WildDuke wrote:I agree and am working on that now! Same thing about a handlepass leash, it's just for fashion if you don't do handle passes.
If you have nice ideas how to make it without a hook, please, share......WildDuke wrote:I agree and am working on that now! Same thing about a handlepass leash, it's just for fashion if you don't do handle passes.
Absolutely, unless you are riding unhooked and doing handle passes the handle pass leash attachment is one of the most dangerous things you could use. Anyone, especially beginners who are connecting there leash to the back of their harness are either ignorant of the danger or just trying to look cool.... In a word, poser. A beginner which happens to find themselves in a death loop will be pulled backwards through the water with very little chance of finding or being able to release the kite. The only reason to hook your leash to the back of your harness is to do unhooked handle pass tricks... How many Kiters are actually doing these? So yes fashionable is a very polite way to say... Thats really f'n dumb unless...fourperf wrote:WildDuke wrote:I agree and am working on that now! Same thing about a handlepass leash, it's just for fashion if you don't do handle passes.
Really? Just for fashion?????
Nice idea but... I don't think it'll work for kiters, who spin around and unload the hook often.robertovillate wrote:check ot the key ball system that Julian Bethwaite has developed for skiff sailors...maybe of interest/food for thought?
http://www.ps2000.ca/estore/trapeze.htm
My thought was that the ball could engage with a quick release within the keyole spreader bar AND a QR above the spreader bar. Ideally this would all be incorporated into the control bar/centerline system. This could possibly be a "belt and suspenders" system if thought out properly. One nice feature would be the fact that the ball swivels and does not torsion load the spreader bar. I'm a Dynabar user so I really like the fully articulating hook for this reason as well.Kamikuza wrote:Glad you're ok!!!
+1 what LaughingMan said. Even experienced riders, I've seen submarine with the handle pass setup...
Nice idea but... I don't think it'll work for kiters, who spin around and unload the hook often.robertovillate wrote:check ot the key ball system that Julian Bethwaite has developed for skiff sailors...maybe of interest/food for thought?
http://www.ps2000.ca/estore/trapeze.htm
I'd prefer a captive system too though - lost my kite in Thailand when I splashed down, hit the bottom of the lagoon and the kite unhooked. Thankfully, it stopped before the palm trees
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