kite tuning?

[Jake-wright]

HI guys, i have a few questions about how my liquid force havoc 14 was flying the other day. It maybe that it has always done this and i just haven't noticed it until i got and flew a newer/different kite (LF session 12m) anyway i noticed that it was flying really deep in the window and was making it really hard to edge upwind. also when i took the kite to 12 o'clock to try to boost there was no lift...it barely picked me up and floated me downwind. it seemed to do this no matter how much i adjusted the depower below the bar. Is this familiar to anyone? or is this just how the havoc flies? any tips would be great thanks.

[trevmorrell]

Jake, I only fly havocs so if you see me on the beach break the kite out and we can work on the tuning. The Havoc by nature does fly deep in the window but should still be easy to ride up wind. if it's flying too deep in the window and back stalling try tuning down a bit. If its not back stalling it is probably tuned correctly. Every kite rides a little different. The havoc and the session definitely feel differently. The attachment points are in different places on the leading edge which makes a huge difference.

[Jake-wright]

thanks trevor, that helps a lot. The kite never did back stall or anything like that, and i was able to stay upwind ok...but behind my session even on days when i was quite overpowered i was able to cut quite easily upwind and jumping was soooo easy. With the havoc i had to really fight against it and sheeting out on the bar didn't help me in gusts very much because the kite was so thick in the wind as it was so deep in the window...if that makes sense. Anyway next time i see you i'm sure you can see what my propblems are...but it sounds to me like its in the nature of the wakestyle havoc to fly that way...if i had the skill i know that this kite would make for some really fun unhooked tricks.