You want to learn a kiteloop but you don't know how to start ?
This might be your chance to get yourself into kiteloops. This video is the first out of three episodes that leads you step by step towards your first big kiteloops ...
Excellent video. I think learning how to crash is as equally important as learning a trick. Crashing and bailing is what makes you stronger and gives you confidence, excellent video
Gear: SCREAMER 7/9/12/14 for Free Style. Not to forget the SCREAMER 10 LTD for my one go kite. SURF 8 & 12 for the waves. RENEGADE 6.5 and 9 for all around kiting. And some times I use my son's JUNIOR PRO 4 when it blows 45+ for the waves. Just try the EPICKITES and you will see for yourself.
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For winging: Duotone 5'5 Aluula Unit, Takuma Ride3 5m, Cabrinha Mantis 4m, Slinshot 3'2, and also Custom Rikyshapes winging with Sabfoil as the biard/foil.
I actually did the first kiteloops on a strapless surfboard. I would add that the bigger the board, the better in the first tries, because you are able to ride a smaller kite for a given windspeed then kiteloops are fearless.
Any nugget like surfboard is ideal to do the first kiteloops (I did it with my Naish Bullet "Nugget" copy )
Let's go on with our ''Learn A Kiteloop In 3 Days'' tutorial series.
In my last BOUCH episode I've teached you how to loose fear of kiteloops. Now you should have done your first kiteloops off a strapless surfboard and you are ready for your next steps...
Yes, excellent video. Different from what you usually hear/see. Just those fingers flying.. a bit wannabe rapstar like. Best not to sit too close to the screen.. But really good, looking forward to the next one.
For winging: Duotone 5'5 Aluula Unit, Takuma Ride3 5m, Cabrinha Mantis 4m, Slinshot 3'2, and also Custom Rikyshapes winging with Sabfoil as the biard/foil.
Watching the last video I think I'm stucked in the episode two...
I jump well, I do the comlpete kiteloop well... The catch! This is where I fail.
I'm still figuring out how much bar out I need to let just after the loop to let the kite catch me right.
My loops always end in a hard crash: too much bar in the kite get stuck climbing back to the zenith, or too much bar out combined with the fast forward travel generated by the loop, lines get slack and in both scenaros you have no kite power to smooth the landings (my Shinn Ronson do almost all the hard work!)
ActualIy I feel like when I was a begginer learning to waterstart and trying to figure out wich was the right amount of power needed just to ride...