Wanna go big?

Buy a 9M Ozone Edge and send it in plus 25kts. Not sure about the loop thingy

Nice avatar Benny,
That would probably do the trick

What do you classify as huge?

Looping the kite will not make you go bigger, it'll just keep you up there longer - but only if you are looping the kite above you. In order to loop the kite above you, you need to take off the water with the kite as close to the wind as possible (not downwind) and then keep the kite directly above you (not to the side). You also need to jump big enough that you swing under the kite so the kite is a little bit behind you when you start looping it (otherwise you'll just head downwind, not keep your float).

I may be wrong, but with normal wind conditions you could probably only complete 2 loops before landing even with a small kite. I would assume that to do multiple loops (e.g. Jesse Richman's 30 second jump) you would need to jump during a crazy gust of wind with some sort of updraft. Either that or you've jumped kite high which we all dream of but very few get there (even though it feels like it!)

BTW Don't try it with an Edge. Those things jump big and hang long, but they turn too slow for anything more than a downloop on landing. The Rally should be fine.

Evan Chia said...

Either that or you've jumped kite high which we all dream of but very few get there (even though it feels like it!)

What does that mean?
cheers cam

jump off a mountain on a really thermally day .You will go really huge ,loop like there is no tomorrow(watch some snowkite vids for some ideas) ,there is a good chance that you will die but your epitaph will read "he/she died doing what he /she loved " (it's what i'm hoping will be my epitaph, even if it is a result of a good sesh with my wife)

waveslave said...

daggy said...

I can boost huge, but wanna go bigger!!

Want Bigness ? ...
then jump off the pitching lip of a steep sizey wave.
Do kiters still do this ?
lol.

I,m with you on this one slave.to answer your question slave .It seems that it is a once popular pursuit since long ababndoned by the majority for whatever strange reason .For me and a few others there is something in nailing that perfectly lined up peak for a decent jump (at the expennse of nailinig a perfectly timed toe side smashing of lip) There are still a few old salts that still go for the big jumps off that lovely peaking lip) .it looks particularly good when they land on the face of the next wave and then nail a lovely down the line wave ride

This is the only reason i ride strapped in a nor easter
Check feathering lip....
Check landing zone...
Yeeew......

waveslave said...

daggy said...

I can boost huge, but wanna go bigger!!

Want Bigness ? ...
then jump off the pitching lip of a steep sizey wave.
Do kiters still do this ?
lol.

James said...

yeehaa said...

Wanna go big?

Buy a 9M Ozone Edge and send it in plus 25kts. Not sure about the loop thingy

70ish kg, have a 9 & 7 mtr Edge, get much bigger jumps on the 7 in that wind range, maybe I have to work on my technique on the 9, cheers, J

blatant pimping.booo hiss (anyone pushing the brand barrow deserves a thorough spanking on this one .Any kite that size should do the job in strong conditions for jockey), its a technique ting

Mr float said...
It seems that it is a once popular pursuit since long ababndoned by the majority for whatever strange reason .For me and a few others there is something in nailing that perfectly lined up peak for a decent jump (at the expennse of nailinig a perfectly timed toe side smashing of lip) There are still a few old salts that still go for the big jumps off that lovely peaking lip)

You know when the timing is right: the satisfaction is as huge as the jump!!!

Fred

yeehaa said...

Mr float said...

James said...

yeehaa said...

Wanna go big?

Buy a 9M Ozone Edge and send it in plus 25kts. Not sure about the loop thingy

70ish kg, have a 9 & 7 mtr Edge, get much bigger jumps on the 7 in that wind range, maybe I have to work on my technique on the 9, cheers, J

blatant pimping.booo hiss (anyone pushing the brand barrow deserves a thorough spanking on this one .Any kite that size should do the job in strong conditions for jockey), its a technique ting

Nah dude I don't ride Ozone I can't afford them!! I have good technique for boosting high and my kites boost just fine, I test rode one the other day and they do go just that bit higher then other brands. I wasn't promoting Ozone, the guy was just asking how to go bigger and the edge is an obvious answer.

Ouch !, first time I've been accused of pimping anything in my 8 years of membership here. Has someone knocked off your wheels again Lachie ? . Stating the boosting abilities of the Edge is not pimping, I thought it was common knowledge. I used to think your posts were really cool, be advised, your coolness rating is now under review. You could swing it in your favour by organising to have a carton of 5seeds dropped off at my door Having been wrongfully accused , I now reserve the right to credit myself with a pimp, I promise to be really subtle.

Yeehah , you can afford Ozone tarps mate, you just have to know where and when to buy.


Cya and good winds, J

Im jumping as high as i can, but the trampoline might bust soon