Hey, I'm looking for a trainer kite to learn kite control before I start a kitesurfing course. I'd like to keep flying it for fun as well, of course :)
I'm not sure whether a 3/4 line hybrid with bar control like HQ Scout II would be good or is something with 4 lines and handles closer to real kite's control?
I'd like to avoid buying a harness yet and would like to keep using the kite for low key fun, so I suppose that excludes all depower trainer kites like the Viron, am I right? Also I'd like to keep it in the scout's price range - the Viron is twice as expensive, excluding the harness.
I have many years of sailing experience and a little bit of windsurfing practice, but I'm a total kitesurfing noob and I'm not even sure I correctly understand the kite control concepts I mentioned above, so I would really appreciate your advice. :)
If the same kite could pull me on a snowboard, that'd be interesting to try out, but if it's conflicting with the other requirements, then nevermind.