guitar_nut Posted October 11, 2012 Report Posted October 11, 2012 Gawd damn. That could have been a bloody mess if you had been dragged any further. Since you've already had your butthole properly shredded, I'll be nice respond with some advice: 1. Get some lessons. An afternoon with an instructor will keep you out of the hospital; 2. After you get the lessons, don't fly alone. Have someone experienced help you launch if you haven't already flamed your local reputation. You don't want to be alone in the water if you get hurt. 3. The only thing you should be worried about when launching is the kite. Put the board down and throw that leash away. You can grab the board after the kite is launched, stable, and clear of all people and obstacles. 4. Through the entire launch process, you need to be ready to throw your safety. If the kite had spun up on those twisted lines, you'd still be dragging. 5. Pick a safe launch area. Inflate the kite. Set it down. Unwind and walk your lines. Then connect them. 6. If you completely f__k up and wrap your kite around a sign, disconnect yourself from it. The ride's over. You can put down the board and the bar. Deflate the kite if you can't safely remove it from the sign. People get hospitalized and killed because they get dragged into rocks and pavement. You need to take this sport more seriously. If at any time you can't comfortably do numbers 3-5, you're flying beyond your abilities. By the way, there are NO good kiting spots in the United States. At all. Quote
Luna Moth Posted October 11, 2012 Report Posted October 11, 2012 By the way, there are NO good kiting spots in the United States. At all. Cannot belive that! Why not? Quote
guitar_nut Posted October 11, 2012 Report Posted October 11, 2012 By the way, there are NO good kiting spots in the United States. At all. Cannot belive that! Why not? Shhhh! I'm trying to keep him from coming over here and slaying a park full of children with his runaway kite. Quote
auto-photos Posted October 12, 2012 Report Posted October 12, 2012 Same as there are no good kiting spots.in south wales.. only north wales is good. Quote
Luna Moth Posted October 13, 2012 Report Posted October 13, 2012 Cannot belive that! Why not? Shhhh! I'm trying to keep him from coming over here and slaying a park full of children with his runaway kite. Doooooooh soz I geddit..... Quote
bartiebat1599968741 Posted October 13, 2012 Report Posted October 13, 2012 Same as there are no good kiting spots.in south wales.. only north wales is good. Bugger off! North Wales is shocking!! Quote
stevethane Posted October 13, 2012 Report Posted October 13, 2012 I've heard the Middle East has some great spots and by the looks of it this guy is looking for next level thrills so might be right up his street Quote
Karlos101 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Posted January 7, 2013 Whoops! altho even a rookie like me see's silly things like this at my local area once in a while! happens all over! (im new to the sport and already sick of the board leash argument! so wont mention that) haha rant over =) , stay safe! Quote
mick Posted January 7, 2013 Report Posted January 7, 2013 im new to the sport and already sick of the board leash argument! What argument's that then? I know the bar or handles question is a tad popular. Quote
Karlos101 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Posted January 7, 2013 ok well argument maybe a stronger word for it.. Debate then, I use a board leash whenever i kitesurf and im always being told to take it off "its going to kill me" im not great at surfing yet so often i wipe out a little into a wave or anything, the leash has Never caused me a problem and always saves me time bodydragging out to my board again, i can MAYBE understand if you start jumping or some low level tricks but at my level i think its a must have! i get a little scared of storys of people smashing there face or getting hit by a Fin in the head as the board springs back at them BUT this sounds like a little over the top to me Quote
mick Posted January 7, 2013 Report Posted January 7, 2013 getting hit by a Fin in the head BUT this sounds like a little over the top to me My mate was hit in the face by a Fin. He reckoned my mate had been staring at his wife's arse. Post up your leash concerns on the kitesurf thread. Always fun. Quote
Karlos101 Posted January 7, 2013 Report Posted January 7, 2013 My mate was hit in the face by a Fin. He reckoned my mate had been staring at his wife's arse. haha Nice i like it, Well thanks but i dont have a concern.. i just seen it mentioned further up in post so decided to mention it. Enjoy! Quote
KciN Posted January 8, 2013 Report Posted January 8, 2013 A board leash In a duckpound, WHY?? Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
kitesurfandy Posted January 8, 2013 Report Posted January 8, 2013 piss of mick ! fk me the kite came off the lines !!!!!! HOW THE FK ? Quote
paulie_amoose Posted January 8, 2013 Report Posted January 8, 2013 Oh I see this is back.. He is on day 15 now according to his video and still at the leash stage.. Quote
AphexTwin Posted January 9, 2013 Report Posted January 9, 2013 I've never seen a death spin self launch before, but it was too windy for him. : Quote
eazyrider Posted January 9, 2013 Report Posted January 9, 2013 In that last video... Not sure how he connects his lines but he picks the bar up the wrong way round so you could see it was going too go bad from that point on lol Quote
AphexTwin Posted January 9, 2013 Report Posted January 9, 2013 Hopefully he's learning from his mistakes, could of ended very badly on a crowded beach. Quote
KciN Posted January 9, 2013 Report Posted January 9, 2013 Have you guys seen all 15 of his videos! Sent from my GT-N7100 using Tapatalk 2 Quote
paulie_amoose Posted January 9, 2013 Report Posted January 9, 2013 In that last video... Not sure how he connects his lines but he picks the bar up the wrong way round so you could see it was going too go bad from that point on lol He seems to drop the bar and then proceed to get dragged a fair wack before finally deploying the safety. If I was the end of looping out of control kite I would pulling my safety right away... Still that was Day 11, is on to day 15 now so might have improved... Quote
mick Posted January 9, 2013 Report Posted January 9, 2013 piss of mick ! fk me the kite came off the lines !!!!!! HOW THE FK ? What did I say ?????? Quote
cliff1599968814 Posted January 9, 2013 Report Posted January 9, 2013 All the gear and.... This is why I give most kitesurfers a wide berth these days! We all started somewhere but this is scary shit! Quote
AndyCov Posted January 10, 2013 Report Posted January 10, 2013 F*ck me......Is your real name Andrew or Buzz? ..or Michael?? Quote
wayne L Posted January 14, 2013 Report Posted January 14, 2013 ive been kitesurfing a couple yrs now but still use a reel leash (plus helmet) in deeper water and yes i can body drag but not brilliant but i can as has been needed in the past for it i know a lot dont like the leash,and i agree ive never been to the duck pond and if its waste deep the the leash would be off totally agree.thier always seems to be other kiters around why not just ask one of them for assistance i havent met a kiter on the beach that either hasnt wanted to launch/land me or vice versa has been appreciative of my assistance for a launch /land Quote
paulie_amoose Posted January 17, 2013 Report Posted January 17, 2013 ive been kitesurfing a couple yrs now but still use a reel leash (plus helmet) in deeper water and yes i can body drag but not brilliant but i can as has been needed in the past Sounds like your ready break away from the leash that binds you and morph into a beautiful leashless butterfly.. Quote
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