eppo said...
I do a slide launch unintentionally sometimes, when I haven't walked enough upwind to roll it over.
Hey Eppo,
As Shopguy says;
"If the kite goes whoosh, you're doing it wrong, man."
Shopguy's right.
He knows he's right cause he's got it wrong so many times in the past himself.
Like the rest of us.
Yeah, that angle thing with the strings and stuff.
It can be a little tricky at times.
Like especially if you're a learner ...
or even an expert like RPM.
And especially if you're visiting a sketchy new launch site ...
or even your local break.
And especially if the wind is shifty and gusty ...
or a little too offshore-ish or onshore-ish.
And especially if the launch site is wind-shadowed,,,
Hell,
Especially if the conditions aren't totally perfect.
Maybe Shopguy can post up a tutorial on how to be the perfect self-launchee.
Of course my LaunchPad (patent-pending) self-launch system always warns me when I've got the launch-angle incorrect.
Dude, it's a precision instrument, for shore.
*wink
