Some interesting comments from all. I think the reality is there are always going to be big differences on such a subjective subject. It's interesting that everyone hates shred 30, but there is not much questionable (sure you can question the adds themselves, but that's the system used, and you win by scoring the most points.)
Unfortunately we can't settle this particular debate with a video as it seems that part was not filmed :/ I will have to check all the footage, I might not have transferred it all over.
It's interesting, I was a bit disappointed in my performances, but it was all a bit rushed, and in reality I can't hit much better than food in a sick 1 anyway. My sick 3 was not really what I was hoping for, I have a fair few 5>5>5 combos that I have under control and didn't come anywhere near them.
On something that Jeremy mentioned, I think it would be cool to do nationals there. I had been thinking Canberra in this place I mentioned a while ago, but Sydney is easiest for everyone, the hostel treated us really well and we could make a bigger deal out of it with a nationals.
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At the event we had a freestyle football competition, which I went in as well. You can see some parts of my first battle around the 2 minute mark. I did reasonably well in that one, but then still lost to someone half my age. Things only got worse from there...
Anyway, this might get a whole lot more comments on a different subject. (And should probably have its own post, but too late now) I have been thinking for some time of trying to create some kind Fantasy Footbag thing. Fantasy competitions for all sports are only getting more and more popular, and it would be a good way of keeping interest for those who are not able to get to the competitions, or even those who don't really play much anymore.
I have been thinking along the lines of how to get some kind of ranking, to give a price signal for the different players in the fantasy competition, like how the other ones work.
I didn't have too much on today, so I used a system that just looked at routines at worlds for the past 10 years.
What's interesting is that Vasek and Honza were equal on points after 9 years, with Vasek on top with another win in 2005. An interesting factor is that while it seems like the sport has been dominated by a few in recent times, in these past years, there have been 51 different players making the finals (or very close to).
My points system was that if you made the finals you got 10 points. 1st place got a bonus of 50, 2nd 30 3rd 20. Each finalist also got the reverse of their place (eg, 1st 8, 2nd 7 down to 8th 1). There was a little adjustment in 2010, where there were 9 in the final. I also gave 5 points to players who came in 9th.
If you cut it off at players who have 50 points to their name, this is what it looks like.
1. Václav "Vasek" Klouda (Czech Republic)
2. Jan "Honza" Weber (Czech Republic)
3. Milan Benda (Czech Republic)
4. Damian Gielnicki (Poland)
5. Jindra Smola (Czech Republic)
6. Aleksi Airinen (Finland)
7. Gordon Bevier (USA)
8. David Clavens (USA)
9. Anssi Sundberg (Finland)
10. Jim Penske (USA)
11. Felix Zenger (Finland)
12. Evan Gatesman (USA)
13. Juho Marjo (Finland)
Sergey Kozlov and Phil Morrison are next on the list to round out a 15.
No surprise that Vasek and Honza are way out in front, then the rest of the top rankings are those who have been world champion within that period. Anyway, it came up with some interesting numbers. Think I might do some experimenting with the fantasy stuff over this coming competition period (USO, Euros, Worlds) and try and get something into action for next year. Maybe. Could be a lot of work for not much gain.
The basic idea would be to have levels of players (rather than a monetary value) and in the early rounds you select a limited amount of players per level, then they rise and fall according to their performance.
Also really like
metzelrio and his challenge on Instagram with drifter. The one yesterday, spinning clipper>drifter was harder than I expected. Instagram is a really good platform for getting those short clips out and I like this idea of a daily challenge.