got my first board today, never ridden one before....ever so i took it to a local field bit of a hill called the valley....
first run was great then i got the wobbles at what felt like 90MPH!!
took 10mins to get the courage to go again made it futher than i did first time but end result was the same,
heres the pics to explain how the runs went
abkayak - 17-7-2014 at 12:32 PM
Congrats!! broke the ice...imo, these things work great w/ kites..not so much w/ hillsKokopelli Kiter - 17-7-2014 at 01:47 PM
Armor up Bro! PHREERIDER - 17-7-2014 at 02:12 PM
you started the injury cycle on a peak! how many licks does it take to get to the center!
right on man! mother nature can hand out some tough love.
keep rockin' it man ...but get some pads ! Bladerunner - 17-7-2014 at 04:55 PM
OUCH.
Good news and bad. If you aren't crashing, your aren't learning they say. I'm not sure even elbow pads would have saved you from that one?
Were you just riding down wind or cross wind. If you are at the cross wind stage then getting the kite to the edge and heading upwind should slow your
speed. If you were running down wind try and go more cross wind next time before you pick up too much speed. .
Don't be discouraged it all comes together and is the best feeling you can imagine. Kokopelli Kiter - 17-7-2014 at 05:38 PM
He was downhilling BR. Gravity got his arse!USA_Eli_A - 17-7-2014 at 06:12 PM
NO BETTER TIME THAN THE FIRST TIME!
Very nice berry! keep lotion on it, when in the sun, keep sunscreen on it... Scars are super easily converted to skin cancer via the sunindigo_wolf - 17-7-2014 at 06:55 PM
Pad up and if you don't have one already, get a helmet. You would be amazed at how much blood even a minor head trauma can pump out.
Drop the air pressure in your tires. Less air, more rolling resistance, less speed.
Nothing says you have to "drop in" at the top of the hill. Go to the bottom of the hill. Go back up the hill about 20, 30, or 40 feet and drop in
from there. You'll build up less speed before the hill flattens out and then you will start decelerating.
How to drop in on a hill
On the first few runs, practice J-Turns. Most boards don't come with brakes, and the J-Turn is the way to stop.
If you just want to slow down, the technique you'll want to practice is "scrubbing:"
Props to Jasper of One Day Media and his girlfriend for the videos.
ATB,
Sam canuck - 18-7-2014 at 06:40 PM
Ouch, nice rash After having my forearms and knees look like that
while learning I bought Race Face forearm & elbow pad and knee pads
After having my forearms and knees look like that
while learning I bought Race Face forearm & elbow pad and knee pads