John Barresi

Yup.

Progressing admirably. 👍🏻 Hands are getting closer when you initiate the reverse (good), and the highest brake line "pull" you're doing (inefficient) on some of your reverse initiations is reducing as you find more pressure on the backside of the transition to reverse (good). Remember, the most pressure is generated by a "square on" sail - any line pulled more than 8" or so than the others causes the sail to shed air and depower, veer even. Carry on, AMAZING discussion. ✊

I don't think it's been mentioned yet, internal end caps (inserted into the tip of the spar) can sometimes split the rod due to internal pressure on impact - this is why most manufacturers use external end caps (spar inserted into cap).

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Looks good in the pic - line of sight between T fitting, hole and bridle exit, high up on the T.

It's often the way of things as ownership becomes less and less of a true end user, gotta live in it to sustain it.

What other quad bridles are adjustable? Almost everything on the market is using a static, traditional Rev bridle... 3 Wind has their own, French Bridle is distinct as is the Detox, maybe Swiss Made by Andi too, but none are specifically adjustable far as I know (certainly no open discussion on it) - I'm curious to see the rigging on a couple of the new Euro models (Sparrow, etc).

Watching your video, notice that your best reverse attempts usually saw your hands staying closer together, moving together as if holding the same frame - the least successful attempts saw that right hand start to pull back farther back and away from the other hand. Not a foolproof observation, but good food for thought.

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Video, yes please - we can diagnose quite well from that. 👍🏻

Exponentially more than ever for me now, after 30 years.

Aye, but not headed downward per se. 👍🏻

I'm calling a difference in terminology, what you described (squeezing the bottom wing to lift it up in reverse and gain altitude) is a variation of what we call a downward or under 180, named this because the leading edge (top of the kite) swings underneath rather than trying to roll that weight up and over through an upright face to the other side. Said differently, I think Paul is describing one of the various applications of a downward 180. Let me know if I've misinterpreted. ✌️

On the topic of reverse indoors, two ideas: 1 - let the pressure off for a split second when shifting from forward to reverse, similar to shifting gears in a car, being sure to fill the sail evenly when you go to reverse. 2 - "lead with your chin"... Tilting your head with the kite (top of head same direction as the LE or chin following the "V" in the TE) can help you keep a perspective on the controls up to but before it becomes physically uncomfortable to do so. Watch this video and you'll see a lot of my head (and torso) work in this area, no big shifts in the handles, mostly pressure on 4 lines, pressure off 4 lines, keeping a grip on the four point frame and just shifting priority to the lines I want to be dominant.

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