Author: Tantrum

Performance Kitesurfing in Tarifa, Spain.
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Waterstarting on your weaker side

Everybody has a stronger and a weaker side in kitesurfing.

Whether you are regular or goofy, waterstarting the “other” way often feels awkward and is much more difficult to master. This is especially true if you come from a boarding background where you don’t have to ride on both tacks…ie snowboarding, surfing etc.

In todays episode we look at how to waterstart effectively on your weaker side.

We look at the common mistakes we see people making and how to easily fix them.

If you haven’t already check out:

The Definitive Guide To Waterstarting

which explains in detail a lot of the concepts mentioned in this episode.

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Kitesurfing Q & A

In todays show we answer the questions sent in by you including:

  • How to ride upwind in light wind.
  • How to recover once you’ve popped your safety release
  • How to distribute your weight on the board
  • How to bodydrag upwind in mental winds

And more…

The link I mention to check out the webinar where you’ll discover how you can supercharge your kitesurfing even when there’s no wind is here:

Register for the webinar

As always guys enjoy and see you on the water!

Sam.

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The Most Important Factor To Rapidly Progress Your Kitesurfing

In today’s podcast we talk about what in my opinion is the most important factor in determining how rapidly you progress in your kitesurfing…this isn’t anything technical or physical but is the no 1 determining factor in whether you become a kitesurfing god or goddess or not.

So we cover amongst other things:

– How Mother Nature actually has your back on this (I know mother nature actually helping us kitesurfers out for once…amazing!)
– How the simple word “yet” is possibly the most powerful word in our language as kitesurfers
– How your head will break apart before the brick wall does and what this teaches us about how we learn kiting

To register for the webinar and learn what you can do when there’s no wind to improve your kitesurfing have a look here:

Improve Your Kitesurfing (Even When There’s No Wind)

Enjoy,

Sam.

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Kitesurfing Q & A

In today’s podcast we answer questions sent in by you guys and cover amongst other things:

– What can you do when there’s no wind to improve your kitesurfing.
– How to stop yourself from spinning when trying to waterstart
– How the hell do you pop?
– How to control the edge in gusty winds and choppy water

And loads more.

For more info on the stuff you can do to improve your kitesurfing when there is no wind follow this link and leave us your name an email to register for the webclass where we’ll tell you all about this.

https://go.tantrumkitesurf.com/improve

To ask Sam a question to be answered on the next Q & A session go here:

Ask Sam a question.

The video I mention regarding edging:

And the final video I mention, regarding stalling when riding upwind:

Enjoy and we’ll see you on the water!

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Understanding Kite Design

In this episode we take a look at kite design.

A good understanding of kite design will enable you to get the most out of your kite. Meaning that you choose the right kite for you and your level in the first place but also that you can squeeze every ounce of performance out of of any given session.

In this episode we explain:

  • How to understand how a kite will perform just by looking at it.
  • The main differences between the different types of kites.
  • Why kite actually fly…spoiler alert..we still don’t actually know!
  • How to choose the best kite for you.

If you’re looking to improve any aspect of your kitesurfing why not have a look at our courses and camps designed specifically to get you up and riding faster.

Check them out here.

Or if you’ve got any questions on today’s podcast send me an email and I’ll get back to you ASAP by clicking here.

Enjoy the episode.

Sam.