Bar lines

[janelleb...@gmail.com]

Hi there, I have a kiteboarding setup and have been having problems with flying. I have taken it to a school but theyre encouraging me to just buy a new setup. As far as I can tell all the equipment is good it may just be a slight calibration problem. The issue is that when flying the kite responds late, and it seems that my 2 middle lines have alot of slack. COuld this be the problem? How could i set my lines up properly and avoid needing to purchase a whole new rig?

[Peter Campbell]

Janelle,

It sounds like you have a tuning problem or the bar & lines is not the right one for the kite.

The middle lines shouldn't have any or much slack so they may be too long.

With the bar out the rear lines can go slack.  If they are tight but you have delayed response from the kite that is not good.

I would take your setup to a trustworthy kite shop and get them to check the line tuning and lengths.

Regards, Peter

[Claudio Rios]

Hi Janelle,

It sounds to me like your stretched front lines may be the problem. You may be able to fix your lines yourself. Here are a couple step by step instruction videos that have helped me (you can find a lot more on You Tube - search Kite bar tuning):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2onytU92v4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUFX3A6mR1U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRbb6Iqmg6g&t=535s

Good Luck,

Claudio