Here's the new version of this upwind tutorial: th-cam.com/video/_Bkrg-Fa5MA/w-d-xo.html Or to watch tutorials in order access our kitesurf playlist: th-cam.com/play/PL41dAinz_9ZeaG5FJ_XU8vyBAE_HL_Cgl.html&si=kqI6vll64d-3QDTA
The quality of these tutorials is amazing. Thank you for these. I'm watching them before going out for my first session without my instructor and they're a great memory refresher!
I'm assuming you zig zag upwind along the beach, and as a beginner I'm also once again assuming you'd want the always coming towards the beach? So you don't get dragged out to drown. I'm guessing.
Very good video.I think its also important to note that looking upwind / turning your shoulders in the direction that you are riding makes it easier to edge upwind. Many people dont realise this and are focused on the kite instead and not looking in the direction they are travelling in.
Absolutely agree. I was going to make the same comment myself. It can also help to pick a distant point (like a tree, a buoy, etc) that you know is upwind to aim at. This will force you to open up your shoulders. If you are going too slow then aim a bit below (further down wind of) the point. Too fast then aim a bit above the point.
You are an amazing instructor. The videos, the drawings, wind direction indicators, virtually shown power zone areas, technical explanations, slow motion and repetitions from different angles... All these helped me "not to memorize what to do" but "to actually learn and understand what to do" under various conditions. The video is amazing to understand how the board can go upwind while the kite trying to pull the kiter downwind. Before watching this video; heading against the wind looked like magic; but after watching the video and listening every single word that you say, I understood that "this is not magic but science". No one other than your video can explain this better: -If you go too fast, then board will barely touch the water, so there will be no resistance and the kite will pull you downwind. -If you go too slow, then there is too much resistance and the kiter is sunk. -If you start upwind too early before planing, then the board will sink and energy lost for nothing. Rather, do this turning like a smooth carve or arc. -If you try to sit; rather than leaning backwards with your upper body; then your center of gravity will be out of the board and your heals will not push the board downward and the board will be dragging rather than cutting the water. -If you want to (re)gain speed; either sheet in the bar, if this was not enough then do up & down loops to reposition the kite into the power zone, and if this was still not enough then aim the board back downwind for a while. If you go too fast (which results in to less water contact), then sheet out the bar or turn the board upwind. Actually, the whole idea is to learn how to use your kiteboard like the "keel of a sailboat". Thank you so, so, so much. This video is priceless.
Another excellent video with very very useful information, explained in the best possible way! Nobody explained it that well.. So clear and well articulated speech, with adequate speed! Thank you!
Similar to what everyone else commented, great diagrams and super logical explanations. Thanks a lot, this is a helpful refresher, can't wait to see more.
best tutorials out there!! I'm thinking about taking a membership. One thing tho: in some examples I see you guys having the safety leash sideways on the harness. I don't care what you do in your own kitetime, but if you make tutorials for people to watch them all over the world (mostly beginners) please hook it in front. ITS JUST NOT WORTH IT, when you find yourself in some real bad (bone breaking) situations.
thanks for this video. i always wondered how you could go the other way up the beach after traveling one way. i never took in to account thst your board is sideways while your kite is downwind towards the beach. thanks
3:14 Sorry, I didn't get it. Why is it a mistake? I teach to try this position first, because wind is usually gusty at our spot. You can easily return your weight forward and not fall back. After that student can catch balance in correct position easier. IMHO.
Thankyou very much, I'm trying to make them as helpful as possible. This was filmed on Providenciales Island in Turks and Caicos. It's probably the safest kite spot you can find, no gusts and miles of shallow water without rocks or hazards etc. The wind is only there about 90 days per year though.
Amazing Video i've been having a a Lot of Trouble with going upwind and this really helped me wrap my head around it! Also What editing software did you use to Add the Cool Effects/Text?
If the camera movement is simple, then I use sony vegas (the 3D source alpha function, that allows you to manually move text/images/etc in 3D space). This works well, you just have to adjust the text/image many times so that it fits in the correct place. Or if the camera movement is more complex, then I use after effects (as this has an automatic 3D camera tracking function, that works out how the camera moved so that you don't have to move image/text yourself; but it can be hard to get the thing to work properly).
That's long bay Turks and Caicos. Basically a giant sand bank North of the Caribbean, with good big-kite wind in winter - but very expensive to stay there.
Hi Alex, could you open subtitles contribution for this video? It appears closed for subtitles in other languages here :( Some folks love your videos but can't understand english very well and I'm translating the videos they ask me.
Thanks Joseph. Previously I was running a kite school in Aruba but now I'm making tutorials full-time based in Cape Town. I might do some coaching camps at some point, but for now I have a lot of important topics sill left to cover.
