MissionMan wrote:On the pulley bar kite bows/sle's (i currently have one) the system is a little on/off depending on how much you sheet the bar out. I was trying to working out whether guys just thumbsuck how far to put the bar out or whether they do the loop letting themselves drop out the sky or if there is another method.
i believe you own a gk sonic????
that kite for me was very hard to pussy loop
at least with the crossbow, switchblade, waroo, there is a spot where the kite will pivot turn very quickly - that is a spot where it doesn't have a great amount of power but still enough
sort a of a feel spot
the sonic i couldn't get that same pivoting depowered turn, it did fast turns but the radius was larger and had more power
there is a huge difference between the various bridled kites from my limited experience
with the crossbow, i find it really helps to push out with the front hand to get it to pivot, so sheet out some pull hard with back hand, push out hard with front hand - i think the pulleys on the bar is the reason why
i get in trouble on the crossbow if i start pulling with the front hand even a little as it produces the most power of the bunch i have flown
i just recently on the waroo started finishing with only the rear hand on the bar - guess i am progressing
the waroo is the stupidest easy of the bunch i mentioned for kiteloops
David