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Post by kite_crazy66 » Tue Nov 09, 2010 4:03 am
What's a good way to practice tricks on the beach? things like unhooking, handle pass, kite loops...
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Post by BWD » Tue Nov 09, 2010 6:23 pm
hhmmm, this one says it all:
VIDEO
just get on the water for tricks, imho.
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Post by robertovillate » Tue Nov 09, 2010 9:09 pm
kite_crazy66 wrote: What's a good way to practice tricks on the beach? things like unhooking, handle pass, kite loops...
Please don't.
If you are doing this at any of the beaches I ride at I am positive the locals will ask you to leave.
please consider the consequences of your actions
thanks.
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Post by edt » Tue Nov 09, 2010 10:27 pm
kite_crazy66 wrote: What's a good way to practice tricks on the beach? things like unhooking, handle pass, kite loops
body drag away from the beach and practice all that stuff in a few feet in the water
I have heard that it doesn't hurt quite as much if you crash in the water instead of the parking lot
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Post by slingfuel05 » Tue May 24, 2011 2:50 pm
try using a mountain board in a grass feild as there are no other people to worry about
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Post by kitecozumel » Tue May 24, 2011 2:55 pm
On the beach?That will be "a recipe for disaster"
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Post by Ned Divine » Tue May 24, 2011 5:17 pm
BWD wrote: hhmmm, this one says it all:
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just get on the water for tricks, imho.
This one had to do with strong winds, he was not practicing tricks on the beach.
For tricks : only in the water as everybody else says!!
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Post by el_guestos » Fri May 27, 2011 10:09 am
I don't know in really light winds a small kite and with an empty beach practicing on the beach can be a really good way to gain the muscle memory to build up to handle passes etc...just don't be an idiot about it.
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Post by Toby » Fri May 27, 2011 10:55 am
look for a hsallow area nd do it there...the water is a needed buffer to keep you alive and free from injuries.
Remember. all most all bad accidents and fatalities are on land...
For handle passes, hang a bar on a tree...
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