Kiteboarding: ​ 5 Steps to Better Kite Control - Ride with Blake: Vlog 19

[@gexydo]

Great tips, just right when I needed them! Thank you!

[@MACkiteboarding]

Thank you, my friend. 🤙🏽 Glad to hear that this has helped you to learn and progress! -Aaron

[@taracook9701]

GREAT video and tips! I am new to kiteboarding and am frustrated that I am not where I thought I would be but, determined to master it!! Thanks!

[@oliverolea9766]

you're a good teacher, your videos are of good quality and you seem to be an awesome human being in general. Stay safe my friend

[@hbspecial]

Awesome tips thanks!

[@MACkiteboarding]

Thank you for sharing the stoke with us, my friend! 🤙🏽 Good winds to you. -Aaron

[@connorvanjohnson8497]

Thank you 🤙🏼

[@MACkiteboarding]

Hey-thanks, my Dude!! 🤙🏽 Gonna get you on the water this spring!

[@Manjarow]

Best advice in 10000 kitesurfmovies

[@carlosr5835]

Great video Blake. I like how you don't forget to mention the specifics. Love the part about breathing. I realized that the other day. There's so much going on that slowing down your breathing and just remembering to breath makes a huge difference and feel more in control, almost as if you're trying to slow everything down and be fully immersed in the present. So many lessons kiting can teach us!

[@yuvallahav]

Fantastic advice. Especially breathing, getting more oxygen to your muscles will help with conserving your energy.

[@barbigoldberg9487]

Awesome stuff ✌️🤟🤙

[@MACkiteboarding]

Thanks ✌️

[@simonclarent3742]

His kiting ability lays in his hair

[@jeproks113]

Thank you for the tips Blake. Good poont on the kite trimming.

[@LeoGwizdala]

very helpful

[@MACkiteboarding]

Thank you for sharing the stoke, my friend. 🤙🏽 -Aaron

[@almirmisimovic956]

Tnx for grat tips.

[@teunsteenkamp1633]

These tips were so helpfull especially for beginners it are just those little things that will give you extra knowlegde

[@_bluespider5470]

1:43 not always exact, in very light wind middle or last knot, with a bit of trim will allow, especially for beginners to breath and not choke down if bar is sheeted in fully 6:00 very true, also thanks for pointing it out, probably one of the best thing for anyone, begginers and a lot of advanced kitesurfers could use that. Very useful exercise to understand how the kite reacts to your inputs, lightwind teaches a lot, cuz its so unforgiving

[@thomasgerken2489]

Very down to earth tutorials, much appreciated!

[@phuesler]

Good content, Blake. In my experience, in gusty wind conditions it is better to park the kite at a 45 degree angle. On 12, it is more likely for it to fall out of the sky due to loss of line tension after a lull. If that happens you can run backwards to regain tension and control of the kite.

[@javiercantellops7047]

Absolutely awesome thanks man. Your videos are extremely helpful

[@Ronagery]

you are a cool, down to earth, dude Blake. Thx for the video

[@northernplasma]

Awesome 👍 Thanks for the heads up

[@xxxjohnblaney]

Great tips guys. Had same probkem, going great in lesson, then on next session in light winds the kite kept loosing power/kept sinking in water..... figured out I was flying it too close to edge of wind window. Will practice sending it back up into powerzone 👍

[@Derekbitt1]

Good stuff. Thanks

[@jeromeserre]

Thanks so much Blake for your inspiring and honest videos. It's soooo motivating! Best

[@pauljohnson44]

Thanks Blake. Great useable info

[@mikejohn1202]

Someone beginners should listen to.

[@voyagerpalms1537]

Awesome stuff thanks a bunch 🤟🤙💨

[@CharleswoodSpudzyofficial]

Great video!

[@tomaszjasinski6197]

amazing insight. Thank you for sharing!

[@gustafherlenius2315]

Thanks for great advice!

[@Tanapseudes]

Awesome Blake, you are a great instructor. Really enjoyed the kitefoil lesson in Gulfport. Hope to see you again.

[@TheNattyChook]

Great vid man ,I'm a beginner of 5mths ,only been flying on beach in various conditions getting confident with kite control and went to hit the water for the first time on this day .I had an issue with forgetting to trim my kite and launched in full power in 20plus knots very gusty ,ii was on a 10mtr NRG LF,as i looked down to depower a gust caught the kite and went the direction of my head which put the kite in the power zone,it launched me, 20 mtrs across the water... luckily.Then the kite crashed and started dragging me i had to hit the safety as it was dragging me into deep water ,I made it back safely to the beach to retreive my kite 200 hundred metres down the beach ,in the hasty launch, I forgot to connect my leash to the safety ,the guy launching my kite didn't wait for hand signals he jus let it go ,hence the issue ,but your video is inspiring to keep at it and I love the way you explain it ,Thanks for the words of Wisdom ,Keep it up man ,will watch all your vids now ,Fly High ...NattyChook

[@MACkiteboarding]

