In article , crwdog69
@hotmail.com says...
Mike Borgelt wrote
Low tow fans note: You cannot fly low tow until the towplane is some
subtantial distance from the ground.

Why not? Simply stay in ground effect and let the tow plane climb out first.

In our area, we often have enough wind shear in the first 200 feet
that this technique will lead to the tow plane slowing down rapidly
(compared to the glider and the ground) in the faster moving air above
the low glider. In those conditions, it is very important for the
glider to climb off the runway level with the towplane. A few hundred
feet up, a low tow can be safely established
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Eric Greenwell
Richland, WA (USA)