For those of you that are into jumping- how high is high? What is average? I know this is a real broad question, but when you go outside and feel the wind and say, "O today's a good day for jumping, I think I'll take out my 5 or 6 meter," what are the typical good jumps?

totally depends on the person... a 6ft jump is a "good" jump for me.

well here's the thing..I have had very high jumps ..those are a bit scary...too much pop.....but the best jumps I think are the ones that don't lift you too high but don't let you down too soon.....I had one recently where I was only about a foot off the ground but I swear I was just floating there kind of moving around a bit for 7 seconds...even though that sounds like no time..if you count it out 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, that is a lot of air time and it is a thrill because you start to get the feeling that you are flying....

Before I pranged, my Phanny & I were doing like 3 or 4 foot jumps but with like 3 or 4 seconds of float time and like 3 or 4 meters drift down or cross wind ... awesome! They were hooj for me

well, how long is a piece of string?
personally, a good jump is one that allows you the time to do the trick you want to do. if "thr trick" is just to jump, then 20-30ft gets the blood going!!

Once you start going over the 15' or 20' mark you'll start to feel the butterflys. Although height is really run, it's all about the hang time. I've had a couple 2-3 jumps around the 30' mark and they are the best to remember, but sometimes when your only 9 feet off the ground but you travel 70 feet across the field you'll have a great day. When you have time to look around at peoples faces below your feet during a jump, those are my favorite

forget the numbers

control! start to finish

HANGTIME BABY ,

That's what life is all about. :bouncy:

5 - 8 ft and 2 - 3 seconds is pretty average for me. 10 ft + still feels like the stratasphere. Rip's average is more around 10ft.



The points come for style and control. !

ive been up to 30' , but i'd say 10 footers are my fav

Anything above 8-10' better be with a de-power. For me, at least.

high winds gets you high,

35-40mph on 16m venom

WARNING ! this is disease level flying

don't really know how high and how much float but the 1-2 times the landings didnt work out are thumps i have yet to forget or even really remember.

control made it fun, without control sad endings will arrive

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Originally posted by PHREERIDER high winds gets you high, 35-40mph on 16m venom WARNING ! this is disease level flying don't really know how high and how much float but the 1-2 times the landings didnt work out are thumps i have yet to forget or even really remember. control made it fun, without control sad endings will arrive

In case the rest of you aren't aware of Phree's skills, the arc calculator shows my wind range for that kite topping out at 29 mph. Phree didn't you say you had some seam stress after that run? No not in your shorts, on the kite. :saint:

no doubt, control is everything and i wouldnt advocate huuuuuuuuuuuuuge air unless you are compitant doing small jumps.

no matter how high you jump, if it gives you that kick in the pants, then it was a high jump. at every level during your progression, you will raise the bar yourself. its like a drug addict trying to get that perfect high, but in our case it quite litterally is getting high(er)!!!

@phree - and i thought i was the mad one!!!! 40mph!!

Dude carltb, I've seen you going huge in a fee of your videos. Control smooth lift and perfect float!

yeah but my first ever jump was 1ft!!! i think the point i wa trying to make was the thrill i got from my first jump is equal to the 30ft+ jumps i am capable of now.

30+??? Wow! I still get all giddy when I hit 5+! Can't wait to see what I can hit in the 16g21 this weekend :p

I am still a novice and fly mostly static but as others have mentioned, “float” to me is as thrilling as height. Same goes for “glide”. I was able to get about 8ft up with a 9m slingshot ranger from a static jump in about 15mph winds and floated there for what seemed like a really long time which was really nice. On another occasion with the same kite but more wind 20 mph+ I popped up in the air and started gliding downwind pretty fast. It was too fast for my feet to catch up so since the ground was soft dirt (plowed wheat field) I just lifted my legs and slid in. It felt like I went from 3rd base to homeplate on a 30 degree angle and slid in safely. That was cool too – both had their moment of butterflies.

Jason

try to get about this high

EDIT: seriously thou on grass-5ft, sand-10+feet

This may seem funny, but every time I go out in 15-20mph winds with a 4m twister I get around 6 feet with some decent hangtime. I would like to start progressing to 10-12 foot average jumps (not now, maybe this winter) but with a larger kite. But everyone says that a larger kite doesn't provide more lift just more hangtime. So how do some people get consistent 10-15 foot jumps without going out in 30+ winds?

mougl--when you getting a blade, bro?? i can see youre jonesing for some big air

I'd love to get my paws on a III or IV 8.5 but I have to save for the PL Bigfoot first....or do I?

I need to hit the lotto, I'm going

bob yes a few spots opened a couple inches but easy field repair stuff with tape and floss.

rig seen here at JIBE ... hyper venom from kitesurfer

i jumped over the moon once and landed in china

You must have gone like 20+ feet! Holy S#$T!

I think you need to add SPEED to get higher than you already are.

If I want to go higher , I go faster .

I'm sure that is why Rip' is consistantly 5 ft higher than me.

How much does speed affect height? With my 4m, if I was on a landboard going 15mph in 17mph winds and then went for a jump, how much higher would I be getting as apposed to pendulum jumping in those winds?

speed plays a major part. you could go twice maybe three times as high

Wow thats impressive. I cant wait to try my board out in 15+.

I ride a slingshot 12m snow ranger, and typical for me is around 10 ft. sometimes up to 20 ft. Static jumps have been as high as 30 estimated by the guy i jumped over haha