South Padre Island, Texas: year round shred fest, but Spring is sooo good!
with Brett Newcomb, Prokite South Padre, www.prokitelessons.com

padre is a 3 kite kind of place, small med large all come in handy

may and june are both excellent times to visit,

brett
PROKITE South Padre
http://www.prokitelessons.com


10-14 would be a good 2 kite combo at 180 lbs

you will probably score

search the Houston kiteboarders FB group

and

http://kitesurfingtexas.org/

based on the shape of most harness hooks and the design of many harness loops, I would also be concerned about the harness loop jamming in the harness hook after releasing. I would like to know why everyone is so paranoid and uncomfortable about getting unhooked by accident. you get unhooked by surp...

what the heck, here's a few more pics

uh, South Padre Island, Texas. April is super good.

www.prokitelessons.com (for travel info, etc)

looking forward to riding with you ....


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got an electric pump in november, sure is sweet but always leaves me feeling sort of like I cheated and regret it, but not really, but kind of ... anyway, end of cycle high pressure pumping is blowing hot air into the kites, and in the last 3 weeks I've got inflate valves falling off left and right,...

so this thread went horribly wrong, .... too bad, that is a well done job on the beginner tips,

we agree with everything in there, particularly beach and situational awareness and assisted launching technique.

good post

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If I remember correctly IKO instructor teach you to first walk downwind and slowly walk up to the edge of the window but no one really do that. that's definitely the way to approach an assisted launch, start well downwind of where you think the edge is to final line check and hook up, then move int...