Why You Are Never Too Cool To Ride Old School

1. Go back to straps

Go back to straps and start doing those amazing one or no foot board-offs.

Pauline Valesa is also a good example and has got some amazing shots while she is flying high in the air.

2. Learn how to get the perfect timing for jumping

It is not easy and takes hard work and practice and a lot of dedication as you will try over and over to get the perfect timing.

It is about the perfect combination between sending the kite, body position, loading and popping and while it may not be easy, once you get it you will have one of the best feelings that kitesurfing can give you.

3. Ride old school in all types of conditions

You can work on your skills in all types of conditions and it doesn’t matter if you are a bit over powered. You don’t have to worry so much about having the perfect size kite for the moment or the perfect flat water conditions.

If the wind is a bit gusty and you don’t really want to attempt too many freestyle moves then just focus on your high jumps or on your stylish transitions instead.

4. Feeling not brave enough to crash really hard?

Whilst you can of course still crash pretty hard if you totally loose the control of your kite, most of the time this kind of riding is more forgiving and with good kite control you should be coming down a lot softer even if you haven’t got your board back on your feet in time.

You don’t have to unhook in 25knots when you can just focus on becoming an expert of long held, tweaked out and stylish grabs instead.

5. Get the perfect pictures

You can really get nice shots whilst you’re fly high in the air. Work on your grabs, work on your one foots or on your back or front rotations and you will get some of those beautiful shots that you dream about.

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Published on: 14th August 2017