any difference between flip and roll?

[Toby]

going thru the trick list...and wondering which is the correct word...flip or roll?

is it the same?

e.g. back flip or back roll !!!

Thanks
Toby

[bullet]

i think roll sounds more kitey as a flip in fares going end over end

[Westozzy]

Always known it as a roll. Although my brother continues to call it a spin, sounds as bad as a flip.

[longwhitecloud]

interesting question..

you got corked - sideways or upside down/off axis (eg snowboarding)

flip - cartwheel style upside down (eg bmx,skateboarding)

spin - like spinning around lines upright - kiting/ wakeboarding eg flat 3 would be a spin i reckon

roll - ... not sure what snowboarders/wakeboarders of today would call a fs roll/ if they would call it that at all... kiteboarders for sure refer to spins as rolls though quite often

[mocolombo]

In my opinion,

Spin = turn around lines axis (vertical against water)

Roll = turn horizontal, pararel against water

[TheJoe]

It's a roll not a flip. Tantrum's and Bel Airs are flips. If the kite is at 12 its a spin.

[Toby]

ok, thx guys!

[Brent4336]

TheJoe has it right


Axis of rotation is vertical for a spin, off axis for a roll and horizontal for a flip.
Kite lift will suspend you so you end up doing a spin. Keeping the kite locked at 45 you can do a roll, and not using kite lift at all is how you get a flip.

[tr3v]

Axis of rotation is vertical for a spin, off axis for a roll and horizontal for a flip.

End of story.

[WildDuke]

It's a roll not a flip. Tantrum's and Bel Airs are flips. If the kite is at 12 its a spin.

I ag-wee!