John Barresi

My upper body and center of balance is already starting forward even as I’m striking that initiating brake line.

Great explanations Mark. 🤘 Another thing to take a good long look at is the common position the kite is in when a skilled pilot makes the hit (watch videos), laid out, bottom wing away. Samurai slide angle indeed, thisnsets that back brake line up away from the pilot so you can start it like an old prop. POP is key, not yank (implying follow through), the goal is to strike the end of the line with all the power you need, and then let everything slack to allow the rotation, following through the rotation with a little bicycle style movement. Come pick my brain at Berkeley if you like, Scott Weider is also an axel demon and will be on hand - we’ll probably be hard to miss.

Ah, got it. 😂

No, but it contains all the ingredients needed for the aforementioned whumpcakes.

Uh, yup. http://kitepaint.com/#!/edit/new?id=6

Dorts. 😂 But they do come with a side of whumpcakes. 🤘

I can’t begin to express how excited I am... Behind closed doors, the recurring theme is that we’ve basically “plugged every hole” we’ve run into with the traditional 1.5 designs, and I’m very much looking forward to giving all of you a thorough walk-through of all the new features and design details when we are ready to start production on our first batch. Until then, you’ll just have to look for me at an event near you for a closer look. Deepest, warmest thanks to all of you who have shown such support, excitement and interest - it’s truly humbling, and I am working hard with the Djinn to continue to be worthy of your faith. 🤘❤️🤙 Remember, the Djinn is born from 28 years quad experience with 26 US championships, 7 years of iQuad, the entire B-Series Pro development process, and all of the extreme flying and conditions that you all know I thrive on... This kite is built and designed with a LOT of thought, no punches pulled, made to be THE next kite for everything that I do in my world, built to our highest standard (no shortcuts for cost or manufacturing process) including performance, durability, ease of use and overall quality - there is no perfect kite for everyone and flying is always a subjective experience, but this is the perfect kite for me and EVERYTHING that I do (and have done in the past). 🙏🏻 I’m positive you’ll all really enjoy the in-depth talking points, there is a lot to explain, soooo much thought and intent behind every aspect. 🤘

Taste varies, it’s my least favorite. Latest post...

And a little bit of close up... Taking these three kites to Berkeley for their festival this weekend, gonna give them a brutal testing.

These are all wet and the sun is down, but here is an exclusive shot of all three samples I have on hand. Green won’t be a stock combo, just trying it out but didn’t pass my aesthetic tastes.

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3 spots gone, just 3 weekends away!

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Apologies in advance, this clinic has been canceled due to lack of sign ups - that being said, Scott Weider, Paul de Bakker and myself look forward to planning the same type of event later this year or early next. As always, big thanks to all who showed interest, we’ll see you somewhere, the learning never stops!

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