eyecandy
Kite Controller
Posts 31
Points 31
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When i wipeout, i concentrate on keeping the bar straight & if my board slips off my feet, i just wipe out while falling into a body drag. that helps me get back on my board faster. and of course, it helps a lot so i wont panic & no make things worse.
how about u? what do you keep in mind when you are about to wipeout?
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citywind
Kite Controller
Posts 27
Points 27
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what comes to my mind when i'm about to wipeout? *WHEW* FLY THE KITE! FLY THE KITE! and at times i think, "what's is the way up?"
hahaha 
but seriously, i think of many things so i won't PANIC! Because when you do & when you're about to hit the water, not only would you take a beating but you may also swallow water coz ur mouth is wide open when u hit the sea!
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The last time i had a wipe out, i started to panic right away because i just heard the bones on my legs sounded as if they got broken. And yes, they've been broken 
For my previous wipeouts, when i look down i always ask myself "is that a shark?" haha & I start to think if i was able to pay my health insurance for the month. 
and also, i anticipate that the wipeout is gonna hurt.. then i start wondering where my board just went.
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I often think that a wipeout must "hurt"   . and that it is better to slam on the water surface really hard than to stand on the beach & to be clueless on how it is to kite surf! & only to watch other people having fun on the water.
but when i wipeout unhooked, what i often think is that "i must not let go of the bar". but before i even crush in, what comes to my mind first is that it's better for my health to let the bar go. 
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I am thinking "Do not drop your kite"!!! And then i pray that i won't hit my face with the board.
But what usually happens is that the bar & the lines mess with my face *OUCH*
And then i get mental recollection of how much my last wipeout hurt!!
Oh well, the last wipeout left me stunned, with stars on top of my head.
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The other day, as i sent the kite, i totally lost the board speed & then went straight up without any forward momentum at all! I steered the kite down & back to d power. Then all of a sudden, i was positioned horizontally & about to head the surface with my head first. I knew it was coming, there was nothing i can do anymore but feel it: Ouch* 
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miza
Student
Posts 2
Points 2
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i will take note of all of this! i still lack the proper knowledge about this sport/hobby.
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