OK,

A simple question but i cant work it out,

If you have a suicide leash attached to the back of your harness which goes onto the chicken loop - therefore using the chickenloop as the quick release if all goes really pear shaped,

you unhook for a handle pass, spin backside or frontside, and pass the handle around your back, wont you now have a suicide leash totally wrapped around your body. So that when you hook into the chicken loop again the suicide leash goes from the chicken loop, wraps around you one turn and then attaches to the back of the harness.

Im all a bit confused about this. I want to get it all set up right before i start trying handle passes and unhooked tricks

Thanks for any advice in advance

So after one handle pass do you then have to go the other way to avoid wrapping yourself up, or just at some stage jump off the board and do a handle pass in shallow water etc standing up.

Ive seen people practice and practice in one direction without doing this and am curious as how they achieve it

If your not that confident yet attach the leash to your re-ride or better still a fifth line if you have one, so if/when you miis the pass your kite will de-power

Problem - attaching to the re-ride may result in a bit of spaghetti to deal with

easy get a slingshot spreader pro. comes with spreader bar , heavy duty spectra line around the back . heavy duty suicide leash . a quick release on the hook and a quick release on the spreader bar if u are getting dragged by your suicide. also comes with a camel D#ck for those times u just want to stay hooked in. cost about $170. whats ya life worth.

loose fin, I'm glad you asked the question...I've been trying to get get my head around this as well.
If I have the suicide leash attached to the chicken loop, should the suicide leash be short enough so that I can reach the bar if I let go? or should the suicide leash be long enough that I have to pull down on it to reach the bar?

Whats the best length for the suicide leash?

thanks

depends how tall u are coz the shorter the better. but u just need to be able too get it over your head from 1 side to the other when you are hooked in so as you can pass 1 way or another. i use a slingshot 1 with about 4 or 5 knots in it it only just goes over my head and the knots help when pulling it in other wise it can get slippery.