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aus240
aus240
WA
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11 Jun 2005 8:26pm
Ok Guys...
im now not a cable park virgin...

but i spent all day getting slammed for the sake of half meter airs!

how the hell do i jump as high as the guys doing mobes! and any other tips?

Thanks Guys,
Rhys
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
2081 posts
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11 Jun 2005 10:42pm
Hey Rhys,

Good on u mate... glad 2 hear it all worked out well at the park with the other guys...

At least you can jump though!!!

Are you able to stand on ur board while kiting yet and move? I can just stand, move a few metres, and then topple over... 'Least I am getting up I guess....

Will head to the Logan CableSki Park, as soon as I can get a Friday off work lol, and not let the boss find out lol...

later

better winds 4 u all...

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
aus240
aus240
WA
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11 Jun 2005 8:47pm
yeah im doing small jumps with a kite! thats why i thought i could jump at cable... heaps different tho... seems to go faster with a cable...and really easy to catch an edge... we all are going again this Saturday, everyone come up!!!
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
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11 Jun 2005 10:54pm
hey good on u... least ur up on the board and moving heaps... the last time I got out, there was only enough wind for the kite, and the guys said not enough for the board also... but all in good practice at least...

Well hopefully the cable park will help me with my board skills then... Haven't been out for more than 2 weeks now... absolutely no winds... a shocker... but hopefully friday looks good, so lets hope that means saturday will be good later

Goodwinds

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
aus240
aus240
WA
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11 Jun 2005 9:00pm
doesnt tuesday look good? lol thats the green bit...

hehe *cough cough* oh im comming down with a cold... what a shame looks like it will be worst on tuesday... oh i have school on tuesday... oh i honestly dont want to miss that for a kite... cos i loooooooove school...

Cya out there tuesday guys (yes my mum knows)
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
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11 Jun 2005 11:08pm
yeah Tuesday looks like a beauty... but i 4got 2 mention that cuz ive got a UNI exam then

aww noo... uve got a "cold" ... u poor thing! what a shame... no school on tuesday... a 4 day weekend now!

UNI exam on a day with gr8 winds = sad sad me

lol.. exam starts at 1-30 goes till 3-30 --- if enough time, maybe ill get down 2 wello at bout 4'ish otherwise, i'll have 2 leave it... bummer uni is sometimes... argh...

later ...

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
richo
richo
QLD
337 posts
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12 Jun 2005 9:58am
yea well i was struggling with my bad side on the kite. After a couple of sessions at the cable world or my troubles were over and i was going up wind. It is the best thing for learners. If you spend a few sessions there working on the right stuff you save your self time and lesson money when you get under the kite thats for sure.

Hay aus240 the jumps they do at cable are the serious ducks nuts stuff. You got to edge hard and load the edge mega hard. Just as you pass directly under the cable you gotta twist your body and sort of turn real hard opp the cable movement. You really have to load the cable hard to get that snap back. But man you will cop serious poundings- and what are your knees like!! These are the high speed high powered jumps that good wake boarders can do on kites. I reakon it is awsome but i think i will focus on really high boosting and surf riding-the wake board tricks are to heavy for me.

I think the park is good for your legs if there is no wind and really helps new riders, but depending on were your want to go with your kiting the continued benifits are probably doubtfull. Even the loaded rail release you see the cable guys doing that give the big air is suppose to be different in technique to the loaded rail kite moves.
Good luck, those big cable air moves just blow my mind.!!
aus240
aus240
WA
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12 Jun 2005 9:43am
Thanks!
i tried that but i wasnt commiting enuf and edging hard enuf...

oh yeah, did you have a really tight neck the day after you went?

Ill give it a go when im there next... lol mayb not this saturday tho... WINDY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

t o b y
t o b y
WA
530 posts
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12 Jun 2005 3:19pm
hey are there any cable parks in perth???
windnkite
windnkite
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12 Jun 2005 8:16pm
LOL Rhys, im goin again tomorrow (mon) and again sat, so im gona of been 4 times in 2 weeks.
aus240
aus240
WA
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12 Jun 2005 6:42pm
which one you goin 2?

