MASSIVE DARKSLIDES - Kitesurfing | How to SLIDE FOREVER | Get High with Mike

MASSIVE kitesurfing Darkslides! How to Slide FOREVER. This video will teach you how to take your darkslides and other kitesurfing slides to the NEXT LEVEL. The skills taught in this video are fundamental to many oldschool kitesurfing tricks, such as darkslides, jesus walks, barefoot ski and backroll hand-drag.
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0:41 - Coaching starts
6:52 - Coaching ends
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Gear I ride:
CORE Xr 7,8,9,13.5. Sensor 2s Pro Bar (22 and 26m mainly). Carved Imperator 135cm. CORE CARVED Imperator. Choice 3 135cm. CORE Comfort Union straps.
Ride Engine Elite Carbon Harness (Small) with 8 inch spreader bar
Ride Engine Empax Impact Vest (Small)

[@gethighwithmike]

Do you want to hear our 9 BEST TIPS on how to GET GOOD AT BIG AIR SUPER FAST (Feat Janek Gzegorzewski!!!)? Check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKKphmqOlMdjnck

[@ahmdabdallah5811]

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[@adamdennis2936]

You might be the only guy/girl showing us board-on-feet for dry practice. Smart.

[@gethighwithmike]

Haha thanks Adam! Not gonna lie, pretty chuffed with that little tip

[@davidflusin5705]

Excellent ! Lots of tutorials on darkslide basics but first one I see on next level darkslides 👍

[@gethighwithmike]

Thanks David! I'm going to try keep the tutorials original. No point teaching what others have already done so well IMO

[@majcyy]

loved it dude, keep them coming, cant wait for another advanced tips from you

[@jonasparanhos6645]

Great video Mike! Don't stop and I'm sure that even on KZbin you can get huge!!

[@adamdennis2936]

Every question popping into my head you answered immediately. Subscribed!

[@bikesbeersbeats]

Using a drone to analyse riding, what a great idea! Thanks for the tips, I'm still in the 4m dark slide camp.

[@zing-rsa]

Dude a "Mastering the downloop" video is something I've been looking for on youtube! Keep it up.

[@gethighwithmike]

I've been there bro! Video is coming within the next 2 weeks, max

[@ride_the_wind]

@@gethighwithmike sweet! notifications turned on for me :)

[@sdeb729]

Thanks a million for this amazing tutorial: so so helpful. Some insane tips here, keep them coming!!

[@gethighwithmike]

I'm glad you dig it! Thanks so much!

[@AdrianKerr]

Awesome bro.... the sound was good man!

[@nikolaykovalev9364]

On point! The even more advanced technique to get longer slides is to the rock the kite back and forth slightly between 11 and 1 to keep the lift going.

[@gethighwithmike]

I'll give that a try!

[@densta521]

Dude, thats an excellent video for progressing during my next flatwater session. Thanks a lot bro

[@gethighwithmike]

Thanks bro! Let me know how it goes ✌️

[@strekke1986]

Nice in-depth info/explanation with good water footage to support it, looking forward to more vids. Keep it up!

[@gethighwithmike]

Thanks! Next how-to is on Mastering the Heli loop :D

[@ramonvissers1463]

Damn that is some next level explaining. Respect man!

[@joswaterreus4851]

I've been doing all kind of slides in my days and this is a perfect analysis for getting it done! nice work. I wanted to add that the training location ideally would have (very) flat water for easiest practice learning these tricks...

[@gethighwithmike]

Thanks so much! Good point Jos!

[@lifeofgarrick]

Great video! Love the content and quality, if you wanted some POV videos of downloops gone wrong - then look no further!

[@Twizz1979]

thank you! I finally dialed in dark slides!

[@gethighwithmike]

Ayyye that's amazing! Send me a video if you get a chance 😄🤘

[@jacekwilson3132]

Great video! Very informative, going to incorporate these tips into my slides 🤙

[@gethighwithmike]

Wicked! Keen to slide like a wizard with you my man!

[@nikfrey5]

dude super helpful! working on my darkslides here in La Ventana

[@johnnycongamusic]

Thanks dude!

