it) and to me he is the best commentator
in the industry. His attention to detail when
commentating is amazing, he doesn’t just
talk about the tricks being done on screen,
he goes the extra mile to explain what the
trick is, what is going to score well etc.
Leading up to the live feed I really wanted
to try and live up to at least 50% of Lewis’s
professionalism behind the mic.
I was nervous but had tried to prepare
as best I could, the hard part is trying to
fill the gaps between heats when there
isn’t much going on, or as we found – a
whole day of no wind!
Once I had pushed the nerves aside I
really did feel comfortable and felt that it
is something that I would definitely love to
do more of in the future. I know that I will
never be good enough or be able to afford
to compete on the international circuit, and
to be honest I enjoy competing just for fun
these days. But after the experience I had
in France it’s nice to know that there is
something else within kiting that I can turn
my hand to. I had a lot of good feedback
after the live feed, and I can’t wait to get
another opportunity to do it again.
The highlight for me was interviewing Aaron
Hadlow and Kevin langaree. When you
watch videos, read interviews and follow
big names such as this, you almost feel like
they’re your friends. Aaron has always been
my biggest idol, and although I have met