Bli Bli? if its windy you still goin cable or real kite?
James
James
WA
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12 Jun 2005 6:43pm
quote:
Originally posted by t o b y

hey are there any cable parks in perth???



Closed down last year
aus240
aus240
WA
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12 Jun 2005 6:47pm
oh right lol... its you matt!
you still on for wednesday instead of thursday now?
windnkite
windnkite
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12 Jun 2005 8:50pm
Kite if wind, spos
elizabethb
elizabethb
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13 Jun 2005 7:53pm
ohh no x2...

I just managed 2 delete what i wrote here and have 2 re-write it ... argh...

My darn uni exam doesn't start until 1.30 2morrow and finishes as 3.40.... that means I can't get 2 Wello till about 4.10-20 depending on traffic... and then I have 2 set up, put the lines out, and and by then only about 20 min kiting... not worth it I guess..

at least Sunday looks like a beauty... too bad I only have a 10m, and not my 6m yet.... I'll get the 6m later down the track... the 10's great 4 now thought when its windy at least

oh well.... another day

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
SurfConnect
SurfConnect
QLD
1674 posts
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15 Jun 2005 7:38am
:O wot hav i missed here, no one told me about d party :P u cant possibly leav d official photographer out guys, only till i recover.... then someone else can do the filming lol! meanwhile my movie making skills r improving, anyone wanna a dvd on themselves? hehe.
Wind_n_sea
Wind_n_sea
WA
102 posts
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17 Jun 2005 7:37am
lol well looks like every one is here now i missed out to padi wats goin on there.... nice work matt and rhys, and yea padi dvd sounds good still havent got it in the mail though?? u sent it??

elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
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18 Jun 2005 5:39pm
Hey all .... me 2 now Rhys...
I'm now not a cable park vigrin...

I went to the Carbrook Cable Park and it went really well I though..I couldn't start from sitting on the seat, so they said to sit at the bottom of the ramp like a kitesurfing lift because I was used to that... and it worked ... I said I went, but I didn't say I managed to get the whole way around... lol... after it seemed like forever (about 2 hours), I was getting quite confident and got down to the end of the first turn to bail cuz I forgot whether I had to keep to the inside or outside of the bouy... I didn't want to get yanked around cuz my shoulder was already killing me... now I know its outside the bouy... it was a long swim back until I reached an edge... but from falling off so many times to start off with (cuz I still haven't been able to stand up with my kite yet either) I've got the sorest right shoulder... it yanked it soo much... good winds 2morrow 4 Wello arvo - glad I can hook into the harness and not use my right shoulder... hope it doesn't rain...

Glad I wore my boots also... it really wasn't too bad there... but I did have a fully leg wettie and boots... but I was still freezing... Needed to buy a long sleeve also and not just a short one next one will be long though...

all the best -- and c'mon winds...

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
elizabethb
elizabethb
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18 Jun 2005 5:45pm
quote:
Originally posted by aus240


but i spent all day getting slammed for the sake of half meter airs!
how the hell do i jump as high as the guys doing mobes! and any other tips?
Thanks Guys,
Rhys



I managed to get half meter airs.... when I went let go of the cable handle cuz I was going to fly off the board, the board and I went flying and the crashing into the water Least I managed to get around about 1/4 off the course lol... Seeing I can't yet stand on the board to kite... this practice will help though

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
aus240
aus240
WA
81 posts
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18 Jun 2005 8:03pm
Hehe well i had a great Cable park experience today... I drove all the way up to Bli Bli... And a cable frayed this morning... so it was closed wasnt it... so guess what! we drove home again lol... There better be wind tomorow or i swear...

Great 2 hear you went well Liz!!!

Cyas from a pissed Rhys
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
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19 Jun 2005 7:50pm
quote:
Originally posted by aus240

I drove all the way up to Bli Bli... And a cable frayed this morning... so it was closed wasnt it... so guess what! we drove home again lol...



Geeze... that would have totally ticked me off... maybes ring next time now... The Carbrook (Logan) one really wasn't that yuck... but then I was wearing a wetty and boots and didn't get to sludgy with mud lol... Bit sore today, but can't wait to go back next weekend if it's not windy... It was so much fun...

