Help !! Obi, John W.,RandyG,RobB... Please analyze this video..

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[RonG]

From the TP USA Trick Definitions .pdf:


Jacob’s Ladder  [Ours des Prairies] Group 4, Video Footage: A, B, C, D, E
The JACOB’S LADDER is a continuous series of transitions between a half BACKSPIN rotation and a half LAZY
SUSAN. Each “rung” of the ladder consists of one set of the two alternating rotations. The direction of the
rotations does not matter. The trick is entered from either a FADE or a TURTLE. If it is entered from a FADE (belly
up, nose toward the pilot), the kite is rotated approximately 180° so that it is belly up, nose away as in a TURTLE,
but with the lines still over the leading edges and coming from under the kite. The kite is then rolled on the pitch
axis so that the nose swings down and around a full 360°, into a true TURTLE. The kite is then rotated
approximately 180°, so that it is belly up, nose toward the pilot as in a FADE, but with the lines still over the
trailing edge and coming from underneath. Finally the kite is rolled again on the pitch axis so that the nose
swings up and around a full 360°, into a true FADE. This entire sequence constitutes one full rung of JACOB’S
LADDER. (If the trick is entered from a TURTLE, it starts with a half LAZY SUSAN and the alternating sequence
continues as just described.) The kite must complete three full rungs of the ladder. The smoothness of the
transitions between positions is crucial to the quality of the trick. The method and direction of entry and exit do
not matter.
KEY ELEMENTS: ►Minimum 3 full rungs.

You mods are such rules wonks.  Those TP-USA guys must have had a real stick up their arse to get so technical about this stuff.

[Hadge]

Lets be honest, unless you're flying competitions, does it really matter which way you start it if you are flying for your own pleasure? I enter Jl's from the fade and the turtle.

Vert - I don't know if it will help you, but when I was learning JL's I split it down into 2 moves  Fade- Lateral roll - turtle  and then turtle - half lazy - back to fade. I practised each of these parts and then once I could do both parts , linked them together.  I found it easier than trying to get the whole thing in one move.

I also found Martin Madsen's (mama74) video very helpful.

Jacobs Ladder Tutorial

[JimB]

No it doesn't.

The guy credited with inventing the move (Tim Benson) probably goes from a fractured axel or pancake and does Six rungs for a full JL.

Hmm.. ABW probably has a description on his site somewhere.

Later.

[NormP]

LittleCreep-o

Alright..........the run away street urchin flys a mean kite and has a good sense of humor too.

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