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Felix having fun with the ElementV3

Just received my Element v3

Nice fabric, great colors.

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As always it was easy to order and I received my kite in 3 days at home from the UK warehouse

Boxes are solid and with the Switch logo.

- 1 for the kite

- 1 for the bag

Along with the kite you have some nice stickers to promote your favourite brand ;-)

Kite is now in a light bag, you can order the kite bag separetely. Useful to put more kites in your luggage

The one pump valve is now protected with a cap. This is a great improvement to avoid damages to the kite

You continue to have the watchdog QR which in case your kite is stolen or you loose it

Not much change for the bag except that the name of the kite (Element, Method, ... does not appear anymore. You have now a name tag on the top of the bag

On the side you find the place to put your bar (zip)

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MJ training hard under the supervision of his coach PP
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Video of the New Element V3

New Element V3 is out !!

Looking for all round performance that you can lay it on the line on any terrain. Let the Element3 take you to new horizons.

Buy it now on : http://switchkites.com/element3.html

From: €550.00

To:    €836.00

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Element V3 Review by Seb

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By queneseb

Condition :

Caribbean, sun, see, salt, warm, 12 to 17 knots.
Experimented rider, Own Element V1-V2-V3 - 13m², Nitro V2-V3 - 10m²,
Combat v1 v2 - 13m²,9m²
75 Kg with small board 130cm.
Style : Freestyle and Airstyle, level backmobe, 313,… board off

General :

I found that the kite respect what switch say, all terrain and versatile.
Very accessible, good power, Unhook hability, Hangtime hability, good speed
in the turn, surfer say that it turn great and stay stable in the windwindow.
Fast in the loop (Short circle) with medium power. Good relaunch in light wind and more.

For sure it's an all around kite !

Construction :

V3’s rules and material.
Incredible design with orange color, gray canopy (not full black), and a sort of gray+brown for the older white parts. People find it smart, "you have to wear a tie" say a good friend.

Guy on the beach was amazed about the construction and the finition. When you touch, it's easy to feel that canopy is better compare to the other version (V3’s rules . Canopy is reinforced at the trailing edge, no water relaunch system on this version, a lot of material change, can’t talks more about that because I don’t have all the specification of the material use.

Biggest change is on the ear of the kite, angle is more “open” witch give to the kite a better relaunch hability and better turning speed (Maybe that’s why they don’t but the water relaunch assist).

Bar pressure :

Light feeling, main pressure is in the harness (front line). Quick response in the command. Feeling is closer to nitro than combat, pressure point is close to the trim compare to the combat witch is close to the chicken loop

Turning speed :

Better turning speed compare to Element2, ear profil is different. Loop circle is pretty small with medium power and good speed. If you look for full power in Kiteloop you should take a look to nitro and combat. Kite stay stable in the wind window in downloop and quick transition.

Upwind :

Good upwind hability despite a small board for the test (130cm), little bit better on nitrov3

Unhook hability :

Compare to the combat you have to pull 10cm on the trim to give to the kite all his unhook capacity. Pop is good, slack of the line is less compare to combat but still allow to make some pass . Compare to the direct of feeling of combat, and the better turning speed, you have to pay attention to the position of your hand to keep the kite in the right position.

Boost/Hangtime :

I found a better feeling in Airstyle with 10cm of trim (like for unhook) because I like to have the power close to the chicken when I jump. Boost are correct and hangtime allow to make some oldschool tricks. For slide, E3 is just lovely !! Darkslide and jesus style are so easy to land, sooo smooth !

Relaunch Hability :

A must for relaunch, like “Pull and play”, kite relaunch in every position an quickly in light wind for a 13m². Best kite for sure for beginner who spend more time with their kite crashing in the water… 


Switch really made it for all around, for guy’s who just wanna have one kite for different use, surf, freestyle, air style, freeride. This kite should be recommend for every rider because of a perfect accessibility, stability and relaunch. A must have for sure at low price !

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Element V3 Review

http://switchkites.com/headquarters/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2745

by tes 

Thanks to Felix I was able to try out the Element 3, 9m yesterday at Moks. 
This is a fantastic kite -- smooth, stable, and strong. It performs very well 
at many things. 

I'm a somewhat functional intermediate kiter, 155 lbs, and usually on a 
surfboard. I usually fly a Bandit 11m (v.1), and Switch Method 2, 7m. I've 
also flown a few Naish kites. Yesterday, when I flew these kites I was on 
a 5’4’’ Cabrinha S-Quad surfboard, and the wind that was around 15-17 mph.

The first thing I noticed was how small the kite was -- Felix put me on a 9m! 
This Element3 has lots of low end grunt. I had plenty of power. As a contrast, 
Felix also put me on a 10m Nitro 3, which also had plenty of power.

The Element is very easy to fly. “Smooth” is the best overall description of 
this kite. The bar pressure is light, and still provides enough feedback to 
know where the kite is. The kite is responsive with sufficient and clear input, 
this doesn’t require a lot of input but the kite is not flying off at the slightest 
tweak and twerk of the bar. The kite pivots super-smoothly on a wingtip, with 
minimal to no power as it pivots, then it grabs the power quickly as it starts 
moving away. This is like my Bandit, but quicker and more steady. Moving 
across the wind window the Element is quick but not super-fast like my Method 
7m. 

The kite absorbs gusts easily; in fact, I didn’t really notice the gusts just from 
feedback from the kite. The kite's upwind ability is very good. 

My interest is primarily waves and I was amazed by how the Element performed
here. While riding down the line on waves, the kite drifts well. Its drift is a 
little herky, jerky, but it keeps its nose up as it moves backwards. When I was 
ready for power, a little upwind turn on my board and the kite was pulling me 
along. 

I jumped a few times and it performed well. I'm a beginner at jumping so I 
can't say much about that. 

This kite is easier, smoother, and more stabile than any other kite I've flown 
-- this made it a lot of fun; so easy to fly it without thinking much about it. I 
would strongly recommend this kite for beginners and those who like the pivot 
style in their kite. I had a difficult time choosing whether to get the Element 3 
or Nitro 3. 

In the end, I decided to purchase the Nitro because I like the constant input 
from that kite, even in the turns, and the incredible wind range it provides. 
But if I’d love to have the Element 3 in my quiver for those days when I want 
to got out and have fun and forget about the kite.

Felix Pivec with the new Element V3 before the release on the market next week