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 Topic: Jiu Jitsu in La Ventana this winter |
philodog
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 Forum: Southwest USA, Hawaii, Mexico Posted: Tue Nov 28, 2017 3:19 pm Subject: Jiu Jitsu in La Ventana this winter |
| Hola. I will be in La Ventana from mid December to early March and am looking for any no gi training partners. I`m a blue belt and will have an 8x8 mat. Just chill training, no death matches! You can ... |
| Topic: Hard Winds a Blowing. |
philodog
Replies: 7
Views: 3237
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Fri Nov 10, 2017 8:09 pm Subject: Hard Winds a Blowing. |
| It cracks me up when people obsess about having the latest greatest gear so they can sail better. |
| Topic: Check your insurance! Make sure your gear is covered! |
philodog
Replies: 5
Views: 1920
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2017 6:53 pm Subject: Check your insurance! Make sure your gear is covered! |
| Don`t trust what your agent says. Read the whole written policy. It may cover 20k for property but there are usually exceptions including cash, precious metals, jewels etc. Watercraft are often includ ... |
| Topic: Looping before the big 4.0 - crap only 6 days |
philodog
Replies: 181
Views: 83426
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 11:06 am Subject: Looping before the big 4.0 - crap only 6 days |
| ps as you noted Tiki is sheeted out on takeoff. That is NOT what you want to do when learning. That is a more advanced technique for doing a delayed forward. He will sheet in hard at the end knowing ... |
| Topic: Looping before the big 4.0 - crap only 6 days |
philodog
Replies: 181
Views: 83426
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Forum: Windsurfing Discussion Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2017 11:00 am Subject: Looping before the big 4.0 - crap only 6 days |
| In every pic your front arm is bent on takeoff. You mention that Tiki`s arms are straight but what is most important is that his FRONT arm is straight. It is straight because he is moving the mast for ... |
| Topic: Does the board help make the jibe |
philodog
Replies: 63
Views: 19784
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2017 11:08 am Subject: Does the board help make the jibe |
[quote="isobars", and I find it infinitely more fun than freestyle, including tacking. [/quote]
And I find jibing infinitely more fun than having sex with super models.
Why?
BECAUS ... |
| Topic: Does the board help make the jibe |
philodog
Replies: 63
Views: 19784
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 8:40 am Subject: Does the board help make the jibe |
| One cause of hanging on to the sail too long is not reaching back far enough with the back hand and not sheeting in enough going into the jibe. This forms a negative feedback loop where the sail overp ... |
| Topic: Does the board help make the jibe |
philodog
Replies: 63
Views: 19784
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Mon Sep 25, 2017 4:31 pm Subject: Does the board help make the jibe |
Holding the sail, and especially coming out of the turn clew first, is putting on the emergency brake. Don't do that!
The other option is to learn how to sail clew first properly so it doesn`t ... |
| Topic: Does the board help make the jibe |
philodog
Replies: 63
Views: 19784
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:14 pm Subject: Does the board help make the jibe |
| While I`m on my soapbox, another thing to help the sail flip and sailing in general is to learn clew first sailing. Carve around, switch your feet but don`t flip the sail. It takes a while to get use ... |
| Topic: Does the board help make the jibe |
philodog
Replies: 63
Views: 19784
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Forum: Northwest USA & Canada Posted: Tue Sep 19, 2017 2:06 pm Subject: Does the board help make the jibe |
| One thing that helped me huge in sail flips is thinking of the whole rig as an upside down triangle with the mast base being the point. If you were on land and the rig weighed 100 pounds it could be ... |
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