I have beenusing Mystic open palm mits. they have been more than warm enough so far and you can easily take them off your fingers when you need them for adjusting your depower strap or whatever. The open palm saves your arms from getting tired quickly like they do if you are trying to hold your bar ...
If its got a chicken loop on the bar You could try lying on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the sand. Put the kite to 11 or 1 and swing it accross the window to simulate a waterstart. Let the kite pull you to your feet through your harness while keeping your grip on the bar relaxed. ...
Straps are what makes things possible on a kiteboard that are not possible on a surf board - which is a thing you paddle with your arms. Why limit yorself. If you want to go surfing you should lose the kite too. I'm pretty new to kiteboarding and the only thing I don't like about it is the way every...
I'm working my way through basic freestyle tricks like back loops, frontloops and various aerial transitions at the moment using a mixed quiver of Naish Parks and Bolts 2011 & 2012. Is it worth getting a dedicated freestyle kite to advance into Raileys, S Bends, F16s and so on? What would be a good ...