I bought a secondhand Slingshot bar and lines for my RPM as a backup if I had a problem with my new bar

My RPM backstalls when attached to the bar

I pulled the depower strap and it flew a lot better but still not perfect

And of couse it had no depower left to pull if needed

I need to join on some pigtails to adjust the lenght of the lines more

Do I add them to the power lines or the steering lines?

I'm going with power lines. Did you wake up at 3am thinking about this?

Either lengthen the back lines or shorten the front lines, do the slingshot setups have an adjustment on the front lines?

Have you checked whether they are all the same length?

Backstall = steering lines too short.

Start by connecting all four lines to a fixed point and measure exactly how much length you need to correct for all lines to be equal.



Most bars have adjustments that allow you to either lengthen the back lines or shorten the front lines, in order to correct back-staling. If your bar has none of those adjustments, you need to add extensions to your back (steering) lines.

Christian

Its an old Slingshot bar probably 2009,its in good condition

There is no adjustment on it

Will add pigtails to the steering lines

should be fine

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BennyB12 said..
I'm going with power lines. Did you wake up at 3am thinking about this?

No I came home after going out

Thinking about it at midnight

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gokid said..
Its an old Slingshot bar probably 2009,its in good condition

There is no adjustment on it

Will add pigtails to the steering lines

should be fine

I've never had a trimmer on my custom bar set-up. ^^^

Gives you more throw-length along the chicken-rope,

without the strappy tanglement to get in the way.

Use a series of knots for correct trim, 3 knots spaced at 2" apart will do. Experiment.

Just pick a knot and gokid.

Back- stall

As said above but it could be either :

1. Front lines too long - is there any adjustment to shorten them (from memory I don't think slingshot bars do have this? - my F-ones have knots on the singe front line to depower if needed) OR ....

2 Back lines are too short - again my F-one has adjustment on these as well - not sure about the slingshot bar you have.

As above ^^^^^ (chulbota's post) - equal line length is the important thing and it doesn't really matter if you do 1. or 2. - or both, to achieve what is needed !!

Good luck and let us know what you ended up doing !!

All good with the bar and lines now

Added pigtails to the steering lines

Kite flys perfect

thanks