Esfera – new acro maneuver

(Esfera is a spanish word that means „sphere”, „globe”, „ball”.)
At the time of the invention of the Infinity Tumbling maneuver (Raúl Rodriguez, 2005) a new vision was also born: if it's possible to build up a horizontally rotating SAT into a straight vertical movement (Rythmic-SAT to Infinity) it might be also possible to come back down into a SAT again to the other side! But how to do this "Anti-Rythmic" and work down the angle from Infinity without loosing all the energy in an anyway extremely sensitive maneuver?! In the past 5-6 years these thoughts and theory ran through the minds of all the world's top acro pilots.
After 1 year of testing and experimenting over water, on the 22nd of October 2010 in Ölüdeniz (Turkey) I managed the first ever successful execution of the "Anti-Rythmic" coming down to a SAT from Infinity. 2 days after the dream of "Esfera" came true - the complete maneuver that starts with a SAT and ends in a SAT but turning to the opposite direction, linked with the vertical Infinity in the middle: making a whole turn around the „sphere”!

Press related to this project: 

Para World magazin - ESFERA

Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats

Hang Gliding & Paragliding magazin - ESFERA

An interview with Pal Takats
Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats

Hang Gliding & Paragliding magazin - ESFERA

An interview with Pal Takats
Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats

Libero magazin - ESFERA

Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats

Cross Country magazin - La Esfera

Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats

Volo Libero - Nasce Esfera: la manovra acro assoluta con il parapendio!!!

Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats

Lotnicza Polska - ESFERA - nowa figura akrobacyjna

Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats

Polish paragliding portal - ESFERA - nowa figura akrobacyjna

Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats

ESPN Brazil - Esfera and Tandem Infinity

Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats

Italian Paragliding - Nasce Esfera: la manovra acro assoluta con il parapendio!!!

Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats.

XCmag.com - New acro paragliding move: the ESFERA

Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats

Numerous websites worldwide - Esfera - the new acro trick invented by Pal Takats

Esfera - a brand new acro maneuver invented by Pal Takats