jibe turkey

lawnmower · Since 14 Dec 2007 153 Posts Stoked

I was going to wait for the H2O to warm before learing to ride a sufrboard, but as I find myself twintipless I've been forced to take the plunge. I have a 5'11" SRT and since I can't jibe it I've got to ride heel side and toe side only on my "good" sides. After about an hour of this my back calf starts to burn/cramp. Any suggestions on how to jibe that will reduce my swimming time or stop the calf burn?

pdxmonkeyboy · Tue Jun 10, 08 10:00 am

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This is the proper way to Jibe.

Mark · Tue Jun 10, 08 10:03 am

honestly, Take the straps off. Its alot easier to shuffle your feet. Otherwise, keep your kite at 11 or 1 and keep your speed up. Back your feet out of the straps. take your back foot up and then your front foot back. Sometimes I prefer to ride toe side then switch. If you bear off alittle and do it fairly quickly, you should do fine.

Practicing in the cold water is GREAT incentive to make your turns. I have made some that I normally would have crashed.... not wanting to get wet Laughing

Oh yeah, go on a light wind day to sauvies. steady wind helps.

Mark · Tue Jun 10, 08 10:07 am

pdxmonkeyboy · Tue Jun 10, 08 10:10 am

What mark said. Get your feet out of the straps and start to make your turn. When heading down wind, keep your kite high in the sky while you start to move your feet around. You need some speed (or you will wobble) but not too much.

I always bring my back foot up and place it about 3" behind my front foot with my toes pointing downwind (or what will soon be downwind). As soon as the back foot is planted, I place my front foot on top of the back strap and then start to finish the turn. Once I am planning again and running across the wind I wiggle my feet into the straps.

It takes practice, I find that skate kiting with a longboard helps. You want it to be as fluid as possible.

tstansbury · Since 06 Jun 2006 649 Posts Rowena and P.C Addicted

make sure you place your back foot close to the center line when you move it forward so when you move your front foot back your board does not streighten out in the middle of the turn.

lawnmower · Since 14 Dec 2007 153 Posts Stoked

Monkey, when you say that you bring your back foot 3" behind your front foot with your back foot toes pointing down wind is your back foot parallel to the board centerline or are your toes pointing in opposite directions? I assume your front foot is still in the same position as when you started the turn.

pdxmonkeyboy · Tue Jun 10, 08 1:21 pm

my toes are pointing in the opposite direction at that point. Some people do the parrellel to the centerline thing but I get really wobbly at that point. Although it should be noted that the wobbly thing could be a function of not enough wind.

tstansbury · Since 06 Jun 2006 649 Posts Rowena and P.C Addicted

I slide my front foot slightly out of the strap so it is lose then step the back foot forward about "3-6" behind the front foot close to the center line and kind of pidgen towed then step the front foot back then back into the straps.

lawnmower · Since 14 Dec 2007 153 Posts Stoked

Tanks for the tips. I think I have a better visual now.