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Where did these incidents happen?
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Noobs-A-Plenty
East Beach, Skyway, Cypress, Sunset...noobs are everywhere. I've got nothing against being new to the sport. I've been there. I do have a problem with the lack of knowledge and preparation. Nothing beats a good lesson from a qualified instructor, but even the cheapest and poorest of noobs can watch a training video. Information learned there can save your (and my) life.
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Excellent points, this sport looks way easier than it actually is. You can get hurt, hurt someone else and/or hurt our access or perhaps just destroy your kite. It is just a kite, what could go wrong? Lots, that big toy kite can move a car or throw you a great distance through the air. Get proper instruction, it will cost less than your kite in all likelihood and medical bills in the ER and rehab.
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Agreed. As a total 100% noob, I embrace the title. In every other thing that I've done in my life, like flying, sailing, diving, I am 100% serious about paying for quality instruction even if it means ramen noodles for a month. No diversion is worth my life. I am thrilled at the prospect of going solo but for now and in the near future, I know enough to know that I don't know jack -yet.
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My approach to newbies is that I tell them that they will get injured or killed, injure or even kill someone else. Then I appeal to their wallet saying that lessons are far cheaper than trashing their own equipment, paying the medical bills for their injuries, lost wages for missing work, or even risking a lawsuit for reckless endangerment if they injure someone else. I also tell them that lessons will make their experience a lot safer and that they will not be as frustrated as they will learn the sport a whole lot quicker. Sometimes it works but there are still some hard-heads that think "how difficult can it be".
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