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STACK UK Winter League
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I had my first glimpse of the Fury about a month ago at Kite Studio and my immediate impression was how deep the sail and standoffs are. The last time I had seen a kite sail this deep was on a Sizzle.
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The bridle is very long. Carl explained that this is to allow the lines to sit over the back of the kite comfortably, and there are no yo-yo stoppers or trick line!
The next thing that struck me was that the leading edge T-fittings have a covering. Ah at last a kite where my lines won't get caught. Another welcome difference is the additional covering over the standoffs to prevent the lines snagging.
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| Covered T-fittings | No more snagging! | Adjustable leech line |
The most radical feature has to be the adjustable leech line which allows the tension on the trailing edge to be adjusted so that the kite is quiet or noisy. I expect that in 2004 we are going to be hearing a lot of rasping kites flying around :-)
So how does the Fury perform? Carl Robertshaw brought along a number of Fury's for people to try out.
First of all I had to admit to being a bit uncertain. Even with my limited experience of flying different sports kites could this perform much differently to others?
In a wind that averaged 10 mph I soon performed my first ever Flic Flac, something I had never managed to do before. Perhaps watching Flying Techniques over and over again had finally paid off. Shortly after that I even managed my first Yo-Yo, and fades became almost as easy to do as axels.
Something was definitely different and I liked it. By the end of the day I was even getting closer to rolling out my first ever Comete, just a little bit more practice now...
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Precision wise, the Fury tracks effortlessly and snap stalls are easy. In fact the initial tendency is to overdo a stall which forces the kite into an axel. I found that the kite rarely snags on the lines and the only time it did was when the line caught on a wing tip. I imagine that for a non-professional like myself it is only a matter of time before some sort of covering is developed to fit over the wing tips to prevent even this happening.
I was sorry to put the kite down, but after a couple of hours flying I was exhausted. This was the first time I had flown a two line sport kite in many months.
Would I add a Fury to my collection? Yes.
Expect to see me at festivals flying two kites in particular this year; the Fury and the Airbow.
Brian Fattorini
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