Kite Shapes Explained (Bow, Delta, C kite, Hybrid, Flat, Aspect Ratio, Buying Choices etc)
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- Опубликовано: 16 июл 2024
- This tutorial explains the primary differences between the many types of kite on the kiteboarding market these days. It explains the difference between C shape kites and flat kite (sometimes called bow kites). It then explains why high aspect and low aspect kites perform differently. To help new kiters decide what equipment suits them, the video looks at a few options, and explains common terms you will here when searching for a kite.
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If I meet you one day somewhere, I buy you a good bottle of Rum (y), best videos on YT ;) Thank you
Let me say that if someone paid for this video they should pay even more cause your work is freaking awesome! Thanks a lot!
totally agree!
This guy it’s very good !! I’d learn a lot
Finally, we can get to know the person behind the well-crafted videos from Kitesurf College. Congratulations!!! All the kite surfer in the world are grateful, especially here in Brazil.
I used to follow quite some tutorials from you. Funny to suddenly discover the face of the voice. You sound a bit like an old school teacher: very articulate, very clear and well spoken. This video caught me by surprise 😊
Excellent as always though! Thanks.
Thanks Fabien. You're spot on, I actually used to be a teacher. Before I got too addicted to kiting to be a good employee.
Fabien H definitely has some johnny ive vibe to it ;)
Defintely some of the best learning content out there. Been kiting a few years now and I still come back here somtimes to refresh my memory! Keep it up :)
man... your videos are a treasure... I recommend them to all my students after the lessons and even from this basic knowledge video I took something away! thanks!
Excellent explanation! Everyone should watch this
Hi there! I`m still under impression after watching this tutorial. I suggest making the same video on board shapes (twintips) as beginners often make wrong choices being mislead by either salepeople or adverts. You might tell about such techs as sizes and weight, rocker, width, flexibility, NACA channels etc. All these factors influence greatly one`s gliding, jump levels, going upwind and managing the board in the strong wind conditions. There is also a lot to say about direct boards, I suppose)
Best regards from cold Russia,
Dmitry Yarizov
Excellent video, this video would have been great Before I started as a beginner buying a Vegas... Now I know what to look for on my next kite. Thanks
Thank you for your great video and for the subtitles in particular! I`ve been kiting for more than 5 years and still I found the tutorial very informative. Please, approve my translation so that kiters from far and cold Russia could also enjoy the video and learn the basics about the kite shapes. We guarantee an accurate translation as it`s been done by a kiter in cooperation with his wife - a professional translator.
Hello Дмитрий Яризов. Thanks for making the translation. Great job, it's approved.
Дмитрий, я сделал перевод субтитров для видео про гидрофойл. Если бы ваша супруга согласилась его проверить, всем пошло бы на пользу, так как я кайтер со стажем, но не профессиональный переводчик 🤗
@@Prydeclub Привет. Можем глянуть, быстро, к сожалению, не обещаю. Можно в почту youtube.9.techmail(Гаф гаф)spamgourmet.com файл с переводом кинуть. Или может какой механизм проверки субтитров у ютьюба есть?
This guy is simply the best in explaining anything. hands down.
I can’t stop thank2023, you make me clear:in the region in Germany I live tube kites are not optional so because of you I discovered the right kites:🙏flysurfer kites=very save and easy to learn getting into kiteboarding/kitesurfing step by step.Sorry my bad English
Superb dissertation on a complex evolving subject by a man who cares about the sport.
Thankyou Paul
This is one of the most useful video I have ever seen. Great work! This should be compulsory for everyone who start their journey with kitesurfing! Big Up!
Excellent video - this is the first time I really understand the relations of kite design and the effects for the rider.
Thank you very much.
First time I find such clear explanations on different shapes! Very interesting and well done!
Two comments on this generally very good video :
1. You missed covering probably the most complex aspect of kite shape - its draft, the fore-aft or chord-wise curvature.
2. Bridle-less 4-line C-kites have limited depower because the centre-of-drag is above the kite's point of de-power rotation, which makes the kite rotate to a positive angle-of-attack. If you place a tensioned 5th line on a bridle-less 4-line C-kite, the depower rotation point is shifted upward and above the drag force, and the kite's depower will be vastly improved.
