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handles spreader handle?

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Created by Velocicraptor 1 month ago, 11 Sep 2024
Velocicraptor
650 posts
11 Sep 2024 9:39PM
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Anyone put a spreader between two hard handles, kind of converting it to more of a full length boom? I would like to play around with this and I'm looking for examples of what people have set up. I'm looking to do this on Ozone Flux wings where the one-handed balance point sits slightly behind the front handle (longer front handle on the Flow fixed this).

I saw this product, which is pretty much what I'm looking for, but Im curious cheaper homebrew solutions too.
www.wingman-products.com/product/the-handle-universal-extra-wing-foil-handle/

Hdip
430 posts
11 Sep 2024 11:19PM
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My buddy just tied a tie down strap (like from a ratchet strap) between his two handles to try and learn handle pass tricks. Works OK.

Velocicraptor
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11 Sep 2024 11:38PM
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Yea, thats the same one I included in my post. How do you find it? Not as interested as a harness line mount point, more curious for holding the wing.

MidAtlanticFoil
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11 Sep 2024 11:46PM
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Sorry, I didn't notice. I use it for the harness line, but it is very sturdy so you could use it as a handle. Sometimes it seems to sit a bit closer to the strut than a handle, so blindly grabbing for it on a back mobe could be less ideal than a boom

Microsurfer
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12 Sep 2024 3:30AM
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I've made one in the past. PPC 5.8 The back handle is bit of a long grab to get during gybe, I used hard electrical plastic conduit with ends cut to fit the shape of the handles & a rope/ elastic running through the middle to keep it in place. It did work to a degree however the ideal placement for my back hand was right where the start of the rear handle was so not ideal. It was bit of a pain to undo to fold up again.



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