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One handed steering..

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Created by philmb > 9 months ago, 8 Aug 2009
philmb
WA, 110 posts
8 Aug 2009 6:32PM
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Hey people.
When steering one handed (trainer kite).. Is there a way/techique/trick or whatever to steering away from you? What i mean is, say your flying with your right hand. When steering right i use my thumb to get leverage and push the bar right.. BUT, when trying to steer left it seems really awkward because theres nothin to use as leverage. I end up twisting my wrist into some crazy positions and finding it hard to push the bar left.. Am i missing something hear?
Thanks..

Rattlehead
QLD, 555 posts
8 Aug 2009 9:00PM
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simple when You change direction change hands.

sandman
WA, 432 posts
8 Aug 2009 7:02PM
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I'd guess you hold your elbow up so it is parallel with your wrist out in front of you and use your elbow to make the angle change.
never really though about it, but it is easier when you have the centre line running through the bar

KiteDevil
TAS, 778 posts
8 Aug 2009 9:03PM
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no, you have a thumb which makes that happen. It's called being a human or monkey, what ever you like.

When going for the left try using more elbow and keep that limp wrist toight.

toight eh, yea bro rock solid!

philmb
WA, 110 posts
8 Aug 2009 9:36PM
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Cheers. Use my elbow, makes sense. Pretty obvious really i suppose.

BigAirPaul
QLD, 140 posts
9 Aug 2009 11:12AM
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Rattlehead said...

simple when You change direction change hands.


Always good to be ambidextrous !!!

if you know what I mean !!!

Postman Pat
WA, 28 posts
9 Aug 2009 10:33AM
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BigAirPaul said...

Rattlehead said...

simple when You change direction change hands.


Always good to be ambidextrous !!!

if you know what I mean !!!


lol yuk dude!lol

Macca Wollongong
NSW, 295 posts
9 Aug 2009 5:39PM
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on a hybrid you get some speed and depower it and slacken off you right hand to force it left.

trainer and proper kites are different

on a trainer get your hand more in the middle of the bar.

arkgee
NSW, 639 posts
9 Aug 2009 7:12PM
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Postman Pat said...

BigAirPaul said...

Rattlehead said...

simple when You change direction change hands.


Always good to be ambidextrous !!! i'de give my right arm to be ambidextous

if you know what I mean !!!


lol yuk dude!lol


lostinlondon
VIC, 1159 posts
9 Aug 2009 10:46PM
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Hmmmn, why bother going to all that effort to fly a trainer kite one handed? Its doesn't really matter! Sounds like you need to get yourself onto the real thing dude and stop overanalysing the problem.

KIT33R
NSW, 1715 posts
10 Aug 2009 9:01AM
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Use the force, Luke.

lostinlondon
VIC, 1159 posts
11 Aug 2009 3:58PM
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KIT33R said...

Use the force, Luke.


To quote Bruce Lee:

"Don't think! FEEL!"



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