Date:	Tue, 11 Apr 1995 07:16:30 -1000
From:	JBENEDICT@law.fordham.edu (Jason Benedict)
Message-Id: <950411131630.20e039bc@LAW.FORDHAM.EDU>
Organization: Harvard University Office of Information Technology
Subject: Axel-Back


>>A what?  An Axel-Back?  Oooh Oooooh a new axel related move!  Teach me. 
>
>An axel-back is basically just two axels in a row, 'cept that the second
>one is in the opposite direction and the kite never pops out of the flat
>spin position.  Axel the kite like you normally would and then while it's
>still flat, just before it's getting ready to pop out of the axel position,
>you axel in the other direction.  It's as much if not more
>counter-intuitive than an axel, because you're manipulating a line that you
>think you ought to keep slack.

	Gee, Is that how I did it ?!?!  <grin>


>An axel-back on its own is reasonably interesting (especially to someone
>familiar with an axel, because the kite does something you just do _not_
>expect).  It's a hell of a lot more interesting when you do a whole
>sequence of them, dropping the kite down the center of the entire window
>height.  I was able to do this fairly easily with a Flash from Goodwind
>Kites.

	Just like in the Stanger video.  California Wasps have a real nice
look when they do this trick down the wind window.  Once again Brian Champie
of Air Berkely fame showed me this at the nationals, and he called it the
cascade ( I think )


>The other really cool axel-back takes place on the ground -- axel from one
>tip to another -- just as the kite is setting down on the new tip, axel it
>back to where it came from.  The first time I saw this done properly was a
>bit disturbing...very nifty trick.

	Should I take this as a compliment ??
BTW: I'm glad you took the initial trick and taught yourself the only two 
other variations I know.  At least now, I don't have to take the time to 
say, " Yeah, but can you do this..."

JJ



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