Wave riding styles? Kite powered vs wave powered

[Ecoastprock]

Depends on conditions

[Peter_Frank]

Depends on conditions

Not sure I understand your point here ?

Depends on the conditions you say, yes.

But the video shows both really aggressive kite flying/chasing, and also purely parked riding, same rider same day ?

I am confused what you mean now

Peter

[BWD]

Conditions change, so does the style that is fun.
Sometimes the change is over days, sometimes minutes or seconds.
Some spots you get waves from different directions, for example wind chops plus occasional groundswell from another angle, or different angle inside and outside wrapping a point or sandbar.
Sometimes it's the wind that inspires changes. If it's light but gusty, you may be able to park the kite on some waves, but have to work it to maintain speed (or even to keep the kite flying) in other waves.
When conditions aren't perfect, you can have fun adapting your style as you go, instead of being a prisoner to one style, "never straps", "always down the line," "never backside" etc.
It's more fun to mix it up as you go in less-than-ideal conditions, which is what most riders probably have to do to make the most of conditions anyway. It's not always that fun to use a huge kite so you can park it and not have to work the kite --it limits everything else. Not always fun to spend 90% of the session working upwind for a small number of rides down the line. So mix it up.

[Peter_Frank]

Conditions change, so does the style that is fun.
Sometimes the change is over days, sometimes minutes or seconds.
Some spots you get waves from different directions, for example wind chops plus occasional groundswell from another angle, or different angle inside and outside wrapping a point or sandbar.
Sometimes it's the wind that inspires changes. If it's light but gusty, you may be able to park the kite on some waves, but have to work it to maintain speed (or even to keep the kite flying) in other waves.
When conditions aren't perfect, you can have fun adapting your style as you go, instead of being a prisoner to one style, "never straps", "always down the line," "never backside" etc.
It's more fun to mix it up as you go in less-than-ideal conditions, which is what most riders probably have to do to make the most of conditions anyway. It's not always that fun to use a huge kite so you can park it and not have to work the kite --it limits everything else. Not always fun to spend 90% of the session working upwind for a small number of rides down the line. So mix it up.

Agree

[plummet]

Conditions change, so does the style that is fun.
Sometimes the change is over days, sometimes minutes or seconds.
Some spots you get waves from different directions, for example wind chops plus occasional groundswell from another angle, or different angle inside and outside wrapping a point or sandbar.
Sometimes it's the wind that inspires changes. If it's light but gusty, you may be able to park the kite on some waves, but have to work it to maintain speed (or even to keep the kite flying) in other waves.
When conditions aren't perfect, you can have fun adapting your style as you go, instead of being a prisoner to one style, "never straps", "always down the line," "never backside" etc.
It's more fun to mix it up as you go in less-than-ideal conditions, which is what most riders probably have to do to make the most of conditions anyway. It's not always that fun to use a huge kite so you can park it and not have to work the kite --it limits everything else. Not always fun to spend 90% of the session working upwind for a small number of rides down the line. So mix it up.

Agree

Yep I agree too. I quite often mix it up on the same wave. Start going up the line, then turn down the line, do some powered turns with the kite. Then let go the bar complety, cruise along in the pocket for a while just chilled like a longboard surfer. Then power up again.