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fingerbone said..Kamikuza said..
Stop pulling in the bar so hard you unhook.
That may be the prob.
I think maybe the length of the dick is too long and its rubbing against me as I do basic maneuvers and causing the loop to twist out.
Pretty freaky to glance down while in the middle of a jump and see that the bar has almost come off the hook
I still pull it too hard.
Couple years ago, hurrying back to shore in front of a squall, popped one last jump and floated into the shallow water, just a few inches deep. Splashed down and as I hit the bottom, I jerked the bar to the stops and the kite unhooked. Bar flew out of hand and the safety ripped the D-ring right out of the harness... kite and bar tumbleweeded downwind as the squall caught it - right towards the palm trees at the shore. Luckily, Mark caught itnat the beach and secured it. That was actually lucky, as the squall must have been over 40 knots and we had tonsit on the kites to keep them on the beach... A would have been messy if I'd been caught with the 16m in the air.
Couple of weeks back, splashed down with the 10m and unhooked - bar goes flying again but this time, the metal clip thing at the end of the safety leash... snaps in half :o