millzi20
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how do i start
What is the best way to get on the board in the water?
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bison
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TAKE LESSONS!!!
Buggy Bison
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Bladerunner
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YUP,
Without a doubt the best money you can spend is on lessons ! You will walk away with confidence that you can handle yourself. The lessons themselves
will springboard you into the riding level. Trying to figure it out on your own can be very frustrating and slow. By the time you are done you will
have flown a few kites and have a much better idea of the right gear for your own needs and area. Potentially saving you money , time and Agro ".
Kites: 2.5m Profoil , Quadrifoil XL kitesurfer, NPW 5 Danger.
Flexifoil: 1.7m Sting, 4.9m Blade 3, 9m Blade 2.
Flysurfer : 19m Speed 2 SA, 7m Pulse
Peter Lynn :18m Phantom, 15m Synergy, 10m Synergy, 1200 Farc, 460 Sarc, 130 Tarc, 5m Peel, 4.2m , 6.4, 8.5 C-Quads, 3.5 LS2 single skin.
Rides: Flexi / P.L. Frankin'Buggy , Shaped + straight skiis, sand skis, Coyote blades. Core 95 ATB. RKB R2 ATB .
Ken (K2)
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acampbell
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Mood: Digging Deserts and Mts.
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Yeah, kites powerfull enough to pluck you out of the water are dangerous without proper professional instruction. It is a big investment for
everything you need and it's easy to get the wrong stuff. An instructor will help you with that.
Get a qualified instructor here... http://www.pasakiteboarding.org/
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tridude
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Mood: Semper in excretum sum sed alta variat................alwayz in the crap but the depth varys.........
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lessons for sure but theres no substitute for some good ole land flying prior.
17m Ozone Zephyr (2012)
15m Flysurfer Silver Arrow 2
12m Ozone Catalyst (2013)
10m Ozone Catalyst (2012)
MTH Colonel Reb customs 160x45 carbon, 141x43 wood
Wainman Joke & Demitri Pro
11'6 Naish Nalu
6' Davo Fish
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DenisLaMenace
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choose the right spot for beginners
shallow water
on shore or on-side shore winds
stable winds if possible
not too much waves
practice body drag a lot
and yup take lessons, they will teach you a lot of stuff about security that you will not have thought of
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