DeafThunder

a what ? ... that is more liking "WTF ?" LOL ... in english, please

That is so BEAUTIFUL and I was laughing happily ... love that guy lying down and RevKite sniffs, sniffs him like a dog ... so funny and excellent stillness/hovering ... That just gave me goosebumps ... it makes me think of how wind blows next to bridge ... twirling wind or straight wind ... the gorge got to have tons of twirling wind near bridge which is still invisible to naked eye, in another word, no flags to be seen to indicates the direction from which the wind is blowing ... Like a jet engine vertice smoke twirling test (NASA) ... crossed that path, oops. I like the idea what John said, do figure 8 to catch a glimp of wind to jump start the flying ... and I don't like the kite hiding under the bridge, which is like a blind man trying to pass the vehicle driving test ... I hope that your kite is OK without any band-aid I am sure that you will remember this awesome flying over the gorge ... I enjoyed it !!!

Don't cross out clockwork for clockwise. They are 2 different things. Clockwork (also known as clock turns?) are in place rotations around the center of the kite with stops every so often, eg. at 90degrees, 45 degrees, etc. Clockwise (and counterclockwise) are directions of rotation. I have no clue what these are ... care to explain ? iron-cross (shape ?) re-fuel, nesting, and pass-thru ? Those sound like pairs/team terms. I have more of that kind if you want, but I figured you might want to stick to terms for individual flying. I thought, Clockwork is a "trick" name ... while clockwise is movement or path or just a name... After think about it for a moment ... 7 o'Clock ... yeah, it's "pointing" I will fix it later (I'm on tablet) Done. Correct ... terms for individual flying only, not Team ... thanks for explaination.

Done and ? couple ? added there. I have no clue what these are ... care to explain ? iron-cross (shape ?) re-fuel, nesting, and pass-thru ?

Yes ... those are excellent words ... I will add those words to list as I get on the computer (not tablet) Done. Thanks !!!

good one ... STRAIGHT and LINE (not the string, the flight path) Thanks.

LOL !!! ... CRASH, that is a good one ... mine was it went up and went to the left far side of the wind window ... then it died like a floating leaf to ground ... DIED ... another word Crash and Died added.

Half of those are trick names ... I just want basic names ... "roll, walk, run, wave" just added ... thanks. (Hence, this is beginner mode at the moment) Later on, I will have questions about these words ... for example : roll vs spin?

Land Up Down Left Right Turn Spin Slide Hover Center Front Back Pinwheel (spinning at the left or right edge of the wing) Dive Stop Dip Circle Figure 8 Clockwork (o'Clock) Clockwise (turning) Diagonal Jump Flip ? Sit ? Walk Run Wave Roll Crash Died Straight Line Pivot Tip Edge Forward Reverse Inverted Arc Formation Follow ? Split ? ? Mirror ? Go Glide Square Box Diamond Triangle ? Ladder ? Catch Throw ? Fall ? Maybe it won't be 50 single name ... maybe more ... let's see how far it goes, just for now ... Rodney Mullen, The Godfather of Skateboarding, gave me a new way of thinking to break it down to very basic foundation, before to perform a single trick (trick name, example : frontside flip) I do not know if John Barresi is the Godfather of Quad Lines Revolution Kite Flying, but I do know that he has won A LOT of competition and many others ... John Barresi's Biography Speaking of Sport Kite Tips ... this is my lesson for now, as well as for any beginner who wish to fly ... Work on 2-3 things at a time, focus on them, try to identify whats next in a natural progression, ask other fliers. ... John Barresi, thanks for all those videos you created ... Thanks to other Quad Rev Kite Flyers post your videos ... I enjoying them. Alright, back to topic about Quad Lines Revolution Kites Tricks "Name" ... ... I do not know all the trick names or its definition ... Let's finish all the names. The question mark on the "? word ?" means "not sure about it, if it's exist or has a meaning" Thanks !!! Chad

According to video ... You have to check your message ? ... LOL ... Love that stainless sewing/work table ... are those paper weight magnetic ? ... I see that you changed a lot of upper clothes ... I assume, this is not in one day (18 hours) job, correct ? ... Nice dog wants your attention ... Ahhh, that is smart to use the school glue stick ... text message again : "I am busy" ... Geeez, that looks very tedious starting at 5:02 ... I really like that spars/rods jig ... similar to paracord bracelet jig ... I have no idea what you were doing starting at 7:21 ... ... Ahhh ... it's not revolution kite ... it's something like "Prism" kite Thanks for uploading this "awesome" video ... you put alot of time in it ... how many hours ? Very interesting (education) "building your own kite" website Speaking of "it's not revolution kite" ... I don't know how I got here, but now I did noticed this ... KiteLife Forum > Single Line > Kite Making

