Velcro topped deckpad and booties?

hamlindp · Mon Oct 27, 08 4:29 pm **Velcro topped deckpad and booties?**

Hein or any other genius,

I was just wondering what you thought of this type of system?

Enough grab for boosting, but easy enough to move around on the board.

Do you think it would work, or is has it already been tried?

blowhard · Since 26 Dec 2005 2027 Posts Windward

any other,
was what I was aspiring to Confused

we talked about the heavy stuff to mount sound gear
but it would fill with debris too fast ?

suction cups anyone ? Laughing

DROCK999 · Since 31 May 2007 852 Posts Left Coast Opinionated

no way it would work. Think about it your feet stick to the board when you want to jump, so what are they going to do when you try and move your feet...stick to the board

NateDogg · Mon Oct 27, 08 9:06 pm

Finesse, timing, power and angles go a long way in keeping a strapless board to your feet. Keep her waxed and keep her on the water and you'll be amazed at what you can pull.

pdxmonkeyboy · Tue Oct 28, 08 12:34 am

I would first try to concentrate on keeping your kite in the air.

BAWaahahahahaah.

kitezilla · Since 22 Jun 2006 453 Posts gorge Obsessed

Clip-less pedals...Neodymium magnets...steel toed booties

genek · Since 21 Jul 2006 2165 Posts East Po KGB

Electro-magnets baby! You can carry a wireless remote in your gloves and at the press of a button turn the magnets on so you stick to the board. I'm patenting this so don't any of you even try to steal my idea.

Inept_Fun · Since 14 Apr 2005 1417 Posts Hood River XTreme Poster

I think foot hooks are really cool and will allow you to send it super high on your surfboard!! I mean thats why you ride a surfboard right? to send it? I mean why else would you kite? If your not sending it than wtf are u doing??

pdxmonkeyboy · Tue Oct 28, 08 10:43 am

Hein · Since 08 Mar 2005 1314 Posts Possessed

Perhaps you are having trouble staying on your board because there is this line pulling you up at the waist. If you unhook then you can use your whole body (arms, legs, waist) to absorb the change in distance between your board and your kite. But if your kite flies poorly unhooked then that's another problem.

When I see a big wall of white water coming at me. I slow down, unhook and put my weight on my bar. Then I suck up my legs and arms to let the board float over the foam. When I'm over I immediately dive my kite so that I'm not suspended by it while the water falls away on the back side. This allows me to pick up some speed so I can get in position for the next one.

pdxmonkeyboy · Tue Oct 28, 08 11:34 am

Hein · Since 08 Mar 2005 1314 Posts Possessed

Does someone make a small 3-4M foil that flies good unhooked?
2 lines even. I'd like to try one. Had my B3 out at Rufus once but
was riding a twin with no volume. Got to try that again strapless
on a surfboard. Might be a sweet nuke setup.

pdxmonkeyboy · Tue Oct 28, 08 12:03 pm

I think you would have to change out the standard lines. I broke my b3 lines in 30k winds. You probably want to chop the bar as well. That thing flies like a bee on a string in really high winds.

Hein · Since 08 Mar 2005 1314 Posts Possessed

I think I had it on a short bar and some ~15M 500# lines. It didn't really have
enough grunt to ride a twin. But a surfboard might work better due to the volume.
Ben at the coast used to ride a B4 with some 30m (may longer) lines.

2 line foils may well have a place as very high wind swell riding kites.

Or maybe not.

blowhard · Since 26 Dec 2005 2027 Posts Windward

I had that thought as I watch the local land buggy guy
they really don't generate much power in turns.

turns about the rate of synapse