what if you used a short leg rope (max 30cm) which you attach when you put your feet into the straps, it would allow you to still be able to move your feet around but when the board comes off the board will be less inclined to hit you in the head because it attached to your lower extremities not you waist. With a shorter attachment leash the board will not be able to generate as much speed from being dragged through the water.
This is only a suggestion, I'm a beginner and have already made the decision to heed the warning and just perfect my body dragging.
what s rong if u wear a hat n vest and only use the leash to learn how to stand n ride then ditch the thing in the box , no f in tricks , think about it noobs just want a helping hand ,
He He too ^^^ i too as a learner used a leash could not get the good one from kite shop so bought a tempory clothes line that was retractable from bunnings for 16 dollars. Bargin knowing it was going in bin once i got up and going . It is made of plastic out side with a spring loaded coil of line the line is about 20 meters long and made life soooo much easer when learning . There was no sign of board flying back at you , every time you came off board you had too pull board too you as it did not have enough tension in it too come back itself . it worked for me all the critics out there say this and that i dont care it worked for me and i would do it again . After all it is up too you if you use it . I stoped using it after i got going and had learnt the basics .
"After all it is up too you if you use it . I stoped using it after i got going and had learnt the basics ."
As a former IKO instructor, I though you learnt the basics AND then learnt to kiteboard. With the ridiculous ease some kites relaunch now, (until something goes wrong), many people just dont spend the hours on the basics and get a false sense of security.
Spending an extra hour or 3 learning how to competently body drag upwind before you even attempt to stand up, saves time and money. Learning how to relaunch a kite in all positions and if that fails self rescue, learning how to safely self launch and self land makes you an independent kiter. Good schools will always teach how to walk before you can run before you can fly. You cant take shortcuts in life, kitesurfing is no different. Just cause you can pull one string and the kite relaunches (most of the time), doesnt make you an expert.
'Thought of both of the concepts mentioned by djdodo/mattyjee and surface2air early last year and did a bit of research into it.
Was thinking of them again this morning.... weird eh?