[@yvonnemaanders5092]

nicee! going to try to improve my darkslide with these tips!

[@gethighwithmike]

Sweet! Let me know how it goes!

[@julianandyvonne]

AAAaahhhhh! Just what I needed. I couldn't work out why I wasn't going further. Keep the kite in front for longer! Looking forward to more Big Air and mastering the downloop. Keep up the good work. PS - sorry to hear about your hip injury on a kite holiday - that sucks!!!

[@gethighwithmike]

Thanks so much! Yeah injuries are part of the game sometimes, but I'm making it a goal to be more level headed so I don't get injured again. It's so unproductive!

[@julianandyvonne]

@@gethighwithmike I definitely feel for you. I lost half a holiday trying to learn to magaloop! You should come to New Zealand. The summer is just starting!! :)

[@TheRealPopol]

waow... the tricks at 1:06 is insane.... well done so esthetic !

[@xavierkain]

Really nice vid, nice rythm, super interesting, you rock bro, keep giving up more good stuff like this :-) !!

[@gethighwithmike]

Thank you bro!! Giving it my best effort 😀✌️

[@wouterantheunisse3948]

Such a lekker video! Thank you so much for this. Keep it up

[@gethighwithmike]

Thanks bro! Next video I'm teaching you to boogieloop

[@wouterantheunisse3948]

@@gethighwithmike hahaha thanks but no thanks. I like my life

[@Baptiste_L]

Very good and interesting video ! Keep going with the tutorials, they are great!!!!! Some tips to boost high would be very useful : especially how to build and keep tension in the lines, and the board trajectory (do you go a little bit downwind before the pop, or not at all). Nice job !

[@gethighwithmike]

Hey Baptiste! I'll be sure to make a video about this. I've had many students ask me about it

[@zablonskys1]

Great video man, I am from Brasil and I got four kites , just need to learn how to ride it , take care and be safe

[@greatheathen]

Get me that darn Board mount MIKe! I need my gear watch working too.

[@neilvanrooyen31]

Congrats on your 33.9 m jump at Blouberg. 🇿🇦 Wind was howling that day.

[@gethighwithmike]

Thanks Neil! 😁🤘

[@an1ma169]

epic vid..nice one

[@denziljoe]

Bru! So rad to randomly catch a Saffa accent on KZbin :) makes me homesick. Will deffo be checking out more of your vids, keep it kif ma china!

[@gethighwithmike]

Haha lekker my bru! Thanks so much 😄🤘

[@paul-akers]

U r amazing!!!!! I’ve been tiding for seven months and I type three times a week minimum how long would you say it would take me before I could pull this off?

[@mvh4709]

I love your vids! I wanted to ask what 4 ideal kite sizes you would take for your quiver? (I like to have strong power in the kite when im kiting)

[@anneleinvanreijen]

Stoked for the down loop video 😁

[@gethighwithmike]

Got me even more amped to make it now!

[@qvisfr]

Excellent movie Mike! Love it. What was the name of the place in brazil?

[@ivovankasteel6158]

Legend! Awseome tips!!! One more question, once your're edging and start the roll. How powered should the bar be? When I look at videos of you & janek it looks like you're "half" powered during the slide and pull the bar at the end to create pull for landing. So in my eyes full powered (edge), semi powered (roll + slide) full pull to get dragged out the water. Thanks again for all the great content!! Helping a lot.

[@meduzakite]

Офигенная обучалка!

[@delezo9038]

Mike when r u doing clinics in the western hemisphere

[@richardhamilton1436]

This is perfect. I am stuck in the 4 to 5 m Darkside territory. This is going to be the solution. I can’t wait to get out there and try it!

[@gethighwithmike]

Thanks Rich! Flat water heaven is just around the corner ;) yeww!

[@flipper3691]

I asked elsewhere but where does the Nexus fit in your book?

[@przemysawzegarek7198]

what about edging - for darkslide? I assume - it is needed to edge hard and keep lines tension but just before trick do not press edge harder like before jump? Am I right? Im waiting for video about jumping technique in choppy water (not waves, just choppy)... any tips for that?