Glad you're alright man! That's never fun but definitely a learning experience. I've had plenty of those and that is part of why I enjoy teaching so much. One of the videos coming up is on launching and landing the kite and all of the things to know before you go. I would never have thought to do a video on that until Gui asked for one, such an important part of kiting that gets overlooked. I would have to say it's one of the most dangerous times because the most can go wrong to yourself or others. Glad that you are enjoying these videos that Ryan and I are making and if you have any requests just let us know! -Blake

u r awesome Blake! thank you

[@danielgoldstain9500]

Awesome thanks

[@ofk3290]

Some good stuff in there, but still doesn't present a simple truth that I never see explained anywhere and makes kite settings more mysterious than they need be. It's all about the kite's Angle of Attack. Three different ways to affect it, but in the end shortening the front lines has the same effect as lengthening the rear lines... that is decreasing your AoA ( decrease power ). Just as lengthening the front lines will have the same effect as shortening the rear lines and will increase the AoA ( increase power ). There are, of course, limits to this. Power can only be increased to point of stall and decreased to the point where rear lines are so slack there is no reaction to steering inputs. These lengths can be controlled by position of control bar, setting of trim strap AND addition of pig tails when laying out kite. As long as both rears are the same length and both fronts are the same length, you can use pairs of pigtails to make necessary adjustments between the front and rear lines. There is no reason to have all 4 be even if you have pigtails to compensate. As long as you can still steer and don't stall in the bar stroke range you will be using, you can use pigtails to give or take away power from kite as conditions dictate. This knowledge will increase your kite's wind range. I can imagine some purists will troll that inserting pigtails will take you out of your kite's designed performance range. Not sure that is true and even if it is, if that is so critical to your kiting sessions, I am sure you are at a level that your sponsor will provide you with a 6 kite quiver. For the rest of us... pigtails are the more realistic/cost efficient option.

[@hjalmardressel1281]

how did you mount the go pro to the top of the kite?

[@danielserfaty7128]

Best was fingers and breath!! didnt know that...

[@Chogogo717]

Bad days make you better. A bad day on the water is better than a good day at work.

[@lovetofly32]

Uhhgg whyyy do I have to find cool stuff like this in the winter time?!?!

[@MACkiteboarding]

Snowkite is just as fun! - Rygo

[@GeckoCkCkCk]

What about kite inflation? I've found a soft kite responsive and hard to control.

[@pixeldrew]

when light go closer to the kite, I think this is wrong and when it's too light can cause the kite to back stall too much.

[@rodgerwillis8012]

Blake, I am your size and the largest kite I have is a 2015 12m Envy. I was wondering what you think the lightest winds would be that I could fly it with say a foil or paddleboard just to mess around on low wind days. Thanks.

[@MACkiteboarding]

Hi Rodger, with the Envy 12 you should be able to get the kite in the air around 10 miles per hour. Depending on your skill with the kite and the foil you should be able to have some fun. Tucker here at the shop has foiled in as little wind as 7 mph. That was with a lighter strutless kite of course. -Rygo

[@michaelwashington777]

I cannot even get my kite off the ground to the 12 o'clock position! HELP!!!!! It just dive bombs to the ground!

[@AmigoBicolano]

Kite wiz

[@bastetplants4878]

Great tips! I am just learning the basics now and had the same problem with trimming my kite - I was wondering why it was crushing suddenly from nothing and these tips gave me some really good answers thanks a lot Blake! Keep it goin'! :)

[@MACkiteboarding]

We're stoked they helped! -Rygo

[@kennethcartman473]

Nice one dude!

[@IconicProps]

Dumb question. if that 1 inch makes such a big difference; I asked a guy on the beach why he didnt un-twist his center lines. He said it didnt make a difference. but 10 twists would be a few inches.

[@MACkiteboarding]

A twist probably won't change too much. For sure 10 twists are going to slow things down and wear out the lines. I try to unswivel after every twist. It's just better for the lines in general. -Rygo

[@raulakh123]

I really appreciate your honest opinions about being a kiter and how to learn because I am learning and I drive to beach for 1.20 hour and do the beginner drills for 2 hour and then drive back, find sometime discouraging and frustrating , then find I learn everyday something even when I didn't do water start for 2-3 days. I am getting better at controlling the kite. eventually water start is going to come; hopefully tomorrow..haha.. Thank-you

[@MACkiteboarding]

Ranjodh Aulakh, thank you very much. I'm glad to hear you are putting in the time and energy to get out there and fly a kite. I know the struggle and that is why I really enjoy making these videos. Keep at it and always make sure to have a good time no matter what. Cheers, Blake

[@samuelseguel8573]

Amazing advice at 6:50 "...its always fun if you make it fun and IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO FLY A KITE."

[@samuelseguel8573]

Today I have an amazing session!! and it was mostly thanks to your advices! I get more relaxed after watching this video... and it was automaticly! I am getting two new tricks for session and im very happy and confortable. thank you

[@gabrielcline8105]

ayeeeee I seen that beach in the vid you in key west that's dope

[@skywalker1150]

Nice Video and well made! What is the Name of the short Intro Melody in your teaser? :)

[@MACkiteboarding]

Glad you liked it my friend.Blake's intro music is called "Teach a Robot to Dance." It's from Epidemic sound. - Rygo

[@skywalker1150]

MACkiteboarding very cool! and your tips are very useful for me as an advanced kiter.. like it. Thanks a lot