borntofli
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Registered: 12-8-2007
Location: Port Aransas, TX
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Mood: Can\'t get enough kiting
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I can turn around...... sort of......
Was out today, wind blowing 25 like it has been for a week.... Gulf is the usual whitewater boiling mess.....
Glad I traded for the 10 syn, otherwise i'd be sitting on the beach watching....
My turns weren't pretty, sometimes a dead stop slog and sink sometimes a rocket the other way.... Just need to find that elusive happy medium...
But at least it's not the usual crash and retrieve the board turn...
I've heard of people kiting in flat water, whats that like ???
Little baby steps, hopefully making ground...
Ocean Rodeo Rise 12
Ozone C4 10
Slingshot Octane 7
Flysurfer speed 2 15 SA
Rollersurfer (for sale)
6\'2\" Slingshot SST
Slingshot fuse
Brokite 134 freeride
Ocean Rodeo mako 140
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PHREERIDER
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Registered: 13-2-2008
Location: SC
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Mood: chilled....but ready to SAIL!
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super smooth and as fast as you can stand it , flat water carving and smooth kite control !, oh man , like the ditch at sulli's 28.5! tri's pics
of bob
it really teaches board control, load and release for surreal phlight ! landing at speed powered ! RIGHT TO THE NEXT POP!
best part its easy on the legs and can go ultra long sessions 4-5 hours.
greater variety of boards work well in flat
learn much quicker as well (current and swell not so friendly)
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AD72
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Location: Davis, CA
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| Quote: | Originally posted by PHREERIDER
(current and swell not so friendly) |
Tell me about it. The location I go to has a flood tide with the wind later in the day when I can get off work to kite. I have yet to go upwind to
return to the same spot. It is like someone turned on the treadmill at full speed.
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dylanj423
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funny... this is the first mention of current that i have seen on this forum, and today the current was kickin my butt....
i felt like an amateur until i just stood and felt what was going on on the water... it was gushing around my legs it was so strong... and it was
going the same way as the wind... no wonder i kept losing ground
.... end hijack
WHAT I FLY:
Flysurfer Soul v2 12m, Soul 15m, Soul v2 21m
Flexi Rage 1.8m, Jojo RM 3m, Flexi Blurr 3.5, Flexi Blade 4.0m, Flexi Blade 4.9m, Flexi Blurr 5, Jojo RM 6m
WHAT I RIDE:
Kite Skates, Libre Full Race, GI Conflict 106, OR Mako 140, Spleene Door 159
What I Am In The Market For: Peter Lynn Vapors, Weatherproof Kite Buggy Bag for Libre, PL or Flexi Small Buggy to Tow With, Flexi Pro Link Handles,
Flexi Lines, Flexi Kite Killers
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Kamikuza
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Location: Shiga, JAPAN
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Yeah... I got a kite. Or two...
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lives2fly
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Registered: 17-12-2009
Location: Outer Hebrides UK
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Make sure the kite is almost at its zenith before you dig your edge in then you can dive it back the other way sooner in the slide and you are less
likely to sink!
I used to have a flat water spot on a coastal lake. Clean wind, smooth water, ride in ay direction... then somebody drained half the water out for
some reason!! and it wasn't deep in the first place!
So now i just get chop and surf! still its good for keeping the snowboarding muscles in shape for the winter!!
15m Naish Fly,12m & 7.5m Naish Cults, 10m & 12m Naish Parks, 9m Naish Bolt, 6m & 14m Naish X3's, 13m PL Venom, 10m & 6m Ozone
Access,
1.5m flexi Buzz, 3.5m Flexifoil Bullet, 4.7m flexi Rage, 5.6m PL Twister II, 6.6m flexi Blade, 8.0m HQ Toxic
Flexdeck Landboard, Nobile Flying Carpet 160, Airush Switch 142, Slingshot Misfit 136, Naish Monarch 134, North Whip 5'8", Fischer Skis,
Palmer & Drake Snowboards.
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PHREERIDER
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Registered: 13-2-2008
Location: SC
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Mood: chilled....but ready to SAIL!
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| Quote: | Originally posted by dylanj423
funny... this is the first mention of current that i have seen on this forum, and today the current was kickin my butt....
i felt like an amateur until i just stood and felt what was going on on the water... it was gushing around my legs it was so strong... and it was
going the same way as the wind... no wonder i kept losing ground
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i reference current quite a bit. it is a constant element here with the tides.
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