Regfellow wrote:I got the new 2012. Now there is labels to; center, downwind, upwind, lightwind, strongwind.
I will try upwind setting. Should you set both optons on each side to upwind?
On the center lines....connect to the first knot--closet to you, furthest away from the kite. WH gave us two options here in case your lines get stretched out. This makes it easier to even out you lines.
As far as bar pressure goes, you will feel more pressure in two ways.
1. The most significant change in bar pressure will come from your rear lines. Set those to fast for the least amount of bar pressure and light winds for the most power. They lengthened the setting to make sure the kites don't back stall in the 2.0s. However, I like a little backstall in the surf. You can still achieve this by making an additional knot...
2. Changing your center lines: Set your center lines to "upwind" if you want your kite to have more of an arch to it's turns, sail upwind a little bit better, boost a little higher, and give you a little more bar pressure. Or set it to "downwind" for more pivotal turns, sail deeper in the window, boost more horizontal, and a little less bar pressure. I personally leave mine at the stock setting because I think it's the best of both worlds.
Mike
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