How to KITELOOP safely... KITESURFING!

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  • Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
  • Here are some of my top tips of how to learn to kite loop safety without scaring yourself!
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 97

  • @samuelsmithmed214
    @samuelsmithmed214 3 роки тому +4

    Great video, did some of my first backloops yesterday around 10-15 ft, can't wait to go higher.

  • @Bavwrs
    @Bavwrs 4 роки тому +7

    Great video, been working on downloop tranisions and this stuff was the stuff i wanted to try on my next sesh!

  • @MrVejavaikis
    @MrVejavaikis 2 роки тому +1

    Huge thanks for your tips, especially about "sitting on toilet" position! It helped me to have better control when I'm in the air! Nice 👍

  • @Habixus
    @Habixus 4 роки тому +5

    Very nice and compact video that covers it all! Only thing I'd add: It was very helpful for me to learn a transition jump first. The backloops pull you quite a bit against your jumping direction so you might get turned sideways and land with a mean backedge :P

    • @BerlinMauer
      @BerlinMauer 3 роки тому

      I agree... The jump transition also helped me with my kiteloops to adjust to the yank in another direction.

  • @whetim
    @whetim 4 роки тому +1

    Best kitelooping video I've seen so far!!

  • @TomKitesurf-Passion
    @TomKitesurf-Passion 4 роки тому +2

    to the Point! Best Kiteloop Video so far....

  • @ktkktlzubi
    @ktkktlzubi 4 роки тому +2

    Hi Sam, great videos this one fantastic too. The toilet seat position thing was never on my radar , after watching this video weeks ago, I started to focus to bring my body into this position and wow.. my confidence in looping exploded and my height with it, never felt this safe looping. 🙏 🤙👍😃

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  4 роки тому +1

      Hey dude, thats great to hear! Thanks for the feedback

  • @007Thananat
    @007Thananat 3 місяці тому

    Big Thank Man 🙏have a good wind😊

  • @belenotamendi2850
    @belenotamendi2850 7 місяців тому

    Can’t get enough of you ❤ thanks for the video

  • @pedrobettencourt5996
    @pedrobettencourt5996 3 роки тому +1

    AWSOME DUDE, MANY THNKS!

  • @rajanimdskincare
    @rajanimdskincare 4 роки тому +2

    Great vid my friend. Very helpful.

  • @jefflucas_life
    @jefflucas_life 3 роки тому

    I am on my Slingshot B3, I always thought you're not supposed to get the lines twisted, ha, I learned something from this video!

    • @jacobdavis9025
      @jacobdavis9025 2 місяці тому

      After doing any back rolls or loops just spin the bar back to where it was and you’ll be set

  • @Kubiccal1
    @Kubiccal1 7 місяців тому

    Really well made video man..💥 thank you so much 💪i need this🎉

  • @vlaaady
    @vlaaady 2 роки тому

    Great explanation; will reserve this for the next season.

  • @mbeach0502
    @mbeach0502 3 роки тому

    Great video, nice to see it’s doable with a small jumps to break the seal

  • @JakeKelsick
    @JakeKelsick 4 роки тому +3

    Nice one dude!

  • @WillemHooft
    @WillemHooft 4 роки тому +7

    Great video! Looks easy when you do it. I'll try next time 😉

    • @JoshSmeda
      @JoshSmeda 4 роки тому

      Trick is to commit. It will seem scary but if you hesitate you will crash. Good luck dude

  • @blakemiller8857
    @blakemiller8857 4 роки тому +3

    Thanx Sam! If your ever in Texas.... Hit me up for a downwinders, love the vids keep it up.....

  • @blowietube
    @blowietube 4 роки тому

    That's a really good instructional!

  • @roblewis3004
    @roblewis3004 4 роки тому +1

    Cheers Sam, it worked! In one session I went from water starts to jump transitions with loops. Struggled on the kite loop on the dark slide - any suggestions, perhaps a vid?

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  4 роки тому

      No worries! Thats great to hear, good idea!