Gotcha ... thanks ... I thought, it was some kind of code talk

That is what I thought ... so, I am on the right track Understood. I already hit over 40 hours since I bought it ... http://kitelife.com/forum/uploads/gallery/album_433/gallery_10149_433_461199.png I tame my oZone 3m at 21 mph ... even, at the turbo mode bulleye zone ... I love that workout For example, less than 7 mph ... this is umm this video below ... it is hard for me to believe that ... I like one of the comment said "How much is NO WIND" ? LOL !!! ... Ocean or shoreline always have wind, correct ? ... I understand it is achievable by non-stop walking backward I shifting my handles alot to keep it balance, because wind is so fluxuating as well as multi-direction wind stream ... You are correct. It is a great idea to fly with flyers somewhere ... Bowling Green, KY ... closest one I found is BBailey49 at Oak Ridge, TN ... Ok, I wil try to find those Kite Festival. Of course, I preferred let go "one" handle ... Like John said in the other discussion ... create a flash card to perform a trick for an hour ... until completed ... then pick 2 flash cards as routine trick etc etc ... You are right. That is very very true with my oZone power kite vs Rev B kite ... 3m oZone is a beast at least 15mph, well now, it's a baby beast ... LOL ... Thanks for the clear understanding, except ... words ? what is "words" ? That is my problem there and still working on "how to read the flex" ... I added the 4 ft long and thin orange safety flag on left and right corner of the kite to allow me see the windstream ... It is a good lesson. Thank you ... all of you ... now ... I am more comfortable of knowing what to do next or practice Speaking of youtube.com vimeo.com and video sites etc etc ... it would be very helpful, if you add the "true" closed captions on all kite tutorials, this will encourage deaf/hard of hearing people like me to continue or learn how to fly kite ... also add ... "between wind speed" ... "lines length" etc in the description and please don't leave it blank ... also write/type "Rev Kite" in the topic, it will help youtube search engine can find your kite video easier, rather than "this is awesome" ... youtube search engine will never know that "this is awesome" is a kite video that people has been searching for. THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! Chad

I bought my first Revolution Custom (colors, not pro) B-Series Kite ... So far, so good. http://kitelife.com/forum/gallery/album/433-sunset-color-b-series-revolution-kite/ I suggesting you to contact Lolly at RevKites.com ... please refer me, "AgentCueball", to Lolly

Strop Line ... Gotcha ... https://goo.gl/3JCElG Here is the video

I understand that ... what is "Turning The Door Knob" movement actually do ? ... I will need to try TTDK out with 30 feet lines and maybe Thunder (my kite) will speaks to me

Is that custom or you can buy one like this handles with a pulley and the hardness ? What is that called ? So, I can look it up at google/bing ... Thanks.

