kitefrog wrote:Bullshit bullshit bullshit.
There's no such thing as a bow board. Kites make line tension, that's it. It doesn't matter what's on the end of the kite lines, a c-kite or a bow.
You use a board suited to you weight, skill, and the power you hold down. you can't design a board for bows, its nonsense!
annoyed.
KF
you're not a bow user, are you?
it does make a huge difference what is at the other end of the line.
the whole principle how you react to gusts on a bow is fundamentally different than a C-kite.
on a C you have to edge harder to control the increased power from a gust not to lose your edge. the harder edging actually increases your drag.
on a bow you sheet out when a gust hits and you only have to handle as much power as you like during, before and after the gust [within the low and topend restrictions of the kite of course]. you can keep a constant edge or if you like you can even slightly bear away and speed up. no problem carving upwind again at anytime as you can just sheet out to reduce the power from the kite.
sheeting out in the gust also keeps the kite very far forward in the window so the pull is directed as much as possible into the direction you are going.
if you ride your bow like a C always sheeted in or against a lowly set stopper, of course you will have the same restrictions as a C kite rider.
open your mind for a differnt riding style. if you don't like it, fine.
but don't say they are the same because you don't want to understand or try.
cheers
boogie