During the various attempts to fly the kites, at NO TIME does Seymour have his cohorts try to launch them with the proper side toward the direction of the run. The convex curved side of this type kite should be INTO the wind, with the cross pieces BEHIND the fabric for aerodynamic reasons. "The Boys" keep trying to launch it as if it were a parachute, with the concave side into the wind, with the cross pieces IN FRONT of the fabric. Of course, they also never stretch the fabric to even create an airfoil (curved) shape, so their efforts are always in vain.