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guerreiro76
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Postby guerreiro76 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:10 pm
Hi,
I recently bought a Slingshot Fuel 2013 9m. The kite is great. However, I´m used to 23m line length, and this one came with a bar set of 17" with 20m lines.
I found it different to jump.
I would like to know your opinions on this. Wouldn´t it be better with 23 ml length lines? The bar size I think it´s ok.
Thanks
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jedi1
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Postby jedi1 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:13 pm
I like my 2011 on 23m lines more and that's what I use, but I am more into unhooked. For jumping I prefer shorter lines, as I find it easier to hold me edge while sending the kite.
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guerreiro76
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Postby guerreiro76 » Sun Oct 14, 2012 11:21 pm
Mmm...thks. Its just that i wasnt flying high enough...and that's not normal on a fuel!
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alex85
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Postby alex85 » Mon Oct 15, 2012 7:50 pm
jedi1 wrote:I like my 2011 on 23m lines more and that's what I use, but I am more into unhooked. For jumping I prefer shorter lines, as I find it easier to hold me edge while sending the kite.
For jumpig I'm totally agree with you..but why do you prefer "longer" lines for unooked???more slack???more range???
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guerreiro76
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Postby guerreiro76 » Mon Oct 15, 2012 9:14 pm
alex85 wrote:jedi1 wrote:I like my 2011 on 23m lines more and that's what I use, but I am more into unhooked. For jumping I prefer shorter lines, as I find it easier to hold me edge while sending the kite.
For jumpig I'm totally agree with you..but why do you prefer "longer" lines for unooked???more slack???more range???
But how come for jumping, you prefer the longer lines? Probably it´s just me, because i´m really used having 23m lines, and the 20 m set, really doesn´t feel right...
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