bws 2013 bar and line

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rorycastle > 9 months ago, 4 Jan 2016

rorycastle

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4 Jan 2016 5:36am

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Rider: Weight,Level (beginner,intermediate,advanced)
Style: Freeriding, Surf, Wake, Freestyle
Weather: ?-? knots
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My Comments: just wondering if theres any tricks to adjusting lines/bar e.g make the kite fly with more or less power/drift etc cheers guys

juandesooka

615 posts

4 Jan 2016 10:08am

Designed to fly with all 4 lines the same length. Some riders report adding an extra pigtail to front lines to get a little more oomph for low end.

cauncy

8407 posts

4 Jan 2016 10:38am

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rorycastle said...
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Rider: Weight,Level (beginner,intermediate,advanced)
Style: Freeriding, Surf, Wake, Freestyle
Weather: ?-? knots
Build Quality: ?/10
Satisfaction: ?/10
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My Comments: just wondering if theres any tricks to adjusting lines/bar e.g make the kite fly with more or less power/drift etc

Couple of ways to get a bit more grunt
Put longer pigtails on bridle power lines
Approx 30/40 mm , this will open the kite to the wind and give you a bit more range and more responsive feel
However in marginal winds it'll backstall a tad more
If you get longer pigtails set 3 knots
1 at factory setting
1 above and 1 below approx 30/40 mm away from factory
This allows for you to get a better windrange up and down, and is quicker to adjust than at the bar steering line adjusting( if your bar has it)
1st check your lines are at equal length prior

rorycastle

2 posts

4 Jan 2016 1:45pm

Cheers guys i thought there was a few little tricks!

Jasonwave

158 posts

4 Jan 2016 3:10pm

The BWS bar back lines have a thicker string extension tail at the end of around 5cm that can be removed, you then just attach direct to the main line loop. As with any kite this makes the kite more reactive and punchy, but there is a danger of overdoing it and backstall if you take too much rear line away and pull the back of the kite too far in by oversheeting, effectively chocking it. if you dont want to take so much off, just do a figure of 8 knot (or a double one) to very slightly shorten these thicker back lines.

Alternatively try the new BWS Aeneema kite, it adds a bit more punch compared to the N Pros, turns quicker (especially the larger ones), better upwind and still drifts great.

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