Description

The Flexifoil HadlowPro was designed and built for the world’s best freestyle rider, Aaron Hadlow. The development of this kite has been relentless to meet the demands of his new-school style of technical, competition-level riding. While most other brands have closed their C-shape product lines, Flexifoil have continued to innovate in this important, performance-led field. The result of Flexifoil's technical brilliance and Aaron’s extreme ability and determination has been absolute domination of the PKRA World Championship for the last five years.

 

Created following an intense two year development period, the HADLOW PRO 2011 builds on the foundation of precision performance and astounding power to create a kite that continues to redefine the boundaries of freestyle kitesurfing. Designed with Aaron’s unprecedented attention to detail and exacting attitude, the 2011 HADLOW aims to offer the complete package for today’s advanced kitesurfer.

Traditionally aimed purely at the highly competent and advanced freestyle kitesurfer, the HADLOW PRO 2011 continues to be the very purest performance machine on the market; however with a new depowered setting, Aaron has targeted a greater span of ability with his 2011 signature model. With a new focus on the progressive rider, you might be thinking that this year’s model has been scaled down. Far from it, Aaron has maintained his focus throughout the HADLOW’s development to produce the peak of performance in freestyle kitesurfing.

 

Innovative Depowered Setting:
The 2011 HADLOW PRO features two depower settings: a standard option provides the same freestyle performance that Aaron uses every day, with a depowered setting offering over 50% more depower.

 

Normal Mode:

 

Depower Mode:

This innovative system gives the rider a host of advantages that only the HADLOW can offer, including a wider wind range per size, and a more forgiving and accessible attitude, perfect for lesser advanced riders looking to push themselves. The unique depowered setting also offers a better wave riding option if desired, allowing the kiter to move with the kite freely, instead of fighting to control it.

 

Leading Edge Redesign:
Relaunch on the HADLOW has been improved thanks to a 2.5% increase in the leading edge diameter to prevent any folding or bending on the water. The wider design also adds greater stability, giving a much more solid feel and flight through the air. The rib to leading edge junctions also feature a new design, having changed to a true round profile for better relaunch and a stiffer airframe under extreme loading. These junctions also now use a webbing for a higher load bearing. You can be sure that the HADLOW this year will take some serious punishment. Leading Edge reinforcements applied to all Flexifoil kites this year, have been continued into the 2011 HADLOW with a new lap seam construction offering 40% more seam strength than previous years to create a more robust and durable leading edge.

Canopy Improvements:
On the 2011 HADLOW you’ll find a 5 cell centre section, providing a smoother aerofoil and a far smoother power delivery. The trailing edge is also showing improvement this year, with a triple ply construction for better durability.

Construction and Material Improvements:
The HADLOW carries all of Flexifoil’s standard 2011 kite improvements in construction. Kevlar protection patches on the leading edge provide further enhancements to strength and robustness. Dump valves have been added to both ends of the kite to account for varied rolling preferences. Lap seams have been used across the sails for a cleaner, more accurate aerofoil.

 

Six Strut System:
The Hadlow Pro brought six struts to the forefront of the kite industry and the HADLOW continues with this winning format. By creating a smoother, more rounded canopy, the kite achieves greater drive through kite loops and gives improved feedback from the bar, to let you know at all times where it is in the sky and what it's doing.

 

Unique Features of the FLEXIFOIL HADLOW PRO 2011:
The 2011 HADLOW is the only kite on the market that has been developed by 5-time PKRA World Champion Aaron Hadlow. Aaron’s unprecedented and unrivalled success has fed directly into the development of the HADLOW series since its formation, however this year has seen Aaron’s involvement increase even more whilst he’s been away from the competition circuit. His attention to detail and precision in design screams through every aspect of the kite giving the 2011 HADLOW an unsurmountable edge in the market.

 

This year’s model also presents, for the first time, a kite with two distinct performance settings: standard and depowered. Switching between the modes takes minutes, keeping you on the water for longer and providing you with a kite that’s versatility, more than matches its superior performance in the air.

 

The HADLOW also benefits from Flexifoil’s unbeatable production standards and dedication to quality. Flexifoil never make sacrifices and only use the highest grade materials and techniques to ensure that the product you buy is a product that lasts, and Aaron Hadlow wouldn’t have it any other way!

