Indoor whiplash by Spence Watson

The whiplash indoors: letting the kite fall forward, stepping over it while turning the handles, then unwinding it with a pull on the bottom lines.

From the series Windless With Watty. Transcript by QuadKites.org.

Key takeaways from this video

Let the kite fall forward with the leading edge toward you, step over it while twisting the handles inward, then pull it up and over with a stroke of the arms rather than a strain.
As it comes down, the lines are wrapped around the kite. A pull on the bottom lines makes it unroll and return upright.
The trick can be tried without the handle twist first, to understand the movement.

This is a new tutorial on the whiplash: you step over the kite, pull it up and over, and then it unrolls.
To begin, start with the kite upright and let it fall forward, so that the leading edge ends up toward you. Then step over the kite and, while stepping over it, twist your handles. Twist them in: as you can see in this front shot in slow motion, I bring the handles up and then in. If you don't understand what I mean, try the trick without twisting the handles and figure it out afterwards.
After you step over the kite, pull it up and over. You don't need to reach back and strain your arms; just pull your arms out in a kind of stroke and pull it over. It doesn't take a lot.
As the kite comes down, the lines are wrapped around it a bit, so you need to make it unroll. Just pull up on the bottom lines and it flips over. As you can see, right when it's coming down I pull on the bottom lines and it goes back to its upright position.
That's the whiplash on an indoor Revolution kite. Go indoors and try it.

Last updated: Oct 24, 2026 — new page: the video, its key takeaways, and its transcript