nicksiders
251 posts
Oct 19, 2005
9:33 PM
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("Kit Mix" - sounds like a good name for a feed)
I have a kit whose frequency if good. What I have is a bunch of 10 footers; a few 30 footers; and one or two 60 + footers.
Do you want this kind of mixture or do you want a whole kit of 10 footer or a whole kit of 30 footers(give or take a few feet); I ain't going to ask about a whole kit of 60 footers...LOL. To put it another way: do you want the mixture or do you want them all breaking about the same depth?
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Phantom1
40 posts
Oct 19, 2005
9:40 PM
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I'm new to this so bare with me. In my experience (non-competitive at this time), if I have birds that roll excessively out of the kit, I lose that bird. Say if I had 5 birds that were only coming into the roll at 5 to 10 feet, but I had a bird that was rolling 20 feet, that bird now becomes a "maverick". You and I know that bird should get back up in that kit and do it again. Who knows...maybe it'll encourage the others to go to their potential. My personal belief is, if I've got one "hot" bird like that it's either the foundation that I want to build around or strive for, or it's a cull because of it's "maverick" tendancies.
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fhtfire
232 posts
Oct 19, 2005
9:40 PM
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Myself....I like a mixture of birds...some that are 15-20ft rockets...and some that totally seperate themselves from the kit on a break....30-40' nut not much deeper then that.... I like it to look like the birds are flying.....hit a wall....and explode...like pyrotechnics on the 4th of July and then swarm back together again. Different depths give the look of more action in the kit.
rock and roll
Paul Fullerton
Last Edited by fhtfire on Oct 19, 2005 9:42 PM
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MCCORMICKLOFTS
200 posts
Oct 19, 2005
10:12 PM
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Nick, I guess that would really depend on if it were just enjoyment flying or competition flying. Obviously for enjoyment you can be more flexible and just enjoy what the birds do for you. Sometimes the one deep one might be the inspiration that makes your whole day wonderful.
On the competition end, obviously having a kit that performs at a maximum depth across the board would be great. But it doesn't happen often that's for sure. I think you will find that most birds will vary their depths. Meaning usually a 30 footer isn't always a 30 footer. Sometimes they will roll short, sometimes they will roll deeper. I've noticed that often on the bigger breaks, my deeper birds don't roll as deep. Yet if they roll with just a couple of others, they tend to stretch it out a bit.
Brian.
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siddiqir
87 posts
Oct 20, 2005
9:35 AM
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You may also want few flat flyers or tail riders that will help birds to kit after each turn. If they are not there, you will notice after each turn the birds will take good amount of time to get togther. If your kit is doing Waterfall and not half or full turn then no need to have tail riders or flat flyers. Hope that helps.
Last Edited by siddiqir on Oct 20, 2005 9:38 AM
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