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The Flipper

Most of us are familiar with ‘The Flipper’. Its behavior catches our eye, which is part of its flaw – poor guy. It’s distracting, taking attention away from its kit companions. And, if it doesn’t have what some refer to as “heart”, it can become a frustrating part of training a young kit. As the term suggests, it flips (a single backward somersault) very frequently and does so for a significant amount of the time it spends in flight. Read More

Champions Galore

After almost a 10 year absence from the hobby, I delved back in, and everyone active on social media seems to own not one but several champion Birmingham Rollers. I might be exaggerating however Super Star, Super Producer and numerous other adjectives are thrown out with more ease and generally attract less criticism than before. That’s great. Really.  Read More

Intensive Line-Breeding In Rollers

by Cliff Ball; September, 2015

This information is an assimilation of a brief review of the literature; observations and recommendations based on the successes and failures of the breeding programs of roller men who have decades of experience in the breeding, training, and competitive flying of Birmingham Rollers; personal experience; and particularly, an adaptation of a pamphlet given to me by my good friend, Eldon Cheney to coach my progress in the sport. The pamphlet on the line-breeding of high-performance Read More