John Barresi Posted December 30, 2013 Report Posted December 30, 2013 Name: 2013 Goal Study (line bending) Category: Quad Line Date Added: 30 December 2013 - 03:14 AM Submitter: John Barresi Short Description: None Provided An uncut 3 minute session from Alberta Park in Portland OR... Flying a B-Series PRO STD w/ Diamond Frame on 30'x50# lines, I really enjoyed working a small space and bending lines around this soccer goal. View Video == NOTE: This is an embedded video from one of the video sharing web sites (i.e. YouTube) and may not be the submitter's original creation, as videos are often shared or posted (embedded) due to popularity... To see the original uploader of the video, just click the logo (i.e. YouTube) in the corner of the video while it's playing. 6 Quote
SHBKF Posted December 30, 2013 Report Posted December 30, 2013 I am wowed again. Amazing flying, a demonstration of what's possible. I could not even imagine a flight like that. I especially like the people that walk by oblivious to the extraordinary display of skill & thought. 1 Quote
SparkieRob Posted December 30, 2013 Report Posted December 30, 2013 Cool, cool, cool. Mate, you are an innovator for sure! 1 Quote
John Barresi Posted December 30, 2013 Author Report Posted December 30, 2013 Seriously, I deeply enjoy the logic processes and physics that go into this type of flying. I'm DYING to actually build a gauntlet through which I can run my kite... A series of these soccer goals, a few platforms, stairs with railings and more... Anything I can thread my way through and around, I'm game to try! 4 Quote
Reved Posted December 30, 2013 Report Posted December 30, 2013 I'll help you build the gauntlet and you can teach me how to fly better. The trick would be on how to make it portable for festivals. 1 Quote
SparkieRob Posted December 31, 2013 Report Posted December 31, 2013 A platformed ring, gives a full window to fly in and omnidirectional. Quote
Murph Posted December 31, 2013 Report Posted December 31, 2013 Cool stuff John!!!! Never seen anyone else attempt it before ...been doing something similar myself for the last few years (not the 360's bit) Am just talking about flying from a stationary point and using the tall posts of lamp, rugby or football posts ...sorta like putting (but not) 'folds' in the wind window as it were. And when wind is blowing at an angle to the goal posts it makes it a little easier to fly the kite in behind one post through from behind out the front and around the opposite post ...in so doing, bending the lines around both post, I know I know, can't be the best for your lines but I generally use my beater 100' lines, just in case there is any potential for unseen snagging spots on the posts. Gets you thinking tough, would love to see a 4 kite 'goal post' routine ...say that would look pretty cool, especially viewing from just below the posts, to see kite lines bending and kites coming out at all sorts of weird angles ...pretty interesting altogether. BTW found rough bark of trees to obviously snag the lines something awful, not to mention those little wind socks they put on top of football posts in the US ...on more than one occasion I've nearly come a cropper hehe! As kite flyers sure who doesn't love thinking about stuff like this, the potential of whats possible and expanding in that direction ...and inspiring others to follow suit. Chris 2 Quote
tkrinor Posted January 11, 2014 Report Posted January 11, 2014 bless those walking by without gawking.......... they know not what they seeth T 2 Quote
MGower Posted January 17, 2014 Report Posted January 17, 2014 love the video jb me i'm thinking trampoline. I've watched you jump over a kite lol. think you could definatly come up with a routine on the tramp, maybe check out the local gymnastics club do an indoor routine for some tramp time. Quote
John Barresi Posted January 17, 2014 Author Report Posted January 17, 2014 Video, or it never happened. Seriously, go forth and bend the spoon brother - good stuff! Quote
bbailey49 Posted February 1, 2014 Report Posted February 1, 2014 Video, or it never happened. ;)Seriously, go forth and bend the spoon brother - good stuff! There is no spoon! 1 Quote
SparkieRob Posted February 1, 2014 Report Posted February 1, 2014 love the video jb me i'm thinking trampoline. I've watched you jump over a kite lol. think you could definatly come up with a routine on the tramp, maybe check out the local gymnastics club do an indoor routine for some tramp time. He meant for YOU to do a routine on a trampoline... Hey, I'd even buy one for you to do that!! 1 Quote
bbailey49 Posted February 3, 2014 Report Posted February 3, 2014 Indoor trampoline kite flying could make the Olympics. That's the kind of competition rules we need the AKA working out for furthering kiting. Quote
John Barresi Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Posted February 4, 2014 The AKA doesn't make rules - we do, they just adopt and distribute them for us. 1 Quote
_(on-light)110px.png.f871ac6915a5dfb149c2fb26bbaf0493.png)
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.