(I know there is a parallel post on the Taz but I didn't want to distract people from that specific problem when explaining mine...)
Some months ago I decided to try, for the first time, the Taz and the Slot.
That day I managed to do a few clumsy but nice Taz's and there was no way I could do a Slot.
After that day, I haven't managed to do another Taz !!!!
On the other hand, after that day I have managed to do pretty nice Slots.
So I'm really frustrated with the Taz and I can't figure out why I can't click with it.
Here are the symptoms:
- I pull the top wing a if starting a half axel.
- I get the kite into a flair with the nose clearly peaking out above the rest of the kite at the back (nose pointing away from me).
- During all this I take a step forward and give slack with both lines
- I then pop the opposite hand to start the Taz
This is the key point. The kite makes a strange twist such that it then faces me with it's nose pointing towards me and it does not spin...
I then fly it out of this mess upwards and away...
I know it is a matter of timing and also different kites do it differently.
But I have tried it with my Talon UL and with my Soul.
I have tried popping very soon after the first part of the half axel, have tried waiting longer until the kite is clearly starting to lose height, and all possibilities in between.
I really try to give all the slack I can to the other hand, but I just can't get it.
Any help will be greatly appreciated...