 Kite Loop Warning: This jump has high fun and also high casualty rate. Be careful! * Kite down turn jumps are a good way to work up to Kiteloops. A kite down turn jump is where the kite is looped whilst the rider is in the air for the entire loop, but the kite loops in the upper half of the wind window thus being a lot less violent and giving reasonable lift from the kite for landing. You still land faster than a normal jump, but with more lift and not as hard and fast as a normal kiteloop. Start off by pulling a big jump from say 11 o'clock, instead of bringing your kite back into the wind at 12 o'clock, allow it to hesitate a half second at say 1 o'clock, then when you are near the apex of the jump, crank on the back hand and hold it all the way through the loop. As the kite comes into the lower part of the loop, you get a strong down wind pull whilst still high off the water and you will start dropping rapidly, however, and here's the main difference, as the kite comes out of the loop back towards the Zenith, lift returns and it cushions your landing to some extent. This is the safest method. As you get more comfortable, send the kite from lower and lower in the wind window until you are ready to Kiteloop, from below 45 degrees. Again, have fun, and be committed, they only hurt bad if you bail half way through.
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