just w my surfboard/strapless. I don't have a TT right now. Its awesome for strapless airs though. The kite doesn't fly behind me when I load and pop. Im not so sure that the pivot has more low end then the slash. My 12m pivot would have worked today but I think the slash was the call. It might not have the wind range the pivot has but it definitely has the low end. This kite has Beef ! Im a heavy guy. Im so sick of under powered wave kites ! The Slash has power, drift and turning speed all in one ! I thought it must be up sized but i put it next to my friends new 12m solo and they looked equal ! Im just an average kiter but this kite is going to up my game for sure ! Its pretty too !tautologies wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:09 amOh man. That is one good looking kite. Did you try to jump it?
Great to hear. After loads of considerations I decided to opt for the Salsh in favour of Pivot. I'm a heavyweight as well so good news that there's some serious low end. My thoughts were also that the second year should be better as they did some design tweaks after the feedback from the first year.clint2070 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:04 amFirst session on my 2018 12m Slash. This Kite is All Time ! Even just after one session. This is the best Kite I’ve ever owned ! It’s super fast but still has insane low end and killer drift ! The semi magic wind at the strand didn’t hinder anything either ! Awesome day in San Diego ! It’s not often we get good wind and a swell here ! I ate it up and now I’m beat !IMG_0456.JPG
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I usually hate it when companies start tweaking designs ! It always seems for the worse ! I was worried this years Slash wouldn't have as much low end but its got tons. I might of said this already but I don't see how the 12m pivot has more low end than the Slash ! This kite has got BEEF for sure ! I have a 2015 12m pivot That I should compare side to side. If I get a streak of wind Ill try to force myself to do the Pepsi Challenge on them. This kite kinda reminds me of my old rabbit kites but without any of the flaws like shooting through the window and not staying where you put it. Or sucking really bad in bigger sizes and small sizes like the Boss,Big Mama and the Bunny. The Smoke and The Punch were money but they still had major flaws. I kept those rabbit kites forever till I tried the pivot then they were sold fast. My wrists are toast ! The specialist I seen told me I had a 90yr olds wrist in a 47yr olds body. she said if she replaced it that I would just break it and really be fucked. Anyway my point is that I can fly this 12m with one hand ! I haven't been able to do that in a long time w any kite. Its super fast for a 12m. It also stays driving forward when doing strapless airs. Might of said all this before but my quiver this year is 14m pivot,12 slash,12m boxer for foil,10m slash,8m pivot. rode the 14m pivot for a 2.5hr session today and had a blast ! Kinda wish I got the green instead of the grey but other than that Im super stoked on my gear this year. my 138 Monarch comes in the mail Thursday but a TT but I don't see it getting any action till the LV classic unless I drive to San Felipe for a shotgun trip. I suck bad on a TT but Ill try to post my experiences jumping on the slash w a TT once I do. If my solo shot 3 ever gets here Ill take some video too. !magnusod wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:01 pmGreat to hear. After loads of considerations I decided to opt for the Salsh in favour of Pivot. I'm a heavyweight as well so good news that there's some serious low end. My thoughts were also that the second year should be better as they did some design tweaks after the feedback from the first year.clint2070 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:04 amFirst session on my 2018 12m Slash. This Kite is All Time ! Even just after one session. This is the best Kite I’ve ever owned ! It’s super fast but still has insane low end and killer drift ! The semi magic wind at the strand didn’t hinder anything either ! Awesome day in San Diego ! It’s not often we get good wind and a swell here ! I ate it up and now I’m beat !IMG_0456.JPG
If they screw up the design..for sure...but...at least lately I was under the impression that Naish was quite good at gradually improving their kites from year to year. My impression...although never tried one...was that the Slash wasn't an instant hit as the Pivot was already from beginning, so there was room for improvement. By design tweaks I meant som minor design changes not redesigning the kite from scratch.clint2070 wrote: ↑Wed Oct 25, 2017 6:44 amI usually hate it when companies start tweaking designs ! It always seems for the worse ! I was worried this years Slash wouldn't have as much low end but its got tons. I might of said this already but I don't see how the 12m pivot has more low end than the Slash ! This kite has got BEEF for sure ! I have a 2015 12m pivot That I should compare side to side. If I get a streak of wind Ill try to force myself to do the Pepsi Challenge on them. This kite kinda reminds me of my old rabbit kites but without any of the flaws like shooting through the window and not staying where you put it. Or sucking really bad in bigger sizes and small sizes like the Boss,Big Mama and the Bunny. The Smoke and The Punch were money but they still had major flaws. I kept those rabbit kites forever till I tried the pivot then they were sold fast. My wrists are toast ! The specialist I seen told me I had a 90yr olds wrist in a 47yr olds body. she said if she replaced it that I would just break it and really be fucked. Anyway my point is that I can fly this 12m with one hand ! I haven't been able to do that in a long time w any kite. Its super fast for a 12m. It also stays driving forward when doing strapless airs. Might of said all this before but my quiver this year is 14m pivot,12 slash,12m boxer for foil,10m slash,8m pivot. rode the 14m pivot for a 2.5hr session today and had a blast ! Kinda wish I got the green instead of the grey but other than that Im super stoked on my gear this year. my 138 Monarch comes in the mail Thursday but a TT but I don't see it getting any action till the LV classic unless I drive to San Felipe for a shotgun trip. I suck bad on a TT but Ill try to post my experiences jumping on the slash w a TT once I do. If my solo shot 3 ever gets here Ill take some video too. !magnusod wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 12:01 pmGreat to hear. After loads of considerations I decided to opt for the Salsh in favour of Pivot. I'm a heavyweight as well so good news that there's some serious low end. My thoughts were also that the second year should be better as they did some design tweaks after the feedback from the first year.clint2070 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:04 amFirst session on my 2018 12m Slash. This Kite is All Time ! Even just after one session. This is the best Kite I’ve ever owned ! It’s super fast but still has insane low end and killer drift ! The semi magic wind at the strand didn’t hinder anything either ! Awesome day in San Diego ! It’s not often we get good wind and a swell here ! I ate it up and now I’m beat !IMG_0456.JPG
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