Peter Lynn Venom II

Before aquiring my Venom II i had only flown my 5.5 bullet and a cheap naish x4 18m.After some memorable hurtful expreiences from the naish x4 and a lack of ability on the water with my bullet i soon fell in love with my new Venom II which allowed me to try moves that i had never thought possible with my slightly inexperienced standards.

The build quality as from most peter lynn kites is outstanding, i was thrilled to find the adjuster straps located inside the twin skin, allowing yet another way to alter the kite for personal preferance. The kite is made from ripstop nylon making punctures along the bladders harder but this is standard in most modern day kites.

I had heard setting up the kite would be hassleful but i olny found this on days with out strong winds, when the wind rose above 14/15mph the kite flew fine and performed even better in 20/25mph. However i was told the auto zenith would work anywhere but in my local park the wind tends to come from all over the place and as random gusts hit the side it tends to invert or fold and collapse and sometimes overfly. This was not the case at the beach, where none of this happened, i could lie on my back and watch the kite sitting there.

I was also worried the bladders went inflated enough, although it is important when launching to have then as inflated as you can i was told that the vents in the leading edge have one way silicon valves, making air pass in but water or sand to be blocked out thus inflating the kite fully.

I have only used this kite for boarding so far but hope to get on the water soon, it is the flagkite in kitesurfing for the peter lynn kites, the scorpion being designed for land use primarily but a new kite may be coming out soon. I found the turning fast compared to any depower kite i had flown yet even if it was nothing compared to that of my bullet but i hear the slingshot fuel 2007 is far superior in this area.

Jumps.My personal favorite. this kite it just the lift master, compared to the rips off the floor from my naish and hard landings from my bullet the venom II in my view wins.Boosts are such a feel good feeling on this kite, and the control the kite allows for float is immense, when you pick up the gut to swing the kite up when your on the board the result is the best feeling ever. flying with a board on my feet has no words to descibe the funess of it.

So finally although it can get quite pricey i recommend this kite to anyone who is seriously thinking about taking kiting to the next stage and improving their skills. However, given the choice to choose the V2 or the Scorpion i would go for the later purley for its superior ability to be used on land.

By : MadPaul