Attn KOTP, kiters carn now do roundhouse cutbacks!

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Joe Cron
Joe Cron
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27 Jan 2012 2:45pm
Rejoice kingy, here's a kiter who has worked out the roundhouse cutback!!



Good times indeed.
Gestalt
Gestalt
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27 Jan 2012 1:50pm
that's some of the best kitting i've seen. well impressed.

i think this is the first non gay kiter, lol,..... evolution perhaps.....
pweedas
pweedas
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27 Jan 2012 12:14pm
Gestalt said...

that's some of the best kitting i've seen. well impressed.

i think this is the first non gay kiter, lol,..... evolution perhaps.....


You're referring to his lack of board shorts over wetty, yes?
Definitely impressive.
And his kiting was impressive too.!
mybrosweeper
mybrosweeper
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27 Jan 2012 3:19pm
the guy was wacking it silly with off the top snaps and tail slides,but no full round house cutties there my friend.Just my opinion
Gestalt
Gestalt
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27 Jan 2012 2:36pm
mybrosweeper said...

the guy was wacking it silly with off the top snaps and tail slides,but no full round house cutties there my friend.Just my opinion


agreed around 2.49 is about as close as he gets and that's not real close.
gesper
gesper
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27 Jan 2012 3:49pm
A roundhouse cutback whilst getting pulled backwards down the face is what it is.
Gestalt
Gestalt
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27 Jan 2012 2:55pm
but that's not a roundhouse cutback as you need to complete the rest of the 180 snap for it to be a roundhouse cutback.

still it's impressive stuff.
gesper
gesper
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27 Jan 2012 4:11pm
Gestalt said...

but that's not a roundhouse cutback as you need to complete the rest of the 180 snap for it to be a roundhouse cutback.

Agree

A roundhouse cutback whilst getting pulled backwards down the face is what it is.

stehsegler
stehsegler
WA
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27 Jan 2012 1:15pm
that whole freehanded thing just looks gay.
Pugwash
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27 Jan 2012 3:54pm
Looks like he needs a poo.
BennyB12
BennyB12
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27 Jan 2012 6:04pm
you pole riders sure use the word gay alot...must be freudian...

PhilSWR
PhilSWR
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27 Jan 2012 7:12pm
That bloke fair rips, no doubt about it. All he has to do is ditch the kite...
Supergus
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27 Jan 2012 7:37pm
^^^ He probably does when there is no wind....
remo81
remo81
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27 Jan 2012 6:38pm
It looks to me like this guy has diched the Jet Ski for a kite. He only even toughes the bar when he is "Towing in" to the wave
lotofwind
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27 Jan 2012 8:02pm
BennyB12 said...

you pole riders sure use the word gay alot...must be freudian...




Say no more

Joe Cron
Joe Cron
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27 Jan 2012 8:07pm
i'm really just waiting for kingys input.....

kingy??

kingy...?
Joe Cron
Joe Cron
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27 Jan 2012 8:09pm
stehsegler said...

that whole freehanded thing just looks gay.


Do you think you could do that maneuver whilst letting go of the boom?

Serious question??
Joe Cron
Joe Cron
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27 Jan 2012 8:20pm
remo81 said...

It looks to me like this guy has diched the Jet Ski for a kite. He only even toughes the bar when he is "Towing in" to the wave


You could not better have articulated what an old surfie like me was looking to do with kiting , Thank You.

Learning to ride on flat water, then to ride switch side opened up boosting, flat water free/wake/ what ever style, I still don't understand all the differences.

I do know that sending the kite, having my 105kg mass instantaneously, and potentially violently, yanked out of the water on 4 thin lines, looking down on the world and S#!tting myself about my apparent altitude, does makes my heart race.

Then, when it's on, I hit the surf, and I can see what this guy is doing, it's my vision, goofy footed.

