Hey Guys,

What is the best bar position for down the line wave riding.

I ride natural but when I go backhand I actually don't know if I am sheeting in or sheeting out. I do tend to notice that my kites about to fall out the sky quite early on the wave.

I would presume sheeting in is better as most people who unhook seem to not catchup to the kite. Actually I think I have just answered my own question.

Cheers
Rich

i'll get in here for u slave... '-y would u unhook?'

Yep, sheeting out would exacerbate the problem.

If your kite is stalling, move it around more and keep it one turn ahead of you so that you get the power when you want it.
And/Or surf the wave more vertically and less directly down-wind.

I'm not an expert but I'm loving this aspect of our sport. There is so much to learn but I feel I get better with every session. The window of opportunity at my home break for down the line wave riding is very small before the surf dies completely.

Unhooked does free up the body but pretty tricky if it's gusty (and it usually is in cross-off) unless you can quickly grab the chicken loop with the other hand.

Simon

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richswing said...

Hey Guys,

What is the best bar position for down the line wave riding.

I ride natural but when I go backhand I actually don't know if I am sheeting in or sheeting out. I do tend to notice that my kites about to fall out the sky quite early on the wave.

I would presume sheeting in is better as most people who unhook seem to not catchup to the kite. Actually I think I have just answered my own question.

Cheers
Rich

Sounds like you're riding at the kite too much-like Simon said, you need to keep that kite moving so you time your turns with the turns of the kite and ride more vertically on the waves rather than just at the kite-naturally in stronger winds less of a problem as your kite tends to float better if you ride at it-or unhook.