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NICHOLAS A.B. Great 3 strut design. I would probably pick the core pace if you want a good all around kite that can boost well. You're not going to go as high as you would on the XR, but this kite makes up for it with beautiful looops that have great power delivery. The direct steering is great for the surf, and the kite is plenty light for light weight riders/foiling.
I would go for the NXS if you want a more surf all around kite, and the Pace if you lean more towards big air
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Joshua A. Been riding the Core Pace a lot and it's such a fun all-arounder. Super fast and responsive with a ton of lift when you send it to the moon. It provides really impressive hangtime and feathers you down for landings. This is a great kite to progress on!
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Nic The Pace ExoTex is, without a doubt, one of the best kites I have ever gotten to fly. This is a high performance kite that is incredibly accessible to beginners, grows with intermediate riders, and goes *huge* for advanced riders. Steering feels responsive and intuitive and sheeting in delivers plenty of power and hang time.
I really noticed a difference when I was working on my bigger land gaps or technical tricks. The Pace ExoTex delivers a lot of hang time. Quick heli-loops and down-loops make for softer landings. The Pace ExoTex inspires a ton of confidence and allows riders to push themselves while staying in control.
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Jack The Pace is my new favorite big air and all around kite. It feels significantly faster steering and responsive compared to the XR and smoother than other 3 strut big air kites. I am an intermediate kiteboarder and put down my first proper kiteloops with the 7m pace in ~26mph conditions. It has a reliable fast steer and catch (from what I can tell, only looping this one) and this really awesome vertical yank sensation when you pop with it which gives a lot of confidence that you will have the line tension for the whole loop. It is still a ton of fun if you aren't yet looping, but will definitely give you the confidence to get there. This kite steers fast and actually drifts decently too so it could be a totally viable 1 kite quiver. Core crushed it on this one!
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Sebastian Really impressed with the Pace! This kite does everything well.
I have been riding the 10m in conditions from light to overpowered, and it can boost and loop like a beast. This kite is not as "sheet-in and go" as the XR, but really likes to be actively flown, with decent bar pressure and great feedback. What really impressed me was its performance on foil, and surf downwinders, it drifts excellent for such a boosty kite. I found that with a 10m I can foil in light wind (11+mph), surf kite in the high teens, and throw powered loops when above 20 mph. This is my one-kite quiver!