What's the rider do here ? ^^^
Go for the backdoor ...
or line the lip up for a king-hit ?
Read the title. ^^^
He's timing the upcoming section of the wave.
It's a classic fade, man.
Looks like he lining up a 1 hit wonder into a close out from 2 miles in front, hardly a U turn.
^^^^^^ a classic turn using only the kite and none of the wave for power. might as well be standing on the beach.
Why don't you post some good wave shots like this (featured on CORE mag)
Is it because he is unhooked, unstrapped and using a death leash?
Face it your pic of the guy in the flats has got nothing on Ryland's shot.
lol.
If you have ever surfed decent sized waves you would realize that this is not a long way out front to begin a bottom turn. What's with all this "on the flats" toss?
high risk of a total trashing,
maybe your first day on a week long kite holiday
go around the section?
oh, its a demo/borrowed/sponsors kite, therefore go for the barrell
He is totally out of position on the wave. If you had caught this wave from out the back and were in proper position nearest the crest of the wave, would you get off when called by the flats guy???
My guess is he's probably think of doing a nice tight turn under the lip, wash off some speed, pick a line and pull in to what looks like a potential barrel.
What's it really matter, he's out in perfect conditions having fun.
Wish I could be doing the same right now, other tack though
Rylands is a sick shot...He's one of the best at capturing all the different angles, love his work.
Out of position? Bollocks!!
I dont reckon its always possible to be in the opitimum position (an armchair critics version) on a wave, or tight in the pocket. We all aint parko are we.
You often find yourself out of position, and when it happens its always possible to turn "being out of position" into something pretty awesome.
Who cares where he is on the wave at any one moment. If I was in his position where he is in this pic I'd be frothing at the options ahead.
IMO he looks to be purposefully setting something up.
Bring on the sequence.
No just writing quickly as things come to mind. Re-reading I can see how you took it out of context. I was writing on 2 levels or trains of thought.
"I meant "bollocks" to you making that call. You have no imagination or perhaps simply experience on a wave -"
I watch too much TV.... And dude I'll call it how I see it.
He lines up the barrel
He pulls in
He gets buried in a pit from hell
He gets spat out the other end in a haze of spary
Smiling ear to ear he gybes and hunts down the next one ....
Every time
A good deep barrel beats a lip smash any day IMO
Looks to be Siberia to me and it looks like he's gonna get worked. I'd like to see a sequence to see how he makes out.
That being said, i'd be cowering in fear on the beach so he's already got me beat.
Who gives a flying one about the tired chestnut of powered kite-surfing versus truly surfing the wave (take a frikkin laxative
) that is a tasty wave the likes of which I wish we got around here!
Ryland's shot is a pearler but I'd be stoked to gumby my way through either wave and would p!zz myself laughing if I heard some of the whinging pedant dribble about being on the flat and the unworthyness.
Location? Nth West Oz?
poor relatives right on the money getting ready to go inside the green room and get spat out yeeeooowww
After much anticipation, the follow-on pic now seems somewhat anticlimatic. ^^^
Sorry.
one of those fat ones that just feather for awhile then crumble, not to worry its still all good
he could now engage 4wd and plough over the top of the white water, with the kite powering him through it all
