyle is too old and while to me it seems so, there’ll always be guys who ride different and there have been plenty wakeboarders converting from burning gas. It’s hard for uninvolved spectators to appreciate technical complexity of wakestyle tricks and it’s not easy on your body but for those who like it - a cool thing to do.
People consider it an extreme sport and for folks with wakeboarding experience powered tricks we pull off are kind of tell-tale of strength. Which for unhooked is true as well.slim_charles wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:30 pm...The amount of times iv'e come off the water and heard 'wow you must be really strong' or 'what if you don't come back down?'......
I love sense of flying. Be it a 40 ft jump or endlessly flying on a foil 2 feet above water. Flying and strength are attractive to people amongst other things. They like it and get amazed. Let them be this wayslim_charles wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:30 pm...A complement from a non kiter rarely does anything for me (unless shes hot ) but from a fellow kiter means something. Am i miles off...?
So if they do it for the non kiters why do they all push unhooked/wakestyle so much then if it's too techy and boring?? Kind of s***s all over the kf narrative that non kiters prefer to watch Airstyle does it not?grigorib wrote: ↑Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:54 pm
I guess it depends how one considers the sport. For some it's a competition and I believe spectators cheer smooth and continuous airstyle rather than rapid and precise wakestyle. For kite companies it is what they need - attention, spectators, sales and more people in the sport.
Yes I forgot about non kiters coming from other board sports like wake/snow/surf etc, of course they will have will know a little of what their talking about... often more than kiters