Does anyone "stomach-scud"?

[OlorinZA]

...for want of a better term?

 

Same as regular scudding (in terms of control and intent), but lying on your stomach. Having your eye-level closer to the ground gives more of a thrill IMO. But it's a little riskier (when it comes to beach debris), so I don't do it often.

[Screaming_Lines]

Have seen this being done on good ol' YouTube!

.....Usually a result of being catapulted forward, with no time to foot scud, and ending up on belly, while trying frantically to bring the kite out of the power zone!

 

eye-level closer to the ground, but also means head closer to hard objects - suppose a nice open flat beach is a little different than a playing field!

[ralpharoo]

I can't say I have ever done this intentionally...

[benne]

Sounds bloody dangerous to me!!! Now butt scudding on wetgrass is a laugh!!

[Siimon]

If you like eating dog shit, go for it!

[cassiewoofer]

belly scudding is great fun! I can't belive so few have tried it.... ideally on wet smooth grass though.

[benne]

Not convinced I want my face being rubbed in the afore mentioned dog shite!!!

 

I have tried this in water, bodydragging, but that is safer and no risk of shit, unless its a floater!!

[The Geoff]

Yeah, fun in the water

 

I invented the Arse360 you know. Belt along a bit to quick, kite a bit too low, let the wind drop and fall on your arse. Somehow spin around. Get up and find you're still moving.

[fulhamatt]

You can do a nice combination ending with the Stomach-Scud... You should try it, it goes like this... Scud, into Superman, Into Faceplant, into Stomach Scud (Screaming optional...)

[carlrm1599968807]

had done it a few times but only out of shear pigheadedness (im not letting go you big bas***d)

i guess it could be fun though having a stick removed from your chest while the nusre cleans the dog shit from your face or the try to stitch the shell cuts

 

yeah cant wait to get out there

[mr_tris]

You can do a nice combination ending with the Stomach-Scud... You should try it, it goes like this... Scud, into Superman, Into Faceplant, into Stomach Scud (Screaming optional...)

Sweet!

DeJa-Vu!!Aaaah the good ol' days!

No hang on a minute??!That was yesterday!!

[benne]

had done it a few times but only out of shear pigheadedness (im not letting go you big bas***d)

i guess it could be fun though having a stick removed from your chest while the nusre cleans the dog shit from your face or the try to stitch the shell cuts

 

yeah cant wait to get out there

 

HAHA, you wont be beaten either eh???

[hankster]

as far as i'm concerned the stomache scud is just a superman,why would anyone want to do it intentionally??

[benne]

Does the superman not include a brief period of being off terra firma? Agree though, sliding around on the old beer keg isnt my cup of tea!!

[Paul Burton]

BELLY SCUD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have man bits and would like to keep them but thanks for the idea

 

 

from burt

[OlorinZA]

as far as i'm concerned the stomache scud is just a superman,why would anyone want to do it intentionally??

If that's the way you see a stomach scud, then it makes sense that you'd question the point.

 

I see it a little differently to the art of face-planting after being catapulted forward due to error:

 

Some soft sand, free of debris (helps to check before hand), your starting position is on your stomach, and you bring the kite low across the window with quick changes in direction to ensure continued momentum. Depending on wind speed, kite size and technique, one might be lifted off the ground for short bursts, but in general your eye level will remain close to ground level, helping to sustain a decent sensation of speed.

 

Realistically though, in a two hour session, I might do the above only twice -- it is far more strenuous a task than regular scudding, and there is always the risk of having missed something in your prior recon of the area.

 

I remember what brought me to this, many months ago. A gust and inadequate redirection caused me to land off balance with a face-plant. I found myself on my back, and as I rolled onto my side, the kite flew across the window. I was launched with ferocity, perhaps only two feet high, but about 7-10m. I recall looking over my shoulder at the kite and thinking, "Oh shit!" right before it happened. A desperate tug brought the kite to the zenith and I stopped sliding. That was the day the seed was sowed.

[americaskate]

I have man bits and would like to keep them but thanks for the idea

 

Exactly. It sounds like a lot of fun, but not worth the risk (to me anyways).

[Carver]

i did it intentionally on snow, as wasn't enough wind to use the board, so just grabbed one end of the bar, and off I went, was quite frustrated and bored by that point though

[CoyoteBoy]

My other half did this about 2 minutes into her first try of kiting. She started standing, superman'd into a stomach-scud, then rapidlly progressed through repeating that sequence until the sea arrived and it turned into body-dragging. She's never touched a kite since.

[Pinnacle]

Does anyone "Stomach Scud"?

 

Done this a few times now, none of them by choice.

[abba]

surely it burns? nd ruins clothes?

[mick]

I have a problem with this. My meat and 2 veg protrude enough to make this a painful experience. WTF would you do it. Shirley men do it standing up.

[Kittyrat]

Nice one! being new to kiting turns out iam already a pro at stomach scudding then lol!!!

[Tewy]

Some of the comments on this thread have made me laugh til I cry.

[skidmarks]

this ids proper kiting chat i love it maybe someone can make a kite belly board:D