Thursday, 16 February 2017

First time water start on my own

No need to introduce what I'm trying to do here...water start...
After researching many hours on what's the best way to start water start I have the following steps:

  1. In knee deep water put board between on and keep the kite overhead 1 and 11...move slow with first both hands and then with one hand...idea is controlling the kite while drifting down wind with a board.  Prerequisite would be downwind drifting without the board.  Here one hand control in important as the board could move away.  Tips...Keep line tension, let the pull from harness, light overhand grip
  2. In knee deep water dive the kite lightly to one side and back up to 12...important to get the kite up to 12 before doing the next dive ..it's a bad habit to learn swinging the kite straight after other direction as this will slow down the board going in one direction. Also before the next dive control the kite....Key word CONTROL.  Feel the pull of the kite from harness and not arms.  Now increase the dive gradually until you stand on the board. Once one the board take kite to 12 and fall back in water. Keep knees bent.Do this for both directions. Roll onto the board rather than pull on to the board with arms
  3. Now dive the kite and angle the board down wind...but instead of getting the kite to 12 sine the kite in one direction. Focus on kite pulling form harness and front leg straight
  4. Now focus on stance - shoulders back front leg straight ...once get going with planing try to edge upwind
Tips
  1. Feel harness pull
  2. Light overhand grip
  3. Board downwind
  4. Knees bent
  5. Tension on lines
Common mistakes
  1. No line tension when kite parked on 12 - kite will fly out of the window and crash
  2. Legs straight rather than bent - board will skid sideways on water
  3. Board sideways - will skid side ways on water
  4. Pulling from arms - superman over board - no control
  5. front leg not straight - board will sink or no planning

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