What I loved about the Soul was its loop You mean the grunt in its loop? I did not spend a lot of time on Soul but that is exactly what I found hard to control and what bothered me for foiling. Of course on twintip that’s fun. Sonic 3 is similar in that sense. When I steer it up for a jump I don’t ...
I think making this kite was kinda a kneejerk reaction to the Gin Spirit. It seems like Flysurfer is focusing even more on ease of use even if it sacrifices performance. I haven't ridden the Sonic4 yet but I would imagine it's a better jumper than the Soul2 and would be the superior kite. Now I wor...
I would really call the Sonic4 more like a Soul3(or even a Speed6). The Sonic's were always about being race kites...VMG was professional full on race, while the straight Sonic was for more the weekend racers/enthusiasts. I think making this kite was kinda a kneejerk reaction to the Gin Spirit. It s...
Should have tried the Peak5. Drifts/holds shape much better than the 4th gen. I'll take slightly more difficult drift ability over a non responsive kite.
This is relevant if you have to land solo in high winds without a helper of a catcher or a wind shadow. Sometimes you cannot avoid a tangle in those situations. Basically, landing a Peak or Hybrid in a wind shadow - or very light wind - avoids most problems with tangling. If it lands on a windswept...
I've never had a tangle with the Hybrid. If you keep your leader lines pulled over the leading edge/front of the kite and roll everything else inside the kite you shouldn't have any tangles. When you set up have the kite trailing edge with sand on it directly downwind, take the lines which you put ...
It's very rare for Flysurfer to put the next version out so quickly. Last time was when they put out the Sonic2 in like a years time. Pissed bunch of people off. I wouldn't expect a Hybrid2 till next fall at the earliest and that would be if there's some new fabric which I haven't heard anything abo...
I'm curious, with the increasing options for hybrid single skin kites, if there's a consensus on which is closest to a water relaunching peak (v4/v5). Off the top there's Firefly, Marabou, Alma and Hybrid. Anything come close to having a similar mix of drift/power spike in the loops? Wife is genera...
I'm curious, with the increasing options for hybrid single skin kites, if there's a consensus on which is closest to a water relaunching peak (v4/v5). Off the top there's Firefly, Marabou, Alma and Hybrid. Anything come close to having a similar mix of drift/power spike in the loops? Wife is genera...