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Woo accuracy

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Created by lucy5 > 9 months ago, 24 Feb 2018
THE PIN PULLER
WA, 465 posts
26 Jul 2018 1:30PM
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CJ2478 said..

SaveTheWhales said..
Brand New Woo 3 - Tested and confirmed piece of crap - cannot measure jumps off waves.

Test 1 - 13.8m off flatwater, ok believable..

Test 2 - 14.8m Full speed flatwater into head height perfect angle & launch shaped wave, full power in 35knot storm weather on a 9m Screamer..

What a piece of Crap
What pisses me off the most is that I bought the Woo 1 which didnt read properly then died. The warranty replacement died shortly after as well.
Thinking that they would have got their technology Crap together a few years later with version 3... fooled again !

Dont waste your money GRRRRR Im sending it back for a refund.



So what you're saying is that the resulting 1m difference in height from boosting off a head high wave and off flat water is too little? Are we talking same wind strength and kite size? If this is the case then its a little disappointing for me, being a regular footer I am patiently waiting for spring time when we get wind from the left so I am on my good tack hitting the waves and was hoping for big improvements in my heights off waves when compared to flat water.


What's your heights Off flat vs wave ? Mine off kickers are higher then off flat unless it's 30kn+ on a 10 in the flat. It all really depends on the day. Ive had some biblical ones at the back of eddies up in Lano using the kicker that curls round the back off it.

SaveTheWhales
WA, 1869 posts
26 Jul 2018 1:47PM
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CJ2478 said..


SaveTheWhales said..
Brand New Woo 3 - Tested and confirmed piece of crap - cannot measure jumps off waves.

Test 1 - 13.8m off flatwater, ok believable..

Test 2 - 14.8m Full speed flatwater into head height perfect angle & launch shaped wave, full power in 35knot storm weather on a 9m Screamer..

What a piece of Crap
What pisses me off the most is that I bought the Woo 1 which didnt read properly then died. The warranty replacement died shortly after as well.
Thinking that they would have got their technology Crap together a few years later with version 3... fooled again !

Dont waste your money GRRRRR Im sending it back for a refund.




So what you're saying is that the resulting 1m difference in height from boosting off a head high wave and off flat water is too little? Are we talking same wind strength and kite size? If this is the case then its a little disappointing for me, being a regular footer I am patiently waiting for spring time when we get wind from the left so I am on my good tack hitting the waves and was hoping for big improvements in my heights off waves when compared to flat water.



Same kite same day turned it on and off to separate the session.
If you know how how to jump big - you'd know the difference..

It's why they Don't have King of air on glass flat water. How small would the jumps be..

wishy
WA, 1501 posts
31 Jul 2018 4:42PM
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Woo is a waste of money. For $300 you could get so much steroids to make your back leg MASSIVE and outboost anyone regardless of what stupid computer is measuring.

Richoa
NSW, 478 posts
31 Jul 2018 10:24PM
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SaveTheWhales said..
Brand New Woo 3 - Tested and confirmed piece of crap - cannot measure jumps off waves.

Test 1 - 13.8m off flatwater, ok believable..

Test 2 - 14.8m Full speed flatwater into head height perfect angle & launch shaped wave, full power in 35knot storm weather on a 9m Screamer..

What a piece of Crap
What pisses me off the most is that I bought the Woo 1 which didnt read properly then died. The warranty replacement died shortly after as well.
Thinking that they would have got their technology Crap together a few years later with version 3... fooled again !

Dont waste your money GRRRRR Im sending it back for a refund.


So what are you claiming, the guys pulling big numbers off waves are jumping huge!

But I think 14.8 is pretty huge, guessing they all use the same mass to arrive at answer so WOO on WOO aren't you in all measured the same?




Richoa
NSW, 478 posts
1 Aug 2018 11:18AM
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curious to as to how high you think Woo should of recorded the jump off the wave?

THE PIN PULLER
WA, 465 posts
1 Aug 2018 10:42AM
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I think it should be recorded from sea level. The use of a kicker or perfect technique on flat water should determine your height. Using kickers is not cheating it just depends where you are kiting. Personally i kite flat water so no kickers but on a good day with kickers of course your gonna hit that lip!!

Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
2 Aug 2018 12:13PM
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THE PIN PULLER said..
I think it should be recorded from sea level.


Yeah me too. We're 100m ASL here :D

Richoa
NSW, 478 posts
2 Aug 2018 12:42PM
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Kamikuza said..

THE PIN PULLER said..
I think it should be recorded from sea level.



Yeah me too. We're 100m ASL here :D


so expect to see 101m jumps from you

THE PIN PULLER
WA, 465 posts
2 Aug 2018 7:02PM
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Ment water level double deckers !!

SaveTheWhales
WA, 1869 posts
3 Aug 2018 8:13PM
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Richoa said..
curious to as to how high you think Woo should of recorded the jump off the wave?




Calculate what normal North kite line length is plus distance to top of canopy - then take a guess at what height i must be to be 'Looking Down' quite a bit to the canopy going under me... 14.8m is small if you know how to jump with Perfect Storm wind / wave conditions

Kamikuza
QLD, 6493 posts
4 Aug 2018 12:20AM
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Richoa said..
so expect to see 101m jumps from you


Thank you for your faith in me

wishy
WA, 1501 posts
10 Aug 2018 10:24PM
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Richoa said..
curious to as to how high you think Woo should of recorded the jump off the wave?






Calculate what normal North kite line length is plus distance to top of canopy - then take a guess at what height i must be to be 'Looking Down' quite a bit to the canopy going under me... 14.8m is small if you know how to jump with Perfect Storm wind / wave conditions



Agree with this, anyone half decent with an 8sqm in 45knots, lining up a huge kicker could smash 14.8metres easily. Especially if it's cross to cross off with smooth water.

THE PIN PULLER
WA, 465 posts
11 Aug 2018 8:12AM
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Someone on flat water on a 10m in 35knots can do the same no kicker needed



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