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? One handed flying? How do you hold the handle?

#21 User is offline   Love2fly Icon

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Posted 10 April 2009 - 07:11 PM

View PostKitelife, on Apr 10 2009, 09:31 PM, said:

Ha, that's really funny Wobbly... :D

I've done the same thing, standing on one of my handles, or holding one in my teeth. <grin>


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Posted 10 April 2009 - 07:40 PM

View PostJeepster, on Apr 10 2009, 06:50 PM, said:

Looks like you've got your brake setting just perfect ... the handle balances about where your index finger would end up.

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Ummmmm, dude,

If your index finger is that far down....
You might wanna try flying with a little more brake?? :lol:
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Posted 10 April 2009 - 07:46 PM

His fulcrum by seeing his control hand, is his ring/pinky finger. Which is ALMOST normal. :lol:

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Posted 11 April 2009 - 05:08 AM

View PostLove2fly, on Apr 10 2009, 11:11 PM, said:

Hey John-
Here you are in action! That blew me away... being new to all of this and then watching that!!! B)

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=mPZrMPmetuI


The funnier part of the video is at the end when Drew walks into the frame from the left!!!!
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Posted 11 April 2009 - 07:24 AM

love the part when drew pops out in the end .. :)
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Post icon  Posted 11 April 2009 - 09:46 AM

I don't think my Dentist would approve of me holding a Rev handle in my teeth, could foresee problem's if there was a sudden gust of wind. As for fulcrum point's on the handle's I find that changes depending on the wind condition's, I use what works for me on the day & depending how the kite is set up and what I'm trying to do, and a lot of people in the past have said I'm not NORMAL what ever that is, but all is ok in Wobbly's world
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Posted 11 April 2009 - 10:12 AM

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Posted 17 April 2009 - 12:38 AM

View PostWobbly, on Apr 10 2009, 07:23 PM, said:

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Wobbly makes this look so relaxed and easy :lol:

Cool.
so I tried to do this, it's not as easy as it looks, but then the wind was a bit light when I tried.

However I have witnessed a no hands controlled 'flying' kite, where both handles are on the ground, not even staked or held! :w00t:

[pic over on kitelife forum]
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Posted 24 April 2009 - 10:06 AM

Thankyou Choccy, I have found the wind strength is not too much of an issue as long as the Rev is set up properly for the condition's but a nice smooth wind helps a lot, if the wind is a bit "bumpy" I use two groundstakes to peg the handle on the ground, when using one groundstake the length of the grass is a factor as it add's a resistance to the handle movement, have not been called cool for a while, fair made my day B)
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