Isn't it good that wavekiting will always remain a soulful, niche discipline within the sport of kiteboarding ?
There will never be a competitive wavekiting world tour.
It just won't happen.
That's because wavekiters are so diverse, we just aren't on the same page.
And that makes it unjudge-able.
Cool.

One of the bigest and best kiteboarding comps in SA is a wave comp they have every year in Robe and it is definatly judged. Kitesurfing can be judged as there are moves and tecnique/style that will allways make someone stand out better than anyone else. More and more people are grabing a surfboard and smashing it. Get used to it.

Groms will be heading your way and killing you in comps, as they do so well in other areas of the sport but thats life you arent cool forever. Its human nature to be competative if your not you dont have to compete but dont try to hold back the sport and the people that want to push it to the limits.

brucex said...



I dont know if you seen any footage from the wave masters but the the wave riding style is pretty unappealing to watch from a surf point of view -

There is a lot of beauty in the harmonious moves of the rider and the kite at wave riding, that a surfer may not appreciate. But, of course, I am biased....yet I've also met bystanders who found kitesurfing on the waves very spectacular, especially if there are some areals mixed in the style.

In a competition, technical difficulty can be easier to measure, then style...yet style is what makes it enjoyable to watch....

waveslave said...

That's because wavekiters are so diverse, we just aren't on the same page.

Strapped and hooked
Unstrapped and hooked
Unstrapped and unhooked
One-strapped and whatever

Judge that. ^^^
lol.

waveslave said...

waveslave said...

That's because wavekiters are so diverse, we just aren't on the same page.

Strapped and hooked
Unstrapped and hooked
Unstrapped and unhooked
One-strapped and whatever

Judge that. ^^^
lol.

2 penis' one head

Judge that

lol

doing anything with some one thats better than you helps to push your own limits. Full stop.

They dont need to be a pro or in competitions. Just get out there have a crack and give someone some space to make an impact on you to charge even harder. No doubt they will up the ante back.

Competitions blow,
maybe coz the media ..., so people can watch for $$$
...

or something like that,

Who cares who is the best, if your charging hard everyone will charge with you and only the true of heart will take up space.
Go forth and enjoy I reckon,

wotzy77 said...

doing anything with some one thats better than you helps to push your own limits. Full stop.

They dont need to be a pro or in competitions. Just get out there have a crack and give someone some space to make an impact on you to charge even harder. No doubt they will up the ante back.

Competitions blow,
maybe coz the media .. so people can watch for $$$
or something like that,

Who cares who is the best, if your charging hard everyone will charge with you and only the true of heart will take up space.
Go forth and enjoy I reckon,

So riding with someone that is better than you will drive you to ride better (this is the basis of compertition.) but riding with a heap of people that are better than you in a compertition sucks because it will make you look realy bad and the fact that you cant just enjoy the events for what it is, the opertunity to promote kiteboarding and bring a group of kiters together for good times share new moves and push the limits of the sport for the driven competative people.


Judging style,tricks and technicality is easy it can be broken down in to groups and each component indavidualy scored. its not just about straps and weather you are unhooked or not you would be looking for agresive powered turns, barrels airs loops and consistency just to name a couple.

Get involved you may enjoy it.

If you think riding a surfboard is hard to judge you should try a TT. How hard the trick was how many powered passes, hight, length, kite high/low loops hooked in unhooked, both, style, foot straps or bindings, wakestyle or freestyle, sliders kickers, pop, landing style healside toeside wraped blind riding sui or safety board offs powered, boosts, risk. times that by the number of tricks and combos there are and tell me that is easy to judge

waveslave said...

Isn't it good that wavekiting will always remain a soulful, niche discipline within the sport of kiteboarding ?

A niche discipline? LOL, where you at? Have a look at the beaches around Perth, the entire coastline is crammed full of kiters on surfboards vying for cool points. It hasn't been a niche discipline since the magazines, manufacturers, wave clinics and wave camps have been pumping the whole surf scene for dollars.

Soul? also LOL, Stick a camera on the beach and watch the carnage as everyone drops in on each other and kills themselves in 2 foot crumbly slop for a shot which may hit a magazine page or get posted on the web. You don't even need to put a camera on the beach, heaps of dudes are mounting cameras on their boards so they can be the next hero on the internerd. Guess it's why they call it the GoPro Hero, it's all about the ego, not the soul.

The waves are full of learners and gumbies all driven by the hype generated by the likes of Ben and KBM.

There are still soul kiters in the waves, but you won't find them on the city beaches. As Dave said, have a comp, the winner will be the fluid one and will stand out amongst the rest, judging criteria in wave comps is irrelevant as it comes down to style, fluidity and position on the wave. That sh1t stands out regardless of how or what you ride.

'slave, you really need to get out more.

KH

considering what the like of billabong and co have done to surfing in the last twenty years... do we really want kitesurfing to go the same way...?