just wondering what others think about the show?

i love that the sport is getting more attention but maybe make it a lil bit more upbeat and exciting

Total crap pushed by the industry who want to sell more gear...........we do not want to "promote" this sport. If Kitelife is paid for by my membership fees to AKSA then I will cancel my membership next year for sure.

deXtrous said...

I'd like to see a LOT more safety information, like guides for newbs who are thinking about kiting. Right of way rules, exclusion zones, how far to keep away from objects and people, proper launching safety, and the importance of this all to keep this great sport alive.

That's the main thing I'd like to see. From the one episode I saw last week there are other things I for sure would change (like the host), but I think it's really important to inform people on how to keep safe.

Yes safety is extremely important, but it shouldn't be kitelifes responsibility to show that. That is for instructors,locals and national organizations to police. Kitelife should be about showing what the sport has to offer and what Australia has to offer to the kiters of the world. Sports industries a progressed by international recognition and what is being shown on kitelife is not sending the right message. The local riders being interviewed should by all means explain their local spot but i think that this "nanny state" kind of attitude kitelife is presenting is just killing what should be an awesome opportunity to advance Australian kiteboarding.

We do not want to promote this sport or this country....don't y'all get it? Only gear dealers, schools and hot shots want to promote the sport...the first to sell gear, the second to make a living (sort of) and the third to show off, get ranking etc.

The growth is out of control as it is. Lessons have become a joke as they are all about getting people up on the board asap.

lex123 said...

important step forward for australian kiteboarding.

lex123 said...

awesome opportunity to advance Australian kiteboarding.

er yeh yeh, this is awesome, promote it....NOT

sir ROWDY said...

Not enough jumping things, kiting is all about jumping sh!t.

i dont normally agree with this guy, but this time yes... jump the shizzle outta stuff, you all know the windsurfers are extremely jealous

gruezi said...

We do not want to promote this sport or this country....don't y'all get it? Only gear dealers, schools and hot shots want to promote the sport...the first to sell gear, the second to make a living (sort of) and the third to show off, get ranking etc.

The growth is out of control as it is. Lessons have become a joke as they are all about getting people up on the board asap.

all true, but unfortunately, kiting being so visible promotes itself, punters dont need kitelife to go, oh that looks fun, i might buy a kite of ebay and head to StKilda


Also.. kitelife was crap last year, i havent seen any of this year yet, but sounds like it is getting lamer

gruzei do you ever stop complaining? all of your posts are negative and annoying. less whinging more kiting. thanks

You have been a little negative of lately mr Gruezi....

For all those who are complaining try constructive criticism....let the producers know what you want to see.

I have met the presenter and he is super stoked on kiteboarding as well as being a genuinely nice guy. Feedback on what you like and how to improve the show is cool but slagging it is just downright rude.

PS- it is not being paid for by aksa- I asked....

gruezi said...

You asked for it Marg.

You have the typical profile of many of the newbie wannabies getting in to this sport and why so many of the people who positively contribute to this site have left; and these are mostley people who have been kiting 5 yrs. plus.

This is your 3'rd post and you think you know what kind of a person I am. Sometimes you run across people with double digit IQ's, but every once in a while you run in to some one with a triple digit IQ, get it moron.

Positively contribute? You are never positive, all you do is complain.

You have 2700+ posts which proves you spend way too much time sitting on your laptop getting annoyed and judging what everyone else does.

Just because I only have 3 posts simply means i spend less time on the internet than you.
The only reason I have bothered to submit today is because every time i check seabreeze, 80% of your posts consist of negative comments.

You think because you have kited for "5 years. plus" that you know everything and your way is always right, but this isnt always the case. we can only hope that you will follow the people who "positively contribute to this site" and leave too.

I certainly hope that I never have to kite in the same area as you because I can already tell you would have a whinge that my airs are too big.

I don't know you and perhaps you are a nice guy, .. all I am saying is that you dont always have to be so insulting and rude.

peace

Once again if it wasn't completely obvious in my first post I was taking the piss.

First up this is constructive. Er, possibly...

I watched it last year and found that it did not represent the kiting community as I feared it wouldn't. There were plenty of interviews with spotty teenagers (ok so they are the ones pushing the sport technically) and none with the vast population of fat and balding +35 year olds.

I don't think I will get much sympathy here as most FABO's (Fat And Balding Oldies) will be either nursing their aches and pains or looking after the kids (back to spotty teenagers again).

This show, in me humble opinion, needs to represent the sport as it really is and not as the surf community would portray itself. So less interviews with Show Ponies and the Local Hero (who nobody outside of his LOCAL beach has ever heard of) and more technique / product reviews, technology development, location / holiday articles etc.

It needs to reflect the masses of kite surfing rather than the top 5% all the time. I am not suggesting that anybody wants to see my fat arse skimming across the bay but it does need to be more representative to get my attention.

And guess what? I am the one with the (old enough to have some) $$$$$ so its me you want to sell your products to guys

Respect

J

Advertorial.

Next thing they will be calling it KBM

There is a massive diff between - "Here is rider Y from brand X to show us a bit of a trick" and "Here is rider Y from brand X with the brand new released kite W which is an awesome inovation and sure to be the most popular kite this season. He will be showing us a trick with his W kite from Brand X and.. wait have we shown the brand and mentioned it 20 times yet?"

Brand placement is a reality in all commercial shows for sure, but the level of saturation in some mags/shows not only erodes credibility but is patronising and insulting to the audience. Unless of course you love velcro shoes, drool a fair bit and swallow any cr@p presented to you?

junglist hit the nail on the head with his ideas. The show does need to be a little more exciting stuff but for the second year and with im sure a limited budget they are doing ok. Maby a few more sponsors could throw some money at it and send them off to a few overseas destinations for us to check out. I dont think you can bitch about the show as some are, at least someone is having a go at it.

Yeah I'm sure a video of kitestock would be more entertaining than a video of the slider jam... The reason this sport has so much **** media and boring coverage is because of people that think just like that.
How could anyone in their right mind think that a dealer meeting/ testing free ride session with some boosts and other stuff in a choppy ocean with limited angles would look better than coverage of a park jam where you get to see the riders building the obstacles then riding them with some of the best "pro" kiters in the world from different angles such as a helicopter... hahaha.

p.s.
Someone should make a Magazine with just huge boosts in scenic locations, now that would be sweet!!!
You could make a tv series out of it to... Something along the lines of "Huge boosts in scenic locations, with a WIDE angle lens!" would be a good title for it. You could even do a sequel to it to, "Huge boosts in scenic locations, with a WIDE angle lens and a helmet on!"
Man there is so many possibility's with a show like that, the sky is the limit. Literally.

needs more GoNoob footage