For most riders, Jumping is the why we Kite. It's what separates our sport fromt the rest and jumping while kiteboarding is one of the most awesome feelings when you've just started learning to ride. Once you're staying upwind your ready to take to the air. You can learn a boosted jump using your kite to launch, or a loaded jump. Check out the videos above for tips.
Trick Steps
1
get some pace, fly the kite at 45
2
fling the kite up to 12 o'clock with your bar pulled in, whilst edging hard
3
release your edge as the kite starts the pull, keep you bar pulled in
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keep the kite at 12 throughout the apex of your jump, enjoy the ride!
5
re-direct the kite back in he direction you are travelling so that on landing you can plane away
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land with your board heading downwind
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make sure no one was looking and claim your highest jump ever!