[@charlwessels6494]

Dude, what kind of wind were you on and how big was your kite for that sick backroll darkslide?

[@rickminear4057]

Hi from Oregon!

[@gethighwithmike]

Hey Rick! 😛🙌 Hopefully I'll be back there soon!

[@patrik6251]

Hi Mike, nice Video. What is the name of the Bar or Hotel, it look s pretty nice

[@thelukeandrews]

Howzit boet!! Awesome vid but I still don't get what to do with the kite. You say to just keep it in front of you, but the kite clearly moves back overhead. Do you just slowly as possible send it back over?

[@gethighwithmike]

Howziiit! Thanks bro. Yeah it's actually still forward and then above me for at least half the slide. Look at the lines in the thumbnail 😁👍

[@tiaanmoggee6786]

Lekker video dude! What camera gear you using?

[@gethighwithmike]

Unfortunately I used the GoPro for the selfie cam stuff, only to realize the audio is crap haha! Next time I'll record with a better mic. Surprised by the quality of my phone mic after some testing!

[@tiaanmoggee6786]

@@gethighwithmike its actually pretty good bro! I thought you used better gear, the quality is good !

[@JasonLeeCalifornia]

Thanks! Now, all I need is wind!

[@gethighwithmike]

Yewww let me know when you got them waxed 🤘

[@mrmonkeboy]

Random request: Can you do a tutorial on how to break 10m jumps consistantly. When my mates are hitting 12m - 14m I'm stuck at 9m - 10m .... I come from an old skool C kite background. Can't figure out where I'm losing 3m of height!

[@gethighwithmike]

Sure I'll do a high jumps video some time! Are you currently riding a C kite?

[@mrmonkeboy]

@@gethighwithmike No moved away from C's (just sold my vegas) I'm riding an old rebel, an epic screamer and some bandits.... but I think I'm still swinging the kite super hard and not quite sheeting correctly. Just kinda going long and low, not hitting that max height.

[@turntup4906]

Where did you stay there ?

[@camjrdn6318]

Sweet video, last time I tried a dark slide I ate sh!t so hard

[@gethighwithmike]

Haha video or it didn't happen! :P there's a great beginner video on darkslides by Kite College

[@pauloafonso7167]

Nice video. Keep using the "How to" your training and you will get a high number of views for sure.

[@weeklydoseofkiteboarding7387]

Does it matter in which direction I kiteloop when i exit the darkslide?

[@gethighwithmike]

Yes you've pretty much got to use the back hand, unless you're really good at kite sorcery :)

[@paddyg5328]

Its sad thath the words are in the way 🙄 can not see you on the whater 🤔 but information is great 🤙

[@GUCAS10]

What size is your board ?

[@gethighwithmike]

137 in this video but I normally ride 135

[@Superrandomz768]

Too cool for school makes you a fool!

[@caymanfrigate]

Trying to work out where you are? Looks lakka

[@jimmyjames1411]

So I’m not seeing a loop, possible without a loop?

[@gethighwithmike]

It is possible without a loop but there is a loop at the end of the big one

[@Andreas_K_]

Omg dark slide is like my kryptonite I just can’t do it. I can handdrag bankroll but when I try dark slide I just flop in the water or pull kiteloop to fast just get launched. Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[@gethighwithmike]

It was really difficult for me at first too! But practice makes progress ;) What kite are you using by the way?

[@Andreas_K_]

I’m often on the core gts but lately have been using the ozone edge. I will practice more and try your tips. Thanks

[@Saxofaxo]

I think this is my problem

[@MrHellus]

The Text in the moves is bad, becauce I can' t see the moves

[@bi3255]

get high with mike... that sounds so stonerish... xD

[@gethighwithmike]

Haha you know it! We all need some downtime ;)

[@markuss8702]

Like your videos but please take away subtitles as it is hiding half of the picture. It is better seeing e.g. how to put the board etc instead of reading what you are away telling us..it make subtitles smaller . Cheers

[@kasperkorsgaard2060]

Are you wearing makeup?