Having the leash attached to the side ring saved me 2 days ago. I had a death loop, broken chicken loop, safety couldn't activate as the red steering line was wrapped around the bar and the center lines, I was being yanked out of the water and thrown 10m downwind. If the leash was attached on the spreader bar behind me, I would almost certainly not be able to release it.

Merci,thank you, paldies,dankeshon, спасибо!!! Have good health! 👍

I tried this. Eventually the attachment point in the harness snapped. Almost lost my kite, saved due to some friends who were quick to help recover it before it reached the bushes. This was with Ion CS Hadlow Harness, 2018 model, which I purchased new less than a year ago. While I got "warranty" (unfortunately just a refund for an already discounted price, and the shop is not in my country), I think it's not a good idea to attach the harness to something that can fail so easily. I didn't even do anything special. Just crashing unhooked tricks for the last year... I don't want to know what would happen with older harnesses.

Very important tip, appreciate it! Have a question though - since the leash is now connected to the spreader bar (or sides), will this hinder doing handle pass?

Great job thank you.

Very interesting tips, but it`s my understanding that the leash being attached to one of the front lines will make the kite (bow type for instance) collapse and fall. Maybe Karolina Winkoswska had a different setup, but in my case i would only disconect from the leash if the kite gets entangled with a moving object, like a boat or a car. Am I correct?

great tip

Amazing !!! Thanks for your tip.

Very important tips, thnx.

If you do this, make sure the loops are solid. I tried and the ring ripped right off when I let go of the bar, cutting the kite loose. Dumb mistake. I thought I'd leave this comment in case it can help someone avoid this happening.

Great job on the video, , thx

what about board leash ?