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No sense in beating around the bush, only one place sells these anyway. http://www.flyingsmileskites.com/wordpress/2013/06/22/magic-stick-for-revs/

Those of you that hang out with me in the chat room know I've been talking about this for a while. I've done it successfully a few times with my Rev Stack... With the new stack, and shorter stack line and 35' flying lines, I was able to hit it about 90% of the time. Today was the first time ever twice in a row and the first time for video.. I don't think I've ever seen anyone else even try this.. Enjoy!!

Let's keep the karma flowing! Up next is a lightly used Silver Fox Pro standard dual line kite. Kite is complete with sleeve and in nearly new condition. Reply with an "I'm in!" for entry, random number generator will pick the winner from the list in order of reply. In so far: @SS Kites @Paramedic @Stardragon @reefaddicted @Mikelp3586 @Mike Klaiber @szobelda @cerfvoliste @drdemonx Standard Karma Note from the Moderators This is a Karma Drawing. The winner of the drawing is expected to pay it forward by offering their own prize for the next drawing. Please do not enter unless you are willing to offer your own prize, preferably not the prize you just won. Drawings should be open for entry approximately 2 weeks, and the next drawing should be posted as soon as possible to keep the Karma rolling. These drawings are run by and for KiteLife forum members and DO NOT require a paid subscription to enter. The moderating team only ensures that your drawing post contains all of the pertinent information (drawing date/time, adequate prize description, drawing rules) before approval. If you are a KiteLife forum member from the US or Canada, you are eligible to enter. You do not have to be a paid subscriber. Members from Canada, Alaska, and Hawaii are welcome to enter the Karma drawings provided they are willing to pay half of the Karma prize shipping cost. The method and timing of the payment will be agreed upon between the two parties after the drawing for a particular prize. Here is the link to the original Rules and Guidelines thread: http://kitelife.com/forum/topic/5426-rules-and-guidelines-please-read/ The mechanism for the drawing itself is entirely at the discretion of the person offering the prize. In the past, entry number has been determined either by order of entry or by the post number in which the member declares entry into the drawing. The drawings have been performed using the RNG method (http://www.random.org/sequences/) or by choosing the numbers out of a hat (I believe an adorable daughter did the picking in that scenario). The only requirement is that the method of selection is clearly spelled out in the drawing post. Entry into the drawings is done by STARTING a post in the drawing thread with the entry phrase chosen by the drawing host (Traditionally "I'm in", but "I LIKE" has been used as well). In order to remove any confusion or misinterpretation, only entries with posts that START with the phrase will be considered. As with all other KiteLife drawings, bantering is encouraged. This is for fun after all.

Planning on drawing around 6pm EST, so it's not too late for you stragglers to get in! Tick... Tock... Tick... Tock...

Myopia is underrated.

Sorry, I get kind of near sighted with the website sometimes - that one was too obvious. lol Moved and edited this topic accordingly, thanks brother.

So far the fabric seems to be holding up well. My full sails are in a stack and i know the throw launching isn't easy on any of the components..Granted I don't fly every day but I'm still pleased with the materials so far

Installing them is quite simple. Setting them up with the correct amount of tension is harder. Wrong amount of tension, and I guarantee you won't like them. That's why it's a good idea to have someone experienced give you a bit of advice.

Got 2 sets from the Shooks, come with easy instructions to install them. All the lines are color coded and instructions are straight forward. Use them on my Zen and SUL to limit the flex in the LE. Plus they make it impossible to "bowtie" the kite, the line between sticks just won't allow it. Don't have them on any of my others, frame changes take care of my needs there. Both the 2 light weight kites have them for reasons - I don't change frames on either! Nice thing is if you don't like them - also easy to remove!

In short, magic sticks (jokingly called by non-users as "sissy sticks") provide kick stands for when the kite is in a resting position on the ground, allows some roll up tricks, makes the two wings a little more interdependent and they also shift the center of gravity away from the pilot slightly (behind the kite a few inches instead of on the same plane) which changes all inertia based movement (axels, flic flacs, quick turns, glides, etc). I not a fan myself, but they are a totally valid quad addon if they suit your style.

I'd like to be but no. I don't have anything I want to pass on yet. [emoji12] Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app

Not so good. It prefers western wind, you know, like Illinois. Just lucky I'm not in. Yet. Maybe.

I'm IN

I'm in No Matter Where You Go, There You Are.

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Not me, I just got two brand new WidowMakers (STD and UL) so I'm set for dual line kites.

I'm in. Question. Does "Wow! :clap;" mean you're in too, John? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using KiteLife mobile app

I'm in

Yeah, that's a nice one. Always wanted to take a turn on the lines with one of those.

WOW, yeah! Nice prize. I'd love to get in on this but I already have more kites than I can fly. Thinking about it though.