Whats with freestyle kiters thinking freeride guys are bad kiters? Are they just all that. Please advise on this.

Really surfing got rid of that attitude years ago sponsors got smart. Who wants to see some wancer talk down to you doing anything. Does the freestyle community of kiters maybe think that this is what we want to aspire to and can't. Please speak out I want to know.

Freestyle, Freeride... What's the difference ? Nothing... It's the same disciplin if your an amature in the sport... If your not getting paid & making a living off your riding skills, then your an amature...

There are quite a few sponsored riders in WA and not to mension the rest of the country... I cant speak for the rest of the country but the guys in Perth are good people, that goes for the unsponsored riders that I've met also...

I'm not as good a rider as the local top boyz, the Rat", Ry, Dale, Damo, Jake, Simon, Rawsons etc but I'm not a kook either... If your passionate about the sport you would'nt give a **** who's cool or not, the whole sport is cool. Sure there's the guys who ware full wet suits, the guys who wear boardies over their wettys (I'm one of them), the guys who wear all the safety gear imaginable, there's the guys who rip and push it on a daily basis, the guys who just want to cruise and the guys like myself who are in between... I've ridden with all sorts and have finished the day off completely nackered and forfilled having a beer with guys like you and me, the ones who realy are passionate about this sport...

regards browneee

yeah forgot, my harness is my boardies... actually i wore my boardies under my harness the other day, but thats another storey...

Yeah I have not met anyone in kitings with any of the trates from surfing... Everyone i've met is fantastic...

regards browneee

Dead Rite HungLong. the sport is made up of so many great people, if someone does have a go at you it generally isnt because of your kite'n Style or abilty...

it's a state of mind. sometimes i launch and after a few runs i reckon i'm just going to ride., and then the next day there's no way i'm just going to ride, today i'm going to style it! but yesterday a guy told me he liked my style and today someone complimented me on my riding.
moral....it takes someone else to judge.
but...if it feels good do it..................yahooo

Oops I ment wake style the unhooked handle pass not freestyle kiters got my jargen wrong.
But I have since chilled out its not all of them just a few and maybe it's just my local spot and a few other issues
I'll just stay away from them when I can and keep my head down. Stuff em I am there to have fun its not their beach!
thanks guys

PR that was a gramatical error.

when you wrote "most think I'm a Twat"

should have been "most think it's a twat"

Azza ; stop foolen around and do those 5th line attachments for my Airblast

At my age being flexible enough to reach the board with one hand is FREESTYLE.

I am sure this posting came about from some narrow minded magazine.

Best winds
Tony L

this statement has been retracted by professor as it was childish.

retracted to much time on my hands

looks to me like theres a new style and its called NO STYLE... think it already has some members. glad we dont have so many ego's over here in the west.

I should not have started this post in the first place
My fault Sorry I am not going to get involved in it anymore I just wanna kite.

I met Paul J and the bin crew when i started kiteing, and personally found it to be a refreshing change to meet such approachable, and helpful people.

For a KOOK like me its nice to know there's always someone with more experience watching your back, and willing to give a hand.

As for Paul J i have found him to be extremely helpful and he's always willing to give a hand, be it landing the odd kite or giving free pointers (remember this is how the man make a living)

Further i don't think that it's appropriate that some individuals feel that this forum was created to vent there personal issues with other people.

we all need a good dose of secret beige.