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Sgallian
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- Posts: 100
- Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2013 5:42 pm
- Kiting since: 2012
- Weight: 80
- Local Beach: La Saline - Reunion Island
- Favorite Beaches: La Prairie - Mauritius
Tarifa
- Style: Freeride - Freestyle - Strapless - Foil
- Gear: 2017 Naish Dash, 2019 Naish Pivot, Flysurfer Soul 12m
NHP SplitBoard Carbon(2016) , 50/Fifty
Nobile Infinity Split Foil 5'2
Zeeko SpitFire Foil
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Postby Sgallian » Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:45 pm
max wrote: ↑Fri Aug 23, 2019 10:22 pm
your front straps are in the wrong position if it is 75% of the weight on the front foot.
Zeeko give the recommended bootstrap positions relative to the foil mount on their website . . . or used to. From memory, the rear insert for the front strap should be 370mmm ahead of the front foil mount bolt. Hope that helps.
You have indeed a good memory:
Well, don't have the board around now to verify it, but from the pictures on the websites, yes, the straps are indeed a bit too close to the mast (34 cm), that confirms the feeling I had that my front foot should be a bit more forward...
Hope I'll get used to that, as I like the practicality of the splitboard. If not, well I'm sure I could sell it too.
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chirojoseph
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- Joined: Sat Jul 27, 2002 1:00 am
- Local Beach: All of Quintana Roo Mexico
- Style: wave kite, wave FOIL kite
- Gear: zeeko, Shinn, Fone, SShot, Naish, AXIS surfboards
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- Location: mexico
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Postby chirojoseph » Wed Aug 28, 2019 2:45 am
For my friends who are fans of the CANARD setup.
I've ridden the Spitfire wings for about 2 years. Original fast turns and big jumps... With XLW wings during soulful sunset sessions and light winds and pumping into waves. MIXED XLW wing in FRONT and stock backwing for an unforgettable "gourmet" canard experience.
Is all amazing and I'm now moving on to the (expensive and delicate) "all carbon experience" so an selling muy trusty and well cared for (no bottom strikes EVER) Spitfire combo package at a great price! Please PM me for details. Great wind and swell for everyone!
KITE crazy Joe
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