Hi I too have used hi starts for quite a while, and one I also found was to have the hook on the glider more forward than usually recommended, on my last glider (recently totalled [:@] ) I had the hook slowly moved forward to about 1/2 way between CoG and the nose. it made for a more forgiving launch without the radical nose up without sacrificing much if any height gained. My glider was 174"ws R/E and I was using 1/4" surgical tubing doubled up to 100 foot with 400 feet 130lb dacron with a 40 inch 3 inch wide streamer, all of which worked quite well. I will in the very near future be building another glider, I miss my lil baby too much []