When 4 lines came out it wasn’t a hit too, “ more lines to get twisted, the airtime isn’t going to be as big” was just a couple of the complaints, but, if you think about it, the 4 line is the biggest innovations in kite boarding ,I think it’s just going to take time for the, Bow design to take shape in the kite boarding community, the C shape is going to fade just like the 2 line. That’s my 5 cents.
Now! as far as teaching, it’s not good , Someone that learns on a Crossbow is going to have a lot of handicaps, If you would rent or buy equipment you would be in a mess if the equipment is the C shape kite, when it comes to ,water re launching, beach self launching, de powering, going up wind .The crossbow wouldn’t be my first choice of teaching someone in becoming an independent rider, it’s like an automatic and manual gear car, someone that drives a manual will adjust in a heart beat to an automatic, but, someone that drives an automatic will find it hard to get use to a manual.
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11-05-2005, 03:51 PM
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