knotwindy wrote:looks interesting, might have to give it a go.
question though, if you are not into unhooked riding is there any reason you can not skip the "hook and pulley" piece and just hook the chicken lop through the bar or line. seems like this would give you a bit more throw with the bar for depower, you could not unhook by accident and you have to check your QR every time you go out or come in, which would seem to a safety plus as well as building muscle memory?
or am i missing some obvious downside? other than the rope (but not the bar) maybe wearing faster?
thanks to whoever has tried this for an answer.
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knotwindy wrote:looks interesting, might have to give it a go.
question though, if you are not into unhooked riding is there any reason you can not skip the "hook and pulley" piece and just hook the chicken lop through the bar or line. seems like this would give you a bit more throw with the bar for depower, you could not unhook by accident and you have to check your QR every time you go out or come in, which would seem to a safety plus as well as building muscle memory?
or am i missing some obvious downside? other than the rope (but not the bar) maybe wearing faster?
thanks to whoever has tried this for an answer.
You could do this with a Cabrinha to accomplish what you are asking about. I used this set-up, but have simplified it even more by substituting a single welded ring for the Marlin swivel. Just make sure the ring is just the right size for the mushroom release to work properly. It is too bad that the new 2012 mushroom release has been redisigned and won't work with a simple ring.
If you rig up something, just make sure it works... or else just buy the dynabar. A number of kiters have been using the rope for many years... I have been one of them for the past 5 years, and have had no problems with rope wear, with any sliding hardware (rings, swivels, shackles) that I have put on the rope.