Forum | Classifieds | Lost & Found | CGKA | Industry | Sensors | Forecast | Spots | Seattle | Decals | RSS | Facebook Events | Photos | Search | Register | Profile | Log in to check your messages | Log in  Strapless questions Page Previous  1, 2          Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast previous topic :: next topic   Author Message gabe Since 16 May 2005 491 Posts Obsessed Thu Oct 04, 07 3:12 pm     tophat has made a lot of movies showing good air gybes. i forget which ones are best. http://www.youtube.com/user/tophatrules . but like others said, you'll probably find a lot of fundamentals to work on first. tinyE Since 21 Jan 2006 2004 Posts not really an XTreme Poster Thu Oct 04, 07 4:16 pm     here's one in particular http://youtube.com/watch?v=F2-NfGCnPjc without hi-jacking this thread, can someone explain to me how the fixed pulley bar works? I can't quite figure it out. blowhard Since 26 Dec 2005 2027 Posts Windward Thu Oct 04, 07 4:36 pm     pulley bars are as old a trick as it gets and a goody for sure take the stationary end of your pulley and tie your front lines to it , run a piece of line through the sheave , tie the line to the ends of your bar , ending up in a triangle of various degres that allows the pulley to move from side to side when you turn, the leading edge of the kite will help redirect the kite . you could add some static sheeting above the pulley but then you might lose the ability to learn to be a better kiter :lol: pkh Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder Thu Oct 04, 07 7:26 pm     er yeha i m pretty drunk right now but the tinyE one seems to have some more merits then the default gabe one. anyhoo. tophat, cheers. Kodiak Since 01 Aug 2005 1114 Posts Slidey Thu Oct 04, 07 8:54 pm     I thought both of them were pretty damn impressive. Its really cool how many different ways this sport can take you. chanson Since 31 Jan 2006 1874 Posts WISCONSIN Chimey Thu Oct 04, 07 9:10 pm     _________________ Shallow Dive Design, 2nd Wind Sports, Airush, Trident Sports Last edited by chanson on Fri Oct 05, 07 7:50 am; edited 1 time in total gabe Since 16 May 2005 491 Posts Obsessed Fri Oct 05, 07 3:17 am     typically getting over big breaks strapless=losing lots of ground downwind perhaps this is more to phil's liking: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OirMCWMdevI pkh Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder Fri Oct 05, 07 8:46 am     yaya I like that. like this too! http://hawaiianx.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&task=videodirectlink&id=73 now I need a longboard with a shallow fin! barfly Since 31 Mar 2005 1216 Posts Portland BRACKISH Fri Oct 05, 07 9:19 am     pkh wrote: yaya I like that. like this too! http://hawaiianx.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&task=videodirectlink&id=73 now I need a longboard with a shallow fin! Super fun stuff. That whole website is a visual feast!! tautologies Since 24 Aug 2006 602 Posts Oahu Addicted Sun Oct 07, 07 2:54 am     pkh wrote: yaya I like that. like this too! http://hawaiianx.com/index.php?option=com_seyret&task=videodirectlink&id=73 now I need a longboard with a shallow fin! Tony has long since taken off his fin all together. He still rides those long boards, but I have never ever seen anyone mistreat their boards like him That said, he does handle them pretty good. I actually talked with him today, and he said they taped a new video of him some time a go in a kayak going 25+ mph with a kite...good kiter for sure... .\a.        Northwest Kiteboarding -> Gorge / Portland / Oregon Coast All times are GMT - 8 Hours Page Previous  1, 2 Page 2 of 2   Jump to: Select a forum Northwest Kiteboarding Discussion Forum----------------Gorge / Portland / Oregon CoastFor SaleLost & FoundIndustry SoapboxCGKA  You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum You can attach files in this forum You can download files in this forum