Jinx Archive

  • This past weekend, I had the opportunity to visit Hunter Brown and Paul Debakker and take the two newest kites from Focus Designs out for a test drive. The flagship of the Focus line, a full-sized competition kite, the Jinx (and it’s UL counterpart) have...

    Focus Kites "Jinx / Jinx UL" First Flight – Jared Haworth

    Posted on October 14, 2009 | No Comments
    This past weekend, I had the opportunity to visit Hunter Brown and Paul Debakker and take the two newest kites from Focus Designs out for a test drive. The flagship of the Focus line, a full-sized competition kite, the Jinx (and it’s UL counterpart) have...

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  • <em>As you can see, it has a completely new look but we didnt just stop at cosmetics. A tweaked frame configuration and a refined sail cut result in better precision flight and better trickability, without sacrificing on versatility, or flight characteristics.</em>

    Updated "Jinx" From Focus Kite Designs

    Posted on September 23, 2009 | No Comments
    As you can see, it has a completely new look but we didnt just stop at cosmetics. A tweaked frame configuration and a refined sail cut result in better precision flight and better trickability, without sacrificing on versatility, or flight characteristics.

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  • So I’ve had a Jinx UL for a while now. I plumped for the color combo shown and very nice it looks in flesh too (I’ll try to remember to take a picture next time I’m out). Its a little different from most kites I...

    More On The "Jinx"

    Posted on July 5, 2009 | No Comments
    So I’ve had a Jinx UL for a while now. I plumped for the color combo shown and very nice it looks in flesh too (I’ll try to remember to take a picture next time I’m out). Its a little different from most kites I...

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  • This is the new “Jinx” from Paul de Bakker and Hunter Brown of Focus Kite Designs. The Jinx is a 2.3m freestyle / ballet kite with optimal mix of Old and New Skool tricks, capable of both grace and elegance and yet radical crazy-copter type...

    Focus Kite Designs "Jinx" Preview

    Posted on April 16, 2008 | No Comments
    This is the new “Jinx” from Paul de Bakker and Hunter Brown of Focus Kite Designs. The Jinx is a 2.3m freestyle / ballet kite with optimal mix of Old and New Skool tricks, capable of both grace and elegance and yet radical crazy-copter type...

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