^^^^^^Lesson 1.......How to become the most hated person on the beach.

If i was Robbie, i'd give him a free lesson...whether he likes it or not.

What a tool, seen a couple like that. They dont seem to last long. lol

You guys are very supportive of a bloke just trying to have a go.

He must have looked pretty advanced to the people on the water, other wise they would have avoided him like the plague.

Good on him for having a go.

Was thinking that also Galah, but then i couldn't see what uber tool was doing with his kite (it was probably flailing around - having released his bar). He probably caused the bloke upwind to send his kite high, then he lost ground and ended up nearly tangling, before copping a mouthful, and then some, from uber tool.

Are you joking remo?

Having a go at everyone around him for his continually dangerous actions is not the sort of having a go anybody likes.

Evryone fks up some time, it just depends if you keep ****** up at other's peril tho.

getfunky said...

Are you joking remo?

Having a go at everyone around him for his continually dangerous actions is not the sort of having a go anybody likes.

Evryone fks up some time, it just depends if you keep ****** up at other's peril tho.

Spot on funky. He clearly cannot control his kite and is not at an independent level. He chose to go to one of the busiest beaches in the world. He decided to launch upwind of many kites on the beach. He's messing around with his kite between 9-2 on the land for ages......the list goes on.All of these things are explained to you if you get quality lessons.

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Roflcopter....... massively....... nah just kidding but that is pretty funny it's pretty said that a man of that age is being told off by a pretty little girl.

xgamer said...

Are you ppl for real ?
I very much doubt any of you were actually there and know the "facts" about what actually occured, and yet a lot of you are quite happy to carry on like lynch mob members and brand this guy on what can only be described as a cut / paste / insert video.
Who made you judge and jury ?
I would have thought that most adults with common sense would relise that video's like this that are posted are usually only to score hits, and that the worse it looks - the more hits it'll recieve.
/rantoff

are you talking about the same vid don't think it would matter how cut / paste / insert was done, a tools a tool what ever the packageing . thats not you is it

xgamer said...

Are you ppl for real ?
I very much doubt any of you were actually there and know the "facts" about what actually occured, and yet a lot of you are quite happy to carry on like lynch mob members and brand this guy on what can only be described as a cut / paste / insert video.
Who made you judge and jury ?
I would have thought that most adults with common sense would relise that video's like this that are posted are usually only to score hits, and that the worse it looks - the more hits it'll recieve.
/rantoff

going by your reply, I reckon this video is of you...

ouch, so totally busted....

so how does it feel to be the biggest as shole on kitebeach in 2010...?

do you get recognised everywhere you go now with all the 'hits' this video has had...?

how did it feel to be told off by an eight year old girl...?

I don't think it matters how much cut, paste and edit a video recieves.... you turn up to kite in a helmet with a pfd on, a kiteleash (attached before you've even launched) and expect the person launching you to move themselves into position whilst handling your kite while, you just stand there and gesticulate... its pretty obvious you would have to be the biggest as shole on any kitebeach you visited..

I agree with the fact that this guy needs lessons, but to be honest, even after 5 lessons (at their current standard and level of knowledge transfer), I do not expect much more.

This is exactly why I have not gone out with my gear. I have had my 5 lessons, and yes I got the basics from there, but when I read about something as simple as trimming (which is a common thing), I must honestly say, I do not know anything more after my lesson. Yes I was told what it is, but never showed how to do it myself.

I took the advise from some of the guys on this blog and bought a trainer kite and must say that has helped me a lot, BUT I am honestly too afraid to go out and look like this, and become another 'idiot on the screen'.

I am still as much as a noob as they come and define the poo stance in all its glory, but I have been in training and development for a long time and I can honestly say that the quality of training from schools (please note this was my experience, so I stand to be corrected) can definitely improve. It seems like it is becoming a quick-in quick-out industry where revenue is the drive (which is fair, but not at the sacrifice of quality).

I would love, and is even willing to assist if I can, to develop a training manual (the same as scuba divers have) which is a standard and regulated by organisations such as the KBV to ensure that all kiters are on the same level when they get their little card (certificate of attendance).

I can already hear a lot of people going ape over this, but if you want to prevent more accidents, you need to start at education.

Just a short while ago I met a guy on a beach in Melbourne who wanted to test his new kite (14m Crossbow) in a wind which I was wondering whether I should put my 2.5m training kite up. Luckily he asked us first whether we can help and we told him to put it away ASAP! Yes, you probably will say 'Idiot!!" but the fact is he did not know of anything better.

I am not saying I have the solution, because this debate can go on forever, but I vote for better training for my buck.

Before you think of taking my head off, please think of what is best for the sport and its continuity. At the end, everyone should be able to enjoy the sport and be safe, for their own and other people's sake.

watch out folks he'l be world #1 some day then put us all to shame

i love this video its great

Great video to watch what not to do........ but..... we were all beginners once. What I find strange is that no one comes down and has a chat too him after his first failed launch. Blind Freddy could see that he wasn't up to it. I think it is up to more experienced people to watch out for guys like this and offer help or tell him/her not to launch again and endanger himself and others. Maybe I have got it wrong but if guys like this end up stuffing up on your beach, we could all get banned from the beach!!!

theDoctor said...
he supermanned all his three attempts to take off (if he'd kept the leggie on he'd have copped a board to the back of the head after the first one)

I only Superman once :)

People I am convinced don't take lessons. I have taken over 30 hours of lessons now..

LOL

I still cant transition worth a damn :/ except for going toeside.. I am able to body drag relaunch etc etc. Mine is the yellow Crossbow of course.



I am firm believer in lessons and I will always take more to learn things faster when I need to learn something..

Next on the menu? Learning how to ride my Angulo board that I am getting (directional) and following that I will learn how transition on my twintip then start jumping.

GalahOnTheBay said...

SlicerDicer said...

Bahahahaha! Did you get a notification of your achievement via a sign on the back of a dolphin? Kids these days...

Dharma Initiative Dolphin due to being in Maui ;-)