Nice quiver !!
See I find this interesting that there are so many views on this.Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:00 pm
Some ride a lot more powered strapped, thus goes a lot better upwind.
Some ride wider and/or more straight/square boards when strapless, thus goes a lot better upwind.
A few beginners ride "wrongly" with rear foot in the strap upwind, thus they go lousy windward.
Some can control their board better in the typical outside windchop, being in the frontstrap and leaning on the rear strap, thus goes better upwind.
Increased upwind capability is wrongly directly attributed to being strapped. The real reason that a strapped rider can go upwind better is that a strapped rider can carry more speed through chop, exit landings from chop hops/boosting to get over an incoming wave with more speed, and can sideload the fins (in the case of a quad finned board only - not with a fin system with a significant center fin). More speed translates to more lift (horizontal push from the foil section of the fins), which in turn makes the board point higher and go faster more efficiently. More starting/ultimate speed also allows the use of a smaller kite since speed can be built with loops (down or up) or sining the kite more aggressively/effectively with straps. Smaller kites at higher speeds, especially when pointing higher, are generally accepted as having less "upwind robbing drag".Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:00 pmAbout the "upwind" opinions, that sometimes differ in "odd" ways, my view:
Some ride a lot more powered strapped, thus goes a lot better upwind......
On a quad finned board under 6'-0", there is no need to take your foot out of the strap to increase upwind capabilities. Doing so actually handicap's your upwind potential - again only on quad finned boards. Given the differences in how significant-center fin boards (thruster or tri, and even 5 fin) respond to input, and how NON-significant-center finned boards (twin, twinzers, bonzers, quad, and 6 fin) respond to input, a different approach is required for each. The short of it is that ALL of the NON-significant-center finned boards/fin systems I have used and experimented with, respond with more push back from sideloading as pressure increases and then speed increases, where you get a continuous loop up until you reach the ultimate speed capable for the system.Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:00 pmA few beginners ride "wrongly" with rear foot in the strap upwind, thus they go lousy windward.
I agree with your statement that there is no difference in upwind strapped or strapless at the same speed. But giving the higher speeds attainable in all conditions with straps, the better statement would be that upwind performance is better with straps because of the higher speeds that straps allow.Peter_Frank wrote: ↑Wed Mar 06, 2019 8:00 pmBut IMO there is absolutely no difference in upwind whether you are strapped or strapless
WHEN riding the same board and wind that is.......
I think it is more personal likings, AND because apples and bananas are often compared, without really knowing, that we get these differing views......
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