I ride Armstrong foils, mostly HA V2. I would now like to get an ML board. The KT super K seems to me to be almost better as a light wind and freeride board than the Armstrong ML. Does anyone have experience with the combination?

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WingOut said..
I ride Armstrong foils, mostly HA V2. I would now like to get an ML board. The KT super K seems to me to be almost better as a light wind and freeride board than the Armstrong ML. Does anyone have experience with the combination?

yeah two friends have it. Works perfect. Foil box perfectly placed also for HA v2 foil. Tested with both 1180 and 880 HAs.
The Armstrong ML is a bit more technical due to the pretty dramatic beveling of the rails compared to the more gentle shape of the Super K. That translates in marginally better rail-to-rail performance at the cost of instability when dislocating off-foil.
You cant go wrong with either. The best mid lengths in the market.

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SlowlyButSurely said..

WingOut said..
I ride Armstrong foils, mostly HA V2. I would now like to get an ML board. The KT super K seems to me to be almost better as a light wind and freeride board than the Armstrong ML. Does anyone have experience with the combination?

yeah two friends have it. Works perfect. Foil box perfectly placed also for HA v2 foil. Tested with both 1180 and 880 HAs.
The Armstrong ML is a bit more technical due to the pretty dramatic beveling of the rails compared to the more gentle shape of the Super K. That translates in marginally better rail-to-rail performance at the cost of instability when dislocating off-foil.
You cant go wrong with either. The best mid lengths in the market.

thank you for your answer. that is my impression too.
now I am spoiled for choice!
not easy! which is better in low and high wind conditions? I prefer a one board strategy for free ride and waves, intermedium level, 90 kg. Armstrong 100l / KT 104. Intermedium level coast.

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WingOut said..

SlowlyButSurely said..

WingOut said..
I ride Armstrong foils, mostly HA V2. I would now like to get an ML board. The KT super K seems to me to be almost better as a light wind and freeride board than the Armstrong ML. Does anyone have experience with the combination?

yeah two friends have it. Works perfect. Foil box perfectly placed also for HA v2 foil. Tested with both 1180 and 880 HAs.
The Armstrong ML is a bit more technical due to the pretty dramatic beveling of the rails compared to the more gentle shape of the Super K. That translates in marginally better rail-to-rail performance at the cost of instability when dislocating off-foil.
You cant go wrong with either. The best mid lengths in the market.

thank you for your answer. that is my impression too.
now I am spoiled for choice!
not easy! which is better in low and high wind conditions? I prefer a one board strategy for free ride and waves, intermedium level, 90 kg. Armstrong 100l / KT 104. Intermedium level coast.

I wouldn't go above 85L in ML and 92 in SuperK.
I am 94kg and riding ML85.

The ML100 at almost 7ft bit too bulky and will lose agility in 20kt weather in my humble opinion

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SlowlyButSurely said..

WingOut said..

SlowlyButSurely said..

WingOut said..
I ride Armstrong foils, mostly HA V2. I would now like to get an ML board. The KT super K seems to me to be almost better as a light wind and freeride board than the Armstrong ML. Does anyone have experience with the combination?

yeah two friends have it. Works perfect. Foil box perfectly placed also for HA v2 foil. Tested with both 1180 and 880 HAs.
The Armstrong ML is a bit more technical due to the pretty dramatic beveling of the rails compared to the more gentle shape of the Super K. That translates in marginally better rail-to-rail performance at the cost of instability when dislocating off-foil.
You cant go wrong with either. The best mid lengths in the market.

thank you for your answer. that is my impression too.
now I am spoiled for choice!
not easy! which is better in low and high wind conditions? I prefer a one board strategy for free ride and waves, intermedium level, 90 kg. Armstrong 100l / KT 104. Intermedium level coast.

I wouldn't go above 85L in ML and 92 in SuperK.
I am 94kg and riding ML85.

The ML100 at almost 7ft bit too bulky and will lose agility in 20kt weather in my humble opinion

I don't know if you lose too much in the lower wind range? Many say you should add +10 l to your body weight to achieve good light wind properties. You're right, the agility in maneuvers suffers with the ML100!
I'll think about it again. I think it will be the ML 85 (or 100) and not the KT...

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WingOut said..

SlowlyButSurely said..

WingOut said..

SlowlyButSurely said..

WingOut said..
I ride Armstrong foils, mostly HA V2. I would now like to get an ML board. The KT super K seems to me to be almost better as a light wind and freeride board than the Armstrong ML. Does anyone have experience with the combination?

yeah two friends have it. Works perfect. Foil box perfectly placed also for HA v2 foil. Tested with both 1180 and 880 HAs.
The Armstrong ML is a bit more technical due to the pretty dramatic beveling of the rails compared to the more gentle shape of the Super K. That translates in marginally better rail-to-rail performance at the cost of instability when dislocating off-foil.
You cant go wrong with either. The best mid lengths in the market.

thank you for your answer. that is my impression too.
now I am spoiled for choice!
not easy! which is better in low and high wind conditions? I prefer a one board strategy for free ride and waves, intermedium level, 90 kg. Armstrong 100l / KT 104. Intermedium level coast.

I wouldn't go above 85L in ML and 92 in SuperK.
I am 94kg and riding ML85.

The ML100 at almost 7ft bit too bulky and will lose agility in 20kt weather in my humble opinion

I don't know if you lose too much in the lower wind range? Many say you should add +10 l to your body weight to achieve good light wind properties. You're right, the agility in maneuvers suffers with the ML100!
I'll think about it again. I think it will be the ML 85 (or 100) and not the KT...

Riding a KT92 at 90kg weight, mostly on a spitfire 840, love it, gets on foil so fast I think I will likely size down a foil size soon. Loses nothing on re-activeness to my 70 litre custom either, I just don't jump it.

Few sessions with the KT but good sensations 8-12 knots AFS SILK 850 and Flow5