Bar Pressure Reduction

[David Tomassen]

Last night we were talking about bar pressure. If the kite has too much bar pressure, what can you do to minimize it?

Did some digging around and found this, but wanted to get it out there to discuss.

The rear lines have to do with bar pressure, kite feedback and relaunch. The further forward the rear bridle is positioned, the more bar pressure and feedback you get from the kite. But at the same time, the relaunch ease is reduced. The lower the bar pressure goes, the easier it relaunches (for less experienced riders). So you just have to pick the setting that fits the balance of what is most important to you.

Any other ideas......?

We were talking about a T3 specifically.

[nickfastswim]

Another thing that could affect the bar pressure is the bar design itself.
Now I have never actually flow a T3 but all the people I have seen with them use the pulley bar. Pulleys allow you to draw in or extend more back line with a shorter pull on the bar. As a consequence of this, pulley bars tend to have more bar pressure. Although this type of bar design is useful if you want to use a shorter bar on a large kite where you need to pull more aggressively to get a response from the kite.

Pulleys can be modeled by the simple WORK=FORCE x DISTANCE law. The WORK you do on a given kite to make it turn is always the same. So you can ether pull with more force (more bar pressure) on less line (distance) or pull on more line with less force...your choice
Here is a good explanation of the different bar types: http://www.kiteboardingevolution.com/ki ... ocId666773

[cjb]

Change the bar and kite from 2:1 to 1:1. The kite will be a little slower but it will have less bar pressure. I did this to my 11m T3 and I never have changed it back. I have never tried it on my 14m because I am afraid it will fly to slow. Give it a try it only takes a few minutes to convert it.