T4.9 spin pole rigging

Sorry I've been out of touch, trouble logging on to new forums and I don't like the old forum!

Inspired by all the great stories from Lake Hartwell, I took the T4.9 out this weekend in the 1 up F16 configuration. First time solo with spin. I had a boatload of fun, some sea stories and some info/questions. I believe Gebhard mentioned the need for a line from the halyard fairlead fitting to the dolphin striker to stop the pole from popping off the protrusion on the front beam. I agree and will need to add this to the rigging instructions. I’ll plan on rewriting the spin pole section in a few weeks after we get some more info/data. I rigged the spin pole per the rigging instructions, which is based the info the folks at Taipan America sent me. The line pulling the pole up to the bridle/forestay fitting and the line running down to the bridle-hull attach point release tension in the bridle wires and tend to load the whole rig pulling it forward. Also these attachments to the to the wire loop in the bridle tend to bend/kink the wires at the nicopress swage, and this can not be good. More on this later. Using Wouter’s tips on the F16 page, I tramp launched the spin solo, and this went very smooth. After the initial excitement and “oh my god what have I done now” wore off, I started playing with things a little. When I pulled the spin halyard all the way up, the luff seemed a bit too flat. It seemed to have a much better shape with the halyard released about 18”. I’m running the Goodall 17.5 spin with the supplied metal bail and block at the height given in the Taipan specs. The pole is about 12 “ from the bridle/forestay fitting. I’m wondering if this hurts performance or is it better to have the adjustment. If having the spin all the way up is preferred, perhaps raising the pole is the answer. If the pole were raised to the bridle/forestay fitting, we might be able to get rid of the line from the pole to the hull/bridle attach, and solve several problems.