Woo Hoo!!

Nak · Tue Jun 03, 08 5:32 pm **Woo Hoo!!**

I am so stoked!! Two firsts today: completed a toeside transition and finally jumped the kite! I've been popping and jumping off waves' small jumps, but today was the first time I've jumped just using the kite. I guess I'd been trying to hard... Anyway stil not big jumps, but I've got the idea now. Even landed 3 of 'em fairly smoothly.

Anyways, thanks everyone for al the advice & encouragement. Especialy Kraemer, Phil & Mark for putting up wwith all of my questions. You guys Rock! Very Happy

Speedo · Since 07 May 2007 264 Posts Obsessed

way to go! Thumb's Up

Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

Right on!!

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

Awesome Nak!

blancoh2o · Since 15 Mar 2005 1154 Posts Oregon Phishy

OK, now you are ready to participate in the Rufus Rockpile Rodeo on the 28th.

The categories are going to be:
Big Air
Best Trick
and Best Crash

Mark · Tue Jun 03, 08 6:10 pm

Congrats NAK

Pepi · Tue Jun 03, 08 6:10 pm

forrest · Tue Jun 03, 08 6:11 pm

Grats dude, you just opened a can of tasty worms!

Nak · Wed Jun 04, 08 12:20 am

Thanks everybody!

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

Its just one of the levels, I think past 750... you haven't found your true label yet. Very Happy

Nak · Wed Jun 04, 08 7:37 am

Phew!

Kraemer · Since 24 Apr 2006 1736 Posts Sky Pilot Unicorn Captain

Nice work Jam Master Nak!

Nak · Wed Jun 04, 08 12:38 pm

Started to get a little more air today. Problem: About half the time I can ride away from the landing, but the other half of the time I end up swinging downwind of the kite, so when I land the kite is upwind of me... I know to redirect the kite back forward, but it seems like sometimes I just swing too fast downwind. When it works I don't feel like I'm swinging. I go up, redirect the kite forward, land and ride away. When I swing forward, I'm off balance, fall on my ass and wait for the kite to drift back downwind. (Nice thing is it hasn't hindenburged... Lines go slack till it drifts downwind.) I'm not sure what I'm doing different when it works out right? Confused

Any help here is much appreciated! Very Happy

Kataku2k3 · Since 14 Aug 2005 3754 Posts PDX-LA Videographer

Sounds like you may be sending the kite from a little low?

Try bringing the kite up a little higher before sending it and edging hard upwind before takeoff. Both should help.

Nak · Wed Jun 04, 08 12:57 pm

Thanks Adam! I wasn't paying that much attention to height of the kite before sending, so that probably is it. I'll work on that next time... Thanks again!!!

BigR · Since 05 Jul 2005 372 Posts White Salmon Obsessed

it depends on if you are using a c kite or a bow type kite

If you are using a c kite start your jump with the kite @ 10 oclock or so and just pull hard and fast

if using a bow kite start @ 11 oclock but dont swing it over too much, pull in / sheet in more

in both cases start pulling back just after you're at zenith but you'll have more time with the bow

Congrats man!

genek · Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB

Sounds also like you might be oversending your kite. Try to see how far you're sending it back when you're swinging around and under it. Where is the kite when you crash? Is it on the opposite side of where it should be because it didn't have time to come back to the side where it started?

Better yet, stop sending the kite and work on unhooking and loading for pop. Then you won't have any of these problems Smile

Good luck!