What is Grunt? / Flap around? and low end power?
Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 12:38 am
I am reading different kite review and don’t understand when they say:
-"lack of grunt" or
-"it is not as grunty as some kites" or
-"but still has grunt if you let it fly and don't choke it" or
Etc....
I look at the definition of grunt in the dictionary and I can't relate it to kite boarding at all. (a sound of some sort made by animals, an unskilled soldier, etc...)
(English is not my first language)
The other one I would like to know is about flapping around:
-"all of the $%#% flap and then I hear this con: "wing tips flapping""
-"the older ones used to flap and invert easily"
What do they mean when they say that a kite FLAP
Is it when the kite close on itself like it wasn’t inflated enough although it is inflated enough?
And the last one is about low end power:
Is this the power the kite generates when it is flown with minimum wind?
I know these might seem beginner/stupid questions but English is not my first language and I am still a beginner at kite boarding, we all have to start somewhere
Knowing the meaning of these will help me a lot with the purchase of my next kite.
Thanks in advance, Ian
-"lack of grunt" or
-"it is not as grunty as some kites" or
-"but still has grunt if you let it fly and don't choke it" or
Etc....
I look at the definition of grunt in the dictionary and I can't relate it to kite boarding at all. (a sound of some sort made by animals, an unskilled soldier, etc...)
(English is not my first language)
The other one I would like to know is about flapping around:
-"all of the $%#% flap and then I hear this con: "wing tips flapping""
-"the older ones used to flap and invert easily"
What do they mean when they say that a kite FLAP
Is it when the kite close on itself like it wasn’t inflated enough although it is inflated enough?
And the last one is about low end power:
Is this the power the kite generates when it is flown with minimum wind?
I know these might seem beginner/stupid questions but English is not my first language and I am still a beginner at kite boarding, we all have to start somewhere
Knowing the meaning of these will help me a lot with the purchase of my next kite.
Thanks in advance, Ian