Flying different brand kites

Ike · Since 12 Mar 2008 216 Posts Central Oregon Stoked

Sorry didnt mean to start anything. Embarassed

Is there much adjustment required in flying one brand vs. another brand. I have only flown one brand of kite and am considering a different brand?

PM me if you have an opinion but feel it is an inapropriate topic.

Rico · Since 13 Mar 2005 1219 Posts Vancouver Photographer

yes VS I love this stuff. I would get a kite with depowers and pipes for the internets. If your learning you should stick to what safety your used to

pkh · Since 27 Feb 2005 6549 Posts Couve / Hood Honored Founder

Brands aren't everything... even just different kites from the same brand can be more of a difference than different brands.

I wouldn't think about it too much, just demo kites until you find something that works.

Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

Would just like to note that we have two locked threads in two days - not bad for a days work - maybe we can keep it rolling Laughing

just messing around.

Ike - its all good man. It happens - just do a search through the locked threads and you will see what I mean.

Switching from kite to kite - they are going to have a very different feel yes. Some kites have a very big wind range with an ability to dump out most of the power. While other kites are going to feel much more stable. Some have a lot of bar pressure - while others it is very light.

Also, the kites you mentioned before, one of them is a four line kite and the other is a five line kite. They are going to relaunch differently.

As far as the lesson goes - I would use their stuff - trash theirs. But the biggest difference regarding the learning curve is going to be relaunching. Make sure you know how to relaunch your own kites. If you do - then you should be all good - there will be differences but you can adjust along the way. If you don't know how to relaunch your kites - then you should at least take a lesson to figure that out.

Also, self-rescue is going to be very important. The two different kites have different self-rescue procedures. If you do not know how to self-rescue with your own kites then you should take a lesson to figure that out.

Ike · Since 12 Mar 2008 216 Posts Central Oregon Stoked

I have my kites and their flying/rescue techniques down. Just want to work on some board skills w/o worrying about the kite behaving significantly differantly

KidCorporate · Since 10 Jul 2007 563 Posts Addicted

Just get as good as you can on what you've got. You'll either hit a performance plateau or destroy the kites in the process, at which point you may have a better idea of what you want out of a kite and what you want to spend to get it.

Reaper356 · Since 10 Dec 2006 781 Posts Salem / LC Oregon Opinionated

Just buy both kites, then see which is Best!

ryan800 · Since 09 Dec 2007 64 Posts Seattle

I have 5 kites from 5 different brands. Just bought what was cheap and available, and all but 1 used. I like all of them except the 17m 2005 4-line C kite (lesson learned there) and it just takes a minute to remember how each flies. After that, I usually end up thinking the kite I just flew is my favorite. At the same time, it's not like I'm switching between bow kites and C kites every other day, that might be a little more difficult to get accustomed to.

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

barfly · Since 31 Mar 2005 1216 Posts Portland BRACKISH

I'd add that kites in the same class, from different manufacturers tend to fly in different zones of the window. Some more forward, some more back. That took me some time to realize what it did to my pimpin style Cool

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Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

Ike · Since 12 Mar 2008 216 Posts Central Oregon Stoked

Thanks for the input. I went with the schools kite which was a different model of the brand they use. It was interesting to see the differance in flying which was significant but not that hard to adjust too. Best part is I was going upwind by the end of the lesson.

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert

Moto · Since 03 Sep 2006 2698 Posts Still a gojo pimp! Moto Mouth

Spike · Since 13 May 2007 1414 Posts Alameda Spelling Expert