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03-17-2008, 10:49 AM
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I think a good jumping skill is to be able to do an ollie first. Get powered up, keep the kite at 2 or 10 depending which way you are going, and be able to pop the board off the water without moving the kite. Your loading up the back of the board with pressure and releasing the board into the air....ala ollie. Its the fundamental of a good jump IMO.
All the kite info provided is good, but work on that ollie as well. Joyride covers jumping in detail. Late 
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#12
03-17-2008, 10:58 AM
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Kinda funny... Steve-O and I had this exact conversation a few weeks ago.
I simply went back to the basics, did little jumps, focussing on technique... not height. Somehow over the last few months, I had developed a bad habit of bringing the kite too far back (like 10-11 o clock) and I'd wind up going BACKWARDS after a jump. I also focused on the ollie or (load and pop). (amazing you can easily ollie like 6 feet in the air without moving your kite at all!) On Sat. I was amazed at how high I could get by doing a load and pop, at the same moment I did a small jump. Easily 10-15ft, and very controlled. 
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#13
03-17-2008, 11:02 AM
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good thread poop....
Need some pointers myself...
Going to be asking some of you guys that have befriended me on here for some advice next time... Mainly how you choke down the feelings of "I know when I send this kite hard Im going to land upside down, backwards, and its going to hurt bad" so I can actually jump higher than in my avatar...( Which im stoked about bt the way....) Know what I mean...?
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