Video: How to Wind Kite String

Need kite flying tips? Learn how to use string winders in this free video clip from a professional kite flyer.

Video Transcript

Howdy there this is Corey Jensen with Wind Power Sports here in Las Vegas, baby. Wind has died and we have a moment to do some of the detail work on how to handle lines. Imagine that the kite is stationary and I am walking the line sets out but I’ve got a lazy cameraman and he does not want to move so we are going to do it the other way and the kite is going to move away. The trick here is to let the line out in such a manner that you don’t have to spend a whole lot of time messing with it before you get to fly, so how you wind on and how you take the lines off becomes critical. We use the wax on and wax off method that we learned in the movies. You wind on I’m right handed and I wind clockwise around my handle so it comes off counter clockwise and all the twists that went in come out at the same time. I’ve taken my handles off and it is the end of the day and it is time to go. I’ve taken both ends of my lines, both loops and put them over one end of my winder. Some times the winder is made out of the plastic. This was a gift; a nice little wooden one. Lay them both over the top and you just walk up to the kite winding clockwise as you go. Now at the end of the day when you wind your stuff up, one of the tricks is to have a small mark on one side so that you can tell your left from your right. That’s important. Both ends of one line should have that mark and you can tell the difference. Then you attach your handles accordingly and you are able to fly next time you get the kite out it does not take 20 minutes; it takes less than 2 minutes to set up and go fly your kite.

How to Wind Kite String

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