Just curious who uses them and if not why? Ok Ill come clean. Until today I have never used one and man what a mistake. Much easier on the arms, allows you to lean/edge and work upwind better on the board, and you can always unhook if you want to for a pend jump! Winds were 15/16 knots at the beach today. I flew the B4 6.5 for about 15 mins without the strop then decided what the heck (and I was getting a wee bit tired). Glad I tried it and now for the life of me trying to figure out what took me so long! If you havent tried one yet, you might want to consider it! Fly hard and safe! OBTW the B4 6.5 is awesome in 15/16 knot beach winds. I thought I was in a depower jump funk--not any more!
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yeah, they really save the arms/hands and turn a 30minute session into 3 hrs with no wear-and-tear.

i actually have an "ANTIQUE" Flysurfer strop... thats right...Flysurfer. who knew they even had one.

nothing too special... its a regular twisted webbing loop design, only there is the Flysurfer embroider patch on each end.

PM if someone wants to own this one-of-a kind. I don't use strops or even handles anymore, everything of mine is flown off a bar...

Strops rule. The first year out skiing I avoided hooking if for "safety" factors and the amount of time I skied was directly inverse to the snow depth.

Started using a strop 2 years ago and now ski for hours as opposed to 30-60 minutes and can go out consecutive days as opposed to 30 minutes out and 5 days off to rest.

Landboarding they really help you lean way back and get the board out in front of you to carve upwind and keep things smooth.

I know stop because my knees are sore or I’m just too hungry to go on. Before I stopped because my arms couldn’t physically take any more pain.