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mikeinhoodriver
Since 23 Apr 2009
442 Posts
down wind somewhere
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 Mon May 11, 09 8:15 pm |
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...thanks. I think I'll go with the 20m. That way I wont miss a single day of kiting. As for the board I'm gonna use my old Starboard Start. At 48" wide and 9' long, I'll be able to plane anytime,anywhere. You guys rock!!  |
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
Moto Mouth
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| Mon May 11, 09 8:42 pm |
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10M bow kite and a 145ish board to start out with. Once you start planing and staying up wind - sell the big 145 and drop down to like a 137.
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mikeinhoodriver
Since 23 Apr 2009
442 Posts
down wind somewhere
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| Mon May 11, 09 8:57 pm |
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| Moto wrote: | | 10M bow kite and a 145ish board to start out with. Once you start planing and staying up wind - sell the big 145 and drop down to like a 137. |
I'm an avid snowboarder and wakeboarder, anyway to start small? Or I guess, starting with a 145, with more surface area at first, will allow me to stay upwind? |
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Moto
Since 03 Sep 2006
2698 Posts
Still a gojo pimp!
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| Mon May 11, 09 9:11 pm |
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Sure you can start smaller man. Its an opinion - and opinions vary.
Here is why I am recommending a bigger board. If you buy a bigger board in the early season you can use it and then sell it in the middle of the season without losing too much dough. Bigger boards have more float. So while you are trying to figure out your kite and how much you should turn it and how much to sheet in and sheet out you will stay on top of the water a little longer with a bigger board. Also - when the wind lulls the bigger board will help you stay afloat a little easier.
I just found starting out is easier on a bigger board - buys you more time to figure out your kite. With that being said - plenty of dudes around 200 pounds have started on 137 boards and made it work. I like the smaller board for a lot of reasons - more agile, easier to cut up wind, less bulky feeling.
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tstansbury
Since 06 Jun 2006
649 Posts
Rowena and P.C
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| Tue May 12, 09 7:06 am |
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| A bigger board also lets you ride a smaller kite in a given wind. the smaller kite is big help at first then when your really hooked a bigger board will get you out on the light wind days. |
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Chooch
Since 18 Nov 2007
1871 Posts
Wicked Pissah
Boston Tea Bagger
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| Tue May 12, 09 7:16 am |
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Don't buy too big of a board, boards that are sold as "beginner specific" are a load of crap. You will out grow it in a month and wish you didn't buy it in the first place.
I agree that a smaller kite and a larger board can help as long as it is the right board. You want something a bit wider and fat to get that extra float.
The Liquid Force WLF boards are sick for light wind and still really fun when powered up. Just don't get anything bigger than a 145cm-148. Stop by 2nd Wind and ask to demo some boards so you can see for yourself. |
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pdxmonkeyboy
Since 16 May 2006
6081 Posts
forever labled as the
retired kiter & motorhead Unicorn Master
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| Tue May 12, 09 7:29 am |
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| Chooch wrote: | Don't buy too big of a board, boards that are sold as "beginner specific" are a load of crap. You will out grow it in a month and wish you didn't buy it in the first place.
I agree that a smaller kite and a larger board can help as long as it is the right board. You want something a bit wider and fat to get that extra float.
The Liquid Force WLF boards are sick for light wind and still really fun when powered up. Just don't get anything bigger than a 145cm-148. Stop by 2nd Wind and ask to demo some boards so you can see for yourself. |
what he said. yeah sure, a beginner specific board is better to learn on but your going to want a new board in like no time and then your out good cash as your selling a used, beginner specific board...
I'm teaching a completely raw newb right now and even though he is a little lighter than you at around 170 he bought a LF recoil 133 upon my suggestion (and Nate and Pepi's) as well. Sure, the first couple days will be a little harder..but he'll be stoked after that awkward stage is done.
Go talk to the second wind guys/try some boards out and go from there. The board is probably the most important piece of gear out of the whole system. It is the interface between you and the water. Spend all your cash on a great board, kites come and go rather quickly as you will soon see the dark side of the sport which is unbridled gear lust. |
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tstansbury
Since 06 Jun 2006
649 Posts
Rowena and P.C
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| Tue May 12, 09 7:54 am |
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| agreed large board does not mean beginer board but more of a light wind board and only go this route if you can pick up a second board in a month. It is much cheaper thean a second kite. |
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mikeinhoodriver
Since 23 Apr 2009
442 Posts
down wind somewhere
Obsessed
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| Tue May 12, 09 8:50 am |
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| Thanks for all the imput guys (and gals). Hopefully we will be ripping it up in no time! |
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