I would guess most of the kiteboarding disaster videos you see are people who didn't take lessons. I think the number one reason to take lessons is because if you don't, there's a high possibility you'll be one of those people being dragged up the beach and hopefully not into any solid or sharp objects. Taking lessons shifts you easily around that hazard, and a few others that might be fatal. Kiteboarding is pretty safe when you know how to avoid the most common risks.
Hi there! You bring up a great point about the importance of taking kiteboarding lessons. Not only does taking lessons give you a solid foundation of skills and knowledge to help you stay safe on the water, but it also helps you avoid common mistakes that can lead to accidents and injuries. We couldn't agree more that kiteboarding is much safer when you know how to properly manage risks and avoid hazards. We highly recommend that anyone interested in getting into kiteboarding invest in proper lessons from a qualified instructor, rather than trying to teach themselves or relying on friends for instruction. By taking lessons, you'll not only learn how to fly the kite safely, but also how to read wind and water conditions, how to use safety equipment properly, and how to respond to emergency situations. With a solid foundation of skills and knowledge under your belt, you'll be able to enjoy kiteboarding with confidence and peace of mind. Good winds! -Aaron
7:54 - a HUGE addition - play with a release system. 1. ask your instructor to pull the lines manually without a kite, train chicken loop release at that time. next phase - your instructor should pull the lines harder unexpectedly when chicken loop is released already - train a full release. polish these 2 things without a kite and then do a chicken loop release practice thing with a kite. do it at least few times unless you get it automated. otherwise you will be afraid of using a release because you don't know what to expect when you really need it. it is super useful not for critical situations only but when you kite by yourself and need a safe self land. i did not have such practice unfortunately. the instructor just mentioned - here is a release system. use it when something happen. that's not right
Hi there, thanks for sharing your tips on practicing chicken loop release with viewers! You bring up a great point about the importance of being familiar with your kite's safety release system and training how to use it properly. Practicing chicken loop release techniques on land, as you suggest, is a great way to get comfortable with the process before trying it out on the water. By practicing manually pulling the lines and training full release, you can build muscle memory and develop the confidence needed to quickly and effectively activate the safety release when necessary. We also agree that it's important to practice using the safety release not just in emergency situations, but also in other scenarios where you might need to safely self-land or untangle lines. A solid understanding of your kite's safety systems is an important part of safe kiteboarding. Thanks for sharing your insights with the community and helping to promote safety on the water! Good winds! -Aaron
Useful video as always, Jake. And sprinkled in with good humour too. What's the red kite at 4:50 in the video? Color looked beautiful. Seemed like an Eleveight RS from the shape, but logo seemed unrecognizable.
I'm kind of bummed so far, I have taught myself a lot of things and with a windsurfing background (one of those self taught things) having used a trainer several times, too, and with other hobbies that have components that apply, I have taken several lessons and really thought I would pick it right up but so far, I barely got planing for a few feet ONCE. Really depressing. Meanwhile, watched another guy do far better in one day than me in 4 or 5 days.
Hey there, don't get discouraged! 🤙🏽 Everyone learns at their own pace, so it's completely normal to feel like you're taking longer than others to pick up kiteboarding. It can be really tough to keep pushing through when it doesn't come as quickly as you'd like, but it's worth it. Take some time off if you need to and come back when you're feeling more motivated. It may take a little longer, but with perseverance and practice, you'll get there. Good winds to you, my friend. -Aaron
Hey Pete, if you want to feel any better, I can tell you my story. Been learning over many years now. Hadn't been regular with practicing coz of new parenthood and all. But I probably am the slowest learner with kite boarding ever. I don't know of anyone else who has taken as many lessons as I did. And I still can't call myself a completely independent rider because of the very restricted launch area we have and having to do Drift Launch. If you had taught Windsurfing yourself, I'm pretty sure you will learn to kiteboard within a few more lessons.
@@MACkiteboarding Hey, thanks for the advice. My problem is that where I live, I can't help but take time off. I have wanted to kite since I stumbled across a Damien Leroy video back in 2014. Took my first lessons in Key West (I live in the Atlanta area) in January of 2020 and then didn't have lessons again until May 2022. Funny thing, both when I learned to windsurf and snowboard, with both activities, I tried them for one day one season and got the crap beat out of me with each sport. I came back the next summer to windsurf and the next winter to snowboard and in both instances, everything just fell into place and I could easily do it. I hoped that after the first series of lessons in 2020, everything would have fallen into place in 2022. Hoping to make it back to Key West this May to try again.
@@raghuram2815 Hey, thanks for the comment and story. I'm just very used to picking stuff up rather rapidly to at least a decent self sufficient level and I may never become amazing at an activity but I get to a level where I can have fun and enjoy it even if I plateau and don't really grow much after. It is frustrating as I have been wanting to do it for about 9 years now. Other hobbies, as mentioned in my reply to MAC, fell into place with ease and this one isn't so. I'll keep at it. Thanks again for the comment! Cheers
Get lessons Funny thing is most of the self taught snowboarders try and teach themselves Most of the skiers pay for lessons. Paid for lessons and so pleased I did
It's great to hear that your lessons went well! 🤙🏽 Learning styles can definitely differ between individuals, and it's all about finding what works best for you. Good winds! -Aaron
I would guess most of the kiteboarding disaster videos you see are people who didn't take lessons. I think the number one reason to take lessons is because if you don't, there's a high possibility you'll be one of those people being dragged up the beach and hopefully not into any solid or sharp objects. Taking lessons shifts you easily around that hazard, and a few others that might be fatal. Kiteboarding is pretty safe when you know how to avoid the most common risks.