Love the guys work big time.
Windsurf0709
Windsurf0709
VIC
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27 Jan 2012 8:33pm
Sorry, but isn't this just surfing (and fairly poor surfing on the basis that he has what amounts to a toe-in surf board on 5 foot waves). Is it really that amazing... irrespective of whether a windsurfer could or couldn't do this?

btw, the only reason I'm responding with a post which sounds negative is that I thought I was going to see something cool - maybe it is and I have no appreciation for what you can/can't do on a kite.
lotofwind
lotofwind
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27 Jan 2012 8:36pm
Poor surfing?????? You must be Kelly Slater.
Most avaerage surfers would be stoked if they could surf like that.
PhilSWR
PhilSWR
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27 Jan 2012 8:41pm
lotofwind said...

Poor surfing?????? You must be Kelly Slater.
Most avaerage surfers would be stoked if they could surf like that.


Good, and fair call That dude shreds- kite or no kite. I wish I could surf half as good...

Windsurf0709
Windsurf0709
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27 Jan 2012 8:41pm
lotofwind said...

Poor surfing?????? You must be Kelly Slater.
Most avaerage surfers would be stoked if they could surf like that.


That's kind of the point I was making. He's better than most 'average' surfers...

Supergus
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27 Jan 2012 8:45pm
Windsurf0709 said...

Sorry, but isn't this just surfing (and fairly poor surfing on the basis that he has what amounts to a toe-in surf board on 5 foot waves). Is it really that amazing... irrespective of whether a windsurfer could or couldn't do this?

btw, the only reason I'm responding with a post which sounds negative is that I thought I was going to see something cool - maybe it is and I have no appreciation for what you can/can't do on a kite.


Poor surfing... Mate what sort of surfing do you do?? What were you expecting to see??
albers
albers
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27 Jan 2012 9:12pm
lotofwind said...

Poor surfing?????? You must be Kelly Slater.
Most avaerage surfers would be stoked if they could surf like that.


Totally agree lotofwind.

IMO, he wouldn't surf the wave as well without the kite. So the kite can raise a surfer to another level, especially if an aggressive attitude is added to the mix.

Nice Vid!



lotofwind
lotofwind
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27 Jan 2012 9:16pm
^^În that case,
no one give Kelly Slater a kite.
He is enough of a freak as it is.

Yeah the guy is definitly a power/agressive rider.
Like you said, the kite is probly pushing him harder.
Would be really interesting to watch him just surfing.
terminal
terminal
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27 Jan 2012 6:56pm
A little clip just to illustrate the bit that he's missing to complete the move.

If he was riding unhooked with a leash on his chickenloop, he might be able to complete it and pull the bar back down with his leash?

Joe Cron
Joe Cron
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27 Jan 2012 10:22pm
terminal said...

A little clip just to illustrate the bit that he's missing to complete the move.

If he was riding unhooked with a leash on his chickenloop, he might be able to complete it and pull the bar back down with his leash?




Yep, lucky surfer, D'bah uncrowded (perhaps allowed a few by the crew cause of her ' fine 'arse).

Relevance to kiters doing roundhouse cutbacks?.. don't see it...

Joe Cron
Joe Cron
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27 Jan 2012 10:29pm
Pugwash said...

Looks like he needs a poo.


Your dumps must be radical my friend.
terminal
terminal
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27 Jan 2012 8:05pm
Joe Cron said...

terminal said...

A little clip just to illustrate the bit that he's missing to complete the move.

If he was riding unhooked with a leash on his chickenloop, he might be able to complete it and pull the bar back down with his leash?



Yep, lucky surfer, D'bah uncrowded (perhaps allowed a few by the crew cause of her ' fine 'arse).

Relevance to kiters doing roundhouse cutbacks?.. don't see it...




When he does the cutback he gets dragged out of it backwards. If he unhooked, when he let go of the bar he would get the extra distance of the elasticated leash to be able to get back closer to the pocket and complete an S-turn.

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