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Jumping

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Created by fingerbone > 9 months ago, 4 Mar 2015
fingerbone
NSW, 921 posts
4 Mar 2015 7:16AM
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How do you know how high you have jumped?
Is there a counting seconds/meters rule? Or is it all pure guess work. Cheers Billy.

loftsofwind
QLD, 226 posts
4 Mar 2015 7:39AM
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I guess but round it up to the nearest 10 to sound more impressive

Greggor
QLD, 191 posts
4 Mar 2015 12:15PM
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A seconds counting rule doesnt really work as certain kite types throw you up high then drop you like a rock and others glide you a long time but dont jump as high, What i try and do is measure myself to other kites around me, even easier if someone is sitting there with the kite at 12 as we know line lengths average out around 22m, work your height of that.

Also you know when you actually do go really high, because you look down and say to yourself 'S*** thats a long long way down, thats gonna really hurt if a line breaks'

Another way to tell when your really really high is to check the inside of your boardies for a little brown surprise after your session

or just get one of those woo devices when they arrive and realise you wernt jumping as high as you thought and you need to go harder

sausage
QLD, 4873 posts
4 Mar 2015 12:38PM
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jump
verb

1. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

A kiter doesn't jump, she's lofted!

bigtone667
NSW, 1543 posts
4 Mar 2015 2:04PM
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Greggor
QLD, 191 posts
4 Mar 2015 1:04PM
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sausage said..
jump
verb

1. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

A kiter doesn't jump, she's lofted!


You actually do push off using the muscles in ones leg to jump otherwise it is a pretty dismal attempt at a jump.

lotofwind
NSW, 6451 posts
4 Mar 2015 2:33PM
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sausage said..
jump
verb

1. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

A kiter doesn't jump, she's lofted!



sausage
noun.

1. ground up offal shoved inside an animal's intestine to make a tube full of lips and arseholes,

In a sentence. - She is a silly old sausage. lol

kitebored
NSW, 587 posts
4 Mar 2015 2:36PM
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sausage said..
jump
verb

1. push oneself off a surface and into the air by using the muscles in one's legs and feet.

A kiter doesn't jump, she's lofted!


Silly sausage..

NickT
WA, 1094 posts
4 Mar 2015 12:21PM
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Pull the release at the top then count how long to hit the water.



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