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Old 03-06-2012, 04:15 PM
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It is nice to have singular sessions like that, glad it was a good one. Getting big air is a blast and addictive all by itself. While you are working on greater height be sure to keep the landings sane too. Burning in at high speed from a good height with a bad landing can be painful! I had some years back in which I could feel pain in some internal organs afterward, not good. I find set up is important, don't rush it particularly if you are ramping off a nice wave. If the setup doesn't feel right or is rushed, blow it off. There will be more rising gusts and ramps after that one. I like to have a solid rising wind speed, a nicely shaped swell, no whitewater as a rule and a fast attack speed as I charge into the wave. Make sure you have plenty of room downwind and water depth too. It is interesting when your initial bump up goes even higher or stretches out unexpectedly further. It is tempting to boost huge in inches of water but every once in a while someone will screw up a landing and tear their knee up or something. Have fun with it.
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