Heres a GREAT idea I dont think is widely known or practiced
(from one of the many helpful Lucky Bay crew - thanks Paul)
Instead of waiting till you are on your own to try self launching why not practice it 10 or 20 times when you have someone available to assist. If all goes to s**t they can jump in and save the day.
It seems to me that with self launching if the very first kite move is right alls OK - if its going to go wrong there should be plenty of time for an experienced helper to grab or steady the kite.
It sure takes the 'what the F**Ks going to happen here' jitters out of the first ever try.
Sometimes the simplest of ideas are the last thought of
Good advise for instructors to build into lessons I reckon

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