Enter Fury (Skyshark) at the suggestion of Richard (one of the very patient coaches at Newbury Stack coaching workshop).
The large sail area was the first bonus for me as it slowed everything down and gave me time to think about what do next. (Time is everything to someone with the hand/eye coordination of a newt!) My input in order to get the kite to do what I wanted had to be clear and deliberate, and in return it did what I wanted and was stable, lacking the oversteer of some kites which can really throw me when I am trying to learn something new (Is it me or is it the kite!!!)
It needed firm handling but responded well and rewarded me with snappy accurate precision figures and punchy snap stalls. My axels were coming by the end of the day and I felt my understanding of how to execute tricks had moved on considerably, and I am sure will continue to do so. It is probably not the right kite for you if you like the "hanky on a string" experience as you always know it is there, but as a novice that makes it easier to see where you are going next.
It flew in surprisingly low wind due to its huge sail although my only wish would have been to have had an ultralight so when the wind dropped completely I could have kept going! I also found it easy to recover on the ground which avoided the inevitable beginners "walk of shame" and meant I spent more time flying and less time running up and down the lines to set it up.
As an inexperienced flyer I really liked the Fury. Having watched Carl execute every trick in the book effortlessly on it, I know it is a kite that can grow with you as your skill level progresses and as a girlie aside I also think the purple colourway is dead sexy too!
) with Dave and a quick go on the Flexi version.
