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Bucky
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Registered: 8-3-2006
Location: Warrenton, Oregon on the North Oregon coast (Sunse
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I blame those lifty Blades (damned kite wants you to jump even when you don't want to)  Just kidding.
Seriously though, I had that happen to me before... Legs all twisting... looking like a fish on a hook... Not alot of fun! Good point about safety
gear!
Just curious but, what kind of ground were you on? Grass? Dirt? Hardpack sand? Soft? I've hit sideways from a 20ft fall in soft sand with nary a
scratch, but a well positioned 8ft fall in grass practically broke my ankle!
\"There are no stupid questions... There are however, a lot of inquizitive idiots.\"
Quad-Trac Profoil 3m
Eolo Radsail Pro 2.7m, 3m, 6m (x2)
Ozone Razor 5.5m 4.5m and my new 8.5m (The thing scares the crap out of me...but in a good way!)
Advance Io 7.5m
Jojo Rage 12m
Jojo RS 6m (T. Raw\'s old mystery Jojo - still crazy powerful)
Earthboard Rage mountainboard w/8\" tires
MBS Comp 32 board
Flexifoil sport buggies (x3) Highly modified
Peter Lynn Comp w/Bigfoots
Rockville offroad skates w/8\" tires
Homebuilt sandboard
Lots of Ritalin
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Bucky
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Also... Harness? No harness? Much more difficult for me to keep myself aligned in the air when I'm hooked in.
\"There are no stupid questions... There are however, a lot of inquizitive idiots.\"
Quad-Trac Profoil 3m
Eolo Radsail Pro 2.7m, 3m, 6m (x2)
Ozone Razor 5.5m 4.5m and my new 8.5m (The thing scares the crap out of me...but in a good way!)
Advance Io 7.5m
Jojo Rage 12m
Jojo RS 6m (T. Raw\'s old mystery Jojo - still crazy powerful)
Earthboard Rage mountainboard w/8\" tires
MBS Comp 32 board
Flexifoil sport buggies (x3) Highly modified
Peter Lynn Comp w/Bigfoots
Rockville offroad skates w/8\" tires
Homebuilt sandboard
Lots of Ritalin
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kitejumper
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i was on grass,just resting from a buggy run......i think sand might be the way to go for jumping from now on.......no, i dont use a harness for fb--i
find them restrictive for jumping--thanks for the advice--i knew eventually i'd get hurt--those are the risks you take when power kiting........i just
want to minimize the danger as much as possible......
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arkay
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not to hijack, but was your kite resting overhead or off to the side?
US503 - Manzanita, Oregon
Fixed Bridal: Flexifoil Sting 1.2, 1.7; Rage Acid 2.5m, 3.5m, 4.7m, 6m | Peter Lynn Vapor 11.2m, 16.1m | NPW 7m
Depower : Peter Lynn Venom 2 13m, 16m, 19m | Peter Lynn Phantom 15m | Flysurfer 2.5 SA 19m
LEI : Flexifoil Atom 7m, 9m, 12m; Mutiny 8m
Land rides : Libre Hardcore; Libre v-max; Peter Lynn XR+W | Rollerblade Coyotes! | Ground Industries AK Pro
Water rides : Slingshot Misfit 134; Ocean Rodeo Mako 150; North WAM! 5\'10
4 Sale/Trade: HQ M1 5m, Flysurfer Pulse 10, PL Venom 2 16m, PL Venom 19m
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kitejumper
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thats what ive been trying to figure out.....it might have been at an angle and that could be why i got hurt--that seems like the most plausible
explanation,because i wasnt concerned at all when it was lifting me as i felt a redirect would be easy--i guess i'll have to pay more attention next
time........ also, if it was at an angle,it would have been very slight--but probably enough to bring me down hard
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