anticool - 24-4-2013 at 10:46 AM
Anybody have a set of these laying around? I've got wrist issues that are messing with my plans to practice flying 24/7 :P I've read these may be
just the ticket.
Thanks!
DAKITEZ - 24-4-2013 at 12:02 PM
I am not sure if these will help wrist problems. They get the line out of peoples fingers which some like, but the forces I feel will still be the
same on the wrist. For your sake I hope I am wrong and they help.
How about harness flying? you will be able to turn the handles sideways. That will change the angle your wrist has to pull and maybe that will help as
well?
anticool - 24-4-2013 at 02:35 PM
Thanks for the input, I've learned a lot from a bunch of your posts. In fact, I just watched your vid of Screwy's para-packing and am going to try
that out this afternoon 
A harness is on the list, after I get static dialed I'll start learning to buggy in the rockville I got from Fletcht. But right now I can't really
afford the harness I want and I'd really like to get flying unhooked down before I go to a harness. Maybe partly because of my wrist problems, I
don't want to pick up bad habits or depend on the harness in a way that maybe I shouldn't while I'm still learning the basics, if that makes any sense
beyond my solo noob logic. So, based on what I've read, particularly a review by a dude with a funky wrist, I thought I'd throw a line out here to
see if I could give the ultras a shot on the cheap. The idea being that I might be able to extend my learning hours without setting back my
harness-saving too much. I've also thought about one of those Peter Lynn backstraps, but if I end up liking the handles I could keep them and use
them going forward as opposed to replacing the backstrap with a harness.
riffclown - 10-7-2013 at 06:59 PM
I have a set of these and love them. They are more comfortable than the regular handles due to the string not being between the fingers but I don't
think they are necessarily easier on the wrist. Wrist motions are the same with only a slight bias over the regular handles. They do have a small
amount of flex you don't get in regular handles but it's not intrusive.
**One note, On light wind days, you can hook your fingers into the hooks on the handles and control your kite two line style very easily letting the
brakes fly slack. I agree a Harness to absorb the bulk of the tension might be a need until the wrists are stronger..
KAZEDOKA - 11-7-2013 at 05:36 PM
What is wrong with your wrists? If they are just weak get yourself 2 x 5lb dumbells exercise and cary around 24/7 for a month instead of new handles.
Then fly your kite.