looking to get my first air

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whats up guys this is my first season and im getting better at staying up wind and sometimes i can turn around. i think i have decent kite control so im looking for some tips on tackling my first jump

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Edge upwind load the kite

Edge upwind load the kite slowly bring the kite up to around 1 or 11 then send it quickly to 12 or a bit more. The trick is having the kite loaded up and to hold your edge until the kite pulls you off the water. you will be able to fine tune this the more you try and the higher you will go. LOAD and POP!!!!!!!!!!!

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thanks

yeah buddy thanks man. yesterday and today i felt the boost some landed, some way to high,and some that had good hight and i was in control i just dident have a board. but i can already feel the progrssion thanks agan.

-B-

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Hi Brandon

Hi Brandon,

It's TN. Nice riding with you yesterday bud. You got some good air on my Cabrinha kite and Dragon board. Too bad we didn't have a camera around.

Let me know when u go riding at WB again.

TN

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just send the kite and hold

just send the kite and hold on Wink

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"You want big air kid? Pull

"You want big air kid? Pull my finger!"

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Hey B, Now you know how to

Hey B,

Now you know how to get big air,

Turns out you should NOT put a 1:1 bar setup on a kite rigged for 2:1. If you do, hang on and get ready to pull your OSR. Now I want to know what happens when you rig a 2.1 bar with a kite designed for 1.1.

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