Very good explanation of the procedure. I made a brief translation into Russian for my students at #Element5. Thanks guys! ============2.50================== Очень распространенной ошибкой является желание начать вырезаться и идти "на ветер" прямо сразу после водного старта. Много людей начинает нервничать и злиться, пытаясь поехать следующим образом: Они стартуют, а затем принудительно разворачивают кайтборд в положение "движение против ветра". Вы можете видеть сами, как куча энергии тратится впустую, доска не начинает глиссировать и у ученика нет никаких шансов поехать "На ветер". НЕ ПЫТАЙТЕСЬ повернуть на ветер незамедлительно, лучше подумайте о том, чтобы выйти на нужный курс описав кривую или дугу - тогда ваша доска выйдет на глиссирование и начнет врезаться в воду эффективно. ===============3.14================= Общей и довольно смешной ошибкой является ПозаСрущейПтицы (прошу извинить мой французский). ПСП возникает когда кайтер пытается откинуться "на ветер" своей, скажем, талией, вместо того, чтобы отклонить плечи. Ни к чему хорошему это не приводит, обычно в этот момент трапеция сползает к подмышкам, что ведет к дальнейшему наклону корпуса и плеч в процессе управления кайтом, а ПСП становится еще более выраженной. ===============3.36==================
Thankyou very much for the translation. If you're interested I think I could add these as subtitles, so that they appear on the screen when needed. Let me know if you'd like to. I could send you the original text document, and if you drop your translation in place, then I can make your Russian subtitles available. Let me know, my email is kitesurfco@gmail.com
@@kitesurfcollege Hello, I would really appreciate it if you could send me the text. I speak Spanish, and understand the vast majority but I lack some key parts. Thank you very much. martincasey01@gmail.com Great video!!
worlds fastest kitesurfer breaks record with "poo stance" we are not amused, th-cam.com/video/tM6MT6zNlfw/w-d-xo.html , seems like there are reasons for each stance , you may laugh but you aren't fastest and all record holders ride poo stance , maybe time to call it speed stance ?
Here's the new version of this upwind tutorial:
th-cam.com/video/_Bkrg-Fa5MA/w-d-xo.html
Or to watch tutorials in order access our kitesurf playlist:
th-cam.com/play/PL41dAinz_9ZeaG5FJ_XU8vyBAE_HL_Cgl.html&si=kqI6vll64d-3QDTA
The quality of these tutorials is amazing. Thank you for these. I'm watching them before going out for my first session without my instructor and they're a great memory refresher!
The superimposed wind lines are tremendously helpful, keep up the great videos!!
This is exactly what my instructor taught me with 10hrs lesson , thank you so much make it so easy to understand.
Best video that explains upwind riding.. for years gone and for years to come 😎
Thanks very much. I will make an updated version next year, mainly because I have newer camera equipment, I'm pretty happy with the information.
I'm assuming you zig zag upwind along the beach, and as a beginner I'm also once again assuming you'd want the always coming towards the beach? So you don't get dragged out to drown. I'm guessing.
This is evergreen TH-cam content. Great work making it such high quality and concise
Very good video.I think its also important to note that looking upwind / turning your shoulders in the direction that you are riding makes it easier to edge upwind. Many people dont realise this and are focused on the kite instead and not looking in the direction they are travelling in.
Absolutely agree. I was going to make the same comment myself. It can also help to pick a distant point (like a tree, a buoy, etc) that you know is upwind to aim at. This will force you to open up your shoulders. If you are going too slow then aim a bit below (further down wind of) the point. Too fast then aim a bit above the point.
Superb quality production. A pleasure to watch. Thanks.
Thankyou
You are an amazing instructor.
The videos, the drawings, wind direction indicators, virtually shown power zone areas, technical explanations, slow motion and repetitions from different angles... All these helped me "not to memorize what to do" but "to actually learn and understand what to do" under various conditions.
The video is amazing to understand how the board can go upwind while the kite trying to pull the kiter downwind. Before watching this video; heading against the wind looked like magic; but after watching the video and listening every single word that you say, I understood that "this is not magic but science".
No one other than your video can explain this better:
-If you go too fast, then board will barely touch the water, so there will be no resistance and the kite will pull you downwind.
-If you go too slow, then there is too much resistance and the kiter is sunk.
-If you start upwind too early before planing, then the board will sink and energy lost for nothing. Rather, do this turning like a smooth carve or arc.
-If you try to sit; rather than leaning backwards with your upper body; then your center of gravity will be out of the board and your heals will not push the board downward and the board will be dragging rather than cutting the water.
-If you want to (re)gain speed; either sheet in the bar, if this was not enough then do up & down loops to reposition the kite into the power zone, and if this was still not enough then aim the board back downwind for a while. If you go too fast (which results in to less water contact), then sheet out the bar or turn the board upwind.
