The most important tips I can think of are:1968 wrote: Im trying to master my first jumps and would like to know what tips made the difference for you?
It is far more important to spot your take-off point when you initiate your jump. Jumping requires building up a lot tension in the lines by progressively edging upwind and then releasing that energy at once, if you aren't in full control of your board, this is effectively impossible. You need to be going pretty fast but still be in control. If you are riding in chop, this gets harder and you'll have to either look for a flat section or use a kicker. Either way, you'll need to be maintaining your edge until you jump. Once I'm in the air, if it is a big jump, I'll keep an eye on the kite to make sure I don't over-steer it, but it is also really important to spot you landing. You should be able to have a pretty good idea of where the kite is based on how the bar is pulling. I think I tend to glance between the kite and the water when I am in the air.1968 wrote: Do you look at the kite when jumping?
More or less, but it should feel like one fuild unbroken sequence and if you try to do it stepwise then you will not hit it optimally. Also when you are up remember to sheet out again so the kite can fill with air/fly as this gets you higher and it lets you sheet in for silky landings - a lot of people choke the kite and do the whole jump with the bar fully sheeted in.1968 wrote:Thanks for all the usefull tips. Sometimes it needs a few tips of people to find what you were missing. I manage to the pop fairly ok. So the right order to jump with the kite would be,
- edge hard
- bring the kite from 10 to 12/1
- sheet in and pop
Would that be correct?
Thanks,
K.
Edge enough - the harder you edge, the more UP your jump will be... the less you edge, the more OUT. Edge too much and you can kill all the pop and ruin the jump.1968 wrote:Thanks for all the usefull tips. Sometimes it needs a few tips of people to find what you were missing. I manage to the pop fairly ok. So the right order to jump with the kite would be,
- edge hard
- bring the kite from 10 to 12/1
- sheet in and pop
Would that be correct?
Thanks,
K.
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