i've got a safety leash that comes off a wrist band and is connected to one of my kite lines, when i let go of the bar the bar shoots halfway up the line and the kite looses all power, so it works but it's a real pain to untangle the twisted lines after.. and i use the quick release a bit

I have seen other people with a system where they let go of the bar and the bar only goes a metre or so away and the kite floats down without wrapping itself up. I've never had a chance to ask someone with this setup what the difference is, it seems like my wrist band way is no where near as good.. is it simply a case of moving the stopper ball down or is it a different system?

whats the verdict? I realise that the wrist band way gets u tangled up when u twist under the kite, to fix this can i attach my leash to a loop of rope on the back of my harness? And then attatch the leash to that?

i'm riding either a 11m or 15m 05 4 line fuel

cheers

slingshot has a good stoppoer ball you can add to the lines.

Just make sure you put it far enough up to make sure the biggest kite you want to ride and lie out pretty much flat (i.e. deflated) otherwise your safety wont be very safe at all!

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Originally posted by kitebored



I have seen other people with a system where they let go of the bar and the bar only goes a metre or so away and the kite floats down without wrapping itself up. I've never had a chance to ask someone with this setup what the difference is, it seems like my wrist band way is no where near as good.. is it simply a case of moving the stopper ball down or is it a different system?

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Thats a 5th line system. unless your kite can accept this you cant have this feature.

you are no orphan with this issue

a back line safety will send kite into a spin

would be better if attached to front line, however slingy didnt take up this issue, except with later turbo diesel bars

go the fifth line safe and dependable

but if 5th line goes a stray such as releasing the "wave grenade" system, still need a back up system-back line OSH = big mess

raised this with slingy, nice to have front line clip

If you attach the leash to your harness make sure you have a QR on it. if you get something stuck in your lines, or get them in a mess its likely the kite wont depower onto 1 line and go shooting off down the beach followed closely by you.

even on my bow kite I have had my lines tangle up and the kite not flag out properly into its backline.

I used to have the same setup as this however i changed it so that i had a clip and QR on my harness that hooked onto a ring on teh deadman line which has a stopper ball just under half way.

only rpoblem i find is once u let go if oyur not hooked in its a bitch 2 swim escpecially with seaweed around...