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fingerbone
fingerbone
NSW
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NSW, 921 posts
4 Mar 2015 7:16am
How do you know how high you have jumped?
Is there a counting seconds/meters rule? Or is it all pure guess work. Cheers Billy.
loftsofwind
loftsofwind
QLD
226 posts
QLD, 226 posts
4 Mar 2015 7:39am
I guess but round it up to the nearest 10 to sound more impressive
Greggor
Greggor
QLD
191 posts
QLD, 191 posts
4 Mar 2015 12:15pm
A seconds counting rule doesnt really work as certain kite types throw you up high then drop you like a rock and others glide you a long time but dont jump as high, What i try and do is measure myself to other kites around me, even easier if someone is sitting there with the kite at 12 as we know line lengths average out around 22m, work your height of that.

Also you know when you actually do go really high, because you look down and say to yourself 'S*** thats a long long way down, thats gonna really hurt if a line breaks'

Another way to tell when your really really high is to check the inside of your boardies for a little brown surprise after your session

or just get one of those woo devices when they arrive and realise you wernt jumping as high as you thought and you need to go harder
sausage
sausage
QLD
4874 posts
QLD, 4874 posts
4 Mar 2015 12:38pm
jump
verb

1. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

A kiter doesn't jump, she's lofted!
bigtone667
bigtone667
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4 Mar 2015 2:04pm
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Greggor
Greggor
QLD
191 posts
QLD, 191 posts
4 Mar 2015 1:04pm
sausage said..
jump
verb

1. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

A kiter doesn't jump, she's lofted!


You actually do push off using the muscles in ones leg to jump otherwise it is a pretty dismal attempt at a jump.
lotofwind
lotofwind
NSW
6451 posts
NSW, 6451 posts
4 Mar 2015 2:33pm
sausage said..
jump
verb

1. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

A kiter doesn't jump, she's lofted!



sausage
noun.

1. ground up offal shoved inside an animal's intestine to make a tube full of lips and arseholes,

In a sentence. - She is a silly old sausage. lol
kitebored
kitebored
NSW
593 posts
NSW, 593 posts
4 Mar 2015 2:36pm
sausage said..
jump
verb

1. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

A kiter doesn't jump, she's lofted!


Silly sausage..
NickT
NickT
WA
1094 posts
WA, 1094 posts
4 Mar 2015 12:21pm
Pull the release at the top then count how long to hit the water.
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