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farwellbooth
Since 28 Oct 2008
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 Sun Apr 18, 10 5:44 pm Graduating to Stopper Ball? |
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I have a few Naish Cults and have yet to put on the stoppers... I get the risks in the possibility of not being able to fully depower the kite if I don't move the stopper.
What am I missing out on with the stopper? I don't feel like there is an excess amount of bar pressure to hold down. |
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K4L
Since 19 Jan 2009
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| Sun Apr 18, 10 6:45 pm |
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| Couldnt tell you since I never use mine. Maybe if you were just cruising with some nice blow dryer wind? |
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Wind Slither
Since 04 Mar 2005
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The 503
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| Mon Apr 19, 10 6:46 am |
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If you're not missing it you probably don't need to bother. I used to be a big stopper fan, but now I hardly use mine. Once in a while if I am just beating up wind and want to rest my arms a little. Or if I need to spin the bar and it's light and I dont' want to depower when I let go. That's about it.
I think mine are removable...might just take them off and save the weight!
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wylieflyote
Since 30 Jun 2006
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Puget Sound & Wa. Coast
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| Mon Apr 19, 10 7:48 am Re: Graduating to Stopper Ball? |
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| farwellbooth wrote: | | I have a few Naish Cults and have yet to put on the stoppers... . |
I also have the Naish Cult/Helix kites. I agree that I rarely use the stopper ball as a "rest break" feature. But I would put them on for this reason: I set the stopper at the outside end of my arm's reach. This way if I let go of the bar out on the water it doesn't travel way up there to the end of the sheeting cords, which is beyond my reach to quickly grab it back.
Follow the instructions because if you put this on upside-down you won't be able to "push-through" when nessesary.
Hope this helps.
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| Mon Apr 19, 10 8:07 am |
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Wylieflyote said:
| Quote: | | This way if I let go of the bar out on the water it doesn't travel way up there to the end of the sheeting cords, which is beyond my reach to quickly grab it back. |
Ditto, I fly Naish Cults, and when i loose the bar - dang, it's way out of reach and especially since i've moved from board short harness, to a waist harness! |
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stringy
Since 23 Jun 2006
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vancouver
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| Mon Apr 19, 10 9:33 am |
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the naish lines are long, but if you let go of the bar and cannot reach, just grab both ropes together and pull towards you to reach the bar.
as for the stoppers, sometimes when self lanuching they are nice because you can set the stopper in a little so the kite sits better on it's wingtip when solo launching from a fencepost.
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HRnico
Since 22 Mar 2008
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Da Hood
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| Tue Apr 20, 10 11:21 am |
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| I never used the stopper in the Gorge, I took them off my Best bars. Found that the Kite wouldn't always depower when I pulled the QR. In SPI this last winter I used the stopper on my North bar quite a bit, it was a nice option by the third day, as my arms began to tire. |
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Nick
Since 09 Nov 2007
164 Posts
Hood River
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| Tue Apr 20, 10 2:06 pm |
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I do suggest the stopper on the Naish bars. It will solve the problem of the bar getting to far away and allows you to rest during long sessions. It also is very handy when untwisting your lines. The stopper does push through if you are over powered. If you are connecting your leash to the depower line it will slide all the way to the top if you release your quick release.
Overall it is a very nice feature and easy to use.
Cheers,
Nick
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kiteboard117
Since 02 Mar 2005
450 Posts
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| Tue Apr 20, 10 3:35 pm |
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| Love the stopper on my torches. don't worry about not being able to depower, it pushes through without much effort. |
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bustingbladder
Since 12 Jul 2006
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Seattle
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