So I recently got my shipment of lotus' elemental footbags 10th anniversary range. Here are my impressions on these freestyle 32s:
The one on the right is straight out MONEY. Nice colors, soft, round, even and much bigger than the previous version. The sewing consistency is much better from what I can tell as well. And when I say soft, it is down right soft! I think the same red material from the previous range is used on the hexagons here (maybe of better quality because I don't see much pilling), but the blue looks and feels striking. No more large steel shot as well; the filler feels absolutely butterz. Here's a picture to show why.
I took the best picture I could (I apologize for the crappy lighting). On the left is your generic steel shot size 7.5, but the one on the right is a shot from the new filler inside the new range of elemental 32s. This is actually slightly heavier than planetfootbag special filler, which is filled in most European footbags and Footfighters. Also, at 55 grams, the filler that these elemental freestyle 32s have give them a
very floppy feel (the fill ratio is 55%) while retaining a spherical shape of the 32. For the price and quality, I was very surprised.
The red/blue version is a great 32 at a VERY affordable price.
As for the multi-colored 32 on the left (from the picture above), the grey panels make the bag really stiff, and some of the colors have various amounts of thickness to them (this is pretty typical for any variety of fabric colors, especially for facile). This is not a bag in which I would recommend, but if you're looking for a bag that can take your abuse while keeping its shape for years on end, you can get this 32 and refill it to 60 grams or more.
I have yet to see what the yellow/grey version of this 32 is like. However, I can say that I do want to place an extra order of the red/ble version, and will definitely order a club pack for NYFA in the near future. Thank you for the wonderful bags Lotus!
PS: Also pictured in the first pic is a soft 10-panel doublecross leather hacky sack, also included in the new 10th anniversary range of elemental footbags. It is pretty big, but also nice, soft and round. Also filled pretty full, so if you're used to kicking around floppy bags, you might have to refill it.
PPS: The multi-colored 32 on the left is one of my main shred bags at the moment. It plays pretty amazing when wet imo, so if you fill it with a heavy filler that doesn't rust, it will be a great floppy 32.
... elemental footbags are back on modified ... with a vengence!!!
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