1. dont use a 9m kite of a field/oval/park in any circumstances

2. The ground is hard, you are not.. you+hard ground+9m kite = you in hospital

3. Go get proper lessons in a water based environment.. You are planning to KITESURF ja??

KITESURF is around water remember the key work SURF.. If it were called Kiteoval or Kitepark then I would say go nuts and hit the park in your body armour....

Most training on trainer kites are 2-3m kites.. 9m is just plain dumb...

Those two guys are just soft

I say GO FOR IT..!!!

just make sure you get some on video to share

If you want to practise kite skills, use a small trainer kite.

If you want to get into kitesurfing, think of it as starting again and go the recommended route - get lessons and then buy your gear.
Flying a trainer kite only reduces the amount of lessons you need - it doesn't eliminate the need for them.

Launching is generally the most dangerous time partly because you are going to hit land instead of water if it goes wrong. One of the other major reasons is that the beginner doesn't know enough to avoid all the possible setup and launch mistakes.

Theres a reason why a trainer kite exists for land use if your gonna use an inflatable always use it in the water waist deep and body drag ,on land unless your ultra experienced its a no go,once saw a guy playing with a 9m on the beach doing powerslides got a bit out of control and slid his leg under a log and the kite ripped him over it result was a couple of compound fractures ,never flew a kite again.

Yea it happened so quick that the guy had no time to react,was back in the days of C kites that had crap depower.

McArnof, this is not a euthanasia forum...

Thanks for answering my dumb question

I was just trying to avoid having to buy a trainer kite, but of course i am planning to get kitesurfing lessons, I know that snowkiting and kitesurfing is different.

I thought that training with a 9m in very light winds (below 5 knots) would not be so dangerous. I can't use that 9m in the water yet because it is still too cold (about 10 C/50 F).

So I am gonna get a cheap trainer kite and train on land until the water is warm enough for lessons in the water.

Some shops let you hire them, best to check that out if you don't want to purchase. My instructor leant me his for a week before I then started in waist deep water with a 9m.

McArnof said...

Hello,

I got a couple of lessons with a small trainer kite this winter. I also went snowkiting once but now winter is over.

are you really from australia as your profile suggests yet you state winter is just over ?

And he says the water is still too cold

"I can't use that 9m in the water yet because it is still too cold (about 10 C/50 F)."

Nope, no trust issues, I just didn't know which forum was the most active

And I just checked my profile, sorry it's not correct (I probably filled it pretty quickly)...
I live in the United States, in Northwest Iowa. Therefore the heavy snow in winter and flat ground (snowkiting), and cold water in spring in the lakes.

And last piece of info: I'm French

Nobs is spot on.
Cant be posted here often enough:
Always remember the most dangerous place to fly your kite is on the beach.
So many new kiters have this belief that "I wont go anywhere near the water till I know how to fly this kite"
WRONG WRONG WRONG
The ONLY place to learn to fly your kite is ON the water (or in it?)
Water is softer - its further away from hazards - the wind is always cleaner etc etc.
In the water you move with your kite instead of fighting with it on land. Your movement through the water - dragging or boarding - will make your kite control a easier and far smoother.
Dont be fooled into thinking you are playing it safe by practicing on the beach, or oval or carpark - and this applies even moreso in winter.
IT IS NOT SAFE PRACTICE.