Quad-line tricks and freestyle

Freestyle is often associated with dual-line kites, but quad-line kites also have their own tricks: axels, flic flacs, catches, throws, pancakes and more. The vocabulary is less standardized, so this page gathers examples rather than pretending to be exhaustive.

Videos are in English or French. You can activate subtitles in the YouTube player if you need to: how to activate subtitles.

Thanks to all the authors of these tutorial and illustrative videos.

Geoff manages to do the clam roll at 2:32.

• Clam roll
• Fade
• 360
• Toss and Catch
• Float
• Diving clam

Compare the quad-line learning paths if you want a more structured progression.

Last updated Jul 17, 2026