konakiter wrote:I been kiting for quite some time now, but i want a kite that has the best jumping performance, which kites has the best jumping capabality and what are the charactoristic differences in there jumps???
Under powered conditions, I would definitely say a Bow kite is the better jumper !
Regarding differences:
Bow and C jumps the same height, under perfect conditions (for the C kite).
A C kite has more "kick in the ass" on takeoff.
Bows has more hangtime, normally - and because of this, spectators THINK you jump higher, and it definitely feels so, when you are in the air.
It is much easier to make high jumps almost every time, with a bow kite, and you can jump high and long, when you are powered, no matter whether you are halfway powered or full powered. In low power conditions you jump like shit though...
With a C kite, you need perfect power, and lots of skill - to be able to hold your edge and take off perfectly.
But once you are skilled and experienced, you can jump just as high with a C kite, no doubt. And MAYBE even higher, with a performance C kite ?
Just not every time you jump - because it is so much harder to get everything right with a C kite.
With a Bow, you just JUMP !
C kites are better at making air jibes / transitions though, is my experience.
You can generate more power burst, just when you need it
Thats how I see the differences.
Kindly, Peter Frank.