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VF10 - where and what

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Tue Nov 04, 2008 10:04 am

On the basis that that nine country's have been represented in VF10' which is much more than the baseball world series. VF10 should be renamed International freestyle 10

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Tue Nov 04, 2008 11:25 am

wait...doesn't that actually make it qualify for the OLYMPICS now? that whcih some people have always sought after (for some strange reason) Kite Flying in the Olympics.....
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Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:09 pm

i dont know the term but is something like this.
I belive that the sport must have a "federation" in all thoes countrys

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Tue Nov 04, 2008 2:55 pm

It's been debated ad nauseum about STACK and ISTR the conclusions were that :

1) we are too small a sport (STACK UK cannot even get sports council recognition)
2) The Olympics have had too much controversy over subjectively judged sports and are unlikely to welcome any new ones. Too much "voting with passport" which thank goodness doesn't seem to happen in STACK.
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Tue Nov 04, 2008 3:13 pm

If the contest took place in a wind tunnel facility...expressly designed for 30m flying lines...and used only a standard olympic model kite...you might have a demonstration sport. I think it will always be something like formula 1 racing...some general guidelines about what a legal 'stunt kite' is, and the rest is open.

This creates the situation where some folks can do a backspin cascade in the first year because on their kite it's really easy...and others take years because they bought a Sea Devil. I think the ultimate competition for flyers would something that could remove the advantage the various kites provide. I do think this advantage goes away with flying experience; however, it doesn't change the advantage certain kites have in certain positions or axes.

Imagine, for example...a trick out based on changing kites with your opponent. Three head to head rounds per pair: One round (minute) your kite...one round the opponent's kite...one round your kite...competitiors vote who moves on to next round. You'd have to fly several other kites on the way to winning with your kite of choice.

You could then get a pretty fair competition, where Lars drops his DS for a Cosmic for a round...and Johannes picks up a DS for a round...in the final, for example. That's a fair contest.

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Tue Nov 04, 2008 4:17 pm

Keithgrif wrote:
It's been debated ad nauseum about STACK and ISTR the conclusions were that :

Is it really that time again ? :huh:

If you really want stunt kiting to be part of an international multi-sports event then forget the Olympics but think instead of the World Games or the World Air Games.

I believe I've expressed this opinion before :-D

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Tue Nov 04, 2008 6:04 pm

You, have an opinion, surely not Mike :-)
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