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Kites Slingshot Slingshot Key (2010)
 

Slingshot Key (2010)

Slingshot Key (2010)

Kite Details

Manufacturer Slingshot
Model Key
Year 2010
Sizes 7 • 10 • 13
Website http://www.slingshotsports.com

The Slingshot Key is the newest kite in the Slingshot line up featuring the Hybrid Delta canopy. Benefits to the freeride minded rider are unmatched range, superb upwindability, easy water relaunch, instant 100% depower and safety in a clean uncomplicated package. Bundled with the Keychain control bar and the Ignition twin tip board this package represents the best quality, performance and value today.



 

User reviews

Average user rating from: 2 user(s)

Overall rating: 
 
8.1
Performance:
 
7.5
Build Quality:
 
8.5
Control Bar:
 
7.0
Depower:
 
10.0
Relaunch:
 
10.0
 
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Build Quality*
Control Bar*
Depower*
Relaunch*
Details
 Wave
 Freestyle
 Wakestyle
 Freeride
 Race
Comments
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A great all around kite from beginner to advanced kiter

Overall rating: 
 
8.2
Performance:
 
8.0
Build Quality:
 
7.0
Control Bar:
 
8.0
Depower:
 
10.0
Relaunch:
 
10.0
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Reviewed by nikomoorea
August 24, 2010
 
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful

Bought this kite in 10 m as it was sold with a board (crisis 134) for a verry good price.
I was affraid it woould look like the T3 but i was amazed how it's way different. The kite is light in the bar and have a great depower. Turning speed is good for a 10 althought if you won't thow kiteloop like with the RPM.

As a bow kite (it's called delta shape but i call it bow in opposition with C shapes), the kite turn on it's ears and loose some power so it's not the best kite for waves and hardcore freestyle. But if you like cruising and most of all big, huge jumps, you'll love this kite.
I weight 75 kg and used the 10 from 12 to 30 kn. The kite lift slowly but hight in the air and longer than the RPM at the same size. So you have plenty of time to rotate or make a board off.

kite is very stable, more than the Octane. You can fix your biddings, look the girsls on the beach and your kite stays cool in the air.

relaunch is a child game. pull a rear line and the kite flyes; the security system is different than the SLINGSHOT CSS but works perfectly when needed. Can have some troubles in strong wind to relauch if you use it.

So if you want to fly hight and long, and be secured, don't look for another kite, take the KEY!!!

Details

Suited Styles Freeride • Race
Sizes used 10 m
 

Huge Range!

Overall rating: 
 
8.0
Performance:
 
7.0
Build Quality:
 
10.0
Control Bar:
 
6.0
Depower:
 
10.0
Relaunch:
 
10.0
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Reviewed by Old Yeller
July 04, 2010
 
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful

I bought the whole quiver and love them. The kites have a lot of grunt for their size.

The 13m has the low end of the Octane 15m with the high end like an Octane 13m. The kite would work better with longer lines. The extra length would give a longer power stroke which is what you want when you are flying this kite.

The 10m has the high end of a 9m with the low end of an 11m. I tried both knot settings and prefer the fast setting. I wish kite it came with longer lines though.

The bar is simple and clean. Stopper ball can only be adjusted with an allen wrench on the beach. Below the bar adjustment makes tuning easy. 20M lines on a 7m kite makes for a fast turning kite! Again longer lines would help here.

Overall I'm very happy with the kites. 3 sets of 3m lines will polish up the quiver.

Details

Sizes used 7m, 10m & 13m
 
 
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