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Forums > Kitesurfing   Western Australia

Changing direction when jumping

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Created by PKC > 9 months ago, 15 Mar 2014
PKC
WA, 130 posts
15 Mar 2014 9:38PM
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Have been trying to master changing direction when jumping, end up nose diving off the board or losing power and sinking. Any tips on how to achieve this??? Cheers

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
15 Mar 2014 10:09PM
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dependant on direction of wind, come in with some speed kite parked at 10, then edge hard sending the kite to 12 at the same time pop, pull in on the bar and keep kite overhead at 12, then force yourself to look in the opposite direction which brings the body around a tad, a quick look up and down to judge kite position and distance from water then slowly redirect bringing you down in the opposite direction with an aggressive redirection just above the water, straight away have your kite on the upward stroke followed by a downward stroke with bring you away with power, you can break it down into a couple of stages , safety first stay out a tad in deeper water then your not sucking sand, it may be against you natural reaction but letting out at the bar just gives you a heavy stack, as long as you've got the kite overhead , arnt overpowered and keep the bar in youll come down a lot lighter







a couple of photos so you get the jist of head and body position when coming down also look at the bar position as in redirection,and hands to the bar centre, very addictive jumping transitions you keep pushing the boundaries,

PKC
WA, 130 posts
15 Mar 2014 10:52PM
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Thanks for that. Photos a good reference. Yeah, I kept stacking or landing down pretty hard. Think I'm mainly directing board up wind to much aswell and catching an edge hard. Giving the knees a bit if a work out. Will let you know how it goes. Cheers

ffifty5
VIC, 102 posts
16 Mar 2014 11:38AM
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Great explanation and picky sequence Cauncy

Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
16 Mar 2014 12:21PM
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Do a regular jump and just do a down loop as the redirect, let the kite fly out the other direction

Otherwise, "air gybe" is the term you could YouTube...

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
16 Mar 2014 2:48PM
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Kamikuza said..

Do a regular jump and just do a down loop as the redirect, let the kite fly out the other direction

Otherwise, "air gybe" is the term you could YouTube...


one step at a time kam, but yes, throw in a kiteloop , board grab, backroll, but get the basics correct first, when pushing you tricks better in deeper water


troy




PKC
WA, 130 posts
16 Mar 2014 3:24PM
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Cheers. Not quiet kite looping yet...... Looks like a sweet transition, hoping to master before seasons out.

Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
16 Mar 2014 6:46PM
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It's not a real kite loop - you're just doing a jump, redirecting and keeping the bar pulled and riding out the other direction. All it requires is committing to landing topside which is easier than it seems too :D

I find that a LOT easier than a proper air gybe - no loop = sink, unless I'm over-powered.

cauncy
WA, 8407 posts
16 Mar 2014 6:13PM
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Kamikuza said...
It's not a real kite loop - you're just doing a jump, redirecting and keeping the bar pulled and riding out the other direction. All it requires is committing to landing topside which is easier than it seems too :D

I find that a LOT easier than a proper air gybe - no loop = sink, unless I'm over-powered.


Would you like a carton on it kam, I can post a video if you'd like, or perhaps even post some videos of yourself or photos to help riders progress, iits not a **** fight about the ozone chrono and I'm not linked to kitepower so chill

Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
17 Mar 2014 8:11AM
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Jeez wayne - sensitive, much? Not sure where you found any malice in that...

A carton on what, exactly?

GarryA
WA, 268 posts
17 Mar 2014 7:07PM
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Ruggers said..

Have been trying to master changing direction when jumping, end up nose diving off the board or losing power and sinking. Any tips on how to achieve this??? Cheers


just loop it back it helps the transition

PKC
WA, 130 posts
17 Mar 2014 7:31PM
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GarryA said...
Ruggers said..

Have been trying to master changing direction when jumping, end up nose diving off the board or losing power and sinking. Any tips on how to achieve this??? Cheers


just loop it back it helps the transition


You'll have to demonstrate Garry. Have not seen you about lately.

huabamane
19 posts
21 Mar 2014 11:36AM
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Ruggers,
I've been working on this a bit recently and have it now worked out. When you do your jumped transition, I found the most important part was to bring your own speed down to almost zero relative to the water by edging hard into the jump. Otherwise, sending the kite in the opposite direction just created a "pendulum", which results in the nose dive you mentioned. Also when sending it back down, do it as hard as you can to get it back in the wind window to make sure you have enough power to accelerate and not just sink.

Hope it helps. Took me a bit to figure out.

PKC
WA, 130 posts
21 Mar 2014 2:52PM
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huabamane said...
Ruggers,
I've been working on this a bit recently and have it now worked out. When you do your jumped transition, I found the most important part was to bring your own speed down to almost zero relative to the water by edging hard into the jump. Otherwise, sending the kite in the opposite direction just created a "pendulum", which results in the nose dive you mentioned. Also when sending it back down, do it as hard as you can to get it back in the wind window to make sure you have enough power to accelerate and not just sink.

Hope it helps. Took me a bit to figure out.

Thanks heaps. That's great advice. I've been the pendulum often :) will try this next time
Winds in. Cheers



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