Ciao Greg,
I have no idea yet..... as I didn't really had a chance to use the
Venom in decent waves!!!!
But I rememer my G1 was pretty cool, put it at 45% and forget about
it... as you are going toward the kite riding the wave down the line
he just seat there and you can concentrate on the wave.

Of course I will have to get my game together!!!
I'm not flying to the knot I like to be able to depower...
I'm actually using a modified Cabrinha Powerlock bar with UDS
Naish...
I get the best of the 2 world!!
Bye Jankie
PS. check my new web site www.indo-kitesurfing.com and join the
adventure!!!!


> Hi Jankie,
> Yes, the difference in the way the Venom kite works is amazing,
> depending on line length. For me for most wind we get here, 30m is
> optimal on my 15m Venom, gives great jumps, good timing with the
> adjustment strap in. When I tried 25m lines in waves in higher
wind,
> that was unreal, I really liked the more direct response from the
> kite, enables you to quickly turn the kite down or up for quick
power
> burst when you need it. Less height and float in jumps.
>
> Also, I would like to ask how you are going now in waves? Since
you
> came from tubes, how did you find the transition from tubes back
to
> arcs? In waves, a tube is easy as a tube kite tends to always drop
> down towards the water, which means you have your top hand with a
bit
> of pressure on teh bar, keeping the kite up and powered...
therefore
> one-handed riding is easy, and gives you good balance.
>
> In contrast, the Venom has a bit of the auto-zenith, so you have
to
> try to pull down on the bar a bit to keep the kite from flying up
and
> taking you off the rail... so you need to adjust now and then and
use
> the other hand to pull the kite down a bit... is that your
experience
> too, or are you flying off the knot?
>
> Thanks
> Greg
>
>
> --- In arcusers@yahoogroups.com, "Giancarlo Avancini"
<jankie@b...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hello friends,
> > I think this post was quite important, regarding extension lines
> for
> > the Venom.
> > It went a bit lost with all the buz on the Venom 13 meter
problems.
> > >
> > > VENOMANIA!!!!
> > >
> > > Thank you again Lack......
> > > Sunday best session ever with Venom!
> > > I used 32 meter line (25 + 7 meter extension) on my 58 cm bar.
> > > 70 Kilos or 160 pouns on a UG Wavetray 137.
> > > Internal strap full tight for max power.
> > >
> > > At Seal Beach CA, wind started light.. from I-windsurf:
> > > 14:45 13 mph to 16 mph.
> > > Only 2 people out first myself on a Venom 16 and a good guy on
> > Rhino
> > > 5 16 (comparing with the same guy last week using only 25
meter
> > line
> > > he was going up-wind and I was not able to hold the ground).
> > > This time I went up and away straight in the river, where I
spent
> > > most of the time. Just enougt to go upwind and some small
jump.
> > >
> > > 16:00 16 mph to 23 mph.
> > > So much fun.... bigger jump kite so nice absorbing gust like
> > > nothing.
> > > Others people on inflatable where able to come up to the
river.
> > >
> > > 16:30 18 mph to 26 mph.
> > > For about 45 minutes wind picked up more and I was fully
powered
> > up,
> > > never uncomfortable, very big jumps!!! so happy...
> > > At this point I was thinking to come back to remove the
extension
> > > line to have the kite more reactive as I was surfing small
waves.
> > >
> > > Any how what a big difference from just one week before
thank's
> to
> > > the extra 7 meter lines!!!
> > >
> > > My suggestion at this point is to go with you stock bar and
keep
> > > around some extension line for lighter days.
> > > The Venom is really a great kite.
> > > Bye Jankie