More or less explains all the mistakes I have done through the years
a) Loading too long
b) Swinging the kite from too low
c) Not learning how to first pop before starting to jump (my "jumps" for so long was just pulling the bar floating 1m up downwind )
And yeah - timing is almost everything. That is more difficult to practice - just comes with a million repetitions I guess. I still "overthink" the timing quite often - even if I know my best jumps are the ones where I just jump (The Inner Game of Tennis book explains why it is like that really well).
yeah that was my thought as well, easy to give people tips how to jump high when you ride on silk smooth water.
This tip about releasing edge to speed up and edge again I think it's bollocks (bullshit for US ppl).
yeah that was my thought as well, easy to give people tips how to jump high when you ride on silk smooth water. This tip about releasing edge to speed up and edge again I think it's bollocks (bullshit for US ppl).
I would tend to agree. It seems like a bit of an illusion. He speaks about it so "scientifically", but I'm not sure if it is true.
yeah that was my thought as well, easy to give people tips how to jump high when you ride on silk smooth water.
This tip about releasing edge to speed up and edge again I think it's bollocks (bullshit for US ppl).
And it's even easier to sit in front of a keyboard and critique. Eagerly awaiting big air videos from you guys......
That isn't so interesting. The best teachers in most sports haven't been the best players or athletes themselves.
Is it wrong? Do you believe releasing the edge has a benefit - and if so why? Honest question. I can only go by my own feel - which hardly is a perfect way to evaluate if something works or not. So I'm open to be convinced that I'm wrong.
Excellent! This is the first time someone has properly explained the "little hop" that all pros do before a wakestyle trick and most of them also do before a boost. Thanks for explaining this.
There's a longer explanation here I am not quite convinced by either of those though.
What Evan says in the video seems true to me, that by doing the hop you would lose some line tension and get the kite deeper to the wind window. That to me seems though just the opposite of what a person would want to do.
Mike's explanation as far as I remember was different. His reasoning as far as I understand was to just change the board angle to a more vertical one when up in the air, when it is easier to do. To me this makes more sense, though I am not a 100% sure if one wouldn't jump higher by keeping the edge harder while in the water. This of course comes down to the capability of doing so.
It'd be great to hear a couple of other opinions on what is the exact reason to "do the hop".