Rider: intermediate
Style: Wake, Freestyle
Weather: 15-22 knots
Build Quality: 9/10
Satisfaction:9/10


My Comments:

i bought one of these very impuslivly tried it one day at safety bay and just fell inlove with the unhooking pop it really does preform unbelievably well. i was finding i was get s-bends and raileys higher and longer than i ever had before.

This truelly is a pro kite though. Suicide is really your only option and the kite doesnt have very much depower :) i would reccomend attaching a small rope betwee the chicken loop and the bar though, because i just lost my chicken loop after accidently hitting the quick release there is no donkey dick and it separets from the kite.

i find it hard to boost but thats me rather than the kite i have to get used to boosting on a c kite it is very different from a bow or hybrid. but in saying that ive seen people much better at kiting than me jumping massive on it so it definatly has the potential :)

turning is fast and responsive and power is even and lineal, its everything you would expect incredably grunty . Bar pressure is perfect not to heavy where your arms hurt but not to light where you cant feel the kite.

i have the kite set up on the 6 line setting mainly because i have a habit of crashing a bit and hate when the 5th line wraps around the kite. This kite is suprisinly easy to relaunch even without the centre line to pull in. the kite just seems to get to its side at the edge of the window.. it was 100 times easier than the best waroo :)

over all i would rate this kite for people that really are looking to advance their wakesytle- freestyle riding

would love to hear others reviews about the kite

thanks

ben

I am moving to WA next month and im looking at either the hadlow pros or the fuels. I have been riding ion2s

What size did you buy? Do you think the kite has enough range/depower for WA winters?

I am overseas at the moment and have a few friends on the hadlow pros. They all say they are the best kites they have ever ridden by far.

I watched a 10.5 ion2 and 9m hadlow pro in 25kts+ a few days ago and the hadlow pro did not seem to get anywhere near the height of the ion2. Both riders were swapping kites so it wasnt ability.

the hadlows pros arnt designed for big boostin!!!!!! just unhooking so if thats ur thing then get one....