John Barresi

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I train blind (looking down or eyes closed) on both dual and quad, as well as with R/L reversed on dual line, the more you know, the easier “vanilla” flying gets.

If you’re pulling in line perpendicular to the water’s edge, you either need to keep backing up with your handles (dragging your line) or reeling in (piling up line and risking tangles)... The “stake and parallel” basically sets you up on a dogstake or “L” shape with your lines so that as you walk away from your stake onshore, you’re walking down the lines parallel to the shore (keeping them straight) while pulling the lines in from the water.

And if you’re a paid subscriber to KiteLife, this tutorial is also available. http://kitelife.com/forum/files/file/822-rev-tutorial-water-flying/ Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app

In depth article... http://kitelife.com/2011/12/01/issue-81-hydrodynamics-and-kites/ Sent from my iPhone using KiteLife mobile app

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“Thumbs back, relax.” I’ll remind ya if I see it.

Sorry, what got better?

#1’s gotta be in the race, eh?

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When you DO bow tie, best method is to default to a “forward flight” position with your hands, slowly step backward, and the kite should auto-right by the count of 3... At that moment, it’s all about neutral, hover.

Does not have to be sustained flight, crashes acceptable, long as you get back up there!

-40 points

That’s Phyllis Gribbon, gets better... She’s EIGHTY THREE YEARS OLD. She was my “wingman” in that grid, indeed she went through the whole range of emotions but she persevered really, really well - I’d fly with her anytime too.

FYI... https://www.facebook.com/groups/kaijukite/permalink/508909256171273/ We are pleased to announce the start of our Kaiju Video Contest! Entries will be accepted (uploaded to YouTube and time stamped) between April 1st and 22nd, with THREE winners being selected in the week following the close of the contest. Terms of the contest: Venue can be indoor or outdoor, flown on maximum 12’ lines (on an honor system). Video must be UNCUT, 2 to 2:30 in length with pilot’s choice of music playing in the background near the camera and uploaded to YouTube with this title format: “Kaiju by Kite Forge contest: <pilot name>” After uploading to YouTube, just post your video link right here to the Kaiju Owner’s Group. Fixed points will be awarded for **successful start and exit (or landing)** of the following maneuvers found in our tutorials (you can repeat maneuvers but you only get points for one success each) for a possible total of 40 points: Fade throw = 5 points Up and over = 5 points Launch, 360, land = 5 points One hand flight = 5 points Fade to catch = 10 points Basic rodeo = 10 points Two subjective scores will also be judged by each of the 4 members of Team KiteLife - TKL (John Barresi, Scott Benz, Eli Russell and Brett Marchel) as follows: Technical = 0-30 points possible Style / Flow = 0-30 points possible While the indoor/urban skill levels of the judges naturally vary, all have seen enough to appreciate what they’re looking at... Subjective scores will be averaged between the four judges and added to the fixed points for each pilot’s final score. Prizes? Oh yes: 1st place $75 Kite Forge shop credit 3 year KL subscription ($173.85 value) 2nd place $25 store credit 3 year KL subscription ($148.85 value) 3rd place 3 year KL subscription ($98.85 value) NOTE: Kite Forge and KiteLife staff are ineligible to enter, as are any clinic / workshop instructors from those two companies. Again, don’t upload your video until April 1st, but before end of the day on April 22nd... Best of luck to all, go forth, have fun, and show your best stuff - no shame, it’s all in the effort itself! Video entries may also be posted here on this discussion topic.

In fact, rotating your handles toward horizontal actually lessens the above / below the elbow dynamic, relative to how far horizontal you go.

259, exactly.

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With this in mind, literally, the thought of lowering the hands induces brake or reverse in smooth fashion. Experiment with this in an upright hover in fair wind and you’ll see what I mean - so half my inputs in that range are induced this way, not directly X-Y.