Ozone Vortex Ultra-X | First Impressions Review

[@John-q7m]

Double loop on a 5m jump that's crazy

[@TheWatersportsCentre]

Hopefully it could be the beginning of a double loop journey! A long way to go, but this kite does make it much easier!! :D

[@Giorgio777]

How does it compare to the Evo D-LAB?

[@TheWatersportsCentre]

This is a really great question! Sadly, we haven't had the opportunity to test the Duotone Evo D/LAB. However, it would be very interesting to do so. As the Vortex has been designed from the ground up for KOTA specially with Aluula as the key component. This is interesting as most other Aluula models have been adapted from inline products such as the Evo SLS. This doesn't take away from the fact that the D/LAB Evo currently is the most decorated competition kite. We would love to put them together for comparison! If we are ever able to do this we will be sure to document this!

[@iainhannay4530]

Nice one!

[@TheWatersportsCentre]

Thank you Ian! Epic kite :D

[@SuperTatanka77]

Hi! Can you compare it with Evo d-lab and Core xr-pro? Whichone features more lift? hang time? bar pressure? Kind of looping? (small loop vs big loop)

[@jakeirvine5702]

G'day - What size bar and line length were you on? Thanks in advance :) If I was in the UK id be asking for a demo!

[@TheWatersportsCentre]

Hey there - George is riding a 50cm Contact V5 bar, and 23 meter lines. If you can get your hands on one for a demo it is definitely worth a try!! :)

[@Cadburydrams]

Will have the speed to create new tricks...

[@TheWatersportsCentre]

We sure think so! Plus it will give you much more time with the ones that you can already land - A win in our eyes!

[@im1tta]

How is its lightwind performance? I saw on the website that it says that you need at least 16kts for the 11m2 (for advanced riders lol), which is insanely bad even for an aluula kite. This has to be a typo right?

[@gibsonandpickett]

I can't even get going on my v10 11 meter edge in 16 knots. I'm 85 kg. 20 knots is when the 11 goes up.

[@VK-pl1nd]

seems to bee too much tender loops?

[@TheWatersportsCentre]

Yeah we can understand where you are coming from! It was lighter than expected on the day of filming. For reference George is around 95KG and was on a 8m with around 22-26knots of wind. So there wasn't too much wind to play with. This is an interesting point that you make! As the newer big air kites are now much higher aspect, they generate less torque through the loop which enables some more technical manoeuvres. If you compare this to an Enduro, with a mid-aspect design the loop is slower but pulls slightly harder. This is really interesting to note when looking at the differences in what kites now offer. What is really fun about it, is that the loop with the Vortex is over and done really quickly, giving you plenty of time to consider and practice new moves like board-offs and rotations with plenty of control and time as your lines have more tension in comparison to something like the Enduro which usually has more slack in the lines after a more 'powerful' loop. Really love these kinds of discussions, we love talking about kites!