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Body Dragging tip
Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 3:33 pm
by AC
For those who are starting how to kite board you know that learning how body drag is essential. Here is a tip to help you go up wind MORE while
retrieving you board body dragging.
WHen you are going one way body dragging, Make sure you bring your kite to the other side(direction) before you change your body direction. That way you will have the power you will need to pull you upwind in the other direction without losing precious ground.
Happy sailing""
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:11 pm
by JL
Thanks AC ... I'm still packing a leash because I have not perfected getting back to my board ... Even OLD dogs can learn !!! We just learn slow.
... Itching to try out my new vented 10M RISE !!!
Body dragging
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:50 am
by asscrack
lots of bigginers using Ocean Rodeo GO – Joe™S down here.They are working well.The instructers here,really like them,a lot less injury's.Ditch the leash JL.
Go Joe Go
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 3:17 pm
by Snarfer
I use a Go-Joe. It doesn't get in my way, automatically flips the board over and makes it easy to see plus it gives the board more windage so it blows down on you. Plus, when you get dragged down to the end of Nitinat Lake, it makes it easy to see your board lapping on the shore as you prepare for the "WALK of SHAME", (Which I've done half a dozen times I may add).
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:03 pm
by JL
I use the GoJoe ... I need to practice my technique ... I tend to loose the board in counter currents when no one is around !!!
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:16 pm
by Teabag
Do you need 1 Go Joe for each board? Or you can remove it easily between each board?
The walk of shame!!!! 4 years!!! What I hate the most from the walk of shame is that there is always one or two random person telling me that the leash is dangerous (while walking back).
GO Joe
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:37 pm
by Snarfer
Not easy to remove. It screws in using the same screws as the centre handle.
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 4:46 pm
by MikeH
I find you also loose a lot of ground initially if you try to turn around and look at the board just when you bail. I can usually retrieve the board in one tack if you keep looking fwd and immediately concentrate on edging your body up wind then turn around after a few feet and find it on your next pass (it is not going to sink). Go Joe is very useful for visibility in swells on my blue board...
here's
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 6:56 pm
by frank
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:00 pm
by JL
I almost deleted it Frank, but there hasn't been wind for a while so ...
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:49 pm
by KUS
I like the leash....as my mom was fond of saying: "light taps on the back of the head tend to increase your thinking capacity" (in German it sounds much funnier tho
) well, that and knowing she was a 12x German javelin champion and 4x olympian, when "light taps" take on a whole new meaning.....and yes, it explains a lot
It's made me wonder how badly I really want to learn to kite
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:37 pm
by frank
jl, thanks for your understanding...next gale i'll be over at CB to recalibrate myself!!??
but hey, body draging is wording exclusive to one sport...!!!?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_drag ....!!!???
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:02 pm
by JL
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 6:48 pm
by more force 4
KUS wrote:my mom was fond of saying: "light taps on the back of the head tend to increase your thinking capacity" (in German it sounds much funnier tho
) well, that and knowing she was a 12x German javelin champion and 4x olympian, when "light taps" take on a whole new meaning.....and yes, it explains a lot
It's made me wonder how badly I really want to learn to kite
That does indeed explain a lot!!!!!!
