jad wrote:The axel problem Roy has is something about which I'd like to know other peoples experiance.
Do others find the axel really hard or impossible? This is perhaps the most surprising and concerning thing I've read because when I think of British kites - gems, area 51, I think of beautiful axels. Its the area I thought would probably most distinguish the Fury from the French kites.
Dave, I don't discount what you say at all. I'd like to get more of your take on the axels and the ease of pulling off tricks.
The axel shouldn't be hard for anyone used to axelling full sized kites.. I think this is probably where Roy is finding the problem of muscle memory of light trick kites that only require a single light axel flick.
My axel technique tends to be a single flick with a pop movement half way to finish off the axel. You don't always need to do this.. walking forward whilst axeling might give you enough floatation that only a single flick is required.
The Fury is a very deep kite. This means that there is a great deal of vertical sail area that causes friction (probably not the right word) during rotational moves such as flat spins and axels. Think of the turning circle of a corricle boat with no keel (say a gemini) compared to a yacht (say a fury). This is why the weight on the outside of the frame is important to help with the rotational momentum. If you having difficulty with rotational spins then more weight needs to be added to the bottom spreaders near the LE fitting. The fury however, axels perfectly well without any weight there, but adding it can only make axels easier, flatter and faster.
Hope this helps