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Originally posted by sir ROWDY
good point red rocket.
riding strapless all together is just stupid. there is no advantage from it. people are not going to progress riding strapless. the future is airs in combination with handle passes and massive hacks. after all by riding strapless all you are trying to do is surf and all you are doing is surfing badly. 10 year old groms surf better than anyone on a kite.
I feel so let down by the level of Aussie kiters
. I have just returned from 4 years teaching around the world and what I see here is just cruising compared to what's going on in the shore break in Cabarete, in Dos Mares -Tarifa in 40kts,Ponta Preta with a wicked 25+ offshore breeze, and the list goes on. The guys doin it are by no means well equipped with the latest gear, but they have been experimenting all the time to find out how everything works. If you were one of these people, like I have done , you'd know that when the wind increases above 26 kts and sometimes less, it becomes gusty. Gusty conditions for jumps sometimes feels like going back to day 1 of riding and jumping a twin tip. Strapless lets you 1: Ride through the gusts via the volume of the board. 2: Adjust your edge via feet placement to ride higher and closer to the edge and get amazing upwind results. 3: ride out a gust downwind with speed and come out with tension on the lines, rather than slack and then getting that big loft out of the water(tea bag).
Guys and girls- Versatility is the name of the game here. Strapless Surfboard, wakeskate, skimboard, wakestyle, foilboard, directional, all build up specific components to your riding level and ability to handle different conditions. Some conditions are best for other styles and finding out this is a matter of testing each of them and training to master them all. I carry at least 4 types of boards with me to the beach and I make the most out of all that Mother nature is offering. Try it my fellow Aussies- lets pump up the level and get more guys up there blitzing the northern hemisphere crowd.
Irie.