Scary how good this video is :) keep it up , excellent work ;)
This is an awesome explanation. Like really comprehensive and methodical; something that's often missing in these explanatory video's of others. You are doing a very good job explaining this, and luckily I have bought the correct kite since starting again this season (been off kiting a few years, back now due to moving house)
So, thanks!
You make Top notch videos : easy to understand, great graphics, usages of charts and graphs that engineers and normal people can all benefit from. I know of no one like you that can express so much info with brevity (since I’m way too wordy!). I went from Cabrinha converts for 2 years, to RPMs for 6 years , then to Dice 2 years ago.
Your videos enable me to grasp many concepts I wouldn’t have understood.
Let me know if you ever visit NC , USA Outer Banks - OBX !
Very informative. I've been kiting a long time and still learned new stuff. Every day is a school day. I will share this with my students. Keep up the awesome work.
The most incredible, well crafted, easy to follow Kite tutorials! Thank you for making out Kite learning experience even smoother. Your work is superb! I´d love to donate you money for the awesome job!! :))
Thank you for taking the time to make that video!
I feel like I have a much better understanding now.
Super clear video, the most useful I've seen in a long time. Many thanks Nick!
No excuse for choosing the wrong kite anymore! ;)
Just curious: are you under contract with Duotone?
Do you have a kite school?
chapeau bas! at last a tutor who actually TALKS to me and bother EXPLAIN. thx! :))
You explain things in the best way possible!
Best video ever about this subject! Thanks a lot 🙏🏼
this video is very good ! i was having a few questions always about combination betwenn aspect ratio and the arch and this video solved it !!
Best kitesufing instructional videos out there..
Thank you,for my spot i had the wrong kites.
For my spot in Düsseldorf needed a flysurfer kite size 5m,8m....
Thank you very much for have helping me 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Best video ever made! Great material. Thank you.
Great video. Just after buying a quiver of high aspect ratio kites which were almost impossible to turn because of backstalling. The kites were in a really good sale, so I took a chance. However, if it sounds too good to be true then it usually is! Been kiting for many years so I should have known better and stuck to the excellent content in this video.
Great video kite surf college. Used a C shape Slingshot for a while - no wonder I was having difficulty. Wrong kite shape for me. Your explanation is clear and concise. Might've turned me into a Duotone customer.
GENIUOS!! Thank you very much to you and all your team! Kitesurf college and duotone! You are amazing. and you are doing a great contribution to our sport and lifestyle.
If I was rich I would fund you guys. Seriously, you deserve to be kiting year-round and making these videos full time!
Thanks for the kind words. Safe kitesurfing to you and best of luck in your career or with any lucrative investments you may have ;-)
Excellent video! I see so many new kiters on the wrong kite struggling so much
Exactly, that's the reason I made this video. I've seen many older kiters who've been sold a high-aspect C-kite, and are not enjoying the sport as much as they should.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ from mauritius island. I always hear your voice. Its a real pleisure to see your face. Your videos are extremely helpfull to me. ❤❤❤❤
Man, you are THE man! Brilliant, as usually, and finally someone has explained the kite shapes in a way that we, the begginers, can understand. Superb video!
Thank you Manuel
Great explanation and tutorial as always 👍🏻
Terrific videos, i have learned so much from all of them.
Thanks a lot.
This was excellent. Very informative and helpful. I too used the wrong kites and wish I had this info sooner. Now, you need to do the same video for boards - especially directional boards. Way too many styles to choose from.
Great video, thanks for making it clear and simple. Really appreciate it.
So useful.. unbelievable that other brands dont explain their kites visually
Thank you so muuuuuuch !! Love the explanation. Big cheers from france !
amazing information - thank you so much! I would have been so lost without this information!
knowledge is key.
Thank you for this one
Excellent Video!!!!! 👏👏👏👏
Thank you so much! This has helped me so much on picking my kite!
thats one hell of a vid. like freaking epic explanation
Awesome explanation, thanks
phenomenal vid. thank you !!
SUPERB video, really great, thanks a lot!
I regularly go back to this video. It's the best
Hah! I've just watched it again
Fantastic video, congrats!
Great video, excellent tips. thanks.
great video! very nicely done - thank you!
Wow, super interesting thanks!! Super clear.
Thank god I was not mistaken buying my first kite. I bought blindly. And thank you too
Really informative and well presented detail - thank you for a fab video.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Super informative. Thank you.
awesome video - huge thanks
Excellent videos!!! thanks
Excellent video!
