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Postby kashi » Mon Jul 02, 2007 2:49 pm
What would you think is the best order in building kiteboarding skills.
for instance:
1. going upwind.
2. turning.
3. jumping
4. pop
5. toeside riding
6. Back roll
7. etc.
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Postby mx5alan » Mon Jul 02, 2007 3:49 pm
1 - Flying a trainer kite
2 - Flying a Surf Kite
3 - Self Rescue
4 - Water Start
5 - Downwind riding - regular and toe side
6 - up wind - regular and toe side
7 - turns and tacking - - regular and toe side
8 - jumps
9 - rotations
10 - transitions
11 - etc...
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Postby Cabarete Kite Lounge » Mon Jul 02, 2007 4:15 pm
I can't say I've seen anyone actually tack a kite.
maybe gybing..
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Postby kashi » Mon Jul 02, 2007 8:45 pm
how about tricks?
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Postby mx5alan » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:12 pm
Cabarete Kite Lounge wrote:I can't say I've seen anyone actually tack a kite.
maybe gybing..
Tacking with the board...
http://southseas.nla.gov.au/refs/falc/1329.html
Basically meaning to manoeuvre the board and navigate a course upwind or downwind in a zigzag direction without stopping and having to water start.
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Postby ed nap » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:22 pm
I learned to backroll & jump befor i learned to go upwind, so there is no compulsory rules. Spend your time on the water lerning watever you enjoy (jumps, backrolls, toeside, frontrolls etc...) and the riding up wind will come in the mean time.
just make sure you are safe.
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Postby mx5alan » Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:31 pm
kashi wrote:how about tricks?
Rotations
Grabs
Rotations with grabs
Board off
Rolls
Flips
Raleys
see the PKRA tricks list as its not to difficult to work out an order to learn tricks
http://www.pkra.info/rules/trick_list_2005.htm
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Postby BizB » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:16 am
When you're underpowered on your biggest kite and you really do know how to ride upwind, but it's just not possible, do you have to call it the walk-of-shame?
Couldn't we call it... undrifting?
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Postby malone » Tue Jul 03, 2007 2:22 am
mx5alan wrote:1 - Flying a trainer kite
2 - Flying a Surf Kite
2.1 - Downwind Body Dragging
2.2 - Upwind Body Dragging
3 - Self Rescue
4 - Water Start
5 - Downwind riding - regular and toe side
6 - up wind - regular and toe side
7 - turns and tacking - - regular and toe side
8 - jumps
9 - rotations
10 - transitions
11 - etc...
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