Great another benchmark that the rest of us have to live up to!

Im going back to straps and a seat harness.

Cool vid

dead onshore winds- doubt anyone would be able to do half those airs unhooked in that direction.

Tony Armstrong said...

Yeah, the guys are certainly stepping up the standard. Wind must of been pumping as not normal for Ben to stay hooked for most of the clips or he was over powered?? Gives the rest an idea of what is next!!!

I didn't realise hooked in up-wind bunny hops are "stepping up the standard".
I'm guessing Ben is hooked in so he can land it, as Ryland pointed out, doing it for real in these conditions would be about 100 times harder.
I hope this isn't what is next or we are going backwards, dudes boosting big airs hooked in un-strapped up-wind was seen in the 2003 movie ten4.

I give credit where credit is due, but I can't let this one slide by, cleverly disguised upwind bunny-hops aren't the future and never will be. Yes they are fun to do, but lets not loose sight of what's really going on here.

p.s. All that said, I got some enjoyment from the vid and it made me wish i was out there doing the same thing.

Sometimes the truth is hard to handle...

I think they are making the most of the conditions and better than most crew...so unless u got something better than sperm on your arm or your computer mouse up your bottom.
Unfortunately it is harder to get a straight boost out of lip when it is more onshore..

Ryland said...

dead onshore winds- doubt anyone would be able to do half those airs unhooked in that direction.

i wonder how those paddle surfers do there airs without gettin there kite to pull them up or to get the howling wind to hold there board to there feet. you guyz are just such amazing surfers

^^Lol!! Ben, nor any kiter is near the surfing standard of the asp guys. Not even close.

pls define legit.

^^^

The future of kitesurfing is whatever the riders want it to be.

Adapt to the conditions and use the kite.

If you have to pretend the kite isn't there, why use a frickin kite to start with?

Who gives a sh1t if it's ASP standard? It's not surfing anyway.

Yes....I ride a twintip in the surf cos it gives me way more options. The waves are usually sh1t in the wind and it's never clean. Where I live offshore kiting doesn't happen. If the surf is good, I go surfing....strange that.

Dunno why everyone is so insecure about kites and boards and straps. Whatever floats your boat. This sport involves a bloody big kite at the end of 4 lines. It won''t disappear!!!

Didn’t take long for me to learn to jump, twist, rotate, dangle and do the cool twinnie tricks, but strapless, what these guys are doing is bloody amazing and still way beyond what most of our skill levels will probably ever be. This is only one trick in their repertoire.

How about giving credit where credit is due and if you are going to dis the guys, post one of yourself so we can see if your skills equal your criticism.

Ryland, keep them coming.

Rowdy, surely if you were there you wouldn't be doing the same thing, you'd be out there pushing the legit moves and kiting the way kiting should be done and leaving those wannabe pro riders in your wake.

C'mon, enough with the false modesty, tell us how it is Rowdy.