Hi there! You bring up a great point about the importance of taking kiteboarding lessons. Not only does taking lessons give you a solid foundation of skills and knowledge to help you stay safe on the water, but it also helps you avoid common mistakes that can lead to accidents and injuries.
We couldn't agree more that kiteboarding is much safer when you know how to properly manage risks and avoid hazards. We highly recommend that anyone interested in getting into kiteboarding invest in proper lessons from a qualified instructor, rather than trying to teach themselves or relying on friends for instruction.
By taking lessons, you'll not only learn how to fly the kite safely, but also how to read wind and water conditions, how to use safety equipment properly, and how to respond to emergency situations. With a solid foundation of skills and knowledge under your belt, you'll be able to enjoy kiteboarding with confidence and peace of mind. Good winds! -Aaron
7:54 - a HUGE addition - play with a release system. 1. ask your instructor to pull the lines manually without a kite, train chicken loop release at that time. next phase - your instructor should pull the lines harder unexpectedly when chicken loop is released already - train a full release. polish these 2 things without a kite and then do a chicken loop release practice thing with a kite. do it at least few times unless you get it automated. otherwise you will be afraid of using a release because you don't know what to expect when you really need it. it is super useful not for critical situations only but when you kite by yourself and need a safe self land. i did not have such practice unfortunately. the instructor just mentioned - here is a release system. use it when something happen. that's not right
Hi there, thanks for sharing your tips on practicing chicken loop release with viewers! You bring up a great point about the importance of being familiar with your kite's safety release system and training how to use it properly.
Practicing chicken loop release techniques on land, as you suggest, is a great way to get comfortable with the process before trying it out on the water. By practicing manually pulling the lines and training full release, you can build muscle memory and develop the confidence needed to quickly and effectively activate the safety release when necessary.
We also agree that it's important to practice using the safety release not just in emergency situations, but also in other scenarios where you might need to safely self-land or untangle lines. A solid understanding of your kite's safety systems is an important part of safe kiteboarding.
Thanks for sharing your insights with the community and helping to promote safety on the water! Good winds! -Aaron
Useful video as always, Jake. And sprinkled in with good humour too. What's the red kite at 4:50 in the video? Color looked beautiful. Seemed like an Eleveight RS from the shape, but logo seemed unrecognizable.
Thank you, my friend. 🤙🏽 Yeah, the Eleveight RS kite looks great in the sky, right? Super fun as well. Good winds to you. -Aaron
I'm kind of bummed so far, I have taught myself a lot of things and with a windsurfing background (one of those self taught things) having used a trainer several times, too, and with other hobbies that have components that apply, I have taken several lessons and really thought I would pick it right up but so far, I barely got planing for a few feet ONCE. Really depressing. Meanwhile, watched another guy do far better in one day than me in 4 or 5 days.
Hey there, don't get discouraged! 🤙🏽 Everyone learns at their own pace, so it's completely normal to feel like you're taking longer than others to pick up kiteboarding. It can be really tough to keep pushing through when it doesn't come as quickly as you'd like, but it's worth it. Take some time off if you need to and come back when you're feeling more motivated. It may take a little longer, but with perseverance and practice, you'll get there. Good winds to you, my friend. -Aaron
Hey Pete, if you want to feel any better, I can tell you my story. Been learning over many years now. Hadn't been regular with practicing coz of new parenthood and all. But I probably am the slowest learner with kite boarding ever. I don't know of anyone else who has taken as many lessons as I did. And I still can't call myself a completely independent rider because of the very restricted launch area we have and having to do Drift Launch. If you had taught Windsurfing yourself, I'm pretty sure you will learn to kiteboard within a few more lessons.
@@MACkiteboarding Hey, thanks for the advice. My problem is that where I live, I can't help but take time off. I have wanted to kite since I stumbled across a Damien Leroy video back in 2014. Took my first lessons in Key West (I live in the Atlanta area) in January of 2020 and then didn't have lessons again until May 2022. Funny thing, both when I learned to windsurf and snowboard, with both activities, I tried them for one day one season and got the crap beat out of me with each sport. I came back the next summer to windsurf and the next winter to snowboard and in both instances, everything just fell into place and I could easily do it. I hoped that after the first series of lessons in 2020, everything would have fallen into place in 2022. Hoping to make it back to Key West this May to try again.
@@raghuram2815 Hey, thanks for the comment and story. I'm just very used to picking stuff up rather rapidly to at least a decent self sufficient level and I may never become amazing at an activity but I get to a level where I can have fun and enjoy it even if I plateau and don't really grow much after. It is frustrating as I have been wanting to do it for about 9 years now. Other hobbies, as mentioned in my reply to MAC, fell into place with ease and this one isn't so. I'll keep at it. Thanks again for the comment! Cheers
Get lessons
Funny thing is most of the self taught snowboarders try and teach themselves
Most of the skiers pay for lessons.
Paid for lessons and so pleased I did
It's great to hear that your lessons went well! 🤙🏽 Learning styles can definitely differ between individuals, and it's all about finding what works best for you. Good winds! -Aaron