Hey Due to no wind yet (and keep it simple)

Ive been thinking about sheer & impact problems with knees...
Ive thought up an easy little experiment and would like some genuine feedback from those with nothing better to do

Understanding the general rule of 'all thumbs'
Most people ive spoken to tend to get proplem knees after learning to jump or big jumps. When you get the kite timing right from small jumps to loops - you can land soft as a feather. Though if you land a jump fully powered, it obviously creates a different impact n lateral or rotational sheer force across the knees..

The jump off a building chair method ive stated previously, doesnt seem relevant now because you just dont land or kite like that!

The EXPERIMENT

Wear runners to simulate stability & grip & force when landing..
look at your boards, foot width - angle setup
Run about 3-4 big steps jump & try to land (one leg forward) in the exact position of your setup, both directions.

Did you feel any pressure in the corner of your knees ? if so - keep changing foot stance till youve got the best allround position then re-compare to your kiteboard.

What difference did you come up with if any ?? or how did it feel in comparison ??

P.s Stay on topic here

Cheers Clay

I have knee's that point quite far inwards when my feet are togeather, and I found when I ride, with out even jumping if I cant rotate my feet into different angled positions in the foot pad i get sore knee's.
also make landing jumps nicer, so loosen your straps more and get some backless bindings like me :P

lol Charles

The more I thought about boosting & jumpin off a chair, the more I began to understand a sideways jump would be more relevant and get you closer to the correct angle for 'each' foot (as 'GetFunky' mentioned he uses slightly different angles) as we are not all born Anotomically correct thru foot, knee & hip alignment... years of physio rehab teaching confirms this too.

Remember, when attached to a kite pulling with forward momentum (even with a little jump) when you compress water with the board it creates drag & sheer force and there we have the sideways relevance - without mentioning megaloops.

The only time Ive ever landed Vertically is my first jump of 10ft sending the kite back... but didnt know to send it forward again

Hmmm & people continue to get sore knees because the Earth is Flat

SaveTheWhales said...

lol Charles

The more I thought about boosting & jumpin off a chair, the more I began to understand a sideways jump would be more relevant and get you closer to the correct angle for 'each' foot (as 'GetFunky' mentioned he uses slightly different angles) as we are not all born Anotomically correct thru foot, knee & hip alignment... years of physio rehab teaching confirms this too.

Remember, when attached to a kite pulling with forward momentum (even with a little jump) when you compress water with the board it creates drag & sheer force and there we have the sideways relevance - without mentioning megaloops.

The only time Ive ever landed Vertically is my first jump of 10ft sending the kite back... but didnt know to send it forward again

Hmmm & people continue to get sore knees because the Earth is Flat

yer but the point im making is when u run and jump side ways as soon as u land its an instant stop, you dont keep going sideways so the level of decelleration is massive. where as when u kite and jump, land the amount of friction created by the board is not significant enough to dramatically decellerate you, evne in mega loops you dont land that fast that as soon as ur board touches the water you decellerate at a dramatic speed so the sideways force on your legs is minimal... biggest problem with people learnin to jump is as they land they rather bend their backs instead of using their knees to absorb impact.