Hey all,

I land the backroll 80% of the time now, and am improving my raley's rapidly. What is the next easiest trick in line to master?

Tom

I am same as you. Started with Backroll. Then Frontroll. (No Raley's yet though!!) Now I want to just do jumps with a kiteloop.

H y'all,

Have a look at my list of tips and tricks

kiteboardingschool.com.au/index.php/intermediate-rider-tricks/

Tip #1 Boosting better jumps
Tip #2 Try a back roll
Tip # 3 Getting out through the surf
Tip #4 Crashing in the surf
Tip #5 A "really good" Raley
Tip #6 The Kite downturn transition
Tip #7 The hooked in Tantrum
Tip #8 Blind riding
Tip # 9 Loaded tricks or tricks with “pop”
Tip # 10 The Toeside Back Flip
Tip # 11 Front Rolls
Tip # 12 Front/Back Roll Transitions
Tip # 13 Kiteloops and Kite Downturn jumps
Tip #15 Priority Rules
Tip #16 Priority Rules in the surf
Tip #17 Deadman and Candle stick
Tip #18 The Flying Squirrel
Tip #19 Simple foot out tricks
Tip #20 Table top jumps
Tip #21 Riding unhooked
Tip #22 Surface handle pass 360
Tip #23 Board off tricks
Tip #24 The Tail whip board off
Tip #25 The Heart Attack

I'm sure you can find something in there that will keep you busy and bruised for quite a while.

Good winds,

Darryl F said...

What's a raley? I'm getting there with back roll's and jump transitions now. I was going to hit kite loops next but raley's sound much 'cooler'...!

kiteboardingschool.com.au/index.php/intermediate-rider-tricks/tip-5-a-really-good-raley.html

Raleys won't take long to pick up. Good ones take time and effort though.
I'd say go for the loops.

You could always go for the raley with a kiteloop if you really can't decide. Not that hard to do but really hard to do well.

Nononononononono. don't do it. Not on the beach.

To unhook:

-Ride normally, a long way away from anyone and anything hard (beach, rock walls, roads, cars, boats, aeroplanes).
-Pull your trim (depower) in totally so you are fully depowered.
-Keep riding normally, holding your edge.
-put the kite at about 10 o'clock
-veer off downwindm toward the kite a bit, so it depowers a bit
-Pull the bar all the way in until it is against the chicken loop
-Pull a little more to unhook the chicken loop
-Hold the kite unhooked, try to reset you edge
-Ride for a few second and then veer off downwind again, lose power in the kite and hook back in.

Practice, practice practice.

stick with the rolls for now get them dialed bigger and bigger then start adding in some board grabs, style link it in to other tricks try landing toeside or try a double rolls go old school and ad a loop to your roll or try unhooking and going the f16.

all kiting tricks are just combinations of the same moves, spins rolls grabs loops handlepass board offs boosts transitions turns popping boosting etc just getout there ride and make up your own moves with your own style

Darryl F said...

Righto - I did try going un-hooked once and it half killed me! I can't understand how you manage to control the power of the kite. I un-hooked and then the full power of the kite instantly hit me and 'bam' I was all over the shop and the kite was in the water.

I imagine it's easier to try it on the beach first with assistance to help get it un-hooked so you can put 100% concentration into the kite and keeping it in the air?

You need to bear off before you unhook otherwise you won't be able to get the chicken loop out of the hook. Definately don't try on the beach.

sebbu said...

Nononononononono. don't do it. Not on the beach.

To unhook:

-Ride normally, a long way away from anyone and anything hard (beach, rock walls, roads, cars, boats, aeroplanes).
-Pull your trim (depower) in totally so you are fully depowered.
-Keep riding normally, holding your edge.
-put the kite at about 10 o'clock
-veer off downwindm toward the kite a bit, so it depowers a bit
-Pull the bar all the way in until it is against the chicken loop
-Pull a little more to unhook the chicken loop
-Hold the kite unhooked, try to reset you edge
-Ride for a few second and then veer off downwind again, lose power in the kite and hook back in.

Practice, practice practice.

Thanks for the advice. All I need now is some wind...!