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REAL KITEBOARDING Zero To Hero Instructional Dvd | 
 enlarge | Brand: Ally Distribution
Category: Sports
List Price: $32.95
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Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 5769
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: ZH
Model: 06-0607
ASIN: B001N0MX4M
Release Date: October 20, 2008
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Product Description
New Release - Hot off the press! Confused about what entry level kiteboarding instructional DVD to get? Look no further, Zero to Hero is here, produced by Real Kiteboarding in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, the largest and most respected lesson center on the planet. This DVD contains the syllabus to their 3-day entry level kite camp, which was rated one of the top five adventure sports camps in the world by Outside Magazine. You will get the most thorough, cutting edge, and effective instruction translated directly from the Zero to Hero camp to this DVD - with sections on safety and responsibility, wind, trainer kites, flying 4-line and 5-line inflatables, launching, landing, tuning, bodydrags, and board starts...everything to take you from a total zero to a safe and self-sufficient rider. And how about some killer bonus sections?
The main program teaches you how to kite, but the bonus sections teach you how to be a kiteboarder. There is a Coaches Tips bonus section, where several Real Coaches, both men and women, sit down to answer a multitude of rapid-fire questions that will help you stay safe while learning to kite and literally cut months off your learning curve. Shop Talk is a comprehensive section that will help you make sense of the board, kite, bar, and harness options available out there. Life of a Kiter is great bonus section that teaches you the stuff you need to know after your sessions are over: how to tune your 4 and 5 line bar, how to repair your kite canopy, how to repair a kite bladder, how to do minor board repairs. You won't get this stuff anywhere else. Plus complete kite and bar diagrams. These and other bonus sections all add up to a slam-dunk of a kiteboarding instructional video. Do yourself a favor - learn easily, quicky, and safely the first time, with a Real - Zero to Hero kite camp.
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 Not as good as the Progression Videos January 23, 2010
Michael Shmilovich (Washington, DC)
This was the first instructional video I bought thinking that it was the only option. Although the explanations of kite design, set up, and especially safety are generally good, I didn't find the techniques described to be as easy to emulate as those of the Progression video. This is mainly because the camera shots are too far removed from the actual position of the kite, the board, and the body and feet of the rider to give you a sense of what you should be doing. After much trial and error on the water, I realized that this video is not as good as it could be. By contrast, the Progression video positions the camera up close and personal: right at the head of the rider -- which makes you feel like you are learning right there with them and it takes that extra step of analyzing what you should be doing relative to their position out of the learning curve. Moreover, the Progression videos are edited to show pictorially, the position and direction of the wind and the position and direction of the kite/body/board/feet etc., this is VERY helpful. In addition, the Progression videos take you through common mistakes that beginner riders make and tells and shows you how to work through them.
The one extra on the Real video I liked was the explanation of different board types. This is a nice tutorial for when you are ready to progress to another board. Then they had this music video which just seemed erroneous (music as background would have been enough...really). Then there was this bad video from Liquid Force which showed nothing (check out the new Addikt video from Fone; its amazing!!!) with a hip-hop tune half of which was edited for profanity...honestly, if you're going choose a tune that your gonna have to bleep out just choose a different one.
Humble suggestion.... you guys run an really great shop but this video is due for a rework.
 not enough for the money August 25, 2009
L. Dean (Quito Ecuador)
This video doesn't show enough lessons they want to suck you in to buy several others
 Great Video!! Lots of helpful information! March 31, 2009
Austin Dixon (Jacksonville, FL USA)
The Zero to Hero video does a great job of covering the basics for learning to kiteboard. It gives good information to help in preparing for lessons, and reenforces the information put out in lessons. The video has enough information to get started without lessons, but even with the dvd, lessons are a good idea. I would highly recommend this video for anyone interested in learning to kiteboard.
 Does the job.. August 17, 2008
Brunello (Honolulu)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This was meant to be an instructional video. That's what it is. Easy to understand. Easy to emulate. After using the video you can go right out and launch your kite with confidence. No frills in the video. Production values are in line with what you need to learn.
Good for getting going August 8, 2008
W. Miller (San Francisco)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Real Kiteboarding 'Zero to Hero' is a great introduction to the sport. The video briefly goes over a lot of the basics of launching and landing your kite, the fundamentals of control, as well as lots of other little things that are good to know. There are a lot of extras that definitely add to the dvd. Of course they say that you need professional instruction and that the dvd is meant simply as a supplement, but I would say that if your a good athlete and have a general feel for wakeboarding and sailing, you can get yourself going with quite a bit of practice with both the trainer kite and body dragging. I did. Then again, if you don't mind spending the money, I'm sure proper instruction would be a great way to do it as well.
Just a side note, the dvd only covers up to simply getting up on the board. It doesn't cover any of the riding basics like turning or riding upwind, so you'll have to get the 2nd dvd in the series to learn that. Or you could just go to the beach and watch what other people are doing. There are also some websites that have instructional write ups that I've found to be useful.
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