hey guys in this video I'm going to explain how to jump
the reason we all learn to kite board
to fly through the air! It's one of the best and most
and important skills to learn so let's get into it
the jump
first of all it's really important not to scare yourself and have
big unnecessary crashes so would highly recommend starting small and trying
first jumps when you are not overpowered it's important to have your kite trimmed
correctly so if you haven't watched my video about trimming your kite, go watch it here
let's start with your first small controlled jumps
I'm a big believer in practicing all the basics so before you start thinking about jumping
you should be comfortably riding upwind you don't need to be going fast for your
first attempts, riding along at a comfortable speed, lean back and push
into the heel edge of your board, putting most of the pressure through your back
foot, while simultaneously turning the kite quickly up towards 12 o'clock
sheet in when the kite is above your head, you want to progressively increase your edge
as the kite flies up until the kite pulls you off the water, the more
explosive tension you can create, the higher you go, once you're in the air try
to keep the kite above you, apply some light pressure on your front hand
throughout the jump, when you are coming into land
apply more pressure on your front hand to redirect the kite to its original
position before takeoff, make sure you don't let the bar out and deep power the
kite whilst you're in the air, as the kite will over fly you and fall out the sky
keep that bar in and powered up the entire jump, it's important to point the
board downwind when you land, landing with the tail of your board first will
also soften the landing not redirecting the kite is one of the most common
mistakes when learning to jump, if you don't redirect the kite you'll have a
heavy landing and your kite may fall out the sky, if this does happen it's best to
let go of the bar completely wait for it to crash before taking control again
if you dive the kite too early then you will have a heavy landing if you are
rotating forwards when you jump, try to put more pressure through your back foot
when you take off, if you release your edge too early you won't go high up you
will just pendulum underneath the kite and the kite will fall out the sky
if you release your edge too late then you will lose all your speed and power
jumping is all about timing, do not try to jump off the water
let the kite do all the work, if you edge correctly, the kite should rip you off the water
the more power you can hold down in your edge, the higher you will go
the quicker you move your kite up through the window the higher you will go
more power and a more aggressive edge equals a bigger jump, let's look at medium to big jumps
to jump higher you need to have more power in the kite and more board speed
move the kite faster up to 12 o'clock and edge the board more aggressively the
more tension you can build in the lines the higher you'll go, when jumping higher
you need to wait to redirect the kite you want to redirect the kite when you
are coming in to landing, a few metres off the water
top tips
placing your hands close together on the bar will avoid accidental steering
always apply front hand pressure as soon as you leave the water to keep the kite
above your head, if you start to rotate forwards, don't pull on one side of the bar
just let go and you'll have a much nicer crash
when steering the kite
initiate input and let the bar out before pulling in sharply as the kite
reaches 12 o'clock, land with your back foot first
keep the bar in the entirety of the jump I see so many people let the bar out
it's really important to keep the bar in the entire jump, body position, let's look
at what position your body should be in when jumping, the most stable position is
the toilet position as I like to call it as you release from the water tense your
abs and bring your legs up to 90 degrees so you're in a seated position this is
the most stable position to be in whilst in the air, your equipment will
affect how high you can jump also when you start to jump higher at
the beginning it does not matter what equipment you use to learn, big air
jumping Heights do have more lift and faster boards with flatter rocket will
also jump higher smaller boards enable you to hold down more power which in
turn helps you jump higher, waves can also help you jump higher but it's
harder to get the timing right in waves you just can't be a good jump I've got
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the next one peace out