We have been flying the RRD Obsession for a few months now and are really stoked on this kite.  Awesome big easy to fit kite in bag, super fast and easy one pump kite with fast complete kite deflate.  You dont have to sit there for 20 minutes pushing air out of each strut before packing it away, it deflates super fast.  Solid build construction all around.  Bar is nice and clean with a fast easy to activate chicken release with super fast reload.  I personally like the fast turning and responsiveness of this kite.  It reacts like a C kite but has so many SLE safety features.  No hassle in choosing which knot to attach your lines to as there are no choices; i like the simplicity of that.  Easy relaunch in the water just by slightly pulling an outside line.  I have executed some huge loafty jumps on this kite and it find it kite loops pretty fast but slow enough that it gets somewhat deep in the window for that amazing power pull.  All around a great kite with TONS of low end grunt and good upper wind range.  This is a solid choice for intermediate to advanced riders.

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