  • @gogo-uf8ow
    @gogo-uf8ow 11 місяців тому

    the jumps in the end were scary high, sheeeesh

  • @simonburch8762
    @simonburch8762 4 роки тому +1

    You make that look so easy. Any chance of a video to help someone do their first heli looping? Just can’t seem to go for it.

    • @Habixus
      @Habixus 4 роки тому +1

      I always thought the same.. How high do you jump? At some point my woo measured 9.5+ meters. That was the point I started to do heliloops automatically. Do you have the pendulum-effect yet when coming down? It only happens above some specific height (kite and jump technique dependent). When you're still in the air while the kite will go too far behind/above you, you'll automatically pull the kite forward in one direction to keep it from doing a fronstall. And boom, that's your first heliloop!

    • @ufoufo2000
      @ufoufo2000 4 роки тому

      yea i agree with Raaz Pa., get some more height and when the kite is getting really high above your head just pull a quick downloop

  • @John-2Cat
    @John-2Cat 4 роки тому

    Excellent video Sam

  • @dantecastano1398
    @dantecastano1398 4 роки тому

    Great video !!! it helps me a lot 😉... i will try it on the next time...

  • @thekitedude3946
    @thekitedude3946 4 роки тому

    Great vid dude.. subscribed right away!

  • @PeterisTars
    @PeterisTars 3 роки тому

    Today I learned how to snowkite, now I am watching about kiteloops. Doctor, I'm afraid I have a new addiction.

  • @achilleandries4981
    @achilleandries4981 Рік тому

    Hi, thank you for the advices, great video! But I always wonder in which direction I have to do the loop. If I prefer to jump with my right foot in front and landing with my right foot in front as well, should I thus loop the kite to the right(front hand) or to the left (back hand)? The same question goes for the downloop 🙃
    Thank you!!!😇

  • @JoshSmeda
    @JoshSmeda 4 роки тому +31

    "You just can't beat a good YANK"

    • @kshred3043
      @kshred3043 4 роки тому +5

      Yep. 0:04 But why single out Americans ? Why not "You just can't beat a good AUSSIE" or "You just can't beat a good KIWI" ? Am I missing something ? 😜

    • @bearlemley
      @bearlemley 4 роки тому +3

      K Shred
      Dad joke!
      LOL

    • @turntup4906
      @turntup4906 4 роки тому

      How you gonna shred if you getting offended by dumb shit 🤔

    • @taynesteven4440
      @taynesteven4440 4 роки тому

      So funny 😂

    • @gethighwithmike
      @gethighwithmike 4 роки тому

      Morning and night!

  • @tadhghanley6845
    @tadhghanley6845 4 роки тому +1

    Great video 🤙

  • @Emma-vj4mk
    @Emma-vj4mk Рік тому +1

    Hey sam struggling to find your double loop tutorial shall I just do this on repeat?

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  Рік тому

      just hold in the bar a bit longer 😉

  • @charlesharin
    @charlesharin 4 роки тому +2

    Nice video, next one put some mistake with crashes for more fun to watch 😅

  • @lipkov
    @lipkov Рік тому

    Thankzzz

  • @alvaropocaboba7098
    @alvaropocaboba7098 4 роки тому

    Thank you Sam!

  • @manulaporta
    @manulaporta 4 роки тому

    What a great videoooo!

  • @AmigoBicolano
    @AmigoBicolano 4 роки тому

    Great vid bud 🤟

  • @nicolasmoreau6338
    @nicolasmoreau6338 4 роки тому +1

    Hi Sam,
    I see you ride the Refraction 147 with straps, does that wakestyle board handle the chop well ?
    I really like big board, have a Jaime love it on flat water but the medium rocker makes it quite hard in the chop

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  4 роки тому +1

      yes it handles the chop very well, thanks

  • @alpinism
    @alpinism 3 роки тому

    Sam is that a Raptor you use looking by the graphics and wing tips in the video?

