For those that are interested what Naish have for 07 click on the link below torch,raven,boxer, and the shockwave.You may have to paste the address in the address bar for it to work.

http://gallery.kiteforum.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=albuu89

No need... have you seen the giant boosts he gets with the one he's got... huuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuge !

best ones I've had are the LF Spectrum 1's 10/12/15, Best Nemis 10/12/14 2005 and a naish x4 14 but it was very heavy on the bar.

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Originally posted by qfmike737

Whats the best jumping kite on the market? with the best boost hang and aint gonna just dump you ????

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Best Boost, Try a Tribal then let us know YOUR results.
Nearly Tribal boost but a bit more hang time, try Matrix.

The Raven and Torch look like they should be somewhere in the vacinity of the above 2.

Then of course the 07 Tribal, Vegas and Matrix will turn up and the leap frogging will continue.

I'm talking of the boost you get in steady sweet spot wind, consistantly.

Come off it windslave - I've never seen you more than 2-3m off the water! lol

Yes, add also to my list that I forgot as it was so long ago, the rhino 2 10m - massive air!

Come on Dan - you know nothing could beat BIG RED - first on the BAY - last off the BAY - biggest jumper in the BAY ......
pity she's now buried in the BAY !!!

RAVEN's the go now mate - your'e the man

No way! Kurt jumps by far the highest up there, have never seen a rider go for such powered commited tricks as him!

Kurt pls drop over that $50 anytime 2morrow

the new F-One Rival looks like it might rival the the tribal and Raven with boost because it is also high aspect. Does the Raven turn faster then the Torch? I would be looking at the 14m...and do the flat kites jump like the Ravens or other high aspect kites? Im also looking at the new 07 Boxer.

ok....so do we all agree that the Raven would be up there then followed by the Tribal and Matrix. The Flat kites dont jump as high but they have hang time?

I wasn't so sure if Flat Kites didnt jump as high as C kites..but i guess you have answered my question. Im still tossing up between the New Boxer SLE, Tribal, Rival and.....Raven!!! Aaaaaaaagh!!

All i really want is boost and hang time...but that new Boxer SLE looks most suitable being all terrain and it looks like alot of fun!

so.....hang on is that just the rider skill and ability that gains the extra boost and hang time on the Flat Kite?

Ral Inn all kites boost well some kites bigger than others, at the end of the day it comes down to technique.

We all know you deal in f one kites and are continually pimping them and to say the tribal rules is plain stupid.I still remember you putting up a 13.5 meter kite at dolls in 40 knot winds and getting smacked.

And yeh the rebel jumps big as well awesome video , and then again you had Naish team rider on a raven boost 65 to 70 feet at red bull king of the air so does that make the raven the best jumping kite , I dont think so, like I said it all comes down to technique.And as for pro riders jumping big they will make any kite look good.

So for the Tribal and flat kites...you dont need to edge so hard when you load up the kite to jump? you just simply kite and then pull the bar in?

I have tried a flat kite a couple of time and found that if you pull the bar in...you just suddenly get that power and lift and yes you dont really need to edge or time it like the c kites. From reading what everyone has said i am guessing that you dont get the big boost of the high aspect kites on the flat kites but you can get good hang time on the flat kites. I saw Dan and Reece jumping on the the flat kites the other day and they were getting quite high and seemed to get a good amount of hang time.

what would you choose? the boxer sle? tribal? or raven? I really like flying with the bar on the stopper

Thanks for the plug Danza,

I actually make the most $ from North, Naish and Slingshot.

So I am really hoping the new naish's hit the mark.

gfmike737, you may have answered most of your own question, when you said you like flying with the bar on the stopper.

To do this on an SLE or Tribal requires a secure stopper which negates most of the depower benefits.

So back to the top of your list goes the Torch and Raven, plus Matrix and Impact and Fuel. Of course I haven't personally seen anything of the 07 Fuel. Also the Yarga and Nemesis are curved tipped as well. And nearly forgot the Vegas.

It will probably take you all season to test them all.

And back to the edging so hard bit.
There is no substitute for good technique, but us mere mortals can use this extra depower to pluck some decent air out of what should have been a fizzer.
When you dial in the technique with the extra depower you reap the rewards.