Im just getting into jumping and can land about 50% and ride off when going goofy foot. Especially if i take it nice and easy, if I crank on it it gets a bitt messy but still fun.

However when i go natural stance, or my un natural stance I suck? I can get up in the air but just seem to over shoot the kite, it ends up way behind me, to the right of me as Im heading left, or way over head like ive pendulum-ed underneath it in the direction of the wind???

What causes this?? I seemed to be able to jump the other direction straight up??


On another note, I love the sound the kite makes when heading and edging to the right, then crank down on the left hand and get the lift. That sound the kite makes is awesome!!! The whoosh or whatever. Sorry end stoked rant!!! :)

Cheers Gilly and yes thats the problem.

But what am i doing wrong? What causes me to end up with the kite in that position so far over head up wind of me??

Am i going left, turning the kite back to the right, getting the lift and then not turning it back to the left?? Or is it an edging direction problem with the board???I would really like to have something in my mind to try next time I go back out.

Watching vids helped me... the second one, especially: the key points were once you've sent the kite back to 1 o'clock, LEAVE it there. Bringing it forward to 12 means it stays "behind" you but is directly up... redirect (later than you think initially) for a butter soft landing.

Thanks guys, nice vids Kamikuza and explanation lofty.

Kamikuza said..

Watching vids helped me... the second one, especially: the key points were once you've sent the kite back to 1 o'clock, LEAVE it there. Bringing it forward to 12 means it stays "behind" you but is directly up... redirect (later than you think initially) for a butter soft landing.

Thanks for this video