Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1993 05:33:48 -1000 From: sasaki@netop3.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki) Message-Id: <1993Aug17.153348.28445@das.harvard.edu> Organization: Harvard University Subject: Re: Hello all (actually groundwork) In article , dstabb@BIX.com (dstabb on BIX) writes: >Hello, I'm a reasonably experienced non-competitve stunt kite enthusiast. >I really enjoy flying fairly haird pulling kites, including a Hawiian Team >(standard, not graphite) and either an 8 foot Flexi by itself, or in a train >with a 6 foot Flexi Stacker. Also own a graphite sparred Fire Dart, and a >North Shore Radical of about 3 years ago issue. I've gotten to the point >where my lines are straight, I can skim above the ground, do stalls, and >so forth, but I am very weak on "groundwork" other than a bit of >wingwalking. None of my kites is particularly easy to start from a belly >landing, or in any orientation other than what the books show as rather basic. > >Anybody have any tips on how to get started with groundwork? Is there a >particular kite that excells at groundwork? Clearly my friend the Flexi >isn't one of them ;-) Actually, your North Shore Radical can do a lot of groundwork. Scott Augenbaugh, before High Performance changed to Spectra Sport Kites, flew a NSR and his routines always had lots of groundwork. Try shortening the outhauls and moving the center bridle down. If you are looking for a new kite, then there are lots that do a good job with groundwork. Andrew has mentioned the Scorpion. I would add Bob Childs Jabberwocky and the Wizard, Dean Jordan's Pro and Starwatcher II, the Tracer, Spectra Sports Edge and Freestyle Reactor, any of J.P. Wolffe's kites (the Big Brother, Little Sister, etc.), the California Wasp and the Katana and Katana II. There are loads more kites that excell at groundwork, I just haven't had a chance to fly them. Ask around locally. -- Marty Sasaki Harvard University Sasaki Kite Fabrications sasaki@noc.harvard.edu Network Services Division 26 Green Street 617-496-4320 10 Ware Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Cambridge, MA 02138-4002 phone/fax: 617-522-8546 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Date: Tue, 17 Aug 1993 09:53:14 -1000 From: sasaki@netop3.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki) Message-Id: <1993Aug17.195314.4491@das.harvard.edu> Organization: Harvard University Subject: Re: Hello all (actually groundwork) In article <1993Aug17.153348.28445@das.harvard.edu>, sasaki@netop3.harvard.edu (Marty Sasaki) writes: >If you are looking for a new kite, then there are lots that do a good >job with groundwork. Andrew has mentioned the Scorpion. I would add >Bob Childs Jabberwocky and the Wizard, Dean Jordan's Pro and >Starwatcher II, the Tracer, Spectra Sports Edge and Freestyle Reactor, >any of J.P. Wolffe's kites (the Big Brother, Little Sister, etc.), the >California Wasp and the Katana and Katana II. I should have mentioned that I manufacture and sell the Katana and Katana II, so this list is not unbiased... -- Marty Sasaki Harvard University Sasaki Kite Fabrications sasaki@noc.harvard.edu Network Services Division 26 Green Street 617-496-4320 10 Ware Street Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 Cambridge, MA 02138-4002 phone/fax: 617-522-8546 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =