get lots of speed. send the kite to about 1 oclock/ 11 oclock. when you feel the kite pull you push off. as soon as your off the water strat bringing the kite back to 12. for massive air leave it there for a bit and then on landing dive the kite hard in the direction you are going. try this off a wave or swell and you will go even higher.

ok,so pretty much the same for bows as other kites.
Just need to dial in my timeing on the new girl.cheers


Was getting plenty of height on my old kite,no worries at all,but couldnt get it together on the bow.Was impressed with everything else about it,just couldnt boost as high,but just need to get use to it a bit.



The old time on the water thing I guess,green arrows all week...new kite....I can feel a sickie comming onsniff,sniff,,,cough.

Justtt do it!

Kitesurf at this beach in St. Maarten when the planes are taking off in the right direction. All you need to do is line up your kite with the plane and let them do all the work.

i have been practising boosting offthe waves for the last couple of months with a Ozone 13 mtr sport. Speed, edge, kite at 11 and wave timing do the trick big time, you will be very pleased with the height you get ,,,just dont let the bar out when you get up there!! or have the kite to low prior to take off or you will get face slapped big time




its a great rush zooming up these shots were on a small wave day, bigger wave bigger air i love it

fr0st said...

Anyone have any more newbie tips for boosting?
I've been trying what the Progression Beginner DVD reckons but its not working so well... I've nailed a few good ones but it's never repeatable.
I get the kite at 10ish, go downwind to pick up some speed then edge hard whilst sending the kite to 12 fully sheeted in. I'm releasing the edge just before the kite hits 12 (from my perspective anyway).

Sometimes I go up, other times I skim along the surface downwind then slow down using my face.

I've watched a bit of the Progression Intermediate DVD and they tell you to edge hard, crouch on the board and spring up. Is this just for tricks or does it work well for jumping normally?

Wind looks the goods for tonight so I'm going out overpowered for some kamikaze style practice

POP ( turn downwind then edge hard upwind ) - use your board to edge and generate the pop just as your kite reaches 11 ( or 1) this will stop you from swinging under the kite and down wind.... It is also worth noting that when using a bow kite ( well powered ) you do not need to approach the jump with heaps of speed ( unlike with a c kite where you do need to to generate the pendulum swing ).

You can almost do two different styles of jump on a bow kite
1) fast speed = a long high trajectory
2) well powered slow but lots of pop results in a more straight up jump

Practice at slow speed so you get the hang of the timing between the pop and sheeting in your kite. When you are confident start building up the speed and before you know it you will be going big.

Good luck and I know you will be having fun

timing is everything!!!! and each kite is different... keep practicing man.. you,ll make it don't be afraid of being aggressive with a bow kite.

everyone heres giving good advice

Get Really Really Really over powered and reef it back behind you

Nickoff said...

Get Really Really Really over powered and reef it back behind you

I disagree with this method, I think you can go just as big if not bigger if you are just comfortably powered.
Hangtime might be longer on a bigger kite but you can go just as high on a smaller kite due to the faster turning speed and the fact that you can edge/pop better IMO.

Just wanted to add my 2 cents worth- ride super powered on a bow kite with the bar out then flick it back and pull in-

This is off flat water so you don't need waves

^^^^do these green shorts make my butt look big