I've got a 2014 8m rebel. Not ridden one before I bought it, so I didn't know what to expect. Could you offer some advice please.
My issues:
I've ridden it a few times and it doesn't feel right. It's slow to initiate a turn, and it's slow to stop it turning. I've hit the water a lot of times with it. Compared to my bandits, epic screamers it feels .... sluggish? Slow to initiate, slow to recover. I have to really yank the bar to make it turn.
Power - very on / off. When a gust comes, I sheet out and edge. I lose all power and almost stop in the water. Pulling the bar in is very heavy on the arms. Jumps are super low, really disapointing.
I assume my line lenghts are wrong. What should I experiment with? Shorter 5th line? Looking at the diagrams on-line, all lines should be the same length (which mine are.) This diagram shows the 5th line is shorter than the outside lines:
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What should the kite feel like if 5th line too long?
What should it feel like if the 5th line is too short?
THANK YOU!!