Matt Lauer Kiteboards on The Today Show : REAL Kiteboarding

[chummonator]

Better to learn in the waves- it provides more stability and discipline when you learn that way. Gotta learn the hard way for it to get easier first! Plus it gives the proper motivation to stay up on that board!

[ifukyouintheass]

That's how everybody starts. Nobody can learn in one day.....



[napalm4sd]

Im picking this back up next spring when I move to the CA bay area. Can't wait to get back into it. Im not gonna know anyone so I guess ill be spending all my time practicing...

[lilsean616]

Ann is fucking hot......

[BeerBeach1]

"...so that's the power of the kite?" LOL

[firemans33]

i wish katie would have slapped mat and said quit being such a pussy

[darknite274]

Wish I could get paid thousands of dollars like Matt to learn to kite surf.

Where's the best place to go to learn?

[william6198640]

@darknite274 Depends mate. I learnt in Colombia about eight hours of class for 100 dollars, great quality and good safety. In the united states it costs too much for me.

[Ltndoom]

@william6198640 it took you 8 hours to learn??

[william6198640]

@Ltndoom To get on the baord yes, to stay upwind it took me about a day or so. You can learn in eight hours, just have a burning passion into the sport and you will succeed. If you ahve previous wakebaording experience you will do fine. Try your best

[12caspie12]

@darknite274 the best place for kiteboarding is on flat water without waves

[werkplace]

So when is Larry King coming out to learn? :)

[isleepwiththedevil]

good job katie... Its kinda weird seeing you on tv...

[kiteloopinkook]

Oh thats soo funny....i remember the early days...of learning....too much fun....we all looked like that at one time... ha ha....Ed and Deb

[ianbobeein]

good job REAL. keep spreading the good word ;)

[SWKintl]

ciao,very good as far as promoting kite with media but Rule number one emergency first. Especially if you have short time good procedure It's important from day one. Teach and show to let the bar go so he can see and understand that kite doesn't have power when is not in tension and never never teach to pull, I want to remind that when somebody is in panic or is scare have the ration to pull,so we do not pull the bar for turn the kite but we stir the kite with the finger tip,

[unhooked12]

Hola to Katie and Adam. We miss you here in Cozumel! Ed and Lisa

[ericthepilot]

leave it to the real guys that WANT to kiteboard. Kudos for trying