Maybe this question has been asked? Anyone know why the Parawing bar is designed to point forward instead of side-by-side like a kite bar? Been playing around on land with the pocket rocket before hitting the water. Seems like a very clumsy way of flying a kite especially with jibes and tacks. Coming from a kite background why can't it be like a kite bar. Seems more intuitive.

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Ingenuity said..
Maybe this question has been asked? Anyone know why the Parawing bar is designed to point forward instead of side-by-side like a kite bar? Been playing around on land with the pocket rocket before hitting the water. Seems like a very clumsy way of flying a kite especially with jibes and tacks. Coming from a kite background why can't it be like a kite bar. Seems more intuitive.

I'd assume it's because the depower comes from having the bar set in that orientation. If it was like a kite bar there would be zero depower.

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Ingenuity said..
Maybe this question has been asked? Anyone know why the Parawing bar is designed to point forward instead of side-by-side like a kite bar? Been playing around on land with the pocket rocket before hitting the water. Seems like a very clumsy way of flying a kite especially with jibes and tacks. Coming from a kite background why can't it be like a kite bar. Seems more intuitive.

Good question, from a kiter I guess. I have been using the naish pulley bar for a good number of sessions now and it feels a little bit more natural than non pulley bars.

The parawing bar gives:
- easy one handed control without a harness.
- better pitch control, also without a harness.
- more compact
- minimal steering control (because you don't have lines or distance from the water to make use of turning and looping a kite).