hi guys,
new to kite-ing, just bought an airrush kite offa guy in the newspaper, only $800, pretty stoked i got it sooo cheap!
he told me i should body drag myself round the beach to get a feel for it.
anyway, my question to you guys who have been kiteing for longer than me is what is the easiest way to bodydrag.
i found i was getting nasty burns on my feet dragging through the sand, and quite often, a face full of sand!!
should i wear booties??
or is it easier to lay on a boogie board maybe to skim over the sand(or would the harness get in the way on a boogieboard)????
or is kite-boogieboarding frowned upon???
would appreciate your help guys
"timmm"... interesting way to spell "troll"
OK, I'll bite.
Only $800
A bargain, I'm sure.
Get lessons from a professional instructor!
You can reduce the friction from the sand by dragging yourself around on a paved surface. Highways and freeways are the best option.
If this guy isn't a troll it's pretty bl**dy funny
/If it isn't a 2008 kite you got ripped off
A bargain, I'm sure.
guys, im sorry not familiar with the kite-ing 'lingo'
troll?????????
of course would like to get a professional instructor, but thought i could save some $ and teach myself,
not meant to be funny, my feet are killing me!!!! any advice???
Surely after being a member of "Seabreeze" for 2 years you would have picked up some of the lingo
and the money you save can be spent on the ensuing medical and legal expenses.
Say "timmm", say "bargain", say "where's that ambulance going in such a hurry?"
cj, i use to check the wind for sailing on here.
am new to this whole forum exerience!!!
thanks for your advice Mick.
I am assuming then that the instructor will provide me with the proper booties and protective gear i require. (knee pads as well???) ????
thanks again fellas
You'll only need knee pads if you're getting your leasons for free from extra curicular activities
the instructor will most likely tell you something along the lines of:
"Body dragging is done with the body in the water."
and,
"Although skudding around on the sand appears to be cool it is generally frowned upon, by the majority of kiteboarders, because of the inherent risks of using a kite within it's power-window whilst on land."
or,
"The act of dragging ones self around on land with a kite is not refered to as body dragging."
they're the kind of things an instructor might say.
Me, on the other hand, I will tell you to "go play in traffic".
Is it just me, or is everyone having a really slow day at work?
see ya down the beach then boys.
ill be the one bodyboarding across the sand behind my kite wearing knee pads and booties shouting bigfatmick and the canuk told me to
lol, that would be a sight!
sorry for the troll, SLOW day!! still punk'd a couple hahah
BigFatMick I've got one word for you. Coulrophobia
And timmm, don't be an idiot. Get a 2 hour lesson for nothing and it'll save you time, money repairing your own trashed gear and you will get ALL the basic information you NEED to know before you even consider launching your kite.
get lessons mate. they'll teach you how to body drag. its too dangerous trying to teach yourself and your only going to hurt yourself and somone else without lessons. its not a sport which is easily learnt on your own. theres no sense body dragging in the sand as you body drag in the water to retrieve your board or get back to land when you lose your board.
Get a dog up ya
