who wants 2 train

[Alex]

Who wants to train with me? After 2morrow i am off from school and will b doing some serious training? Anyone who wants 2 come by is welcome. 727 410 7967, call me if you want 2. Scott and Josh especially. You guys need it!!

[JoshTaylor]

i'm down for sure, i've got 1 exam on wednesday, and 1 on thursday.

wednesday i get out at like 9:30, and thursday 11:30 i belive, so it shouldn't be a problem, plus i'm drivng now :)

[Skyway Scott]

I would love to. I have been doing a bunch of stuff in the backyard lately with a couple guys and Donna (net enclosed trampoline with two different bars that Billy setup for me). One is up high for handle pass stuff, the other angled off a tree. I also started lifting weights again (after about 5 years) so maybe I can do some of this stuff?

I got a little co.cky last night and ended up landing on my head by not concentrating. That hurt :roll:

http://www.flkitesurf.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1415

[E-Bone]

What type of training are you talking about? Pushing weight? Bouncing on the tramp? Handle passes? Potty training?

Let me know, brah!

[Skyway Scott]

I don't know what Alex is doing, but I have been trying a bunch of stuff on the tramp and the bar and working out. I want to get one of these things as well.

http://www.northshoreinc.com/nsibounce.html

[Alex]

personally i think the rig i have is the best out of all of them, scott's and billy's are pretty nice 2, but the tramp only teaches you muscle memory, where as my rig gives you that and there is tension on the rope, actually makes it seem like your getting pulled. the rig is a bar with bunjie ropes attached to it and a 20 foot rope attached from that all attached to the tree with the bar hanging 5 foot up. then you use it as a swing and pull it back and run until there is no slack in the rope and jump. It may sound stupid, but it is by far the best offwater training syatem i have found. from learning backrolls to raleys to handlepasses, and double s bends to blind. There is no trick impossible. all 4 major inverted handle passes(mobe, front, slim, KGB) i have landed. ebone you gotta try it out. scott and josh its def. worth checking out, if you wanna get better thisll do wonders.

[shogun1204]

Hey Alex I would love to come train with you guys. Let me know when you do a Weekend training session and I am in. Also Andy from Transcend sent me some new sticker and a Team shirt for you. I will bring them the next time I am at the beach or see you.

[bryanleighty]

Alex..

can you hook us up w/ some pics or videos of your training rig?.. maybe some of you using it?

thanks!

[Skyway Scott]

I would love to film Alex/Billy/Josh/Jay.... on a tramp (or whatever) showing how they practice and then edit it. Sound like an idea, Bryan?

Practicing on the water is great and all, but it'd be really cool to get a useful way down to practice every day regardless of wind.
I use to practice whatever sport I was in alot, but drills never required wind.
I find that when it does blow, I am so amped to ride that I don't want to "miss" the fun by messing up. Anyway... you get my point.
A reasonable video of some practice techniques would be cool, imo.

Tom forwarded me this video. I wish the guy was talking and giving advice in it.
I have still found it useful trying to mimic 3 of his moves.


http://media.putfile.com/Treekiting

[bryanleighty]

I'll absolutely be down w/ it!

i am leaving for the week of x-mas but will be back after the new year..

[Skyway Scott]

Donna just video taped me practicing. We can include it in the video in the section entitled
- What a newbie h/p'er looks like and common mistakes u should avoid -
(I think the landing on the head and the jumping full force off tramp into the net will be great video examples!)

[tomstock]

So much for the secret mission! You not only give up the secret but hand out the manual with it!

:roll:

[JoshTaylor]

alex, i'll call you tomarrow when i'm out of school.

[Alex]

sounds good!

[kiwiar2000]

yea, im right with u Josh, im stoked about finishing the terms and on to winter vacation for some practicing of my own.

[Alex]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=WyQtwJhpkCI

here is the video,
music is a joke

[Skyway Scott]

Cool.

Only one ittie bittie problem. I happen to value and want to keep my ankles.
Is there a way to put a softer landing out there?

[shogun1204]

That sucks, I wish I could have made it. Problem is most likely I would have to cut my knees off to stop the pain.

[tomstock]

Cool, nice vid. Learned a lot just from watching it, thanks.

[toby wilson]

Only issue I had with it is that the next video in line was "Hand-farting the Star Spangled Banner"... :lol: