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Postby andrzej351 » Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:45 am
In my opinion the most important thing in jumping with foil is the selection of the kite. Because what destroys equipment is landing too hard. I have foil Moses 679 + 450 for over two years and I have never damaged anything, I only jump with foil. I use 10m 11m12m kites. Thanks to this, I have a good hangtime and the landing is soft and safe.
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Postby Turbaani » Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:40 pm
andrzej351 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:45 am
In my opinion the most important thing in jumping with foil is the selection of the kite. Because what destroys equipment is landing too hard. I have foil Moses 679 + 450 for over two years and I have never damaged anything, I only jump with foil. I use 10m 11m12m kites. Thanks to this, I have a good hangtime and the landing is soft and safe.
What mast?
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Postby Turbaani » Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:42 pm
darippah wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:53 am
I've had bad experiences with Boosting with Hydrofoils
Broke 3 Moses Masts and now a Chubanga Fuselage
Anyone here have a recommendation of a RACE (Small and high aspect ratio) Foil for boosting that takes heavy Abuse from Boosting?
Both hard take offs and Hard landings...
It seems the mast is weak point with sabfoil gear. What mast models did you broke?
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Postby darippah » Mon Aug 08, 2022 1:15 pm
Turbaani wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:42 pm
darippah wrote: ↑Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:53 am
I've had bad experiences with Boosting with Hydrofoils
Broke 3 Moses Masts and now a Chubanga Fuselage
Anyone here have a recommendation of a RACE (Small and high aspect ratio) Foil for boosting that takes heavy Abuse from Boosting?
Both hard take offs and Hard landings...
It seems the mast is weak point with sabfoil gear. What mast models did you broke?
Moses 111cm. That’s all I use
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Postby andrzej351 » Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:22 pm
Turbaani wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:40 pm
andrzej351 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:45 am
In my opinion the most important thing in jumping with foil is the selection of the kite. Because what destroys equipment is landing too hard. I have foil Moses 679 + 450 for over two years and I have never damaged anything, I only jump with foil. I use 10m 11m12m kites. Thanks to this, I have a good hangtime and the landing is soft and safe.
What mast?
Moses 91cm
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Postby deniska » Tue Aug 09, 2022 3:42 am
andrzej351 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 7:22 pm
Turbaani wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 12:40 pm
andrzej351 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 08, 2022 11:45 am
In my opinion the most important thing in jumping with foil is the selection of the kite. Because what destroys equipment is landing too hard. I have foil Moses 679 + 450 for over two years and I have never damaged anything, I only jump with foil. I use 10m 11m12m kites. Thanks to this, I have a good hangtime and the landing is soft and safe.
What mast?
Moses 91cm
to me this does not sound like a dedicated big air equipment..
so perhaps the answer is in the stats.. what would be your average "good" day boosting score in meters?
The loading forses on the wings/fuse mast will be proportional to the height you score.. i.e. jumping 7m on average is not the same as jumping 14-16meters
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Postby andrzej351 » Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:59 am
my jumps are around 7-8 m
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Postby grigorib » Tue Aug 09, 2022 2:51 pm
As wise as taking a sword onto a trampoline. I’ve seen an angled cut to a knee, 5cm deep all the way (fortunately not damaging) the tendon about two weeks back at Event Site.
The rider, very experienced just tripped over rigging and launching and fell onto mast trailing edge.
Don’t
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Postby deniska » Tue Aug 09, 2022 11:38 pm
andrzej351 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 8:59 am
my jumps are around 7-8 m
Once you get into more powered boosting you are likely to see more equipment failures, unfortunately.
My normal day is 12-15m. I have seen OP posting 16-17m sessions on surfr
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Postby darippah » Wed Aug 10, 2022 1:53 am
Has anyone tried the new kraken 103cm ? How does it compare to the 111cm old style Moses mast for Boosting and Speed? Strictly regarding performance, I'm assuming it will last at least twice as long as the 111cm
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