gotfish1 Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 A friend of mine who I recently introduced into kite flying wants to use ball bearing snap swivels (the fishing type) on the terminal end of his lines at the kite attachment point. Is this ok to do and would he sacrifice any sensitivity if he uses the swivels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart McCullough Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 He wouldn't, but a larks head knot is much faster/easier to use than fiddling with the clasp on a swivel. Sent from my XT1254 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makatakam Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 On a single line kite it's not a problem. On dual- or quad-line kites it introduces a bit of slop and will slightly affect control, causing some oversteer and a slight delay in control inputs. The larkshead knot is much quicker and easier to manipulate with cold hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotfish1 Posted December 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 Thanks for those replies. I'll forward to my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Dowler Posted December 28, 2015 Report Share Posted December 28, 2015 If the loops are long enough - tie some short tabs into the ends. Maybe steal a 1/2" from the loop? Makes handling those loops much easier in the cold when disassembling the kite. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hasek Posted December 31, 2015 Report Share Posted December 31, 2015 No mention of old school? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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