My home spot (summer vacation destination) 2015 no foil 2016 1 foil on light wind days 2017 5 foils regularly (on average 50 60 tt out at the same time) It is growing exponentially but I'm sure it will never become more popular than the tt (in the locations you can mainly tt with a kite smaller than...
But putting 8 small marks* in your bridle so that you can do a long mixer test when needed is something that will pay dividends. *Either with a marker or by adding a small thread. How far up do you put them? Good idea which I have thought about a few times but never do. As high as possible. Prefera...
I agree that measuring everything is too much effort and little value.
But putting 8 small marks* in your bridle so that you can do a long mixer test when needed is something that will pay dividends.
*Either with a marker or by adding a small thread.
That relaunch looks amazing! Yes, unfortunately just tested it once seriously, in the midle of this video, but looked great, did not even need to stop for it until it was coming up again ... .. and this in not more than 10 knts of wind. :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad449f3R0tw&feature=youtu.b...
Pansh has a fantastic price but misses some details. Most probably it flies OK out of the bag. I recommend that you make some markings now so that you can do a mixer test (or even better a long mixer test) when it gets out of tune (like every kite) This will be needed after many hours of flying. The...
Team riders that are big names in a discipline you are not practicing for sure cost more...
... And I assume that they don't contribute so much to the developments that mater for you...
From what I read in this thread and also confirmed from my experience : If you are the kind of person that enjoys learning something new, even while not being good at it, it's worth it. After a few (maybe just one) sessions you will be able to go upwind and return where you started. If you are not r...