We assume that it is better for all pilots doing Tricks Party to have the same set of Imposed Tricks all over the world.
We asked the judges what tricks they would like to see executed :-)
In 2023, these are the 10 tricks we will use in Tricks Party (Classic and North), picking out 4 on competition day:
< click on the name of the trick to go to the video section of that trick >
| 540 |
The 540 is a single 540° belly-down rotation initiated from a flare. IN is a vertical flight down, OUT is straight up. |
| Axel | The AXEL is a 360° belly-down rotation. It begins with the kite in a STALL, nose-up. The kite then falls belly down, nose toward the pilot and rotates a full 360°. The kite should be oriented nose-up for both entry and exit. |
| Backspin Cascade | The BACKSPIN CASCADE is a series of BACKSPINS in which each rotation reverses direction. The trick begins with a FADE position (belly up, nose towards the pilot), then the kite alternates rotating in one direction and then the other. |
| Cascade | The CASCADE is a series of reversing HALF AXELS. With each HALF AXEL, the kite alternates between 3:00 and 9:00 O'clock positions. The trick is entered from a horizontal line of flight close to the top of the wind window, must descend through the window and exits in a straight horizontal line. |
| Lewis |
The LEWIS is a nose-up entered YO-YO and consecutive LAZY SUSAN. After the rotation is completed, the kite is unrolled and exited on a vertical line of flight. |
| Puddle | The PUDDLE is a series of reversing HALF AXELS. With each HALF AXEL, the kite alternates between 3:00 and 9:00 O'clock positions. The trick is entered from a horizontal line of flight and must stay on the same spot in the window and exits in a straight horizontal line. |
| Rolling Susan | This is a LAZY SUSAN performed directly from within a horizontal flight. The lower wing is popped to knock the kite into a TURTLE (belly up, nose away), and the same line is again popped to perform the lazy susan rotation. The trick must be entered and exited horizontally in the same direction. |
| Spike | In the SPIKE, one wingtip of the kite is driven decisively into the ground. The trick is entered from a vertical line down. |
| Two Points Landing | The TWO-POINTS LANDING is a landing on both wingtips at the same time. It is initiated with a snap stall as close to the ground as possible, such that the kite does not hover or float down to the ground. The angle of approach is either vertical or horizontal. |
| Yoyo Multilazy | The YOYO MULTILAZY is a MULTILAZY performed while the kite is fully wrapped in a YOYO. It is exactly like the LEWIS, but with multiple LAZY SUSANS instead of just one, before the kite is unwrapped. |
Older lists for imposed tricks:
2020/2021/2022: 540 Mutex, Cascade, Coin Toss, Comete, Flap Jack, Half Axel, Insane, Jacobs Ladder, Puddle, Slotmachine.
2019: Fade, Axel, Rolling Susan, Kombo, Reverse Rolling, Backspins, Reversed Coin Toss, Comete, Backspin Cascade, Yoyo Multilazy.
2018: 540, Cascade, Coin Toss, Lazy Susan, Lewis, Side Slide, Slotmachine, Taz Machine, Turtle, Yoyo
2017: Two Points Landing, Spike, Lewis, Taz Machine, 540, Duplex, Flic Flac, Rolling Cascade, Multi Yoyo, Yoyo Take-off
2016: Backspin Cascade, Cascade Comete, Fade, Flapjack, Kombo, Multilazy, Multislot, Rolling Cascade, Stop (snapstall), Yoyo Take-off
earlier lists are lost in the mists of time ;-)