2019 RPM 2020 Raptor: Interview with Chris Bobryk

This is the first half of an interview with Slingshot / MACkite Rider Chris Bobryk on his 2020 kites next week, we'll go over his boards.
Chris has become one of the hardest charging American riders. Aptly named, the American Sledge Hammer. While he is one of the 2cnd wave wakestyle riders he’s really grown into an all around rider. He likes to treat the world and the natural elements around him like a kite park. If you watch his videos, you catch him grinding trees, docks, roofs, piers. Pretty much anything near the water he can jump onto. Unhooked or hooked in if the obstacle calls for it.
He really sees the world around him differently than most. A boulder in the water becomes something to grind, a wall of sand on the shore gets treated like a wave. If there is a small pond nearby you can bet he’s going to jump into it and throw down in inch deep water. With most competitive kiteboarding being so locked in on a handful of spin it to win it tricks, Chris’s style and outlook brings a whole new fun albeit, crazy perspective to the sport!
I think part of the appeal of kiteboarding is how limitless the sport feels and the level of creativity a kite brings to riding. I like to think of it as the future of all board sports. In a way, Chris embodies that creative potential we all see when we first get a kite in our hands.

[@aaronjohnson311]

#SlingshotEngage 🤘🏽😂🤘🏽 Miss you guys! The RyGo and RickyBobby Show...

[@MACkiteboarding]

We miss you too my dude! We need to all session soon. - Rygo

[@luckylyndee1967]

You guys rock! Good to see you're staying busy, creating content and still having fun. :0

[@MACkiteboarding]

LynDee Talmage opps, looks like I missed this comment. Thanks! - Rygo

[@vincaslapinskas8425]

I agree the RPM's high-end is amazing

[@MACkiteboarding]

Vincas Lapinskas Cheers to that. I’ve been using it since this video released. What year are you on? Im pretty amped on it now. Chris nailed it with the go fast comment. 🤘🏻- Rygo

[@yountune9799]

There are so many great little tips in these videos that saves you so much time, frustration and money. For example: "Go Fast..." There are these other videos telling people you can learn handle-pass in 10 knots with this 17M kite and I would ask back how do you get enough board speed to do that in 10 knots? And there would be no response. These videos just cut to the chase. It's about board speed. Also the great tip about wider bar opening up the canopy. So on.

[@MACkiteboarding]

Cheers mate! - Rygo

[@a.lame.username.]

Thumbs up because you asked so nicely 😂

[@иваниванов-щ6р7с]

Hey Rygo, Could you say smth to compare Raptor SS vs Rebel Duotone. Quite curious to find out

[@MACkiteboarding]

иван иванов That would be a good comparison! We’lol have to get those back to back. There are a few big air kites we need to compare in similar conditions. Stand by. - Rygo

[@иваниванов-щ6р7с]

MACkiteboarding do it first. don’t waste your time. very interesting and relevant comparison will be.

[@MACkiteboarding]

For sure! I mean I need to use them more together to do a proper comparison. I’ll pull a couple of demos and get on it. 🤟🏻- Rygo

[@crispybanana5261]

Hes so high :D

[@AdrianKerr]

what board is he riding?

[@ayushsaraf8421]

I think its the 2018 refraction

[@MACkiteboarding]

Chris is on the 2020 Refraction 147. - Rygo

[@MACkiteboarding]

@@ayushsaraf8421 Sup dude! - Rygo!