 

Feeling and Performance:

The 2011 HADLOW is fully focused on the provision of speed and power. This year’s model builds on the feeling of the 2009 Hadlow Pro to drive this speed and power through a much more solid platform, producing a kite slightly more suited to wakestyle riding, but maintaining the 100% C-kite feel that Hadlow’s kites are renowned for.

 

Overall, it is a high performance machine, driving quick through the sky, fast through the turns and allowing for maximum acceleration perfect for Aaron’s signature freestyle moves.

 

Intended for highly competent kitesurfers, competition riders and professionals, the HADLOW standard option gives superb performance for riders wanting to further develop their kiteloops, handlepasses and unhooked tricks, whilst the depowered option gives a C-kite feel with forgiving depower intended for progressive riders, including wave riders, looking to develop their hooked and unhooked tricks.

 

Aaron's style is constantly changing and evolving and as such this kite is a way into his current style of mega-loops and powered, tweaked, wake-style moves. These cutting-edge moves are made possible due to a super-fast turn-rate and a canopy that delivers power all the way through the turn – you come in hot, but you won’t get dropped! Technically sublime and freakishly optimised, the HadlowPro is the current pinnacle of kites for riders who have the determination to not only want to ride like Aaron, but want to be better than him.

 

The Flexifoil HadlowPro 2011 is available in the same sizes that Aaron has in his quiver (7m, 9m, 11m and 13m) which provides a kite for almost every weather and water condition.

 

The Flexifoil HadlowPro is available in one colourway which was developed in conjunction with Aaron.

 

The new AH Pro is the kite of choice for the advanced freestyle rider who is looking to push their level of riding and are looking for a kite that will not hold them back, they’re designed for the fearless and the brave - have you got what it takes?!

 

Performance Features:

Thin Leading Edge Tube
Increases the speed through the window and therefore the manoeuvrability of the kite.

Altered Strut Pattern
The struts have all moved towards the tip of the kite. This gives the kite a more driving turn by keeping the first two sail panels near the wingtip stiff, ensuring that the load from steering the bar is transferred into twisting the kite, rather than causing any localised deformation.

New Aerofoil Shape
The new centre section of the kite ensures the kite drives all the way through the turn and produces a constant pull which is required for predictable megaloops and standard kiteloops.

 

Supported Leading Edge Tube
Whether in HadlowPro 4-line mode or the standard 5-line mode, the ultra-thin kite LE is supported in the centre section by two lines. This helps to maintain the correct LE shape and increase kite power production. When in 4-line mode the effect is even more pronounced.

 

When in 4-line mode the effect is even more pronounced. The two four meter extensions are attached to the front lines which means the tow point of the kite is less effected when the kite is loaded up, thereby keeping the grunt in the kite which is required for Aaron’s signature powered wakestyle moves.

Large Wingtips
These increase the turn-rate of the HadlowPro. This works in combination with the new aerofoil providing a huge turning area.

 

Inflatable Wingtip Struts
Getting the kite off the water fast is important to Aaron. In a seven minute PKRA heat Aaron regularly pulls an incredible 20+ tricks! If he drops his kite it’s vital that he can get it off the water fast. The Hadlow pros have oversized wingtips to aid the kite’s fast turning ability and a narrow front tube for fast kite speed. These can mean that the kite can be tricky to launch especially in rough conditions.

 

To help the kite relaunch the new design incorporates inflatable wingtip batons across the whole range. The smaller sizes 7, 9, retain optional rigid baton, to provide direct turning response.

 

Construction Features:

Wingtip Batons

Makes the end section of the wingtip stiff, providing the rider with direct feedback to the bar and a kite that steers extremely responsively. On turning the kite, the baton spreads the load into the wingtip and reduces the chance of any local deformation.

 

Dacron Reinforcement
Dacron® front and rear attachment points ensures the load is spread evenly through the kite. Dacron® removed from the middle of the wingtip keeps the weight of the kite to a minimum and a slimmed down Dacron® cage keeps the kite light whilst still retaining strength.

 

Upgraded flying line
The new AH PRO kites’ explosive performance creates a high
peak load on the flying lines. To withstand this power, the flying
lines have been upgraded to 270kg (from 250kg). The line
lengths are exactly the same as Aaron uses. 22m - (18m + 4m)

 

Larger sizes pack down smaller
Aaron travels more than most people! Reducing the pack down size of the kites he travels with is good news! The 11m and 13m’s inflatable wingtip batons means that the kite pack down to the same size as a 9m.

