Hi Guys,

i am now at the stage where i feel i need a new set up. I am usually riding in wind from 6 to 12 knots on flat or choppy water. Now my 2016 Slingshot Dwarfcraft 54'' (standard set up of 2 years ago) is starting to age and is also very heavy (9.6kg board/mast/fin). I use the Hoverglide NF2 front fin.

I enjoy jumping and freeriding and more often than not on light wind (below 8-9). I am 80kg and usually use 12m tube kite (i dont like big foil kites that much).

so what would you recommend? i thought about getting the new slingshot Apollo 60 front fin for better lift for very low wind but will it be ok to jump? or should i think about getting a much lighter setup? or get a micro board?

too many option and i am not sure which one is the right one...

cheers

I haven't tried jumping yet with the foil and ride strapless 100% of the time, however, I'm definitely interested in jumping at some stage.

Don't think I would even attempt jumping with the hoverglide for fear of the fkkr landing on me.

What kind of heights have you been getting?

Boosting with a foil isn't much different to jumping with a tt. Timing the sending of the kite so you have the correct amount of forward speed on landing without the foil totally taking off in a wild direction is always tricky.
If you want a good boosting experience on foil or tt, especially in the marginal conditions your talking about, nothing will compete with a foil kite. They can seem scary at first but the payoff is huge.

This is my jumping set up. Have been through a few shapes on this development pathway. When i say jumping i mean low kite and using chop and the foil to jump. Not that into boosting with it.
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