#11
|
||||
|
||||
actually more than anything i just want to set the 11 next to my 12 to do a side by side comparison..
danny has the 13 .. should we line up an 11,12,13,14 and see if they are all in fact the exact same kites??? hehhe |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
That'd be funny if it were true.
|
#13
|
|||
|
|||
Hmm well something smells fishy...
Are you saying the 9m waroo is no fun in 20-25? |
#14
|
||||
|
||||
simple, the 16/9 would work fine, but not if you want to be riding unhooked and throwing loops, especially since you are used to having so many C kites...
the 16 will work up to about 20 comfortably, and ive rode the 9m in 17 (on a glide)... but if its blowing about 16-20, both will work but niether will be that good for working on unhooked moves/loops, the 12 would be perfect at that speed you wont be happy with a 16/9 combo given your past quiver
__________________
handle passes are easy... at least i think they were.. been so long i cant remember |
#15
|
||||
|
||||
not saying that at all tom.. just that each kite def. has its range that it performs the best in.
i know you have many hours logged as a rider and will be able to hold down more on a 16 than the average rider.. and will be able to get more out of a 9 than others.. but i am talking about complete coverage w/ the best range for each kite. there is a much larger range for hybrid kites compared to a C, that is a fact.. i just think that a 9 / 16 combo would be perfectly completed with a kite in the middle to cover that mid-range you might be over or under powered for depending on if you rigged your 9 or your 16. example.. you get to the beach.. its blowing 18.. it MIGHT increase.. maybe.. maybe not.. do you rig your 9 or 16.. if it increases to 22 or so.. you will be really powerd (maybe overpowered) on your 16.. or really nicely powered on your 9.. if it decreases and you rigged your 9 you will be underpowered and prob have to come in to re-rig. throw up a 12.. see what happens and you will cover that range + or - a few knots in either direction .. if it increases or decreases by a solid 5 knots in either way you will still be doing great on your 12 until you can come in and re-rig the next appropriate kite. on days where its looking to increase or decrease i typically inflate 2 kites on the beach before i go out.. last few times ive been out ive had to step to a larger kite.. times before I had to quickly move to my 9m due to insane increases... then again.. ive seen Ebone take his 9 out w/ his glide in super light conditions.. its all a matter of style and preference. i like to ride moderately powered.. i think Danny likes to ride a bit overpowered.. you are welcome to test drive any of my kites anytime |
#16
|
|||
|
|||
Ok guys, gotcha.
BTW, insane cannon shot kiteloops on a C kite are still the bomb: http://www.kitecinema.com/len10/Len1...Sjees-480p.mov Ruben is crazy. |
#17
|
||||
|
||||
those recent Ruben videos are just over the top.
still.. i am just not as dazzled by handlepasses .. i know that they require tons of technical skill and i understand how amazed i *should* be.. but there is nothing in my mind more awesome than HUGE airs and massive kiteloops.. and, of course.. hello kittys |
#18
|
||||
|
||||
those massive, high loops look easier then the low powered loops with hard landings ive been trying, maybe i should start trying higher loops, that way the kite comes back around and gives me a little lift before i land, making it softer...
can any of our top notch riders respond to this, are they easier or harder to land? thanx
__________________
handle passes are easy... at least i think they were.. been so long i cant remember |
#19
|
|||
|
|||
I've done a couple of high ones off of waves and on a small kite you get whipped around hard and fast... spiraled horizontal and your board goes over your head. It's pretty intimidating, but I think you are right that if you do it high enough you will land softer as long as you get the kite back up to 12! I have also done them at the very top of a big jump... that is really not too bad if the kite turns tight enough. If it turns slow you are gonna get stuffed.
I have only been able to do a couple of them high enough to soften the landing... I tried them again a few weeks later and didn't get high enough. I got stuffed hard and broke two lines and had to swim in. I thought I hurt my ankle and rib but turned out to be nothing... except poor judgement on my part. I havent tried any real big ones since then... just small ones. I would like get some tips from Crazy Jay or Billy some time about this stuff. They throw some mad loops. |
#20
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
__________________
handle passes are easy... at least i think they were.. been so long i cant remember |
|
|