 

Less weight, more protection
When Aaron is training he crashes his kite hard many times. Therefore his kites need to be incredibly durable yet super light to aid flying characteristics. We’ve fitted Ballistic Nylon so that the stitching is protected against the rough beach environment. Flexifoil have also reduced the bumpers size to reduce the weight as much as possible.

Standard Flexifoil Features:

 

EZ Single-Point Inflation

As with all Flexifoil kitesurfing products, the EZ single-point inflation system increases the speed of kite setup getting you out on the water in less time.

Wingtip Pump Valve
This gives you a quick and simple pack down by dumping all air out of the bladders as the kite is rolled up.

 

Anti Flutter
Toughened and flexible battens are sewn into the trailing edge near the wingtips. Reinforced with Dacron, they create a stiffer trailing edge and a clean release for turbulent air passing over the wingtip to reduce drag and provide an increased turn speed.

 

Rigid Strut
The connection between the struts and the leading edge tube has been completely remodelled allowing for millimetre perfect construction, improved strength and increased rigidity in the kite frame.

 

Reinforced Leading Edge Tube
Reinforced stitching increases the stiffness and strength of the tube. This not only helps soak up a few slams, but also maintains the shape of the aerofoil for a more power-driven experience.

 

Dacron Reinforcements
Dacron® front and rear attachment points ensures the load is
spread evenly through the kite. Dacron® cage keeps the kite light
whilst still retaining strength.

 

Flexifoil Hadlow Pro 2011 Comes complete with:

• Flexifoil Hadlow Pro 2011 kite
• Pump
• Instructions
• Registration pack
• Kite storage bag

Flexifoil Hadlow Pro 2011 Control Bar sold separately - carbon bar 48cm, 250kg / 18m + 4m / 4 line set, 5th line kit and handle pass leash.

 

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Flexifoil Hadlow Pro 2011 7m: - £649.95 11m: - £749.95 13m: - £819.95   Flexifoil Hadlowpro 2011 - Ready to Fly package - carbon bar 48cm, 250kg / 18m + 4m / 4 line set, 5th line kit and handle pass leash. 48cm - Control Bar with lines: at £249.95   Enter size of kite above and then add quantity into ready to fly version. Hadlow Pro 2011 Control Bar can only be ordered in conjunction with purchasing kite.

Specs

Model	Wingspan (sq m)	Flat Surface Area (sq m)	Aspect Ratio	Sail Material	Skill Level
7.0	TBA	TBA	TBA	Ripstop Polyester	Int / Exp
9.0	TBA	TBA	TBA		Int / Exp
11.0	TBA	TBA	TBA		Int / Exp
13.0	TBA	TBA	TBA		Int / Exp

Wind Range
Model	5-Line Mode (knots)	4-Line Mode (knots)
7.0	22-34	20-30
9.0	20-28	18-26
11.0	16-23	16-22
13.0	13-18	13-18

 

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Hadlow Pro Control Bar

Flexifoil Hadlow Pro 2011 Control Bar Features:

 

The Flexifoil Hadlow Pro bar is the only bar purpose built for the world?s most recognisable and successful freestyle kitesurfer and is the only bar fit to control the world's most hardcore kite, the Hadlow Pro. Designed and optimised by Aaron himself, with the Hadlow Pro bar in your hands and the Hadlow Pro in the sky you're only a front blind mobe away from the 5 time world champ!

 

With ultra-premium materials used for maximum and unrivalled levels of durability and quality, as well as Flexifoil's clean bar setup, familiar safety system, and attention to detail in design you can be sure that youire equipped with the very best in freestyle suited bar design.

 

Ultimate Grip
For assured handlepassing.

Soft-Section Bar-Ends
For handlepass comfort.

PU Tubing Centre Line
Fits into the bar’s centre hole tightly providing you with a connected feel to the kite. The PU tubing is also comfortable when holding the centre line between your fingers, great for holding the bar when
performing wakestyle tricks.

 

Clean Bar Setup
The bar has been designed to be as clean as possible – having nothing to tangle minimises the chance of anything going wrong in a minute heat.

Leader Line Floats
Protect your hands and make the bar easy to find after stacking it!

Unhook Chicken Loop
Included with the bar so you can hook in and out easier with one hand. A stiff section between the bottom of the centre line and the start of the chicken loop makes hooking in and out even simpler. The chicken loop is also equipped with a swivel so you can unspin the front lines quickly whilst riding.

 

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