  • @madsteeez
    @madsteeez 3 роки тому +2

    I slammed so hard trying this for the first time the other day. No idea where I went wrong.. I might have been too late.. I expected a smooth heli loop but instead got yanked forward so hard 😅

    • @OutForIt
      @OutForIt 2 роки тому

      Well, @Niko Koopmann, there is so much subconscious movements that expert perform without even themselves knowing, that makes such videos a good reference, but certainly not sufficient. I really like this video, especially the part where Sam suggest's trying the kite loop in the water start position. I haven't thought about this before, and it seems the safest way to go about it.

    • @madsteeez
      @madsteeez 2 роки тому +1

      @@OutForIt I can do heli loops by now😀. The key for me was to jump high and then push in the bar a bit to swing under the kite enough. And then aim for a straight fast downwind landing and just bring the kite back in front of you with a smooth loop 🤗.

  • @clebersonteixeiradealmeida2715

    I'm trying to give the KITELOOP, I use XR6 8M, but I can't, the kite always goes to water, I'm trying to see what I'm doing wrong, but it seems that the kite doesn't spin, even though it's small...

  • @Alpa14
    @Alpa14 4 роки тому

    Thx, Great video :)

  • @Sven-cf3ye
    @Sven-cf3ye 4 роки тому +3

    Does line lenght matter while learning? I always ride 24m lines

    • @Habixus
      @Habixus 4 роки тому +1

      Longer lines = easier to loop safely! The shorter the lines, the higher the difference of angles. If your loop is always 5m radius, having very short lines means the loop will go from 12 o'clock through the powerzone, while having very long lines means the loop will just be a little circle at 12 o'clock.
      These amazing shots you'll see with the kite going beneath the kiter in the air are all done with 12-18m lines! But very easy to crash hard!

    • @ufoufo2000
      @ufoufo2000 4 роки тому +3

      @@Habixus not totally true, shorter lines have the benefit of the kite not having to travel as far to catch you. ie you'll get the lift from the kite earlier after the loop and wont crash to the water

    • @toddsmith8537
      @toddsmith8537 3 роки тому

      @@Habixus total misinformation alert! short lines are way safer and more fun for kiteloops

  • @eliotla4021
    @eliotla4021 3 роки тому

    sweet as, thanks bro

  • @joshparry2867
    @joshparry2867 3 роки тому

    Yeah Sam wahoo

  • @stokakrishna
    @stokakrishna 3 роки тому

    Hi Sam. I just have moved to Uk last year, and i'm looking for kite spots, where is your kite spot?

  • @johnyzt
    @johnyzt 4 роки тому +2

    Hey Sam. Great video! I have a question. I was looping my 10m pivot recently like a maniac. Not too big loops more like 5m high on my pivot in 20-25knots. It was going great i was landing downwind everytime with lot of speed. Until last Monday i looped it and somehow got thrown off axis. I was flying sideways very hard towards water and i crashed hard too it all to my ribs. Luckily i had impact vest but the ribs even not broken are still badly bruised. While im healing im wondering what happened and how to prevent it in the future. I want to keep looping but i cant be pulled off axis like this again cos im scared ill break myself more. Suggestions?
    I am trying to have good upwind takeoff not go too high yet. Im trying to tense up abs. Maybe that loop was a bit sloppy but until i pulled it it felt okay. How to prevent loosing stability at all cost?

    • @johnnykhawand
      @johnnykhawand 4 роки тому

      I don't think there is a way to avoid crashes from time to time with or without loops, safest way for crashing should be that you let the board off and land legs first then butt. Going upper body first other than painful for the ribs you might also dislocate your shoulder if your arm goes into the water first.

    • @Bavwrs
      @Bavwrs 4 роки тому

      I wonder if it had something to do with the board positioning on take off? if you rotated slightly? or even came off a wave/water slightly off axis?

