Do boards vary much in the amount of pop that they can give .Is the height of jumps influenced much by the amount of pop or mainly by rider’s technique?

you'll never get good pop if you dont have snap and crackle

Hi Kev,

Yes boards vary greatly in the amount of tail reflex (pop). I hate the word pop!

A board with a super flexy tail will absorb the energy created by loading the tail and will not spring you off the water much at all, whereas a board with a super stiff tail will not store energy at all. It will allow you to instigate forward rolls etc better than the board with too much flex, but not as much as a board with good reflex or it's ability to return to shape once loaded.

The amount of "pop" Grrrrrr will significantly effect your height from the water in only 'kite low', loaded tricks like wake style stuff. Good technique is what is needed to boost huge when using the kite. The best equipment in the world won't make you go big if you have poor technique and timing.

I hope this answers your question.

Good winds,

jp747 said...

can someone explain exactly what a 'pop' is..i kitesurf but since am the only one i only know how to tack turn, no transistions(still trying for that heelside) and can only jump(only learnt thru nearly crashing into people on the water[}:)])..i wish there was a better kiter that i can follow and so my learning curve doesn't get stumped..i rang a kitebuddy and he explained the railey thing but i just took it into stride cuz he kept on trying to explain the pop thing

you have 670 posts and still dont know what pop is?

well pop is generated through pushing off the water and also the tail flex in the board. you should keep your kite low for tricks like raileys, s-bends, raleys to blind(wakestyle tricks) and basics but when you get to kevin dangleree level you still pop but use the kite higher in the window so you can fit in more rotations/handlepasses (kinda stupid).

ewan

i know kevin is an awesome rider. he does awesome 1 handed stuff and powered kiteloops, and normal powered freestyle, but he also does do alot of the danglree style

ewan

P.S i ride a cab custom 128 and it has hardly any flex but it has a huge amount of rocker and that helps alot to.

ewan kite said...

jp747 said...

can someone explain exactly what a 'pop' is..i kitesurf but since am the only one i only know how to tack turn, no transistions(still trying for that heelside) and can only jump(only learnt thru nearly crashing into people on the water[}:)])..i wish there was a better kiter that i can follow and so my learning curve doesn't get stumped..i rang a kitebuddy and he explained the railey thing but i just took it into stride cuz he kept on trying to explain the pop thing

you have 670 posts and still dont know what pop is?

well pop is generated through pushing off the water and also the tail flex in the board. you should keep your kite low for tricks like raileys, s-bends, raleys to blind(wakestyle tricks) and basics but when you get to kevin dangleree level you still pop but use the kite higher in the window so you can fit in more rotations/handlepasses (kinda stupid).

ewan

hiya ewan basically i kite in winds below 14kts. anything above i windsurf and since am self-taught with bruises near titties, knees and shins it's a hard learning curve since there is no one to follow which is a lot betterso i guess what you're trying to imply is pushing your back foot hard as the kite is in the most powerfull window to make a self-made wake to spring up fromi have one of those old lab rats to go with a 12ckite and a contra 14...really don't know if these are good for popping the labrat that is

i never said hes crap or anything. hes stil one of my favourite riders.. and yes his kite height doesnt matter because its normal freestyle/newschooly stuff like i mentioned before.. and his kite is at moderate level anyway apart from wen he goes into doubles. and yes he does dangle a bit but he just gets more time to think about sticking the landing = more comp points stacking up.. and being number 2 says his power and style etc is good. sure prefer watching him over north riders, n alvaro n stuff..

in pkra the only riders i like watching are kevin aaron and ruben, all for their different styles which are all unique and cool.


whats the deal about concave? im sure single concave doesnt give u that much more pop and actually wats the deal with double n quad concave for pop? with quad i would think u cant lock a solid enough edge in because theboard deflects alot of the water due to the deep channeling? i dont know though so enlighten me... perhaps it helps hence the quad cave tips to double or single centre alot of wake boards n the element had or the single to double on the concept..

hey jkiter whats the cable park in brisbane? i have been to the logan one but if there is one closer to home i might have a look. can you use your kiteboard at the cable park or is it better to use a wakeboard?

Dam and Blast!! Why don't they bring back a Cable Ski to WA?