poor rellie must be in the top 5 somewhere.

Dan anderson is on the pkra- so surely he is better than all those youve just mentioned.

Originally posted by Devil-Fish

Dan anderson is on the pkra- so surely he is better than all those youve just mentioned.

No disrespect to lil dan... I've known him for some time and he's a top guy and I've got a lot of respect for him as I do for the other guys in mensioned as apart from rich i know them also... but the post did say top 5 in AUS ? and as I stated, in my opinion your only as good as your last result !

"the rat" has the crown...

Originally posted by Devil-Fish

Ive heard some slag stenning and anderson's style saying they only do big airs and board off's. And dont deserve the aclaims they have received. True or false?

That's bullsheit... everyone of those guys I mensioned above rock !. I hav'nt ridden with rich but I've seen him ride... I'm sure there are many more guys out there that are equally as good... Pretty much all the guys I ride with kite extremely well and lay down their own style in one way or another and thats what it's about...

The guys who slagg off others suffer penis envy...

Originally posted by dachopper

but dale stanton took out the WA titles, and that was more recent than the nationals? , and the big air comp...

i think ranked positions are overrated. I'm sure the Pkra dudes are good and that there are a lot of people out there that are as good or better than the PKRA guys that aren't interested in tourning and would rather just ride!

I recon the top ten aussie riders are pretty evenly skilled aswell

Your correct chop chop, appologise to dale, there you go changes all the time...

rat
jake
rich
julian
paul
norts
zebb
rayland
dan
cam
balls
take your pick

yeh it's a bit hard to make a decison becuase there are so many up and comings who don't compete yet plus there are soo many awsome riders around... the only main difference between realy awsome riders and pro's
is consistency.. and some have style

Does it matter .They should be good ,they do it for a living.

hahahahha WTF mate.. look at hadlow and leton do they ride bindings?
NO!! they ride what the feel to them is comfortable.. each on his own is different

Yeah ,whats your point?When asked who are the top 5 kiters in Auz ,is that pro or norm? I cant see the importance.I can however see the importance of who is up and coming because we are always looking for new talent and the good ones dont usually know they have it.If ya think ya good forget it.Im shocked that kitesurfing is not big in Auz ? ER WHY? Who the hell is promoting it ? Well here in the UK its big . As to the boards you guys with your self builds are way ahead. Shweet.And yes im Australian living in the UK ,dont know why .Cant wait to set up in Australia.

kiting is unjudgable!

i don't know why you guys bother with such speculation.

sure there are lots of good atheletes, but there are so many styles that it's like arguing about your favourite sausage flavor.

i like lamb and rosemary.

Look out for " THE CAPTAIN "

My question was simple , who are the best 5 riders in OZ pro or not...

For me i think it is pretty easy to determine who are the best riders, it is thoses who can consistently land all their tricks under pressure or not.

There are alot of show ponies out there who go for really dificult tricks land them evey now and then. But when it comes to crunch time in a ten minute heat cant do it.

If you ask me comps are a good way to separate the pro's from the rest. These are the guys that can land their tricks, under pressure, in a short alloted time period in any given condidtions.

Look at kelly slater in the surfing world, he is deemed unquestionable the best surfer in the world cause he can produce the goods when it counts. Same goes for kitesurfing..

This is the difference between west and east. West cost have consistent riders. eg Rat , anderson ,gordan , stenning. East coast are those previously mentioned show ponies.

Big ups to the west side

Well i suppose the east side has to have at least one decent kitesurfer.....Every trend has its exceptions

i vote for paulio on one of his good days.

and don't you go arguing now,
cause i know you want to!