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What is big Air?

adam48 - 21-4-2009 at 10:21 AM

At what point does a jump become big air? 8ft, 10ft, 15,?

geojones - 21-4-2009 at 10:28 AM

who knows? all i know is when im 3ft or higher ,im very happy:singing:

flyjump - 21-4-2009 at 10:31 AM

Anyhing over 5feet is fun. Once you cross that 8 or 9 foot mark things get exciting, after that 15 foot mark exciting/scary, 20+ all you want to do is come down safely lol

kiteNH - 21-4-2009 at 10:52 AM

Who cares? This isn't even a real question. This kind of thread belongs over on the Flexiforum.

Oh wait, I just found it.......a jump officially becomes "big Air" at 9.278 feet.

PHREERIDER - 21-4-2009 at 10:57 AM

sustained apex =air no matter how high

big air requires a moment of pause ...by spectators .

as a rider,, the view just improves, beyond any doubt

awindofchange - 21-4-2009 at 11:27 AM

Big air isn't the thang, its all in the "HANG TIME!!!" I like a 3-5 foot floater over a 10 foot blast and dump!

flyjump - 21-4-2009 at 11:32 AM

True that. I love when you have those jumps when you can look around and see everybodys faces below your feet or when you hear cars honk at you while your in the air

geojones - 21-4-2009 at 12:10 PM

LOL

B-Roc - 21-4-2009 at 12:29 PM

Its all about perspective. Every jump feels bigger and higher than it really is so "big" should be defined more by the width of the smile on the fliers face :D and less on the height of his feet.

You'll know you've gone "big" for you when you have that "O $h!+" moment :wow: in the air and think to yourself you may just as easily regret as land this jump.

You'll know when somone else has gone big when you look at the jump and think "Man, that's a big jump".
:eekdrull:

awindofchange - 21-4-2009 at 01:28 PM

Nicely put B-Roc.

Big air could be right up there with fish stories and the "one that got away", big air seems to be bigger and longer the more times it is talked about. :)

Bladerunner - 21-4-2009 at 01:38 PM

BIG AIR is the thing that draws us all to the sport ! NO ? :puzzled:

It's the MONEY SHOT !!!:yes:

f0rgiv3n - 21-4-2009 at 01:48 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Bladerunner
BIG AIR is the thing that draws us all to the sport ! NO ? :puzzled:

It's the MONEY SHOT !!!:yes:


Cheers

flyjump - 21-4-2009 at 01:49 PM

amen

PHREERIDER - 21-4-2009 at 06:02 PM

humans can't fly,


neither do kites


but i have a couples dogs that are fond of an elevated view

kitepool - 21-4-2009 at 06:44 PM

Phreerider rides with a papoose for his Bijon'phreeze'

PHREERIDER - 21-4-2009 at 07:27 PM

looking for the papoose...hmmmm bijon looking .... hmmmmm


must've been lunch

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snobdr - 22-4-2009 at 09:15 AM

Anyone can do a big jump.

Its the STYLE that gets the prize.

piku303 - 22-4-2009 at 09:41 AM

big jumps for me usually involve "oh SHHIT!" in a good and/or bad context

kitepool - 22-4-2009 at 05:08 PM

Oh the Coyotes are the Dogs!

I get it now!

windsurfslice - 29-4-2009 at 05:15 PM

when you hear parents telling children they don't ever want to see them do what those idiots with the kites are doing you know it was a good jump

flyjump - 30-4-2009 at 08:35 PM

bahahahahahahahaha, windsurfslice that's one of the funniest things I've heard

ikemiester - 30-4-2009 at 09:15 PM

true that windsurfslice. Then when they pack up the car and leave you know it was huge:lol:

black-hole - 3-5-2009 at 07:48 AM

that blade kiting is that a thugg thing ore
i'm dutch sorry for my langues