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windobsessed
Since 07 Aug 2008
120 Posts
Vancouver
Stoked
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 Sun Sep 18, 11 4:23 pm Strapless Jumping |
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I love riding my strapless surfboard and every time I start to think I need straps
to jump a board, I see a video like this one that makes me go back to wanting to
learn how to jump my strapless surfboard, wow...
http://vimeo.com/28464795 |
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
2620 Posts
The 503
METAL
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| Sun Sep 18, 11 6:31 pm |
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Just awesome! 
I wonder how many boards I will destroy before I am able to land anything like that strapless.  |
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Vladiator
Since 06 Jun 2009
252 Posts
Napels FL
Obsessed
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| Sun Sep 18, 11 7:56 pm |
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 Some sick stuff ! |
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pauls
Since 20 Jun 2005
564 Posts
Northern Portugal
Addicted
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| Sun Sep 18, 11 8:31 pm |
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| wow! wow! wow!!! |
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TWIN-FIN
Since 24 May 2006
805 Posts
Portland, OR
Hot Monkey
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| Sun Sep 18, 11 9:25 pm |
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That's My Boy Ian!  |
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Gman
Since 11 Feb 2006
4911 Posts
Portland
Unstrapped
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| Mon Sep 19, 11 7:38 am |
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Sick
That vid gets me fullly erect, tho my bulging discs protest yesterdays punishing air skim attempts, felt so good to stick - a bit less so today...
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https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eu2pBpQolKE |
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barfly
Since 31 Mar 2005
1214 Posts
Portland
BRACKISH
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| Mon Sep 19, 11 8:32 am |
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Dangle fest.
Seriously though, I've been trying to land these with altitude for awhile and they are tough. Getting into the air and grabbing is good, putting the board down and landing with anything that looks graceful is not easy.
Seems like when rotating backwards the grab has to be on heelside front foot (Method?). Alternatively when staying in direction of travel an Indy or Mute grab is what they are doing. |
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specialk
Guest
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| Mon Sep 19, 11 9:24 am |
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so perdy  |
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nickdward
Since 11 Aug 2008
130 Posts
Seattle
Stoked
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| Mon Sep 19, 11 10:36 am |
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So sick!!
First things first, make sure you have some small fins if you want to dial in this spinny stuff.
Next notice how wide of a stance they're using. If you land fins first you'll want to have your front (soon to be back) foot close to the nose coming in for landing.
These guys are ridiculous and can do it all with no grab, but when I go for the backroll I usually grab on my heelside with my front hand. Here's coming out of one after switching feet/direction...basically just a tack in the air:
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My Blog: http://straplesskitesurf.blogspot.com/ |
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Boost
Since 09 Mar 2006
30 Posts
Pacific North Wet
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| Mon Sep 19, 11 12:09 pm |
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| Did I spot a sliding spreader bar? |
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