Actually, the whole idea is to learn how to use your kiteboard like the "keel of a sailboat".
Thank you so, so, so much. This video is priceless.
Another excellent video with very very useful information, explained in the best possible way!
Nobody explained it that well.. So clear and well articulated speech, with adequate speed!
Thank you!
My instructor explained it almost the same as this…
Easily the best kiteboarding instructional video I have seen to date. The use of graphics is excellent and makes it easy to understand. Great work!
had my 1st proper upwind training was making all mistakes that you mentioned. Going to be mindful of your advice in my next water session!
Great video! Best camera and diagram work I've seen to date. Thanks for posting this. Can't wait to see more.
best youtube kitesurf video- very useful helping to explain all this to my mate who's learning. wish this had been about years ago
Thanks. I've got loads more coming out next year.
Similar to what everyone else commented, great diagrams and super logical explanations. Thanks a lot, this is a helpful refresher, can't wait to see more.
This was an amazing breakdown. Thank you! I saw several of own mistakes
Quality vid and easily the best on you tube for riding upwind by a long long way.
superb video and nice animations :)
Love Provo! Just showing these videos to my friend like an hour after riding longbay
Thank YOU !!! I`m a beginner. Every Video is very helpful for me. Very interesting and best Quality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thankyou for the feedback.
Love theses 3D titles !
Thanks buddy.
awesome videos. The whole series is very well done and incredibly useful for beginners like me!
really good video, good points. so much good info I have to watch it again and again and again...etc
best tutorials out there!! I'm thinking about taking a membership. One thing tho: in some examples I see you guys having the safety leash sideways on the harness. I don't care what you do in your own kitetime, but if you make tutorials for people to watch them all over the world (mostly beginners) please hook it in front. ITS JUST NOT WORTH IT, when you find yourself in some real bad (bone breaking) situations.
verry helpfull video. I defenity saw myself doing the poopsart. Twisting the shoulders insead helps a lot.
Love the wind indicator. Good going.
Fantastic video from all points of view!
Thanks.
Keep up the high quality videos, I hope to one day visit your beach a get some lessons!
Best tutorial I have ever seen👌👍👍
Thankyou very much.
Well done! Congrats! the animation is quite welcome with wind direction. Keep it on further videos.
thanks for this video. i always wondered how you could go the other way up the beach after traveling one way. i never took in to account thst your board is sideways while your kite is downwind towards the beach. thanks
An excellent video. Well done!
Ahhhh Long Bay TCI ... before all the development! My kiteboarding birthplace~!
As always yet another great video from them
Me too! Brilliant simple explained, great areal video shots by copter (?) , I love it!
Just a drone. I would love to have a helicopter available though!
Thank you! No more `walk of shame next time` :)
Hahaha you have that too?
Thank you for explaining how to ride upwind, hopefully I can master this next time I ride.
Thanks for your videos. Very helpful.
Thank you very much! Really helpful and well made!
You're welcome.
amazing post production
Brilliant! Thank you guys!
Great video, very detailed! Keep em coming! :-)
Thank you! Very good explanation.
You're welcome. About to start work on lots more tutorials this winter.
3:14 Sorry, I didn't get it. Why is it a mistake? I teach to try this position first, because wind is usually gusty at our spot. You can easily return your weight forward and not fall back. After that student can catch balance in correct position easier. IMHO.
Same here. I did not understand what was going on there, good or bad???
Love it bro !
very well done! Where are you now? last time i was in turks i didnt see you
Hi Pablo, I'm not there now. I'm in Aruba at the moment. More wind here, especially in summer.
Great job! Congrats
Thanks Renato
I didn't understand what was going on at 3:14? Thank you.
Lots of value provided
Thankyou Kam. How is your upwind riding going?
Great job,thank you
Buongiorno dove sono girati questi video molto bell? Complimenti
this is a really good tutorial video. I appeciate that it gets straight to the point and the graphics help. Good job. Where was this filmed btw?
Thankyou very much, I'm trying to make them as helpful as possible. This was filmed on Providenciales Island in Turks and Caicos. It's probably the safest kite spot you can find, no gusts and miles of shallow water without rocks or hazards etc. The wind is only there about 90 days per year though.
Great instruction, thanks.
You're welcome.
Great video, where was this taken?
This is filmed in Long Bay, Providenciales.
Looks awesome you lucky dog.
Amazing Video i've been having a a Lot of Trouble with going upwind and this really helped me wrap my head around it! Also What editing software did you use to Add the Cool Effects/Text?
