doonut said...
when you unhook is it suposed to feel like its going to rip you down wind?
Yes
doonut said...Does it require a lot of strength.
No. Unless you do it wrong.
doonut said...i unhook and ride shortly but when i want get enough speed to load n pop its too much power for me hold an edge?
Here's your problem. When you unhook you shouldn't be trying to hold an edge, and especially not trying to go upwind. The first few times just unhook and ride downwind and a bit towards the kite. Get used to bearing off, unhooking and then timing loading up and edge for a railey, then ride towards the kite again and hook back in.
The whole point of unhooking is to get the kite to back up a little in the window, then as you load you'll get a surge of power that when harnessed by a proper load and pop technique will give you height off the water.
Build up speed whilst hooked in. Unhook. Give it a one-two count in your head* then progressively load up and pop.
* Timing is everything. The delay between unhooking and loading to pop depends entirely on the rider, technique, equipment and conditions.
