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Big eeeZeee

NSW

1100 posts

Big eeeZeee

NSW, 1100 posts

13 Jan 2011 1:12am

Been watching some vids on youtube and noticed that these pkra riders get massive amounts of air then they 'pop'. Question is, is this real 'pop' (45) or do they send the kite slightly when they go into a trick?

sir ROWDY

5378 posts

sir ROWDY

WA, 5378 posts

12 Jan 2011 10:18pm

Depends, it's a bit of both. Some riders do most of their tricks at 45', but I would say they all put their kites higher than that on a lot of tricks. Guess if you wanna win you need to land stuff.

sebbu

154 posts

sebbu

WA, 154 posts

13 Jan 2011 7:00am

don't underestimate how fast they're riding either. On the videos, when everything is put into slow-mo and zoomed in, its hard to get context for their speed through the water before they pop.

But Rowdy is right too - when you need to land it in competition, I think they err on the safe side and put the kite a little higher.

AKSonline

925 posts

AKSonline

WA, 925 posts

13 Jan 2011 11:58am

sir ROWDY said...

Depends, it's a bit of both. Some riders do most of their tricks at 45', but I would say they all put their kites higher than that on a lot of tricks. Guess if you wanna win you need to land stuff.

Is this an excuse for having your kite at lunch???

The bar for legitimacy just got lowered.

LOL

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