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Re: Help me jump strapless :)

Postby kiteswede » Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:47 pm

cor wrote:
Tue Jan 15, 2019 12:58 pm
kiteswede wrote:
Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:45 am
Can somebody describe how you jump? Or maybe what made you jump easier :) or how you broke the code ;)
In what kind of winds do you ride? It gets A LOT easier to get the board off the water and to keep it on your feet when there is good wind.
Mostly 12-19 knots. Probably need more wind also :)

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Re: Help me jump strapless :)

Postby kiteswede » Tue Jan 15, 2019 7:51 pm

Is it important to do a little turn upwind the last second before the ollie?
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Re: Help me jump strapless :)

Postby or6 » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:37 pm

Yes, it is. It gets some wind under your board.
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Re: Help me jump strapless :)

Postby jumptheshark » Tue Jan 15, 2019 10:02 pm

It’s been mentioned but I’ll stress it. Board weight makes a big difference.

Rode a 9 lb tough built kite specific surf board for years and needed a decent kicker to air. The whole dynamic was dictated by needing to completely angle the bottom into the wind.

Switched a few years ago to a 5-6lb super light surf specific board and it’s pretty easy to air off a ripple and it sticks to your feet even on the descent with much less extreme feathering into the wind.

Also... Punt wax!! the lighter the board the better it works.
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Re: Help me jump strapless :)

Postby BWD » Wed Jan 16, 2019 1:33 am

Thoughts come to mind:
Good steady wind and good wave direction help a lot.
Absent ideal conditions, if you ride a short, wider board it catches the wind well and that helps.
If the board does not have a long pointy nose, it is easier to avoid board blowing in wrong direction in the air or rotating from inertia.
If the wind is light, make sure you are riding at speed so your velocity will supply airflow under the board.
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