lawsonpipes Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Hey Guys, have been keen to get a stunt kite for a bit of fun when the breeze is light over in Perth... which is rare, but I am going mad not being able to fly! Wondering if anyone has good suggestions, would be used a fair bit, and would rather one that I can learn on than not! Am keen to get into a few real tricks as well Any suggestions welcome Lawson Quote
Two Hands Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Hey Lawson, A bit of a 'piece of string' Q but lets see... If you're into the idea of 'one kite for a while' then lets make it full sized (210cm tip to tip +/- 10cm) or close to, the smaller kites are not the place to learn IMO, easy to carry, generally cheaper but far twitchier. So that's putting us in the $$$ of around $150-$400 $150-$200 puts you in the region of a HQ Jive / Flying Wings Alpha + / Prism Quantum or Hypnotist The Hypnotist though is out at about $200 with the instructional DVD (this was how I started) and if you like a challenge and have no 'Freestylers' around your area this is the easiest way to get going. That being said there are quite a few tutorials around on the web now which could mean that the DVD isn't that critical. that's when you start spending up, at the 250+ sector of the market you're starting to hit the 'pro' stuff, these tend to be more exacting in their build quality and detail. A warning though, learning to trick is a sure fire way of breaking bits on your kite, so back up service is a must, no point grabbing a good deal only to find you throw it out after a hard landing for lack of spares. If I was to point you to a store.... well Jason at Briskites is as good a place to start as any, grumpy bugger at the best of times but he'll offer good advice. Hope that helps... TH out. Quote
Jason Posted June 6, 2011 Report Posted June 6, 2011 Might be a grumpy bugger TH but I put up with you The very first thing I would want to know is the wind you would want to fly it in. Sometimes peoples concept of light winds vary a lot. Are we talking 2-5knt or 6-10knt??? Jas Quote
lawsonpipes Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Posted June 6, 2011 Haha cheers guys - yeah I know Jason is a grumpy bugger and he keeps getting off with my money ... haha but nah am thinking $300 ish um Perth, off wind season so somewhere 3-8 ish?? I've had a look at the hypnotist, but was thinking Zephyr ... haven't had any freestyle experience, but I hate the thought of buying a kite and then needing to buy another one! Quote
lawsonpipes Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Posted June 6, 2011 Ohh and Jason that torch is alright to fly ... but I am fast learning I prefer foils, up and down on the board but I will get there!! Quote
lawsonpipes Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Posted June 6, 2011 but it is a bloody good kite!! Nice power!! Quote
Two Hands Posted June 9, 2011 Report Posted June 9, 2011 Hey Lawson, The Zephyr is a well placed kite for the pricepoint, with some of the Flying Wings kites offering a pretty competitive alternative, from my reading there's not much in it. At this area of the market, the graphics of the sail might be as good a choice as any, they all do the trick list well in the right hands. Just to remember though, the UL's are that little bit more fragile that the standards so watch out for hard nose plants. Best of luck TH @ Jason, you'd get bored if it wasn't for PITA's like me and you know it Quote
matzelkite Posted June 11, 2011 Report Posted June 11, 2011 Hey Lawson, Email Jason the grumpy bugger and buy a flying wings kite because they are great value for money. The SF 2.3 is fast but responsive, 2.5 slow but predictable and the Soul - one of the best full size sport kites you can fly. Zephyr I would consider a good kite but because of it's design there is a flat spot in rotational tricks compared to other kites, don't get me wrong I do like the kite [ I have two ] but it is limited compared to other kites for the same inputs to do tricks. Hypnotist - I have never flown but I have two quantum pros and again they have there limitations. The limitations are more about how much effort you have to make to get the kite to trick, as the wing size increases it becomes more difficult to trick in higher winds as the wind drops you need the mass in the sail to keep the kite aloft - you can't win in every situation. If you are a beginner in stunt kites buy a standard kite, If you have flown for a while buy the UL but understand that you have to adjust your flying style to get the kite to trick easy. I bought a Soul Ul from Jason and it took me a good six months to really work it out. Just talk to bugger who's always grumpy, he is only grumpy because there is no wind in Brisbane at the moment. LOL. Quote
David M Posted September 16, 2011 Report Posted September 16, 2011 Hi Lawson, I bought a Prism Hypnotist from the grumpy one and it it a good kite to learn on.But then I found the Revolution kites and bought a Revolution 1.5 SLE they are fantastic.Depending on which one you get the wind range is huge.Just look into them for something different.Flying them takes a bit of getting used to with the 4 lines a lot different from 2 lines.They are much easier to relaunch when you come back to earth. Just have a look at Revolution kites web site Quote
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