Depends on where you ride also...I have my idle basically off and soon as I fall it stops .i mainly ride the Colorado river and when I used to have my 650s they would idle perfectly but against the strong current I had one idle so far away from me it was ridiculous ..or idle in a huge circle into the rocks. I know have a lanyard on my ski but I don't wear it .just have the idle set super low .only bad thing is if someone who doesn't know how to ride it that good will punch it for awhile and let off abruptly and it will stall sometimes.