Martin wrote:if the its a trick out format is the same as the one that was run at stokes bay for the eurocup a couple of years ago then you couldnt really devise a routine as you get 3x30 seconds to interpret a piece of music that the judges chose at random... it could be anything.... cannot make that many contingencies, i feel that this is true freestyle..
As far as I can tell, there are now four 'types' of trick competition
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It's a trickout" (IATO) is ABW original 3x30 seconds each.
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Freestyle" (FF) format is Andy Phelps' idea of a freestyle competition and was trialled during this year's STACK competitions.
This is bascially the same as IATO but you have to perform key tricks and end up with a numerical score. Points are awarded depending upon whether or not you achive any of the required tricks (and some simple precision shapes) and also how well they are executed.
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Tricks Party" (TP) is the French offering and from what I can tell is similar to diving competitions whereby the flyer exlects beforehand to perform specific tricks -- each gaining points for difficulty and execution.
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UK Tricks Party" (UKTP) is I think a clone of the French version, changed a bit to remove tricks that are as yet impossible to perform on anything other than a Nirvana. Again I believe Andy Phelps is the driving force behind this.
I have to say that IATO is by far the most enjoyable in my opinion and most importantly is the simplest.
All thoughts of flying a 'routine' go out the window when you watch your fellow competitor nail a difficult combo and raise the bar.
My only critisism of IATO is that it tends to drag on and isn't always as spectator friendly as what it could be.
Martin wrote:I can see where STACK are going with the uk tricksparty format, but they are trying to give a formal format to a very informal flying style.
The thing about IATO is that there is no quantifier as to 'how much did I lose or win by'... I think that this is what people are trying to fix by creating ways of scoring tricks. I don't think that this will succeed, but it's exciting to see all these ideas springing up.