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Kite jumping is when the power of the kite lifts you up (and sometimes along the beach aswell). There is a technique to learning to kite jump, some people learn by starting with pit jumping, ie digging a pit and using it to gain technique. The easiest jump is the simplest jump as described below. The most important thing is to consider your landing, practise on softer sand to begin with (if possible) and bend your legs as you land. Don't go mad, leap into the air and break your leg on landing!!


Technique

First things first, keep it simple, swing the kite from one side to the centre, so the kite should lift you a bit, but not off into the sunset. This is to give you an idea of how the kite will move once you are off the floor, as in the air, the kite should be as much over your head as possible. Once going off the floor is easy, try getting the kite to about 40 degrees off the floor, then swinging it up, this should give you more lift, and the 'up' motion is vital, as otherwise, you just get dragged from side to side.

Once you 've got that mastered, here comes the real jump, when you take it out left or right, make sure the kite is powered a little, as you have to move it fast. Pull the kite (again, start high, then move the kite lower at the start to get more hight, start high or you 'll hurt yourself) across the window, swinging it upwards at the same time, when you start the pull, you should run towards the kite (if its on the left, run left, not directly towards the kite, thats pointless) and as it hits the middle of the window, it should be pulling up, depending on the power, you now have to jump. Most of this is timing, and it will take a while to get right, but it feels good when you do. When you get realy confident, run in the same direction, but diagonnally back wards, this will give more lift.

scudding at saunton sands

Pit Jumping. this can be done on either beach, or field. On a beach, always take a spade if you want to do jumping, dig a hole, about one and a half foot deep, and about 4ft across in a circle. Use the sand from inside to build a smallish wall round the out side, in a field you will have to use a big piece of wood or something, as digging a hole there is a bit odd. There are two ways to jump, both get height, not distance, unless you release early. The first is the same as before, just take the kite to the side, then swing it low and drag it up, using the pit to stop you being dragged away, when it gets to about 60degrees up the window, jump out of the pit, the pit should give you some extra height, as you weren't dragged before hand.

The second style of jump is dropping the kite completely (You can hold it just off the floor, but I prefer a takeoff) then, pull the kite straight up the middle of the window, pumping on the way up, and again at 60degrees, jump.

One thing, always bend your knees on landing, or you will really hurt yourself

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