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10-15-2006, 08:19 AM
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First powered trick
Yesterday at the Skyway I decided I needed to improve on my bag of tricks, ok all I have was one trick. So I decided why not learn to do a back roll. Here are the conditions.
Wind: NE at 15 - 18mph Tide: really low Kite: 15M ION Board: Underground FLX 152 My first attempt: I was in deep water since it was really shallow by the beach due to low tide. I sent the kite to 12:00 and edged hard away from the kite. I kicked the board over my left shoulder pretty hard. When I threw my back roll, I landed a bit over rotated. I did a 2 and half back roll. :shock:  Second attempt I decided to throw the kite a little harder to get a bit more air and I slowed down my rotation. I got yanked hard and smacked the water just as hard. WTF Third attempt was about the same as the first but I didn't get turned around and I ended smacking the water on my back very hard. Lost my shorts and my glasses. :x I came in to shore to take a break and then I talked to Alex Fox who saw me trying my back roll. He noticed that I was doing a backroll and looping my kite. This explains the big yank that I was noticing which proceeded with the big smack on the water. :idea: So now I know what I was doing and I hit the water again for another try. I proceeded to head for the deeper water again since trying to do a new trick in 6" inches of water is a little crazy. I was riding to my left and this time I slowed my speed down a lot and sent the kite slowly from the 11:00 position and edged hard away from the kite. I felt the lift coming so I popped of the water and began my rotation. I felt the yank starting and I was ready for it. I got my head turned around to spot my landing and my bodied followed. I landed with my board pointed down wind and I let out a big woot. I then went to spin my bar to untwist my lines and noticed they weren't twisted. So I knew I just pulled a back roll with a kite loop. So all day I had been learning to do a backroll with a kite loop and pulled it off after 4 tries. I am one stoked guy today and I am also quite sore. But it was well worth it. Thanks to Alex for giving me some pointers. -Chris 
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#2
10-15-2006, 08:24 AM
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siickk... i didn't see any of them but i bet they were lookin good!
yesterday was fun, first good session in a month. i'm so sore, sunburnt, and real sick today.. so no way will i be out there agian today
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#3
10-15-2006, 09:19 AM
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I only got out there at 5:30 or so... rode for a while. Trying to get the handlepass down on a Raley 360 handlepass. Learned that I have to keep my right hand directly in the center of my bar or the kite will fly to the right side and yank the hell out of my arm.
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#4
10-15-2006, 11:35 AM
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Kevin you had better learn ralley 2 blind first. It will make the 313 an easier trick to learn. Make sure when you try the pass it is a front hand to back hand pass.
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#5
10-15-2006, 11:57 AM
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Niiccce those are fun arent they? I was doing them yesterday at lassing in 6 inches of water! Ate it once and my board was sticking out of the mud like a tombstone! I hear they are easier to learn a flat kite because of the depower range, but never tried one on a flat kite so no idea if it's true.
Now that you can do backroll kiteloops, try front roll downloops! Same thing but a little more of a roller coaster ride. Or try unhooked kiteloops.
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#6
10-15-2006, 02:15 PM
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Hate to sound negative, but be safe in shallow water.
This crash caused multiple breaks and a missed season for Jimbo. It wasn't even that shallow (by East beach standards) http://www.saskc.net/jimbosmackdown.mpg (We poked fun at Jimbo cuz we have his permission)
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#8
10-15-2006, 04:04 PM
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It's Tom I worry about. He has NO regard for safety ( :P )
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#9
10-15-2006, 07:08 PM
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Nah I *was* being safe. The water was 6 inches deep, but the slimy muck was at least 4ft deep! (kidding). When you only get to ride for an hour a month you have to take chances. Besides, It'll be another month before I can ride again anyway right?
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#10
10-16-2006, 08:23 AM
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sweet chris!
i was doing the same thing when i started backrolls too.. i never landed it .. would always crash mid-loop. when i do a back or front roll.. as soon as i pop off the water i immediately start pulling with my front hand to keep the kite from looping.. i need to just go for the kiteloop ..
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