I wouldn't do it with the bar attached because then you are dealing with bar line shrinkage as well. Personally, I would rather do a bar line test separately.
I wouldn't do it with the bar attached because then you are dealing with bar line shrinkage as well. Personally, I would rather do a bar line test separately.
This above in bold...Adventure Logs wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:25 amNo need to downloop. I would keep tension on the steering lines to the point of almost backstalling. This way the kite will pivot faster and not lose tension. See if your back lines are 2cm shorter, it's how I prefer my Souls, gives a little backstall ability which is greatly beneficial when you hydrofoil.nothing2seehere wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:24 amI had a disappointing session on my Soul 10m with a hydrofoil the other day and I think it was basically just that I was overpowered. The wind picked up from 13 knots when I launched to 18-19 whilst I was out there. Being honest I would also have had a difficult time on my Airush ultra 9m but at the time the slow steering speed and lack of confidence to pull downloops through the gybes was frustrating. I probably would have changed to a twin tip if I'd known the wind would pick up but as it was stronger than the forecast I forgot to pack it in the car.
Being fairly green to foil kites, can anyone suggest techniques for a softer slower downloop into a gybe? I'm running 20m lines. Is that just too much for a foil? Should I be pulling a steering line to try and keep the loop higher in the wind window? Keep the bar pinned at full power to prevent the kite whizzing through and generating to much power?
And this above in bold is totally contradicting.Soleas wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:39 pmSeppalord, it would be a little more complicated leaving the bar attached. Just get a leaderline or a long pigtail or any rope will do and secure it anywhere where you can pull on it with at least 5-10kg of strength. As i said before make a knot on it somwhere in the middle so you can have some line left for one more knot later on. Attach both A and Z on that one knot in the middle of the line you used. ( line can be not longer than 20-30cm) . Pull both A and Z and measure their difference. Lets say A is 2 cm longer than Z. Go back to the leader line you used for anchor and make a second knot 2 cm away from the first ( towards the kite ). Then attach your Z on the second knot you just made towards the kite. Now check A and Z again. They must be equal. Now you can adjust B and C from the mixer. Bring them equal to A and Z. Now the kite is trimmed. All is left now is to trim your bar. Just add a 2 cm pigtail on your back lines. Or on the kite's back lines if you use your bar with another kite and you dont want to mess it up.
This method is very simple trust me. I measure and trim my kite every 6 months and always flys perfect. And all it takes is 10min.
Please downunder, tell us again where the bad kite touched youdownunder wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 1:59 pmThis above in bold...Adventure Logs wrote: ↑Thu Apr 08, 2021 1:25 amNo need to downloop. I would keep tension on the steering lines to the point of almost backstalling. This way the kite will pivot faster and not lose tension. See if your back lines are 2cm shorter, it's how I prefer my Souls, gives a little backstall ability which is greatly beneficial when you hydrofoil.nothing2seehere wrote: ↑Wed Apr 07, 2021 9:24 amI had a disappointing session on my Soul 10m with a hydrofoil the other day and I think it was basically just that I was overpowered. The wind picked up from 13 knots when I launched to 18-19 whilst I was out there. Being honest I would also have had a difficult time on my Airush ultra 9m but at the time the slow steering speed and lack of confidence to pull downloops through the gybes was frustrating. I probably would have changed to a twin tip if I'd known the wind would pick up but as it was stronger than the forecast I forgot to pack it in the car.
Being fairly green to foil kites, can anyone suggest techniques for a softer slower downloop into a gybe? I'm running 20m lines. Is that just too much for a foil? Should I be pulling a steering line to try and keep the loop higher in the wind window? Keep the bar pinned at full power to prevent the kite whizzing through and generating to much power?
And this above in bold is totally contradicting.Soleas wrote: ↑Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:39 pmSeppalord, it would be a little more complicated leaving the bar attached. Just get a leaderline or a long pigtail or any rope will do and secure it anywhere where you can pull on it with at least 5-10kg of strength. As i said before make a knot on it somwhere in the middle so you can have some line left for one more knot later on. Attach both A and Z on that one knot in the middle of the line you used. ( line can be not longer than 20-30cm) . Pull both A and Z and measure their difference. Lets say A is 2 cm longer than Z. Go back to the leader line you used for anchor and make a second knot 2 cm away from the first ( towards the kite ). Then attach your Z on the second knot you just made towards the kite. Now check A and Z again. They must be equal. Now you can adjust B and C from the mixer. Bring them equal to A and Z. Now the kite is trimmed. All is left now is to trim your bar. Just add a 2 cm pigtail on your back lines. Or on the kite's back lines if you use your bar with another kite and you dont want to mess it up.
This method is very simple trust me. I measure and trim my kite every 6 months and always flys perfect. And all it takes is 10min.
So basically people will tell to add a few cm and other ppl to shorten by few cm.
To me, a few cm is something one does by moving the bar, correct?
Unless one always rides with pulled bar all the way or the bar does not move at all
On that note my Soul mixer was checked by the best FS riders, including the FS dealer. And still flys like a crap every time. Short mixer test is not answer for everything, as I see it. Not even a long one too.
to give you an idea, I'm 72kg and, with my surf-foil wing (similar to an Onda 633 / 1250cm^2), I can easily foil when there's 7k of steady wind. In fact, I'm usually a little bit over with this wing when wind is about 12k and prefer to use my LEI's Alpha 8m, thus, I'd say that, with this wing, 8 or 10m would get me going without effort as the Soul pulls more than the Alpha. For a smaller/faster wing (<700cm^2), the 12m would probably be suitable for more than 7 knots.
Don't think there will be a difference in v1 versus v2.
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