What's the rider do here ? ^^^
Go for the backdoor ...
or line the lip up for a king-hit ?

Read the title. ^^^
He's timing the upcoming section of the wave.
It's a classic fade, man.

Looks like he lining up a 1 hit wonder into a close out from 2 miles in front, hardly a U turn.

Why don't you post some good wave shots like this (featured on CORE mag)



Is it because he is unhooked, unstrapped and using a death leash?
Face it your pic of the guy in the flats has got nothing on Ryland's shot.
lol.

ADS said...

If you have ever surfed decent sized waves you would realize that this is not a long way out front to begin a bottom turn. What's with all this "on the flats" toss?

Exactly, I reckon he looks fairly well positioned to backdoor it.
Have you got another sequence shot Slave.

I am with you tightlines lets see the sequence.

My guess is he's probably think of doing a nice tight turn under the lip, wash off some speed, pick a line and pull in to what looks like a potential barrel.

What's it really matter, he's out in perfect conditions having fun.

Wish I could be doing the same right now, other tack though

Rylands is a sick shot...He's one of the best at capturing all the different angles, love his work.

Factor 5 said...

Out of position? Bollocks!!

I dont reckon its always possible to be in the opitimum position (an armchair critics version) on a wave, or tight in the pocket. We all aint parko are we.

You often find yourself out of position, and when it happens its always possible to turn "being out of position" into something pretty awesome.



Bring on the sequence.

Are you arguing against yourself???????? Cause besides the bollocks comment you seem to be agreeing he is out of position.

cheaper than an M&S prawn sandwich but probably wouldn't last as long

"I meant "bollocks" to you making that call. You have no imagination or perhaps simply experience on a wave -"

I watch too much TV.... And dude I'll call it how I see it.

He lines up the barrel
He pulls in
He gets buried in a pit from hell
He gets spat out the other end in a haze of spary
Smiling ear to ear he gybes and hunts down the next one ....
Every time

A good deep barrel beats a lip smash any day IMO

Who gives a flying one about the tired chestnut of powered kite-surfing versus truly surfing the wave (take a frikkin laxative) that is a tasty wave the likes of which I wish we got around here!

Ryland's shot is a pearler but I'd be stoked to gumby my way through either wave and would p!zz myself laughing if I heard some of the whinging pedant dribble about being on the flat and the unworthyness.

Location? Nth West Oz?

poor relative said...

He lines up the barrel
He pulls in
He gets buried in a pit from hell
He gets spat out the other end in a haze of spary
Smiling ear to ear he gybes and hunts down the next one ....
Every time

A good deep barrel beats a lip smash any day IMO

hopefully he does. He could downloop the kite, and as the pull dissapears, park it at 12 and surf the wave, using the kite only to get around sections.

Since 2006, when I got conditions like these (except lefts), saying he was out of position was only an opinion. I've surfed since I was 9, and on a kite I love to backdoor sections, not whole waves. All wind directions dedicate you take a different approach to how you fly the kite to make it work.but this is perfection.

to get barreled in these conditions requires timing and the ability to read waves and a long time surfing, something that many kitesurfers lack no offence. Side-shore conditions are perfectas the lines dont get pulled by the lip, but you must stay higher in the barrel and the wave needs to be powerful and breaking on something decent. Cross-offshore, the barrel stays wider but you have the issue of getting too deep and your lines get distorted.

Come on slave, when's the next issue..........Barrel or top turn on the froth?
Peace out Factor 5

dave...... said...

to get barreled in these conditions requires timing and the ability to read waves and a long time surfing,

Its what makes it so elusive yet so rewarding.
Bring on the winter fronts i say

its that BBC 'Question of Sport" classic
'What happened next...?'

one of those fat ones that just feather for awhile then crumble, not to worry its still all good
he could now engage 4wd and plough over the top of the white water, with the kite powering him through it all