I don't think there's anything wrong with making a healthy assesment of the limitations of your 'safety gear'. If you make a reasonable assesment you are then better prepared to make the decision about your ultimate course of action ... you basically have three choices.RickI wrote: I try not to analyze what a helmet might or might not do in the critical milliseconds of an impact. ...
... You either wear it and hope for the best if things hit the fan while practicing a great deal of hazard avoidance that kiteboarding demands the rest of the time...
I think the assumption is that when you start walking out the rear lines from the bar you can see that you are picking up rear lines because they are attached to the ends of the bar. Then when you finish walking the rear lines out at the kite you can see that they are not yet connected. If one or both are connected to the kite then you got it wrong.MadMick wrote:I read Fokithens rigging method several times,but can not understand it!
One thing really puzzles me.
If you can make a mistake rigging the front lines to the back,or,vice versa with a regular rigging method,why can't you do the same when connecting the lines first,as in Fock's method?
Hi moke,MadMick wrote:I read Fokithens rigging method several times,but can not understand it!
One thing really puzzles me.
If you can make a mistake rigging the front lines to the back,or,vice versa with a regular rigging method,why can't you do the same when connecting the lines first,as in Fock's method?
Nice work Steve,,theflyingtinman wrote:I think the assumption is that when you start walking out the rear lines from the bar you can see that you are picking up rear lines because they are attached to the ends of the bar. Then when you finish walking the rear lines out at the kite you can see that they are not yet connected. If one or both are connected to the kite then you got it wrong.MadMick wrote:I read Fokithens rigging method several times,but can not understand it!
One thing really puzzles me.
If you can make a mistake rigging the front lines to the back,or,vice versa with a regular rigging method,why can't you do the same when connecting the lines first,as in Fock's method?
It's a decent method but far from foolproof ("foolproof" systems are just catalysts for the evolution of bigger and better fools )
Steve T.
fokiten wrote:Hi moke,MadMick wrote:I read Fokithens rigging method several times,but can not understand it!
One thing really puzzles me.
If you can make a mistake rigging the front lines to the back,or,vice versa with a regular rigging method,why can't you do the same when connecting the lines first,as in Fock's method?
My explaination must be somehow un-clear, sorry.
My method of attaching the front lines>>>> ONLY<<<<<<, prevents font back line switching thusly:
If you attach the backlines to the front pigs, when you unwind the bar and pick up a back line in each hand #1 you will not be able to pull them free(they are already attached to the kite) do you see now?
#2 if they do not require untwisting and you continue freely, onwards to the kite BAMO your mistake is right in your face e.g. you are forced to acknowlge that fact!!!!!!>>> you have been caught by your own error <<<<<
and saved yourself, that is if you are smarter than your kite.
THAT's how moke.
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Hi RickI, we all see WHAT you are avoiding in this thread.
no one is unaware now.
shame.
fokiten
Thanks Fokiten, I know I am an idiot!fokiten wrote:kitepower wrote:Hi Fokiten
I have read your posts for a while now on your rigging method, I am amazed at your attitude about it, but before commenting, just wanted to be very clear that I understand what you say.
That is actually a hint for you to slow down and either make a drawing and post it, ot have a mate read your explanation before you post it here, to see if it is clear?
Do you unwind your lines downwind of you kite? Do you have to remember to turn the bar over before launch, with your method?
Why is it not possible to have a distraction occur, and connect your lines with a twist between top/front and bottom/rear lines?
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no explanation will help you go fucking jiggle,,
Hey Im ammazzed( not really) that you need a picture?
I recall telling you that I prffer YOU jiggle fucking line for ever,,, so no pic's for you go fucking jiggle>>> kitepower
for the rest of you If your bar is wrongway up your left hand will hold the right line and vise versa, So to cross the rear lines you would have to physically step over your mistake to make your second mistake I sure you are capable of this Kitepower so go fucking jiggle
No need to unwind down wind, just skip that BS, no need to unwind upwind, just skip that BS no need to jiggle just skip that BS,,
You Steve are stuck you must jiggle and I am fucking laughing about it,
Sweet hey any Pics??
fokiten
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