Power Kite Forum

Scudding in tall grass

power - 8-8-2009 at 10:21 PM

How hard is it to scud with a 4m twister 2 in grass that is 4 inches tall?

furbowski - 9-8-2009 at 01:01 AM

for guy of average weight (160#) you'd probably pull your first longer scuds in 8-10 mph. You'd also need to be able to fly the kite in a fully powered and fully controlled figure 8 right down wind of you.

wet grass and smooth-soled shoes vs boots on dry grass is a huge difference.

Bladerunner - 9-8-2009 at 09:21 AM

The soles of your shoes will be key.

shehatesmyhobbies - 13-8-2009 at 04:29 PM

If you wear skate shoes you significantly increase the odds of doing nice scuds in tall grass!

kitejumper - 15-8-2009 at 09:16 PM

just make sure there are no obstructions--one time i was scudding and i hit a piece of rebar some idiot threw in the field......and YES, it hurt

furbowski - 4-10-2009 at 09:04 PM

wow, I fell for xoxobaby on another thread... reported.

Houston AirHead - 5-10-2009 at 07:34 AM

who the math wiz of this forum. sounds like a cool little formula to play with.

factor in grass blade length, width, moisture content, and angle of leaf to ground ratio :karate:

dont forget scudder weight , shoe type, kite size, barometric pressure:D

furbowski - 5-10-2009 at 07:37 AM

there's a bit of body english involved too... keeping your weight on toes vs heels makes a big difference.

one-legged scuds are the next step up....

:frog: