thrasher
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Mood: Looking for wind....Cant see it anywhere!
this is pretty intense
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thrasher
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Mood: Looking for wind....Cant see it anywhere!
sorry tried to embed and it didnt work but this is the link...check it out!
http://youtu.be/Lv04Iu56Ub4
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VIDEO
ATB,
Sam
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Classic! Great video
Tie for my favorite stacks tho is between the phantom stack, and the flexi hadlow stack..... E P I C
PL: Twister II 5.6m, Phantom 15m / 12m, 10m Synergy, JIBE Viper 5.3m, Charger 19m
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What kind of wrist strap is he using in that video? Looks like it is tied into the power and brake line?
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Drewculous
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Quote: Originally posted by acmbarber
Flexi stackers are 2 line... No "brakes"
PL: Twister II 5.6m, Phantom 15m / 12m, 10m Synergy, JIBE Viper 5.3m, Charger 19m
HQ: Montana 4 12.5m, Apex 3 5m
Flexi: Blade ViP, Rage 1.8m \"lil Pepi!\"
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indigo_wolf
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Quote: Originally posted by acmbarber
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
"I never had any friends later on like the ones I had when I was 12 - Jesus, does anyone?" - The Body by Stephen King
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