Luckily the Carbrook one has just done maintainance and everything so all's good with that one... $20 for the hour, $35 for the day with unlimited board use and all... sweet one... And the chicks and lads that work there are heaps helpful .... anyways... 'least there were winds this arvo and I managed to get out for a bit...

Later

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
Rosy
Rosy
WA
175 posts
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19 Jun 2005 6:44pm
hey where did that cable ski park thing go in perth? i want to prac but i think its demolished eh???????
does anybody know
carbine
carbine
WA
1450 posts
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19 Jun 2005 7:19pm
cables water ski. Was a few k's from woodies.

They couldn't control the ammount of bacteria and **** in the water so health and safety closed it down I believe.

They used to hold a triathlon there, swimming in the water was no fun at all.
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
2081 posts
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19 Jun 2005 9:31pm
quote:
They couldn't control the ammount of bacteria and **** in the water so health and safety closed it down I believe.


Heck... that's really disgusting... Have you guys head anything about the CableSki park at Logan/ Carbrook? Is it okay? Sure hope it is; it seems like a good one...

Later

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
sprouse
sprouse
WA
78 posts
WA, 78 posts
20 Jun 2005 4:42pm
cables water ski closed down because he got an offer from some real estate developer, and it was to much money to refuse( a few million). All the stuff got auctioned off, Bonnies brought the sliders and stuff. I think the cable set up got sold to someplace in bali.
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
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20 Jun 2005 7:52pm
Hey Rhys... By any chance were u at Goodtime at the Gap Sunday at 'bout 1:00pm I think it was? There was another younger kiter guy there looking 2 guy a wetsuit or something that kited at Brighton... and also a Mother there whos son kited at Brighton... don't know if they were related... that you lol>? I'm at a blank with a lotta people here... no idea who they are if i saw them

Later

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
aus240
aus240
WA
81 posts
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20 Jun 2005 6:51pm
LOL!!!!!!!! ill give ya a little hint Liz, You wont eva see me in goodtime lol... rival windsurfer works there hes very anti kite so i made a vow to neva go there again lol... they expensive anyways... And i got a nice wetty already... my mum does take me everywhere tho it sucks to be little...

So it wasnt me, interested to know who it was tho!

Peoples my email is [email protected], if ya use msn add me!! or add me 2 ya address books/mailing lists etc...

Cya around! Wanna test out this new bar
Rhys
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
2081 posts
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20 Jun 2005 9:19pm
lol Rhys... Rival windsurfer.. I sure hope u don't mean Sam or Damo... they are the maddest guys that work there...

Nah they aren't expensive... you just have to make sure and check with other shops... I got everything from my kite and board and harness and all cheapo discounted I got a good deal ... Everyone was so helpful there and really nice...

Yeah my Mum takes me everywhere also mate... its not just u so don't worry bout it...

U should have gone 2 wello yesterday arvo... it was blowing like mad... everyone was there... quite gusty though for my 10m and for my size...

Later

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
monkey
monkey
NSW
251 posts
NSW, 251 posts
24 Jun 2005 6:07pm
Where's this cable Park? Goldcoast?

Know of any in Sydney?
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
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24 Jun 2005 6:45pm
Monkey... The cable park Rhys and I are talking about is the one at Carbrook (Past Logan - Brisbane), and also the one at Bli Bli (past sunshine coast I think)...
Hope you can find one where u want one... later

Elizabeth - Wello Gromm
elizabethb
elizabethb
QLD
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2 Jul 2005 7:10pm
Wooo Hooo I went to the cable park at Carbrook again this Saturday, and thankfully went heaps better than last time lol... I managed to find a way of starting that is most like the kiting start and that doesn't pull my arms out of its sockets... After being there from 12-4.30, I managed to, during this time, go round continuiously 4 times, then 6 times, then 7 times I can now fully stand up, edge around the corners, and then next weekend if there's no wind at Wello, I can go back to the Cable Park, and try and turn 180* so i can have the 'normal' stance and not the darn 'goofty' stance In time I'll be able to do it... Later all...

Elizabeth - Wello Grommit
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