If the camera movement is simple, then I use sony vegas (the 3D source alpha function, that allows you to manually move text/images/etc in 3D space). This works well, you just have to adjust the text/image many times so that it fits in the correct place. Or if the camera movement is more complex, then I use after effects (as this has an automatic 3D camera tracking function, that works out how the camera moved so that you don't have to move image/text yourself; but it can be hard to get the thing to work properly).
Great video, thank you
I dont even use a kite😂 amazing footage👍👍
where is this beautiful location?
Does anyone know the name of this spot? It looks amazing!
meanwhile im kiting in a drysuit in miserable choppy green water. ffs
That's long bay Turks and Caicos. Basically a giant sand bank North of the Caribbean, with good big-kite wind in winter - but very expensive to stay there.
Hi Alex, could you open subtitles contribution for this video? It appears closed for subtitles in other languages here :(
Some folks love your videos but can't understand english very well and I'm translating the videos they ask me.
Hello Renato, thanks for letting me know. I've set it so community contributions are allowed on that video.
Where is that? Flat water + wind. Amazing!
Hello Javi. That's Turks and Caicos.
Now I get it ! Now if only I were 25 again 😂😂
I feel like wind from the sea is the safest to learn on, imagine getting dragged out in the sea not being able to go back
Location? It's beautiful over there! Where is it?
That's Turks and Caicos. The Caribbean is pretty sweet for kitesurfing.
So do you run a kite school somewhere or do you just do great videos? If so, where?
Thanks Joseph. Previously I was running a kite school in Aruba but now I'm making tutorials full-time based in Cape Town. I might do some coaching camps at some point, but for now I have a lot of important topics sill left to cover.
I think I did exactly that poo stance. The reason was the waves - so I needed some springiness in my legs.
“Poo stance” 😂 first time I’ve heard/seen that one. (I am a newbie tho)
Este video podrían traducirlo al español ?gracias.
Good job
Very helpful
Where is this filmed?
Hello, this was filmed in Turks and Caicos.
Kite-Surf-College Tutorials and Tricks nice! Which resort is that in the background?
I think that's called the Shore Club. Most accommodation on the island is on the pricey side. Turks is definitely a luxury kite destination.
Why would someone down vote this video?
Bad aim? (e.g. stormtrooper)
Very nice
Very good explanation of the procedure.
I made a brief translation into Russian for my students at #Element5.
Thanks guys!
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Очень распространенной ошибкой является желание начать вырезаться и идти "на ветер" прямо сразу после водного старта.
Много людей начинает нервничать и злиться, пытаясь поехать следующим образом:
Они стартуют, а затем принудительно разворачивают кайтборд в положение "движение против ветра". Вы можете видеть сами, как куча энергии тратится впустую, доска не начинает глиссировать и у ученика нет никаких шансов поехать "На ветер".
НЕ ПЫТАЙТЕСЬ повернуть на ветер незамедлительно, лучше подумайте о том, чтобы выйти на нужный курс описав кривую или дугу - тогда ваша доска выйдет на глиссирование и начнет врезаться в воду эффективно.
===============3.14=================
Общей и довольно смешной ошибкой является ПозаСрущейПтицы (прошу извинить мой французский).
ПСП возникает когда кайтер пытается откинуться "на ветер" своей, скажем, талией, вместо того, чтобы отклонить плечи. Ни к чему хорошему это не приводит, обычно в этот момент трапеция сползает к подмышкам, что ведет к дальнейшему наклону корпуса и плеч в процессе управления кайтом, а ПСП становится еще более выраженной.
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Thankyou very much for the translation. If you're interested I think I could add these as subtitles, so that they appear on the screen when needed. Let me know if you'd like to. I could send you the original text document, and if you drop your translation in place, then I can make your Russian subtitles available. Let me know, my email is kitesurfco@gmail.com
+Kitesurf Co Go ahead, man. My email is faxmaestro@gmail.com
+Kitesurf Co I'm quite lazy to film all that staff but I will make a translation. Your vid is one of the best I've seen for years.
@@kitesurfcollege Hello, I would really appreciate it if you could send me the text.
I speak Spanish, and understand the vast majority but I lack some key parts. Thank you very much. martincasey01@gmail.com Great video!!
where is that location
plz
Providenciales island, Turks and Caicos.
Exceleent !!!
Thank you
Good video. Only issue is you say "sheet in" "sheet out" and nobody knows wtf that means
Sheet in = bar in. Sheet out = bar out.
❤top!
the wind is not from the arrows..bad examples and bad posture
worlds fastest kitesurfer breaks record with "poo stance" we are not amused, th-cam.com/video/tM6MT6zNlfw/w-d-xo.html , seems like there are reasons for each stance , you may laugh but you aren't fastest and all record holders ride poo stance , maybe time to call it speed stance ?
Thank you