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Lessons from the Hardside - NEW KITERS
We all were new to this sport at one time and most made our share of errors. Some mistakes were more significant and painful than others. The goal of this thread is highlight some of the more critical errors to hopefully aid other new riders in avoiding the same course. This thread will eventually be put into the section it was named for.
So for starters ... Macca posted this on the UK forum. I thought it would be good to repost this here. I really hope this guy heals fully. Trying to learn how to kiteboard by flying a 12 m in those wind conditions onshore (or anywhere else for that matter), is akin to trying to knock cars off the freeway by running into them, on foot. Quote:
From: http://www.stopharlownorth.com
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and another one from the UK and same thread there:
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1. Know and follow the recommended wind range for your kite. You can find this stuff in your user manual or by googling online in short order. Always seek the best Pro instruction that you can find. Learning on your own can be far more costly and painful.
2. See what are guys are flying of similar experience levels if possible and how they are doing with it. Listen and carefully consider well intended advice. 3. Don't fly a full sized traction kite on land for any longer than it takes to get offshore. That is what smaller trainer kites are for, don't confuse the two. 4. If you are just starting out, winds in the 10 to 15 kt. range may be about right ideally. Much more than that and you may find some trouble that you can live without. 5. DO NOT over extend your abilities, try to be as honest with yourself as you can. Otherwise ... you might as well take a running start at those speeding cars on the freeway. It makes as much sense.
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The 110 is a very small 1.1 m foil kite. At least not without a big wind in the 50 - 70 mph + (?) catagory. Also, jumping on land with any kite (in far less wind by the way) is an excellent way for breaking hips, destroying knees, achieving paralysis, brain adjustment through bashing .... etc.. Lots of guys have used this clever approach for retuning their bodies for crappy performance for decades. Think it over. Want to kiteboard, find a good instructor. Ideas for this process appear in an article at the top of this section.
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