tridude - 4-4-2009 at 05:07 PM
Shots today from Edisto Beach
with Beamerbob body draggin on the 19m
Venom..........................:o
tridude - 4-4-2009 at 05:08 PM
and.........
tridude - 4-4-2009 at 05:09 PM
one more................
tridude - 4-4-2009 at 05:11 PM
ok.............ok..................last one.................
:duh::duh:
mgatc - 4-4-2009 at 07:52 PM
Right on! Bob.
SecondWind - 5-4-2009 at 05:09 AM
Very cool - board starts next weekend?
Chefmini - 5-4-2009 at 06:20 AM
Bob, awesome. The bug will bite!
PHREERIDER - 5-4-2009 at 05:42 PM
it's on now, want be long
way to go bob
BeamerBob - 9-4-2009 at 05:35 AM
Thanks guys. It was loads of fun to let the kite move me around in the water. Having tridude there was confidence inspiring. It was much like I
imagined. I had watched a kiteboard video a couple years ago and knew the mechanics of body dragging. The thing is, you get out there and then you
start asking yourself about what to do with your feet and hands, and the angle of your body. I was asking tridude multiple questions every time I
came back to shore.
I can't imagine getting out on the water with a powered up kite and only a few days time with a kite and no traction experience. My experience
allowed me to just translate what I already understood into the water instead of it all being new. I remember how inept I felt my first 2 times in
the buggy(I'm sure I looked inept as well). Now I look forward to my next chance on the water to try a board
PHREERIDER - 9-4-2009 at 06:53 AM
what most don't realize, as soon as you are in the float position the kite reacts as if aren't there until drag takes over so the initial feeling is
very strange. kite luffs
your floating about can be a mess.. keep it hooked up. you are the pendulum swing point in the equation, the kite needs constant feed back (on the
main). be thankful PL designs are sensitive enough to react to very little.
keep at it ....float plan everytime.
BeamerBob - 9-4-2009 at 09:58 AM
Float plan has been going through my head for years. It would be first consideration even before what kite to fly. If you can't get home, the kite
doesn't matter.
acampbell - 9-4-2009 at 02:43 PM
Great Bob! Looking froward to warmer water myself.