First honest review I've seen that addresses the low wind capability of this wing and doesn't try to gloss over it with "new pumping technique" excuses. This alone put your channel for wing reviews to the top of my trusted sources - well done. I wish other "reviewers" would keep it real and cover what the wing is good at and what it is not good at as there is no perfect design, no wing can be the best at everything, design choices have consequences both positive and negative.
I'm 175 cm or 5' 9" and I find the wingspan of the 5.0 Strike V3 too wide for pumping without catching the wing tips. The wing is very stable and pulls like a truck once you are up, but the hassles of getting up aren't worth it for me. I'm going to test the new Swing V3 for which I have high hopes....it has a much more compact design.
Great review - appreciate the "honest" feedback on the positives and negatives - and thanks for doing it in English! PS Any plans to review the new Swing v3?
Great, thanks, my V3 5 Sqm behaves exactly as you describe. You „praise“ the cwc for light wind. For the v2 cwc I agree. Question: doesn’t the V3 cwc have the same low wind pumping problem compared to the V2? I fear yes…? Thanks for an indication. Gerrit (expecting the 6 cwc V3 soon😮)
V1 and v2 CWC where basicly the same, different colors. The CWC always had a deeper, more 'baggie' design over the normal Strike. Same for the V3 cwc I think. But I did not try this one. It's been to windy here and the focus lately has been on 4m wings. 4m strike really performs well by the way! 6m cwc is on stock by the way.
Well there is no full straight answer. It does depend on currents and chop or not. But 13-15 knots I think the 5.5 starts to work for me with 56l board and 1000 surface area frontwing.
First honest review I've seen that addresses the low wind capability of this wing and doesn't try to gloss over it with "new pumping technique" excuses. This alone put your channel for wing reviews to the top of my trusted sources - well done. I wish other "reviewers" would keep it real and cover what the wing is good at and what it is not good at as there is no perfect design, no wing can be the best at everything, design choices have consequences both positive and negative.
Thanks, your comment is much appreciated!
Agree!
I'm 175 cm or 5' 9" and I find the wingspan of the 5.0 Strike V3 too wide for pumping without catching the wing tips. The wing is very stable and pulls like a truck once you are up, but the hassles of getting up aren't worth it for me. I'm going to test the new Swing V3 for which I have high hopes....it has a much more compact design.
Finallly, an honest review. Thank you! This was very helpful.
nice bud, I totally agree with you on all your comments. have you been on the v3 CWCs yet?
The latest CWC I haven't. Unfortunately there is also a maximum number of wings that I can take new from the package. 😅
Great review - appreciate the "honest" feedback on the positives and negatives - and thanks for doing it in English!
PS
Any plans to review the new Swing v3?
Thanks for the feedback!
Swing V3, only if F-one sends me one to try.
Great review. I can’t imagine how hard such technical vocabulary must be in a second language, impressive!
Thanks for the comment, you made my day! :)
Great, thanks, my V3 5 Sqm behaves exactly as you describe. You „praise“ the cwc for light wind. For the v2 cwc I agree. Question: doesn’t the V3 cwc have the same low wind pumping problem compared to the V2? I fear yes…? Thanks for an indication. Gerrit (expecting the 6 cwc V3 soon😮)
V1 and v2 CWC where basicly the same, different colors. The CWC always had a deeper, more 'baggie' design over the normal Strike. Same for the V3 cwc I think. But I did not try this one. It's been to windy here and the focus lately has been on 4m wings.
4m strike really performs well by the way!
6m cwc is on stock by the way.
There is a Swing 3 out, that is meant for wave. Would be good to compare.
Yes it would be. So far none in the planning, but who knows!
Thank you, it was very helpful for me. What is a good wing range? I’m also 85 kilos. I think about 7 cwc III and 5, 4 and 3 sqm strike III…
Enough sizes there that it will work. 7, 5.5, 4 and 3 also a very good combo
How many knots is light wind for you?
Well there is no full straight answer. It does depend on currents and chop or not. But 13-15 knots I think the 5.5 starts to work for me with 56l board and 1000 surface area frontwing.
Droom wing, maar iets te duur 😮
Stapje voor stapje! Een beetje dromen kan geen kwaad
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