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Paul - makes sense now. I always had the idea that doing this would end up with the bridle right up against the sail. Now I see that it really is just some minor adjusting to get the desired results. Are you using that many connecting knots at the hinge to eliminate it? Or? I see what you mean about all the new bridles. The 3 Winds uses a diamond shape in the top connection. Haven't studied John's Sync enough yet to comment. A home build out here is using something that Lam had a lot of input on. Seems pretty solid in all wind conditions.

The RNG is like my cat. Everything is on her terms. No matter how deserving we may be, it will do what it wants when it wants. *sigh*

Oh the torture!! Do I just sit on my hands, quietly in anticipation? Or scream and shout from the rooftop? Neither has worked so far .........😭 ! Oh RNG - please consider me!!!

Hi Wayne, add a loop around any end cap with slack, (a 2nd pass around). pass the long line loop thru the smaller looped version a couple of times (I like 3. but it's very tough to snug into position). That takes out some of the slop in the two bridle attachment "hinge" area. You can also make the middle of the leading edge a tighter attachment point, even all the way down to snug, (thereby removing all of the wiggle there too) but that means some more adjustments to get the kite back to tension on all bridle legs with you just holding the kite by the 2 top bridle attachment points (were the flying lines attach) Doing all of this together gets you to the 1point6 bridle, which is what I used before switching over to the French '99 to '08. Have you noticed? that every new kite creates their own idea of what a successful bridle should look and feel like? Because the original design had too much slop built-in necessitating a pre-load being applied (Whump?)

Depends on how particular you want to be, Paul. Yes - for consistency, all the connections should pull from the same direction towards the middle. Is it absolute?? YMMV. I will admit to going over my kites and redoing bridle connections, making them all the same. Also when setting up - my caps and bunjis are set a certain way. For me it is all part of the patterning that keeps my brain at ease. For others - it keeps things untangled and "clean". Remember this little saying as you connect the vertical leg to the horizontal; - "little through big, big through little". Forms that hinge and knot. PS: Paul - you need to show me how you adjust a bridle to take out that "play" you're talking about. WSIKF!!! Or maybe I'll talk to Scotty W. first.

For tricking in low wind, Lam's kites are my choice. I have a Fearless Tattoo and Snow Devil SUL, and have flown some of the newer offerings, but not the latest. Absolute Zero wind, I prefer the PDSUL for its full size, closely followed by the Prism Ozone. 20+ year old designs, but they're hard to beat when there's no wind...

I'm happy with my AC SUL. I can't compare it to a lot of the SULs the are around today, since I haven't flown many. I also find 80' lines to be the best length in general. If I had to select one line set to take anywhere with me, it would be 80' 90# lines.

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Except the installation shown has it installed incorrectly already! needs ALL of the bridle leg attachment point to face the center,... none should be affixed from the outside, collapse to the center, the leading edge's bridle should pull from below and the others from center outwards All of the bridles' legs should be tight, when picked-up by just the two top attachment points!!!

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@Wayne Dowler We all want it.. What's there to talk about???

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I was going to ask that question privately so !!!!! Double WOOOT!!

JB - What would be the other 2 you would put in "your" top 3 other than the ProDancer? My low wind choice as of now is my old, out of production, Prism Ozone. Don't get me wrong - it flies great in it's range, but can't compete with the PD for pure light wind flying.