If you have to ask this question, I will assume that you don't know how your bar and lines are already set.

Tie your line ends to a solid object, a tow-bar or pole is good, and run your lines out taught. Whilst pulling evenly on your bar and chicken-loop, the bar should be about 2/3 (two thirds) of the way from the top of the depower line. ie, about 5cm from the bottom knot/ball/QR for most kites. This is also the ideal time to make sure your line lengths are equal. Adjust your line lengths accordingly.

When your bar and lines are set correctly, rig your kite on the bottom knots of the rear lines and the top knots of the front lines (if it has knots on the front at all). Have someone (kite savvy) assist your launch, and ask them nicely to hang around to catch you immediately if necessary. Try flying the kite overhead to test this setting to see how powered you are. Land the kite and adjust the knots up (towards the kite) on the rear lines if you are underpowered. If this doesn't give you enough power then move the front lines down (away from the kite) as well.

This is the "safer" way of determining how powerful your new kite is, in the given wind, for your weight etc.

Some people would argue that it is easier/quicker to just go straight for the center knots and work from there... but do you really want to be tied to an overpowered kite that you're not familiar with?


PS. If you go to a kite manufacturers' website, you should be able to download a manual for a kite. The manual should have pictures that will help the description.

This might be some help to you...

www.bestkiteboarding.com/en-us/gear/accessories/

Wrex, you kiting up around Quinn’s or you been coming down near Pinnaroo.
If Quinn’s, any kamikazes’ like me sailing up there, if so which spot. Was up there looking yesterday, looked flat inside the reef just down a bit from your place.
Still not allowed out to play, mid Feb at least X-Ray will say go or no-go. Walking on it, all be it softly softly.
You got your better half kiting yet?

Mineral

Poida,

it depends upon your definition of "Hindenburg"...

(1) If your kite stalled, that is it tried to climb to steeply and could not create enough lift to keep propelling itself forward, then lengthening the back lines may help.

(2) If the kite luffed, that's when the kite is flown too far forward in the window and the canopy essentially ends up with more pressure above it than below it resulting in loss of lift, then you actually need to shorten the back lines. This is usually done with bar control and paying close attention the the kite. Luffing can also be more prevalent when kiting in gusty conditions like the Swan River etc.

If you're having to move the kite around to keep it in the air, then you are at the bottom end of the wind range for that kite.

Until you can (almost) instinctively tell where your kite is and what it is doing, by the feel on the bar, keep your eyes on the kite.

Firstly make sure your bar and lines are setup correctly, then make any needed adjustments at the kite.

number 2 azza
luffing (looks like the hindenburg falling backwards out of the sky)
Its only happend to me a few times at the top of the window when I dont keep the kite moving and doesnt allways happen,
probably happens more in light conditions
it gives you about 3 seconds to consider disconnecting or to ride it out.
out on the water its no worries, if it happend on land I would consider pulling the pin.
Generally in 18knots I havent had the hindenburg experience,
I think the solution is concentrate rather than tweaking the connections at the kite. The string lengths are ok. I normally connect to the middle knot connections at the kite for the strings. I thought that when the kites on maximum depower on the trim strap may be a reason, so with less depower when walking on the beach or just entering water etc may solve having the hindenburg experience occuring again.
cheers
Poida