Spence Watson

Some friends and I have been doing some stuff with Team Fortress2 and kites. here's a video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqlQ9QB3h0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6vHS27fryc

Pretty much every rev you see flying in the sky is a demo kite. The majority of rev fliers will be happy to let you have a go.

Ah, I see. In that case, with your experience with quad line foils, I don't think you would have a problem getting the basic controls down. Then comes practice, practice, and more practice to where you are able to do just about anything with it.

This is a difficult question to answer, and frankly, I don't think there is a right or wrong answer for this. However, I will do the best I can. When you say easy to handle, I suppose it is easier to get the basics on a dual line kite rather than a quad because there are only two lines to worry about, so there aren't many combinations and such. I actually flew dual line kites before I got my first rev; now I have fallen completely to the dark side, and no longer own any dual line kites. Some people will say that learning to fly a rev is more difficult than a dualie, which I agree with, to an extent. However, I do not think the difficulty of a quad vs a dual should be something to make your decision off of.

Woo! Happy b-day Mr. B!

3rd Annual Liberty Lake Kite Fest: http://www.libertylakewa.gov/recreation/kitefest.asp June 6 I'll be there along with the other Lilac City Wind Chasers.

It looks to me like the sleeving has worn off in that spot. It looks like the spectra is still intact. I would just replace that section of the bridal. Just get a length of the same weight bridal line, then tie it to match the damaged one.

Personally, the sweep is my favorite. I've used it in various competitions, and it goes well with a fast beginning to a song.

All good things must come to an end right?

My last Windless With Watty video is complete and live. I am all out of ideas for indoor tricks. I do still have some more Windy With Watty on the way. Guillotine: Since this is my last Windless With Watty, I have made an extra video with bloopers and such. Enjoy.

Penny was telling me of some sort of news video on Camas Indoor. I just found it, and thought I would share it. http://p.castfire.com/castfire_v3.swf?file...tedThumbSize=65 Here's an article to go with it http://www.columbian.com/article/20081109/NEWS02/711109973

There be a new tutorial on YouTube Falling Leaf:

Marvelous! BUT.. there were two words in your explanation that worry me... "strain" (to injure, damage, hurt) and "stroke" (and I don't have to define that one!) So, for now, for me, No Whip-Lash, though hopefully someday! Great filming, music, your detailed explanations, and of course your skillful flying! Congrats again! Lol, yes well the meaning for strain is intentional. One should not be trying to reach back so far that it is uncomfortable. The trick can be done without that much effort. And by stroke, I mean sort of like a swimming stroke. Not a medical problem. I suppose the name sounds kind of scary as well..... hmmm

Once again, I have a new indoor tutorial available on YouTube. I could not really think of a good name for this trick, so I had some friends pitch in, and this is what we came up with. Whip-Lash

Here's a video of me street kiting in Riverfront Park in Spokane, WA. Through most of the video I am actually using 3-Wrap rods. I thought I had race rods, but when I set it up, it had 3 wraps, and I wasn't going to go back to the car.

Yes, see this is part of the reason that I don't like getting into things like this. It's too complicated to really explain thoroughly, even in video. I don't expect people to know how to do a bicycle rotation, but it is at least something to give someone a place to start.

Here's another video that I just finished editing today. I wanted it to be finished at the same time as the axel video, but I ran out of time and was unable to edit it on the same day. This is another one of those bonus tutorials. This one was a request from Baloo. This really isn't much, but I think it is enough to get one started. Things like this need a little guidance, and tons of practice. Split screen would have been nice to put in this, unfortunately, using just one camera, it can be tough to get longer maneuvers with varying speeds to sync up. Bicycle Spins:

Maybe once I have all my planned tutorials finished, I'll compile all of my mistakes into one montage.

Once again, here I am with a new tutorial ;D Axel: Of course, do not forget about the tutorial provided by Kitelife in the subscriber's videos section at www.kitelife.com

MAGNIFICENT AS USUAL! BUT... You neglected to add a disclaimer stating that if anyone in my age range has the notion to try the Sweep maneuver, they should seek their doctors advice prior to attempting it, and have rescue aide personnel on site if they are foolish enough try it! ...(and someone to Sweep-up the kite and body parts!) Look again. YouTube video annotations for the win!

New video! Sweep:

I think a falling leaf is when you flic and leave it there and it floats or flutters for a while as it comes down in a horizontal position then flac later to the original hover. Yes, a falling leaf consists of the flic, then when leaving a lot of slack in the lines, you let the kite free-fall for a bit, then finish the manouver with a flack. I may end up doing a seperate tutorial on this. I have to play with it more to make sure I got it down first ;D

Like any thing, there are many different methods. My logic behind pulling on the top lines at the end is that the other end of the top lines is farther away from you than the other end of the bottom lines. So, it's a little easier to pull on those top lines. Do you see what I mean by this? Plus, when the kite is in the "Flic" position, I guess we can call it, the top lines are being lied over the trailing edge, so when the top lines are pulled, not only is it pulling the leading edge up, but it is pulling the trailing edge back down.

I recently found a new field in town to fly in, and thought it to be a great place to start filming my outdoor tutorials. As in the Windless With Watty thread, I will make a new post, and edit the first post every time I come out with a new video. I do not want to include any technique oriented things in these tutorials because that is something that is very complicated, and difficult to explain even through video. Flic Flack: Axel: Falling Leaf: Toss and Catch: *BONUS* This is not part of my Windy With Watty videos but is a tutorial, so I might as well post it here. This is not something that I would normally make a tutorial of, but someone was having trouble with it and contacted me, so I made this video. 1/4 Turn Clock Work Bicycle Spins: