John Barresi

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9 solid hours of writing and practice today, got 1:08 of our new 5:03 routine done... Even more tomorrow.

Ok, we're all here in South Padre Island - had a quick fly late this evening, lots of work ahead but we're already gelling well as a group. Latest video, for anyone who hasn't seen it: We'll grab video of our exploits here, for sure.

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Alas, they don't have stock photos of every vent /color combo.

I am so in.

*pout*

Not a single one, but it'd probably be easy to find a cheapie at Goodwill or whatever. I'm just imagining trying to roll VHS tape back up, not sure I have the patience required. lol

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I do lots of axel-stall-axel-cascade-stall-halfaxel-stall, etc... Fun, good stuff.

Ohhhhh...

Shouldn't it be upside down?

That's right - roughly like this: \ / | / \ Of course, the "X" portion is at more equal angles than I've crudely made with ascii above.

Looking really good! The only tip I have to offer is a subtle one... While flying, try keeping your shoulders more directly above your hips, or just an inch behind them. As we learn, there is often a subtle "lean into it" tell in the body language that creates tension in the upper arms, shoulders and lower back... The fix might be described as almost imperceptible "gangsta lean" away from the kite, very slight shift in center of gravity. Granted, I am an old kite tweaker, might just be a kite mania induced ramble - dismiss at will.

You can also beat it to death (practice-wise) by repeating that axel-stall-pause-axel-stall-pause sequence and playing with the float or inertia of the stall.

those are some long lines!

40 mph?? Crikey, you probably need a new VTD after that. lol!

@Penny Lingenfelter's 4-line handle is a straightforward "X" formation, if I remember right - no normal handles incorporated... Maybe she'll see that tag and come tell us for sure.

I'm in.