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1. Lateral flight is generally easier with a twist (or a few twists) in the lines. Upright lateral slides, as well as lateral slides that move the Rev vertically (tip stands) come to mind here. When flying an inverted lateral slide, you already have at least a half-twist in the lines.
2. I learn quicker when I spend half my time flying on 30' lines, then switch to 120's till I'm ready to leave. I swear, its the kiting equivalent of jumping out of a hot tub into a cold pool! It wakes up your senses! After first flying the 30's, my reaction time is charged up from handling the short-line situations. Take the 30's down and put up the 120's..... Everything is so much smoother for me, I have much better "feel" across the 120's than when I fly on them cold. I find my precision practice flying much "crisper" when I practice in this manner.
3. 10' - 50's, 120's - Um.... the stock length lines that come with a Rev (75' - 85') are perfectly fine for most situations, but I also find them to be tricky and, well, boring... Here's why: The length is just a little too responsive without having 3D fun. It makes sense for beginners, as beginners seem to flail some. But once you are an experienced pilot, some tricks become almost too difficult (Catch-'N-Toss) to worry about practicing. The wind window size at this line-length is not quite big enough to (impressively) Ladder horizontally or vertically, or to take the Traveling Bicycle out for a ride for a decent distance. I know there are exceptions to this observation, but its meant to be general.
The solution is to get additional line sets, one set somewhere in the 10' - 50' range and another in the 120' range.
With a 10' - 50' set, you can practice just about anything. Yes the window is small but I can always squeeze in 2 Ladder steps, or a couple of Traveling Bicycle rotations on line sets of this length. Beyond these tricks, all the 19 skills (from the B-Series pamphlet) are completely practice-able, along with many 3D moves (Catch-'N-Toss) being easier to pull off. Line sets in this range help improve "touch", "feel", and timing.
With a 120' set you get to show off how much your practice from flying on the shorter line sets has paid off!! As line lengths move out of 3D territory, the wind window becomes massive, allowing you to repeat moves for longer periods of time. This is also very beneficial to practicing! You can really hone your edge-of-wind skills, and you can get the feel for practicing the same move in different areas of the wind window. This practice translates back to short-line technique!
4. If you aren't quite a Jedi yet, and your midi-Chlorian count is feeling low... Flying a Rev at night, with some lights attached to it, just might be the answer! For example, I find it easier to practice Axels at night. I attach a white light to one LE (leading edge) tip and any other color to the other tip. Now, my eyes can't fool my sense of touch - the lights don't let me see enough to try and watch the lines go slack, and I know when I see the white LED come around its time for the pull that starts the rotation! I have also found this useful for practicing the Traveling Bicycle, as you can't watch what the sail is doing as easily - useful for getting a better feel for it.
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50' for solo or light winds, 120' around folks and team!! 
My 50' set gets lots of work because the park I use is very small!! I have tried longer lines there, but it's a bit too small! 
I do like the 80' length, just don't have enough room most of the time!! With my vision problems, I'm not a big catch and throw guy, the 80' length is a good compromise of short, but giving me enough window to fly in! 
) so I'll be looking to make up a pair of 100's soon if I want to get some team flying going on. That will make 4 "specialty" line sets for me: 12's, 75's, and 100's. 
(Spoiled brat that I am.
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Someday...
