Boosting on a bow kite

Russky · #1 10-03-2006, 08:05 AM

What are the best practices for boosting on bow kites (that is vs boosting on C-kites) ?

bryanleighty · #2 10-03-2006, 08:11 AM

sheet out before you send.. sheet in while at apex of jump..

inferno · #3 10-03-2006, 08:15 AM

dont send it Tom Style :shock:

they work off speed, both board and kite, if you want to go big you have to be moving fast...
with the kite low and lots of board speed start sending the kite back like normal, be sure to sheet out as much as you can (to gain kite speed) with out losing to much power/speed, right about when the kite hits 12 sheet in hard and hang on, be sure to keep sheeted in while hoovering or you wont hoover very well, and be careful not to redirect to hard since they turn sharper

i had a few 10+last night in 16-17knots, i cant wait till i get 20knots

#4 10-03-2006, 08:53 AM

Hey whats that supposed to mean?!? :lol: I jumped plenty big last night

inferno · #5 10-03-2006, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by tomstock

Hey whats that supposed to mean?!? :lol: I jumped plenty big last night

tom, no doubt you go huge and throw some mad kiteloops, like the kind where you go higher then the kite, which i think i saw you do one time last and it looked sick,...... then you ate it huge...

but if you try to jump a bow the way you do a Ckite, it doesnt work very well, i know, i tried it a few times last night

toby wilson · #6 10-03-2006, 11:23 AM

Danny, if the old men at the backside mangroves hear that you are HOOVERING, you may have to fight them off!!! :lol: :lol: :P :P

JoshTaylor · #7 10-03-2006, 02:15 PM

power up a little (if not fully powerd) bring it up slowly and at about 10, or 2, shoot it back hard to either 1 or 11 depending on your direction, once you pop off the water keep it at 12 and DO NOT SHEET OUT and keep it at 12 a little longer then normally would with a C kite and then bring it back down...
not to much diffrent then with a C kite

timing is little diffrent, it will take some time to get the timing down.

#8 10-03-2006, 03:04 PM

Thanks Danny, I'll go ahead and paypal you the amount we agreed upon for the post describing my mad skillz.

inferno · #9 10-03-2006, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by tomstock

Thanks Danny, I'll go ahead and paypal you the amount we agreed upon for the post describing my mad skillz.

as payment you can find me a buyer for my 21m nemi

#10 10-03-2006, 03:13 PM

Only if you find me a buyer for my ghetto 21M nemesis kite bag.