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For armour all I have is elbow, knee, wrist pads and a helmet (skate boarding pads). They seem to do just fine. also wear jeans, motorbike leathers will give you great protection but if you are planning on having more then one run down the hill you still have to haul your arse back up again and a couple of times doing that with leather will make you sweat.

with the slide to stop I always put most of my weight on the front and kick out the back

hay man I would make sure that you have the board attached to your leg. so if you kiss the ground you don't have to run after a board heading down the hill solo. start small and get a feel for the board u might have to adjust the trucks depending on how you like it. I have mine turning tight for carving through a lot of trees but I still get the speed I want. Have Fun!! cheers Ouch!!

thanks guys, I have a starting point to work with now. I will definitely make the trip to Kingston to check a few of the kites out and see some in action. I see that there are a few kite schools around the trap are they worth a look or is practice makes perfect the best way to go. I don't know if it helps much but I got into stunt kites for a while but found them boring would rather be dragged... I mean pulled along by one and have some fun. cheers Ouch!!

I live in mount gambier right down the bottom of SA. the beaches range from hard sand that goes on for 20km+ to soft sand beaches to massive sand dunes that also go on forever. I have the basic knee, elbow, wrist pads for skating plus a helmet. was looking into a set of motorx pants. I am 6ft3 and 86kgs. hope that is enough info cheers Ouch!!

Hi all I was wondering if anyone can help me out by suggesting a kite that would suit me. I have a mbs core 95 landboard and have been carving it up on the mountains, but want to get into the kites. I have a shit load of people free back beaches that I want to take advantage of. I have never used a kite before and don't want to blow the bank out too much. cheers