    • @turntup4906
      @turntup4906 4 роки тому

      Same thing was happening to me. My buddy told me to keep my legs hanging down after the initial pop. I was kinda doing poop position and spinning 🤷‍♂️gonna give it a shit next time

    • @AscendedBeing87
      @AscendedBeing87 4 роки тому

      I have the same issue some times. Does it twist you in the frontroll or backroll direction? I have the suspicion that is may cause by steering the Kite to far beyond 12, so the kite loops more sideways and the pull align the Boday sideways to.

    • @johnyzt
      @johnyzt 4 роки тому

      @@AscendedBeing87 yeah i think it might have been that. Thanks guys for helpful tips.

  • @AscendedBeing87
    @AscendedBeing87 4 роки тому

    But using this "toilet Position" is just for learning right? Most rider I have seen get straighten out in some kind of superman position, which looks and feels much cooler. But with that, I sometimes have an issue with "tangling legs" . Any tips to avoid that?

    • @SamLight
      @SamLight  4 роки тому

      i don't think the toilet position is just for learning, its just a more stable position, some riders let their legs go behind to make it look more dramatic

  • @dinukiteboarding6347
    @dinukiteboarding6347 3 роки тому

    Nice

  • @benhogan1688
    @benhogan1688 4 роки тому +1

    here just a quick question, whats the best time for trying your first kiteloop in terms of kitesurfing level, like I know most tricks don't translate but what stuff should you have down before trying one. Cheers

    • @pontap90
      @pontap90 4 роки тому +2

      Be comfortable jumping and landing at high speed. Perhaps try heli loops first 😊
      Another thing that people don't mention in tutorials is that you should try to jump with the kite straight above your head before pulling the loop. So try to avoid steering the kite far past 12 sice this will force the kite to go really deep in the wind window.

    • @jakemirbegian
      @jakemirbegian 4 роки тому +1

      Try Down loop water starts And downloop transitions on a light day. These are good intro moves and plenty of vids on them

    • @benhogan1688
      @benhogan1688 4 роки тому

      @@pontap90 thanks good tips gonna try it next session 👍

    • @benhogan1688
      @benhogan1688 4 роки тому

      @@jakemirbegian cheers

  • @domski7626
    @domski7626 4 роки тому

    what should be the max hight for a loop if i dont know how (when) to heliloop?

    • @AscendedBeing87
      @AscendedBeing87 4 роки тому +1

      depends strongly on your kite, kite-size, radius of loop and how early you pull that loop. But even if you not want to do an heli-loop, if your kite reaching the Zenit during the jump or during downwind landing, you have to steer it extremely firm down or you will loose line-tension and your kite can fall out of the sky. You have to steer so firmly that I found it easier to just do an second Loop but because you travel so much downwind it doesnt have much pull and its realy soft.

  • @SammyC27
    @SammyC27 2 роки тому

    he doesn’t seem to distinguish between pulling front hand or back hand here. any tips anyone?

  • @Allibow
    @Allibow 4 роки тому +1

    can you pls do this with the turbine ? :)

  • @johnyzt
    @johnyzt 4 роки тому

    Can you loop the same in the seat harness?

  • @oliknowles7645
    @oliknowles7645 Рік тому

    Just can’t beat a good yank😂😂😂

  • @bekiteitapema
    @bekiteitapema 3 роки тому

    Showwww

  • @baskettpop7764
    @baskettpop7764 2 роки тому

    No No a a mi mi mi lado bueno

  • @SammyC27
    @SammyC27 2 роки тому

    my heliloops always end up as powerful kiteloops

  • @thegussbus4054
    @thegussbus4054 4 роки тому

    Ok I'm taking the line-extension off my rpm

  • @XE-4
    @XE-4 6 місяців тому

    He said "you just can't beat a good 'y'ank," right?

  • @patrycjapatynka7441
    @patrycjapatynka7441 4 роки тому

    🌊🤙🤙🤙🤩🥰

  • @jameshoben2950
    @jameshoben2950 3 роки тому

    What is the big thing in your mouth?