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by mrandrewandrade
Thu May 12, 2022 4:18 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!
Replies: 52
Views: 8593

Re: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!

Reviving the old thread in light of recent events: viewtopic.php?t=2413035&p=1167938

It seems like we are trading ACLs for ankles now at the highest level :S
by mrandrewandrade
Wed Dec 09, 2020 6:16 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!
Replies: 52
Views: 8593

Re: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!

I think we may be ignoring the elephant in the room. The real danger that will end kitesurfing globally is gaining traction. The numbers are rising, what is this insidious malevolent danger ? Its the strapped in foilboarders using unstable/hard to control foil kites ,the recent pics are showing the...
by mrandrewandrade
Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:50 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!
Replies: 52
Views: 8593

Re: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!

What a stupid post. Just one comment I will make: Who is dropping kites on others ? Toby, I am actually genuinely sorry if this post offended you. I have watched your dvd, and I must say I am quite strickly hooked on your style. I think what you perform is an inspiration to all of us, and even your...
by mrandrewandrade
Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:39 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!
Replies: 52
Views: 8593

Re: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!

I agree with your points about not paying attention, and jumping. It's the same here, once a camera shows up everyone seems like be attracted to it like flies. Problem is jump for height (to post height to social media) has people sending it off big perfectly formed open faces. If a ramp off a wave ...
by mrandrewandrade
Tue Dec 08, 2020 11:14 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!
Replies: 52
Views: 8593

Re: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!

Hooked tricks are easy bait to sell and Dimitri/Nick/Kevin have happily been selling that advanced, yet realistic and spectacular riding style. I don't think it's that advanced, mostly just holding an edge and having enough hang time to do things while dandling. I don’t mean mere jumping. Folks add...
by mrandrewandrade
Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:55 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!
Replies: 52
Views: 8593

Re: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!

Hooked tricks are easy bait to sell and Dimitri/Nick/Kevin have happily been selling that advanced, yet realistic and spectacular riding style. I don't think it's that advanced, mostly just holding an edge and having enough hang time to do things while dandling. Simply put - riding a sport motorbik...
by mrandrewandrade
Tue Dec 08, 2020 10:16 pm
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!
Replies: 52
Views: 8593

Kite companies - please stop the Air Style / Big Air hype!

Sorry for the rant but companies need to stop marketing their new kites as dedicted height machines. This is causing unsafe riding to come to fashion and style (in the air), but none on the landing. See, large lofty jumps with massive hang time causes riders to drift downwind in the air uncontrolabl...
by mrandrewandrade
Sun Oct 04, 2020 5:21 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: What wind related questions would you wanted answered if you had meter reading data?
Replies: 3
Views: 573

Re: What wind related questions would you wanted answered if you had meter reading data?

It would be nice if wind stations showed standard deviation of speed and direction. Also a wind meter that had sensors at 10 20 30 40 and 50 meters on light wind days. To do this, you would require having a sensor up at those heights. We setup wind sensors which are up 15-20 meters do we can get an...
by mrandrewandrade
Sun Oct 04, 2020 4:23 am
Forum: Kitesurfing
Topic: What wind related questions would you wanted answered if you had meter reading data?
Replies: 3
Views: 573

What wind related questions would you wanted answered if you had meter reading data?

I have been collecting high resolution (minutely) wind data in a specific location near where I live. I specifically collect the wind speed, wind gusts and direction based on a sensor reading which is made every 1-2 minutes. What questions would you want to know based on this data? It seems like mos...
by mrandrewandrade
Sat Sep 26, 2020 8:45 pm
Forum: Wingsurfing
Topic: Winging is half-assed kite foiling - discuss
Replies: 60
Views: 8445

Re: Winging is half-assed kite foiling - discuss

Winging also doesn't always solve access issues too. It does if you can'y launch a kite, but my local spot has straight onshore winds and a very terrible beach break since it goes from ankle deep water to overhead (causing massive plunging waves). On a twin tip I just power through the break and com...

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