Lessons in Winter??

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Post by hollylynne » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:17 pm

ooooh, now i'm starting to wonder. i'll have to confess i am so anxious... at first, i thought snowkiting seemed more dangerous, but i'm almost to the point where i wouldnt mind flying around on a kite in the snow! i could just try it and see how it goes! why not, right?
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Post by hollylynne » Thu Dec 13, 2007 1:22 pm

oh my god!!! Yoda, that video was sick! ;) i loved it, though!
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Post by knyfe » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:43 pm

first lesson learned ... dont ride suicide safety as they nearly all do if I see it right. G

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Post by Yoda » Thu Dec 13, 2007 3:14 pm

knyfe wrote:first lesson learned ... dont ride suicide safety as they nearly all do if I see it right. G
True, true! That's only for experts.

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Post by adamrod » Fri Dec 14, 2007 11:46 am

yeah, it's not worth taking a water lesson in the winter. take the first lesson in the spring. that way all the skills will be fresh and new. also, gotta second marujo on this one, the more of a rockstar you are on a trainerkite, the better off you'll be. if you get bored, i can teach you trainer kite handlepasses. that will guarantee that you really understand kite flying dynamics. one handed eyes closed is a very good skill too (you'll end up flying a real kite while riding one handed while not looking at the kite maybe 90% of the time)
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Post by super_monkey » Fri Dec 14, 2007 12:10 pm

practice backroll kiteloops on your trainer, it will teach you how to deal with disorientation due to over rotation that you will eventually experience quite often, and it's fun

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Post by hollylynne » Fri Dec 14, 2007 4:28 pm

Nice! i bought my trainer kite today from Best. It's a 3m, so I'm hoping to get the feel of it. Adamrod, I'd love to learn some handlepasses!
ok, so i'll be flying it nonstop getting the hang of it, and then doing the water lesson in spring. i'm so excited! Hope everyone has an awesome weekend and fun at the party tonight at the supperclub!
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