gday,
just wondering if I could grab a couple of tips concerning riding unhooked.
When I do unhook, I pretty much get pulled off my edge and start heading downwind making it pretty difficult to edge hard and do any wake-orientated tricks. I find that keeping the bar closer to my body helps but still can not maintain my edge.
Is this a kite size problem?? I handle the kite comfortably when hooked in so not not sure whether its really the problem. I have no problem getting pop when hooked in.
Has it got anything to do with tension in the lines??
Any help would be appreciated.
cheers

I have just discovered the pully bar and im impressed.
I demoed a pully bar on the weekend and when you unhook its all good, the tension dosent change all that much. Have tried unhooking on normal set up and have the same prob as dan, get pulled of edge. After trying a pully on the weekend i have now ordered one and can see it becoming more used than my normal set up with chicken loop. Alot of the advanced tricks need to be done unhooked, on normal setup you have to depower before you unhook then power on again when you hook in.

Go the pully.

AlLAN

Hi Dan, I know you got that Wipika bar, so you need to set one of your stoppas about 5" from the bar so when you unhook your kite profile stays roughly the same. If your kite has too much back line tension your kite will flare and sit further back in the window( ala med aspect style) making it more difficult for you to stay upwind and keep your edge....Not impossible but thats where the technique comes in! I ride a wipika pulley bar and have a fair bit of tension on my back lines...still flying upwind and maximum pop when i need it.....Practice.... suggestion 2...Set that Wipika bar as a fixed line...good luck..PS. If I see you again at woodies i'll give you a shot on the pulley.

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