Clockwork by Spence Watson

The quarter-turn clockwork, with a clean stop at each position. You see which lines to pull so the kite pivots on its centre.

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

Key takeaways from this video

The quarter-turn clockwork is a change of position: upright hover, side hover, inverted hover, side hover, then back to upright, with a stop at each position.
Each time, pull down one bottom line and pull back the opposite top line so the kite spins on its center rather than on a tip.
The goal is a quick pivot on the center, stopping at every point.

A bonus tutorial on the quarter-turn clockwork, requested by a viewer on YouTube who was having trouble with it.
Start from an upright hover. The whole technique is changing position: upright hover, side hover, inverted hover, side hover, then back to upright, adding a stop at each position. You can change direction too.
Each time, I combine two moves: pulling down on the bottom line on one side and pulling back on the top line on the other side. That way the kite spins on its center, not on a tip. After plenty of practice, this is what it should look like: quickly pivoting on the center and stopping at each point.

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