Wow !!! I am shocked that many said 200 ft lines is too long and this can be true that cannot use it at smaller fields or places ... I guess, I go with 120 ft lines, then, thanks ... Yes, golf shaft for verticals on a higher windy day, that is what I meant ... speaking of light winds (less than 7 mph) ... with all the lightest everything on my B-Series kite ... it lasts like 2 seconds then landed ... is this because my 80 ft lines is too long for the light wind ? ... if less than 5 mph winds ... is 30 ft will works better ? ... I even tried or used blue masking tape to cover the vents very evenly ... the effect with that tape is barely unnoticeable difference ... I have not tried to cover "ALL" (including the leading edge vent) ... Only thing that is fun to fly is when the wind are at least 10+ mph (2 or 3 times a week) and up to 21 mph (1 time every 2 weeks) ... Maybe I should have got the Blast 2-4 or maybe 4-8 for light winds, instead of B-Series because I already have a 3m oZone Little Devil power kite... I don't know if you have flew the blast before, but would like to know your opinion on about this blast (both size) 3-wrap Racing Green Rods is very good and better than 2-wrap Ultralite Rods (I probably never get this one again, because I have mid-vent kite and it's too fragile)... I have one Racing Rod left to go ... Time for me to order some more rods on eBay or maybe some kites online store ... closest kite shop is Chicago ... 408 miles ... any suggestions ? "Hands/handles are shaking everywhere" is like trying to "shoo" aggressively those few annoying flies flying in your face ... I know that nothing is stationary ... that is not what I meant ... (wow, how can I explain this simpler) ... I looked up some words ... best I can explain ... like a extreme essential tremor hands ... ... Do I need to move that rapidly to make the kite hold still in the air ? ... I even tried the turn handles like the door knob turning ... nothing happens or maybe I am not doing right ...I can fly my kite just fine like I do with power kite ... of course, I practice it seriously to move up the level/skill experience ... 2 days ago, I only practice hovering and center spin 360 then stop immediately 8 feet above the ground at 15 mph wind ... I believe I did very good on that, but not very consistence (that's one that I broke the vertical, slammed into the ground spinning) ... funny thing is that ... the way I move my hands, arms and upper body in a karate kata/form movement, then returns back to starting position ... LOL ... I did broke some sweat on one trick for like an hour I saw most John Barresi's tutorial videos have picture (side view human)-in-picture (kite view) that I can watch his hands ... in my opinion ... I would like to see 2 more pictures in picture ... top view human and in front view ... because I can not tell which way is he pulling or turning the handles, because it looks the same on one side view ... if the handles are 3 feet long ... I will see the different movement easier ... LOL this is a great video, but how much wind is that ? Especially at the amusement park ... and I agreed with one of the comment said that " I feel however that frame has more to do with it than anything and how the kite cups the wind. " A very deep cup ... is this because using the indoor or extremely flexible unbreakable rods ? Thanks for all those replies !!! Chad

I was reading about these spars/rods @ http://www.revkites.com/kite-product/revolution-spars-rods 4-Wrap Spars4-wrap rods are the heaviest and strongest of the basic rods. They have similar stiffness to the 2-wrap and 3-wrap rods, and should be used in high winds. 4-wrap rods are identified by their label with either 4 feathers or the words “Revolution Equipped” with an internal diameter of 1/4 inch. SLE (Super Leading Edge) SparsThe Super Leading Edge (SLE) is a large rod with a 1/2 inch internal diameter. These rods are the largest, heaviest, strongest, and stiffest of any rods for the Revolution kite. These rods are only used in the leading edge of the kite and are produced in both 3 and 4 wrap variants. SLE rods are identified by their significantly larger diameter. since I have old golf clubs ... why can I trim it to fit the down spars to replace ? have you ever try something else to replace the spars/rod ? have you ever make your own handles with thumb grooves in it for depends on how much wind is blowing because it varying so much ? (inland wind, unlikely like an ocean uni-direction/consistence mph) I noticed that my end cap's rubber is so elastic ... so I tightened it up ... B-Series flies better and stiffer that is not so bouncing. I have searched "thought, idea, specific words" on both revkites and kitelife forums ... nearly every posts are unrelated to the topic or choice of words So, that is why I decided to ask away in here and hopefully give me some direct links to creative ideas or alternative items. I kinda wish all those videos contains "wind speed, spars/rods type, etc etc full details" ... not just a video flying itself ... because it makes me wonder ... how much wind is that ? ... Are those wind comes and go alot ? ... how long are those strings ? ... etc etc I am thinking about to make my own lines 200ft with 550 paracord ends sewed Yes, I do have a lot to learn and also I learned that shorter handles slows down the tricks ... I really appreciate if you provide any insights to make me to become a "better" excellent flier ... yes, one trick a day ... my 2 hours practice on "hovering 360 spin and stop in both left and right direction ... I realize that it has not much to do with wrist rotation flying, like I do with my oZone power kite ... it's involving more arms and body rotation as well ... Yes, I am hard of hearing and kinda disappointed that not all video have "true" closed captions, so basically I just slowed down the speed by 1/2 or slower and watch those movement very carefully ... one thing that baffling me alot is that John is doing "shaking everywhere" (no offense) to tame his kite so still ... his demo video does not help me much because I need to see in front of him or behind him viewing to find out which way is he moving those handles ... I noticed that he is not doing "north/south" rotation but rather doing "west and east" rotation like turning a door knob. Wow ... sorry ... so long ... I did read and watch a whole lot of vidoes/forums ... I guess, I just put it all together into one topic ... Sorry. Thanks, Chad