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The kiter himself said he didn't assemble the chicken loop properly which is why it opened. Turns out he got away with only a perforated ear-drum

A good reminder to always familiarize yourself with any safety systems you're using, rinse it, inspect it regularly and learn to release it and re-assemble it.

Christian

... I had a chick loop open up on me mid jump years ago (when I used to jump big). Right at the peak of the jump, the chicken loop popped and since I kite with my hands basically in the middle of the bar,,,, the top of the chicken loop jammed my thumb into the groove of the bar. The sudden snap made me let go of the bar but I dangled for a split second via one arm. Probably looked funny but not so pleasant for my thumb. My thumb got pretty black after that.

Robbie

happened to me a while back also on a core but chicken loop snapped, i think the shock of it makes you automatically release the bar, if you hang on to the bar i am sure the result would be much better though?

flyingcab said..
why wouldn't you hold onto the bar and go about the rest of your jump like normal?
I'd like to think thats what I'd do

I usually grip my bar just with my fingertips, when i suddenly should become unhooked, i wouldnt be able to hold on.

kemp90 said..
This guy is a muppet. Why did he let go?

I had a spreader bar rip of my harness on a 10.2m boost lait last year. Just road it out unhooked!

Easier said than done. Every scenario is different and everyone reacts differently in scenarios like those where you have to take split second decisions. In such panic situations, it's the subconscious part of your brain that reacts which means you don't even have time to consciously think about whether you should be hanging on to the bar or let it go!

Only repetitive training of the same scenario could ensure consistent results and enable conscious decisions... but I'm sure you have trained mid-air equipment failures many times.

The guy is a team rider for Best, so definitely not a muppet.

It's easy to judge people's reaction and pretend that you could easily do it differently if it happened to you, when in reality it's far more complex than that and shows that you have a poor understanding of the way the brain works in panic situations.

Christian

cbulota said..

kemp90 said..
This guy is a muppet. Why did he let go?

I had a spreader bar rip of my harness on a 10.2m boost lait last year. Just road it out unhooked!

Easier said than done. Every scenario is different and everyone reacts differently in scenarios like those where you have to take split second decisions. In such panic situations, it's the subconscious part of your brain that reacts which means you don't even have time to consciously think about whether you should be hanging on to the bar or let it go!

Only repetitive training of the same scenario could ensure consistent results and enable conscious decisions... but I'm sure you have trained mid-air equipment failures many times.

The guy is a team rider for Best, so definitely not a muppet.

It's easy to judge people's reaction and pretend that you could easily do it differently if it happened to you, when in reality it's far more complex than that and shows that you have a poor understanding of the way the brain works in panic situations.

Christian

Lol, I was riding for best last year and I'm a muppet haha.

I guess if your not used to riding unhooked you wouldn't know what to do. Still, definitely should have hung on!

If he rides for best why was he using a core kite, how bad!