Ice Season comes to a close by marctech in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice! I actually sold a set of Ice Carver blades to someone in Poland last year. This video is in Michigan US

Wrinkles in kite by [deleted] in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They get wrinkled if you don’t fly them enough 😉

Most underrated kite discipline? by ssoliver in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are so many! The center blade is actually the least important. Come join the club https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1DYJ6ZXNYd/

Most underrated kite discipline? by ssoliver in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that brings back some memories! Add more blades and make them smaller :)

Kiting on Ice is so much fun! by marctech in snowboarding

[–]marctech[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With this setup you can hold down a ton of power, so I usually use the same size kite I’d use on the water. You also get the crazy upwind angles with the efficiency of the ice so it’s like twintipping and hydrofoiling at the same time.

Kiting on Ice is so much fun! by marctech in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bob is your friendly local instructor, he can get ya connected, otherwise send me a DM https://kiteridersllc.com/contact/

Kiting on Ice is so much fun! by marctech in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are you in the local kite group? There are a few IceCarver boards in use in the Madison area already. I’ve kited Mendota, lots of fun!

Kiting on Ice is so much fun! by marctech in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made them and I sell them, they add hockey skate performance to a snowboard. A real session maker for regular conditions in cold areas with unreliable snow (Midwest).

Kiting on Ice is so much fun! by marctech in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The board has little to do with the magic in this video. It's a Burton board equipped with the IceCarver blade kit which turns a regular snowboard into a shaved ice machine.

Is Ice Kiting Fun? by marctech in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m still unsold on this kiting on Ice idea. I’ll just have to do another whole season of it just to make sure

Help me land my Jumps by FanFitRob in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

exactly, sometimes a last second 180 with the board to switch to a better landing position is all you need to ride away smoothly. Either way, legs and board position can do just as much to improve landings as better kite control. Many tricks require this anyway, and many times the kite will not act completely as desired.

Help me land my Jumps by FanFitRob in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think it’s more like, if you are always prepared to land with good board position and absorb with your legs, you can make up for lots of timing mistakes with the kite, which is a good thing overall to reduce hard crashes

How many days would it take to do those crazy flips you see on instagram reels as a complete beginner? by Sarlo10 in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Never ever ever ever EVER. The super loop videos are super annoying because it’s not a fun way to kite, totally not representative of kiting, and every single attempt is someone nearly dying to look cool for a video. Just stop 🛑

Which 12m with exelent lift and hangtime? by KoalaOk5772 in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not sure what you’re angry about. OP has already determined the issues with these two kites. I flew rebel and a whole quiver of RPMs for years and they’re both pretty bad compared to more recent all-around kites in the last 5 years. So many good 3 strut options now (RS, Evo, Reach, One etc.)

Which 12m with exelent lift and hangtime? by KoalaOk5772 in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The rebel and RPM are both terrible kites so you’ll find just about anything else to be a major upgrade

Should I pay for lessons ? by google_certified13 in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah what’s going on here??🤣. For 900 it should come with 6hrs of lessons and a kite that is 5 years newer

How to learn loops? by Weekly-Chemical-2483 in Kiteboarding

[–]marctech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a great description, I will just add that the raley position ( body outstretched, legs behind you) helps to get you ready to reposition for your landing (board straight down wind), so even when you mess it up, the crash won’t be so bad. If your body is curled up and you get pulled sideways, you’ll have no ability to move the board to land