540° Flat Spin I
The 540 flat spin is similar to an Axel in that it is a rotational, flat spinning trick with the kite rotating belly down around its centre but, it differs in two ways, firstly as the name suggests the kite rotates through 540 degrees during the trick, secondly the trick starts with the kite diving downwards....
Fly the kite downwards from the top of the window, pull both arms back and thenmove forward and throw both arms forwards to kill the kite as in a pancake, as both arms reach the end of the extension PULL 15 to 30 cm (6 to 12 inches) with one arm to initiate the rotation and then push it forward again, keep moving forward to give plenty of slack to insure the kite can complete the rotation. There are a few key issues here to nailing this one, firstly the movement must flow as one movement, if it is fragmented and jerkey this trick doesn't tend to happen, secondly is the pull, it has been my experience that the pull needs to be fast and released immediatley, it also needs to be fairly firm to give the kite the momentum it needs to rotate BUT it is a pull and not a pop, i have found that popping the line makes the nose of the kite cock upwards causing the rotation to be not flat and generallt leading to TIP WRAPS :(
