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this is pretty intense

thrasher - 21-7-2011 at 04:50 PM

thrasher - 21-7-2011 at 04:51 PM

sorry tried to embed and it didnt work but this is the link...check it out!


http://youtu.be/Lv04Iu56Ub4

indigo_wolf - 21-7-2011 at 05:08 PM



ATB,
Sam

Drewculous - 22-7-2011 at 10:39 AM

Classic! Great video

Tie for my favorite stacks tho is between the phantom stack, and the flexi hadlow stack..... E P I C

acmbarber - 22-7-2011 at 12:46 PM

What kind of wrist strap is he using in that video? Looks like it is tied into the power and brake line?

flyjump - 22-7-2011 at 12:54 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6NDZ1MeQrc

here is a good kite jumping video...its on a v2 13m

Drewculous - 22-7-2011 at 01:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by acmbarber
What kind of wrist strap is he using in that video? Looks like it is tied into the power and brake line?


Flexi stackers are 2 line... No "brakes"

indigo_wolf - 22-7-2011 at 01:29 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by acmbarber
What kind of wrist strap is he using in that video? Looks like it is tied into the power and brake line?


As Drew said, FF Stackers are dual line... no seperate brake and power lines.

It looks like the flyer has made up hybrid controls combining:

Padded straps:

Image courtesy of KitesMarts.com.au

and

Sky Claws:

Image courtesy of WindPowerSports

He's probably doing this so he is splitting the pull of the kites between his wrists and fingers.

Flying smaller stacks, a lot of people use just Sky Claws. The rational is that if the pull gets to be too much, you can just let go without worrying about controls getting hooked up on your wrists and dragging you. This, of course, relies on the fact that the downwind field is clear..... all the way to Kansas.

ATB,
Sam