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Controlling excessive Speed |
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Regaining control when you get too much speed. Most beginners immediately raise their kite to Zenith in order to kill off some speed when they get going too fast. This seems like the right choice but in fact it is the opposite. By bringing your kite up over head, you reduce your ability to set a good deep edge on the board which is how you should control speed. By bringing your kite a bit lower than 45 degrees and planting your bum into the crest of the next piece of chop you will allow a good edge and wash off a heap of speed, sending your kite forward to the edge of the wind window and giving you time to compose yourself. A quick "S" carve downwind and in the opposite direction is a more radical way of blowing off speed, and can make it look like you are throwing up a big spray rather than trying to slow down. It's all about looking good! :-)
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Last Updated on Monday, 27 September 2010 03:04 |
