hey guys in this video I'm gonna explain how to do a kite loop, you just can't beat
a good yank, now if you haven't learnt small controlled jumps and check out my
video here, but let's get into it the kite loop, kite loops are easier on
smaller kites I would highly recommend learning kite loops on a 10-meter kite
or smaller my favorite kite to loop is my 9 meter
Slingshot RPM, it also helps to be underpowered so you can get comfortable
being more aggressive with the kite without scaring yourself, first of all
let's start with kite loop water starts this is a great way to safely try your
first loops and get the feeling of looping the kite, start in the water like
a normal water start steer the kite as firmly as possible so the kite loops
quickly and does a small loop, wide loops are more powerful as the kite goes
further into the wind window, small tight loops have less power so it's the best
way to start with a nice tight controlled loop make sure you point your
board directly downwind towards your kite as you come out the water now let's
take that loop into the air, always think about getting the kite around as quickly
as possible so you can avoid that big scary low loop, until you get comfortable
that is, on a small kite slightly underpowered do a small jump and at the
peak of your jump pull in the bar and steer the kite firmly into a loop
watching the kite go around and complete the loop then fly the kite back up
towards 12 o'clock spot your landing and ride away the only difference between a
small loop and a big loop is the amount of power and speed you have for the
takeoff body position let's look at what position your body should be in when
kite looping the most stable position is the toilet position yeah you heard it
here before as you release from the water tense your abs and bring your legs
up to 90 degrees into a seated position this is the most stable position to be
in when looping commitment stopping your loop halfway
around is the worst thing you can do and that's how you have bad crashes if you
commit to a loop steer the kite firmly and complete the loop every time never
pull out halfway around the loop let's look at medium to big loops the only
difference between a small loop and a big loop is the amount of power and
speed you have for the take-off once you've got comfortable with your small
loops then start going into it with more power and more speed then you will get
more height and your loop will have more power always wait until the peak of your
jump to loop it however you can experiment with looping the kite earlier
and later as the kite will have a different loop if you loop the kite
later it's more of a heli loop above your head if you loop the kite earlier
it's more of a powerful loop in front of you, top tips sheet out after the loop to
help the kite recover adopt a seated position in the air for the most stable
position make sure you always fly the kite back up to 12 o'clock when you're
coming into landing so you have a soft landing if you still have lots of height
after completing your kite loop fly the kite towards 12 o'clock and as you land
complete a download or heli loop to soften the landing even further as with
most big air moves it's really important to point your board downwind when you're
coming into landing it also helps to land slightly back foot first to help
soften the landing it's also really fun looping off waves it helps build up more
pressure in the lines and you can go even higher that's why we all go to Cape
Town and do some of this because it is the best place in the world to kite loop
I just can't get enough of that feeling so you might be wondering what's the
difference between a mega loop and a kite loop well a mega loop is basically
just a really big kite loop so get comfortable practicing small kite loops
and slowly learn to handle more and more power and turn those quite
loops into mega loops but the only way you'll get there is by practicing hey
thanks so much for watching subscribe for my latest videos I'll see in the
next one peace out
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