Really nice tip to remember to breath between jumps. I`ve had the bad habit of not breathing when things go wrong but now learning to take crashes calmly. Especially when snowkiting It can be a bit devastating to fall so learning to breath easy makes learning a lot easier.
Also I was learning how to sit on the foil while watching your vids. A friend gave me a really good tip. Instead of placing your hand flat down on the board, grab the rail where your fingers are underneath and palm on top. This way you have the ability to pull and push on the front on the board when your balance isn't working out exactly the way you want it to. Works like a charm!...until the next crash;)
Hey Blake, always respected your teaching style and demeanor. Great job!!! So, thanks for the continued tips. On this particular video I found 2 things that seemed a bit off to me and wanted to confirm. I'm what most would consider an intermediate to advanced rider and correct me if I'm wrong, but I think these tips are geared towards beginners? Over the last couple years I learned that sheeting in AFTER your line tension pulls you off the water (as opposed to sheeting in to GET you off the water) gets you a bit higher due to lack of surface tension...correct? For years (and still now a bit), I also sheet out at the apex, but for hang time and sometime control (as well as kite specific control: i.e Cores tend to fly better ACROSS the window when descending), keeping the bar sheeted in throughout the jump can produce higher and longer jumps. Please let me know what you think. Thanks
Could you maybe elaborate on the sheeting out part a bit? Most tutorials recommend not sheeting out the bar during the jump, only after you've landed. In my personal experience sheeting out usually results in the kite overflying and sometimes even front-stalling.
Hey Robert, the reason for sheeting out on the kite is so that it doesn't pull you downwind or swing you under the kite. By sheeting out, it adjusts the angle of the canopy to float you rather than drop you into the landing. You can still land with the bar pulled in, it just makes for faster and harder landings. As you sheet out, you also want to steer the kite down with you. This will prevent it from overflying or stalling. Cheers!
Yes same here I'm afraid, first time I've heard about sheeting out, Is the timing of it at the apex of the jump?? Is it a quick sheeting out or a gradule one? Nice video as always👍🏻
Im also a bit confused with this sheeting out. Most vids recommend keeping the bar sheeted in while landing. Sheet out helps after a high kiteloop to give the kite time to catch you by opening the canopy and come above you . In normal jumps with the kite more or less above you sheeting out i guess will make the fall harder. Probably Blake means you sheet out so the kite stays above you and then while steering the kite to the front b4 landing you sheet in again. Is that so?
Hello I just started kiteboarding and i am looking to bouy my first kite. Because of complications in my country I have a small amount of options. Do you recomend a begguiner starting in a C shaped kite. More specifically a 2019 Vegas. Thank you for the videos they help out a lot
Hey Cristobal, sorry it’s hard to buy kite gear in your country. I would highly recommend NOT getting a C kite shape to learn. It makes learning much harder and will hold you back. The Vegas is for pro riders.
Thanks for the tips! I have a question about the shoulder twist into the wind: I tried this in the past but it resulted in a backroll (or half backroll... ). Would you have any advice to avoid it?
Bring your front knee to your chest to keep a low center of gravity. This will stop the rotation from happening. Leaning back with your legs extended swing your feet out from under you causing the rotation. Hope that helps!
No matter how high you go, if you sheet the kite out as you descend with the kite at the edge of the window, it will float you down. You can also loop it which requires pulling in on the bar but that’s a different technique.
Sheet out as you are coming down with the kite at the edge of the window. This will keep it under control. Disregard the advice if you like, it’s just something I’ve found that I do that helps.
depending of the wind. If there is strong wind then its easy sheeting out when approaching the moment to steer up the kite and turning the board into the wind. Then you sheet in. In lighter winds you might loose tension ..then you have to quickly sheet out just b4 you sheet in for the jump..
Really nice tip to remember to breath between jumps. I`ve had the bad habit of not breathing when things go wrong but now learning to take crashes calmly. Especially when snowkiting It can be a bit devastating to fall so learning to breath easy makes learning a lot easier.
