Just seen a video on YouTube with a foil crash - a pretty bad scenario.
Check out Kite Crash 8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBfVpRX1Ojw
It is at 1:06neptune262 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:29 pmJust seen a video on YouTube with a foil crash - a pretty bad scenario.
Check out Kite Crash 8
Short Mast makes it alot easier/safer I have the liquid force 60cm masts and have only had one semi hard crash. Most of the time I dont even crash if I breach, just touch down. I also think foothooks help a lot.Dave K wrote: ↑Wed Oct 11, 2017 6:47 amFWIW I spent all summer on a 50cm mast (labeled at 45cm, but 50cm actual) and 10/6m Airush DNA's that my daughter happily loaned me (see, I knew there would be payback for those 4 years of college expenses! ). My riding spot is too shallow for my 90cm and I had a 70cm mast backordered all summer (RRD H-flight). I actually got used to foiling on the 50cm to the point of getting my first heel to toe to heel downloop tranisitons on the foil in flat water, before ever graduating to my 70cm mast, which finally showed up. As much as a hated being on that short mast for so long, I think it definitely reduced the injury potential, and my flat water spot allowed me to get away with it.
Were you just wearing shorts at the time or did it also slice through your wet suit?nikalaitzian wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 11:31 amlearning right jibes on a Vorace 540..Hight aspect 11m kite on 22m lines 15 knots.Lost control while downdooping,foil goes into lines ,me stucked on the foil i releashed AT ONCE...sliced on my left leg like a hamon from back of the knee until achilles tenton...ONE month to full recovery from the cuts
shorts .... summer 35celc ,25celc waterUKSurf wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:58 pmWere you just wearing shorts at the time or did it also slice through your wet suit?nikalaitzian wrote: ↑Fri Oct 13, 2017 11:31 amlearning right jibes on a Vorace 540..Hight aspect 11m kite on 22m lines 15 knots.Lost control while downdooping,foil goes into lines ,me stucked on the foil i releashed AT ONCE...sliced on my left leg like a jamon from back of the knee until achilles tenton...ONE month to full recovery from the cuts
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