Warning : advanced riders only should setup the quick releaser this way. We strongly suggest that beginners and regular riders use the quick releaser without the freestyle handle, because it is faster and more intuitive (see demo).

We added this handle for expert users who ride unhooked to perform rotations, because they may trigger the quick releaser while grabbing the quick releaser with their hand when they unhook the chicken loop or hook it back to the harness.

Setting up this handle prevents unwanted openings of the quick releaser. Here is how it works:

The red strap contains a tube that goes below the trigger. The tube stays in place with a call-back stretchable rope that keeps it below the trigger.

All you have to do is pass the stretchable rope through the tube and through the hole of the front lines, and tighten it.

If you press the trigger without pulling the red handle, the quick releaser will not open.

In order to trigger the opening of the quick releaser, pull the red handle towards you, slightly to your right.

Warning: make sure not to pull horizontally (90°), because the quick releaser will not open.

As you pull the red handle, the quick releaser will open and let the metallic ring go.

Note: if you ride in the waves unhooked and need to trigger the quick releaser in case of emergency, one of the good points is that you will not lose the quick releaser

... unlike many other quick releasers on the market...

We strongly suggest that beginners and people who do not ride unhooked do not set up this handle, because you won't have to figure out how to pull the handle in case of emergency. Instead, all you have to do is just press the trigger.

However, if you do want to use the handle and do not perform rotations and do not ride unhooked, it is totally useless to tighten the black strechable rope. Don't even use the strechable rope.

>> See also Frequently Asked Questions about the Quick Releasers

>> Why the Kite Attitude Quick Releaser is a better choice than an old quick releaser using a needle

Nota : if you are left handed, just flip the quick releaser in order to grab the handle with your left hand.