Hey rusty that s awesome advice mate thanks. I'm always starting the kite to low and always pull in the bar too early and always redirect to aggressively to fast. Damn I love learning still!

I think the main distinction you have made is leaving the bar out and building up tension in the lines through edging rather than pulling in the bar. Leaves the kite to fly forward ( which is very forward on the edge), and with speed. Pulling on the bar too early slows the kite down, pulls it back in the window and you miss that vertical boost and head to much downwind.

Been at it a while now, but always willing to learn. Was having trouble jumping a certain kite, your advice will really help. Thanks so much again buddy.

Yeh, the edge would-be very different than the bandit, I generally charge up the kite using my board edge, line up a bit of swell or forming wave, timing your approach sending the kite and pop together, if you get it correct up you go send the kite back to 1 then redirecting to 12, the is a big window to play with, don't let out on the bar as the kite will bring you down at its pace, then I redirect it approx 2mtrs above the water but still maintain bar at full, then when back on the water sheet out and edge hard to bring kite under control, if you get out of shape in the air just keep it at 12 and you float down, later you can throw in a couple of redirections as this prolongs your airtime, in big winds you feel a secondary lift, if you've owned and rode a few kites you'll appreciate how good a freeride weapon it is, cash in your airmiles

Thanks guys, will play around with it a bit. I must say, had a solid session on my old 8m bandit dos yesterday, somewhat takes the insentive out of persisting with learning a new style of kiting. My wife mainly flys the edge when winds are light and I'm on something else, she loves how easily it carves upwind, and the lighter bar pressure seems to really help her riding style. A few days ago a bunch of kiters were having trouble staying upwind in some ordinary on shore N'lies. After just 2 mins she had carved upwind and offshore about 30m whilst others were packing up and wondering how she did it. I don't think they were too impressed when I suggested they trade in their new Switchblades.

....just curious to know weather anyone has benefited from the boosting technique described earlier. was it useful.

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rusty7 said...
....just curious to know weather anyone has benefited from the boosting technique described earlier. was it useful.

Yes mate I have.