My first post in the kite section.
Since my low backs sore again I've got lots of time for posts
http://www.wtfbc.ca/viewtopic.php?f=18& ... 7035#p7035
Had a revenge kite session a few days ago. There was a bit of a mental issue as I reagravated my low back 2 weeks before when I was just starting water starts in a lesson and had to call it off.
My revenge session was with an outstanding instructor from KSM (Charles). Quick body drag refresher with a diberate self rescue IN the water (one thing I wish is that it was with the board). Then did 4 downwinders working on water starts. The 3rd one was "a moment" were I consistently got going on both sides with decent little runs. He saw me even start upwind once when I dropped the front hand. 4th run brought me back to reality and was OK. I'm weaker starting back in as I need to reset my position better. I'm a bit erradite riding as I have many things on my mind (weight forward, relax arms, look forward oops kite control, bigger upstoke...). It is oddly disconcerting (yet good) how little force you feel when riding compared to windsurfing. OK, now I need tow to get less eradicate and more fluent.