Pump pressure Slingshot Rally

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junglejim1971
junglejim1971
VIC
124 posts
VIC, 124 posts
1 Jan 2020 11:27am
Heyy allll,Happy new year

I was wondering what peoples opinions are on kite pressure for the rally

The instructions say 6 psi however ive been told go rock solid as you want structure and 6 psi wont give solid structure

is there some go low or go hard but nothing in between rule I am missing out on
Fly on da wall
Fly on da wall
SA
725 posts
SA, 725 posts
1 Jan 2020 11:55am
7-8 psi is best
snalberski
snalberski
WA
858 posts
WA, 858 posts
1 Jan 2020 9:27am
I always go as hard as poss.
How about this for an idea.... try it both ways and make up your own mind
junglejim1971
junglejim1971
VIC
124 posts
VIC, 124 posts
1 Jan 2020 2:38pm
snalberski said..
I always go as hard as poss.
How about this for an idea.... try it both ways and make up your own mind


I dont wanna waste a sesh haha. I should have added im looking for more of a technical opinion on the pros and cons
kemp90
kemp90
QLD
1694 posts
QLD, 1694 posts
2 Jan 2020 7:19am
I have the new rally GT and I did see that they recommend 6.
however, if you want the best out of your kite, especially in the top end of its range.
You will want to pump it hard to about 9 or even 10.

If you have the sligggy pump, just pump it till it's at the edge of the green and red on the gauge.

firm is better then soft!
KiteBud
KiteBud
WA
1614 posts
WA, 1614 posts
2 Jan 2020 9:10am
Forget PSI's and pump gauges. Kite Pump gauges are notoriously inaccurate. Pump your kite until it becomes hard to fold it in half i.e. you can still bend it but you need A LOT of force to do this.
kitebored
kitebored
NSW
593 posts
NSW, 593 posts
7 Jan 2020 12:28pm
On my rally I flick my leading edge with my finger after pumping, when it produces a higher pitched ping noise its spot on.. never had an issue in 15 years doing this
Underoath
Underoath
QLD
2434 posts
QLD, 2434 posts
7 Jan 2020 7:42pm
15psi makes for wicked looping.
theDoctor
theDoctor
NSW
5786 posts
NSW, 5786 posts
8 Jan 2020 12:11am

Your missus likes when i pump hard

So does your dad
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