Thank you, Antti. 🤙🏽 Glad that this one has helped you, my friend. -Aaron
Also I was learning how to sit on the foil while watching your vids. A friend gave me a really good tip. Instead of placing your hand flat down on the board, grab the rail where your fingers are underneath and palm on top. This way you have the ability to pull and push on the front on the board when your balance isn't working out exactly the way you want it to. Works like a charm!...until the next crash;)
Hey Blake, always respected your teaching style and demeanor. Great job!!! So, thanks for the continued tips. On this particular video I found 2 things that seemed a bit off to me and wanted to confirm. I'm what most would consider an intermediate to advanced rider and correct me if I'm wrong, but I think these tips are geared towards beginners? Over the last couple years I learned that sheeting in AFTER your line tension pulls you off the water (as opposed to sheeting in to GET you off the water) gets you a bit higher due to lack of surface tension...correct? For years (and still now a bit), I also sheet out at the apex, but for hang time and sometime control (as well as kite specific control: i.e Cores tend to fly better ACROSS the window when descending), keeping the bar sheeted in throughout the jump can produce higher and longer jumps. Please let me know what you think. Thanks
Could you maybe elaborate on the sheeting out part a bit? Most tutorials recommend not sheeting out the bar during the jump, only after you've landed. In my personal experience sheeting out usually results in the kite overflying and sometimes even front-stalling.
Hey Robert, the reason for sheeting out on the kite is so that it doesn't pull you downwind or swing you under the kite. By sheeting out, it adjusts the angle of the canopy to float you rather than drop you into the landing. You can still land with the bar pulled in, it just makes for faster and harder landings. As you sheet out, you also want to steer the kite down with you. This will prevent it from overflying or stalling. Cheers!
@@blakeolsen9762 I'd love a vid on this because the timing of that confused me. Most people think sheeting it is like pulling the cord for a drop
Yes please explain more about timing of sheeting out, this is the first time I have heard that. I this tip only for small jumps, or for orbit only?
Yes same here I'm afraid, first time I've heard about sheeting out, Is the timing of it at the apex of the jump?? Is it a quick sheeting out or a gradule one? Nice video as always👍🏻
Im also a bit confused with this sheeting out. Most vids recommend keeping the bar sheeted in while landing. Sheet out helps after a high kiteloop to give the kite time to catch you by opening the canopy and come above you . In normal jumps with the kite more or less above you sheeting out i guess will make the fall harder. Probably Blake means you sheet out so the kite stays above you and then while steering the kite to the front b4 landing you sheet in again. Is that so?
Great videos great instruction thank you
Very welcome
With front knee you mean youre straight leg right?
Great question, my friend. 🤙🏽 Yes, your forward leg would be straighter than your back leg while loading up for your jump. Good winds! -Aaron
Hello I just started kiteboarding and i am looking to bouy my first kite. Because of complications in my country I have a small amount of options. Do you recomend a begguiner starting in a C shaped kite. More specifically a 2019 Vegas. Thank you for the videos they help out a lot
Hey Cristobal, sorry it’s hard to buy kite gear in your country. I would highly recommend NOT getting a C kite shape to learn. It makes learning much harder and will hold you back. The Vegas is for pro riders.
Thanks for the tips! I have a question about the shoulder twist into the wind: I tried this in the past but it resulted in a backroll (or half backroll... ). Would you have any advice to avoid it?
Bring your front knee to your chest to keep a low center of gravity. This will stop the rotation from happening. Leaning back with your legs extended swing your feet out from under you causing the rotation. Hope that helps!
When you go like 8-10-12 m high,do you need to put the bar away, or you have bar close on all the time
No matter how high you go, if you sheet the kite out as you descend with the kite at the edge of the window, it will float you down. You can also loop it which requires pulling in on the bar but that’s a different technique.
On which Island did you shoot the video? :)
Sheeting out when you land? If you steer the kite correctly when you land you really float above the water
Sheeting out when you descend, pull back in when you land 🙏🏼
@@olsenadventures so sheeting out right before you land? Is this the same when you do a heliloop?
Sheet out when you steer the kite to 12? Then your steering lines don't have any tension so your input of steering is zero...
Sheet out as you are coming down with the kite at the edge of the window. This will keep it under control. Disregard the advice if you like, it’s just something I’ve found that I do that helps.
depending of the wind. If there is strong wind then its easy sheeting out when approaching the moment to steer up the kite and turning the board into the wind. Then you sheet in. In lighter winds you might loose tension ..then you have to quickly sheet out just b4 you sheet in for the jump..
If you dont think crashing is fun, this is not the sport for you 😂