A jump transition is where you change direction during a jump. This tutorial explains the
jump transition in detail. First let’s begin with some small jump transitions.
Ride at a medium speed. Steer the kite up towards 12. Bar out so you
don’t get dragged. Just before the kite hits 12, pull in the
bar to launch. While in the air, keep the kite near 12 with
the bar in. As you land, dive the kite firmly to the right.
You need to steer firmly to change direction. After you land, you may need to work the kite
up and down to pick up speed in the new direction. Let’s look more closely at that left to
right transition. You must keep a firm edge as you steer the
kite up. You should be producing plenty of spray from the board.
Just before the kite hits 12, you edge and pop harder than you would normally for a jump.
At the same time, you pull in the bar to launch. Hold the bar straight to avoid steering mistakes.
Steer right very firmly just as you land. Point the board towards the kite and touch
down with back of the board first. Let’s review all of that with a
right to left transition. Medium Speed, firm edge. Steer the kite up
to 12. Just before the kite hits 12, edge and pop as much as you can, then pull in the
bar to launch. Lock the kite near 12. As you come in to land, dive firmly in the new direction.
Edging is the most common issue with a jump transition.
Looks at what happens if you don’t pop firmly during take off. You launch still travelling
in your original direction. This makes it very difficult to change direction.
To avoid this, you must edge and pop so much that you loose almost all of your crosswind speed.
Another common issue is allowing the kite
to overshoot 12 during take off. Here the kite has crossed 12 significantly
as the kiter launches. As a result, there is not enough room to dive the kite in the
new direction. For higher jump transitions, you may need
to use an extra kite movement to avoid heavy landings.
You launch a higher jump. Keep the kite above your head. Then after the peak of the jump,
creep the kite over in the original direction. Moving the kite over like this has 2 benefits.
It gives more room to dive the kite in the new direction. And because this dive will
cross 12, it provides extra lift and softens your landing.
Timing is crucial. Send the kite on its run up a few seconds before landing. Then dive
the kite firmly so it crosses 12 just before you touch down. Practising in light wind will
improve your timing with less risk. To launch this higher jump you ride a bit
faster, edge a lot harder, steer the kite up quickly, and pop as much as possible to
loose crosswind speed. Good luck improving your jump transitions.
If you’re looking for an extra challenge the kite can be controlled using only the
back hand like this. Thank you for watching, and please subscribe
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