Wow, excellent video, thank you very much.
Excellent video.
GREAT VIDEO !!
Very informative. Thx you
Thank you kind sir ! Brilliant video.
Wow! So clear!
Thanks for the great videos. Have probably seen all your videos, and a few repeatedly times. Recently learned to kite, so these are good explanations. Norway, Glesvær
Glad you like them
YOU ARE THE MAN FOR SURE ,NICE TO SEE IT AND LEARN AS WE GO.I NEED YOUR THOUGHTS ON A KITE SUITABLE FOR POWERING UP A TRIMARAN.AS IN A 40 FT ULTRA LIGHT NON FOILER SO AS TO BE A LITTLE HEAVIER THAN IVE SEEN .THANKS
Excellent as usual. Thank you.
Thank you.
Very useful video thank you very much.
Great video. Helped clarify things for me. What design would you recommend for a complete beginner who is also a big guy (280 lbs or 127 kg)?
Brilliant thanks for the video!
Respect for YOU!!!👍👍👍
Cheers Cesar
Hi I really enjoy your tutorial and I find them very useful I want to ask which kite is better like one quiver kite between evo and the bandit ( or other ) thank you very much 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🔥🔥🔥
Spot on, great job!
I wish you could fill that chart with some more hybrid shapes and examples from different brands/models. A 'typical' bow and Delta, a high AR/super flat, etc... but can also understand your limitations. Good job to Duotone too for supporting you!
Hello Nickolay. If you tell me the kite you have, or want to know about, I've probably used it or tested it and can let you know where it fits on the flatness / aspect ratio axis.
I am curious I have a 2010 cabrinha switchblade, I assume it is on the slightly flatter side with swept wing tips and slight concave on the back edge. Is that correct?
I am only a year in to kiting I also have an ocean Rodeo 2016 prodigy and I would like to get an ocean Rodeo allulah roam. I would like to know more about that.
Great stuff.
I bought a used evo based on the examples you gave here and I am very much liking the all round feel of it. I also like how the information you give actually helps me spot the matching shapes from all the other manufacturers I have seen as well. Would you consider making a similar video about board selection as well? I have tried more different boards than kites and find that it makes quite the difference. For example I currently have two boards with quite a lot of rocker and I like them mostly because they are much more forgiving in chop. Not as efficient but much less fatiguing to ride.
Good idea guits. I'm working on that at the moment. It's a bit harder to figure out, strangely. For the kites video I used a lot of research from the aviation industry (and simplified it for the kite shapes video), but there isn't the same level of academic info available on boards.
Thanks for describing Duotone!)
amazing video.
Thanks Man for the nice info
Excellent.
Again, Thank you soooo much!!
I think it’s rather confusing they call C shaped kites vs Flat kite. They all look somewhat C shaped. The so called flat one is actually more like C to me as it’s curved all the way to the tip whereas the so called C shaped one has flatter tips. Thanks for the explanation though, I know you didn’t make up the terms !
love this video, made me a subscriber
love it , thanks
Great video,, many kite manufactures use "1 kite quiver" but I noticed that looping kites do not jump as high and jumping kites like the rebel don't loop very well.
Also the dice feels like it is 1 size smaller and the neo feels 1 size bigger. I guess I need 4 kites in each size
4 kites in each size - that was a good one! :)
Better get the best performance from each of the of kite types in its sweet spot (size) ;)
Thank you man❤
So useful, thanks! Where does the DuoTone Juice fit in the collection esp vs the Rebel?
Great great Video 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you
Damn. This is legendary!
Thanks Lucca :-)
Please do more videos like this with other brands, if possible 🙏🙂
Great video as always!
Why didn't this video exist before I bought my first (wrong) kites this year? 😩
What happened ? Why was is a wrong kite and what type?
Thank you
Thanks, super helpful! Where would you place sigma shaped kites on that scale?
Hi Nick .tks for the awesome help . I’m a beginner. I started to ride last year . I have a zephyr 17 for light winds and a cathalist 12 ( both Ozone) . I don’t wanna be radical as I am in my 50 yo , so safety is priority and having fun by riding in light to mid winds is my goal . Am I using the right gear . Cheers . Al
amazing
Hi there,
Congratulations for your videos they are very clearly made it.
I have a question? I am 108 kg what size of kite I should buy as beginner?
Best
Toto