This is a bit stale but I've been meaning to post the following:
Over Thanksgiving I went to London to visit my girlfriend who was there for work. She got caught up working for most of the time so I took the
opportunity to slip away and take a landboarding lesson from Dave Ursell at PushKiting.
The train trip up to clacton-on-sea was really easy and then I took a short cab ride to the field.
Dave showed up with a van full of kites and boards. We went over kite setup and launched and did some static flying (2.5m blurr in 10-12mph winds).
He then put me on a board with no footstraps and we practiced getting moving. A bit tricky with no straps. Over the course of the 3 hours (that went
by really quickly) we covered strapped in riding, stopping, power sliding, and small hops, and I got a lot of practice time in.
It was an extremely helpful session for me and moved forward my kite skills and my board skills quite a bit. I didn't even realize how quickly the
time went by, and eventually I was just exhausted and my abs were killing me.
We packed up and rode 10 minutes up the road to Frinton, where I watched Dave, AJ, and Kris do their thing for a while. Amazing riders pulling huge
tricks. It was really a treat to watch.
All in all it was a pretty amazing session / day for me.
Anyway - the reason I'm writing this novel is to let people know that Dave is a great instructor - patient, very professional, tons of tricks and
insights into the finer points of flying and riding and his passion for the sport shines through. He's a really nice guy and a ton of fun to be
around. Same with the other push kiting guys.
So if you're in the area - I highly recommend a land or water lesson with the push kiting guys. They're fantastic.cheezycheese - 14-1-2012 at 11:49 PM
Great read !! Thanks for the write up. :bigok: you and I should hook up some time. We are only an hour apart... :Ange09:Kamikuza - 15-1-2012 at 05:40 AM
Nice one
I thought Push was a UK mob so when I checked your location I had to go back and read your post properly Bladerunner - 15-1-2012 at 10:52 AM
How great was that !
Getting intense instruction like that is so valuable ! You will progress so much faster now ! Money + time well spent.
shaggs2riches - 15-1-2012 at 12:08 PM
Man I bet that the pointers he gave are worth the entire trip out there. I keep trying to convice my wife that a family trip to some location where I
could at least spend one day getting instruction from a quality group like the Push Kiting crew is something we should do. Unfortunately my vacation
time is always put towards visting the in-laws. Great story bud, really something for the rest of us to envy.Statistic - 18-1-2012 at 11:49 PM
Thanks for the comments guys - yeah it was a great experience.
Cheezy - I'd love to meet up sometime. I've been hoping I'll be able to make the next Mike Dobbs bash or a New Jersey beach meetup.
Unfortunately I live in the city and I'm transportation impaired. Trying to find some time to bolt a rack onto the 230cc dirt bike that will be
serving as my kitemobile. That's one reason I've been looking to put together a fixed bridle quiver - need something that packs up small and travels
easy.carltb - 19-1-2012 at 04:11 AM
nice to hear the pk boys came through for you. i havent met dave but ive met the rest of the crew and theyre a great bunch of guy who really love the
sport. (as everybody can just tell from the vibe in their vids)
abit of a hijack but i think might be relavant, ive got some footage together that i might be able to cobble together into a bit of a tutorial. itll
be covering a basic jump and rotations ect and was wondering if people would like it as a single video or as seperate installments?PHREERIDER - 19-1-2012 at 06:48 AM
cool, very nice, you'll be stoked to stay on it!
ctb- crazy big invert on the sig, ..tutorials??? simple, focused, short, easy prep for u and hi benefit for learning.carltb - 20-1-2012 at 11:38 AM