Yes any rope slider spreader bar solves your problem.
Ion and Mystic both make good ones that fit on Dakine harnesses.

Many of us wear a seat harness..I prefer the Dakine board shorts variety. Virtually all racers do because the lower pull point works better.

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Either way works. I learned with straps and I found it helpful to have a front strap to aim for. As with any trick where you switch your feet it is a good idea to loosen your feet in the straps before beginning so your feet will come out easily. In fact I usually take my back foot completely out of ...

The Soul is a great foil kite for most of us and it can attain speeds higher than probably any inflatable kites. But there are even faster foil kites used by racers.. they are just not as user-friendly as the Soul. Some of the slowest inflatable kites are the zero strut or one strut ones.. they are ...

Should I just remove the back strap? Is it going to get very difficult all of a sudden if I do that? Just take your back foot out of the strap and ride with it just in front of the strap. It's easy and comfortable. I often ride that way. When riding toeside it allows me to place my back foot past t...

The front roll was my favorite move back in my twin tip days. When I switched to hydrofoils I did a few. They aren't difficult but I quickly learned that when things go wrong I could end up crashing on top of my foil in a rather dangerous mess. I stick to back rolls now.. definitely safer. Just my o...

I've been trying to figure out how to get my girlfriend who is now a pretty decent foiler to not let her board go when working on relaunch of her kite! The easiest way is to put the board in front of you sideways. Then put your feet on the fuselage under water on either side of the mast. Now you ca...

I guess there are some out there who still haven't heard.. :o Sky Solbach and virtually all the riders and employees of the old North company are still there. And all their products like the Rebel and their other kites continue. Even the warranties are honored. Only the company name has changed to D...

If a downed kite, I drop my own board, and ride or drag his/her board back to him/her so possible to sit on the board for safe relaunch, or drift to shore. And then drag myself back to my own board :thumb: If someone you know well, just ride and give him/her your board, while you drag to the lost b...

The Amazon helicoil kit above has everything you need except a handle for the tap. The helicoils work well in stripped aluminum. I haven't tried them in plastic.
You tube has good instructional videos.
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