Plummet said..Plummet said..Kamikuza said..krickitt said..there was alot of moving the kite to keep me from dropping like a rock.
I might be doing things wrong, but I only move the kite if I've screwed up... send it back and leave it there, then a single redirect at the last minute. Butter soft landings, no matter the height
your riding big kites bro. They tend to float you. Little kites need abit of zinging around to keep the float going from time to time.
pss. Surely you use a different technique on your flysurfers? What works best for me on my 15 is bar half out and a start a lazy slow redirect as soon as I boost. Timed to perfection to be cranking down in front of me when i'm landing followed by a bar all the way in for touch down is the best flysurfer method I've found.
Been so long since I've flown my FSers I can't remember
The 2 big ones have a tendency to offer a second pendulum as you redirect, giving a little pop or hover just before touchdown.
I think I agree, with the foils a gentler or slower or less aggressive redirect is the most effective - if you have the kite diving down, it often does unpleasant things. The S3 12 is most prone to it...
But with the LEI, just park it then dive it redirect hard and loop if I've done it too soon.
