# Shortening parawing lines?

**URL:** <https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/shortening-parawing-lines/10077>\
**Category:** Downwind Foil\
**Created:** [May 14, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/shortening-parawing-lines/10077 "2025-05-14T16:50:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![Fletch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/919ad9/32.png) [@Fletch](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Fletch)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/shortening-parawing-lines/10077/1 "2025-05-14T16:50:29Z")

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Has anyone tried shortening parawing bridles? Is it a bad idea? Scratch that, I know its a bad idea but my 4.2 Flow D wing feels really long for someone that’s 5’7".

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**Author:** ![Darripah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Darripah](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Darripah)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/shortening-parawing-lines/10077/2 "2025-05-14T17:07:22Z")

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that seems to the theme with the Ozone Pocket rockets in Maui. not sure if anyone’s shortening any others

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**Author:** ![Velocicraptor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Velocicraptor](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Velocicraptor)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/shortening-parawing-lines/10077/3 "2025-05-14T17:53:13Z")

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Are they shortening all the lines by an even amount or is it shortened by a ratio or percentage of line length (given that line lengths vary)? Maybe overly precise but I’m sure it impacts tuning.

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**Author:** ![Darripah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Darripah](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Darripah)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/shortening-parawing-lines/10077/4 "2025-05-14T18:05:28Z")

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I don’t recall, cynbad mentioned on FB

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**Author:** ![Someguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac8455/32.png) [@Someguy](https://forum.progressionproject.com/u/Someguy)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/shortening-parawing-lines/10077/5 "2025-05-17T15:03:52Z")

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I am also considering shortening the lines on my 4.2 flow. I believe Cynbad said they cut 9.5 inches off each bottom line of the 3.0 pocket rocket. The flow bridals can be taken apart easily, so my plan is to remake the bottom lines 8-10 inches shorter and save the factory ones so the process is easy to reverse if the results aren’t what I am looking for. The way the flow bridal is set up also means fewer lines to remake than the ozone.