Your First Footbag

CueNewPassion · Post by **CueNewPassion** » 07 Jul 2010 13:06

I just got my very first footbag in the mail today-- an 8-panel dirtbag. I'm already extremely attached to it. So, it got me wondering about other peoples' "first."

What was your first footbag? Did you get it from a friend? Online? Maybe you found it somewhere and just started 'hacking' it?

Post some pics, if you want. Let's see how ripped/dirty/drained the pros' oldest footbags are

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 07 Jul 2010 13:43

WyrmFyre · Post by **WyrmFyre** » 07 Jul 2010 23:26

I still remember my first so well. She ws a little stiff when she got here, but a gentle massage soon got her loosened up. We spent many happy weeks together, but as always happens, things changed. She started getting very rough around the edges, wouldnt wash. We were together for a few months, but I gave her away to some kid at the beach who showed a bit of interest.

I cant believe she left so easily. She didnt even look back. Its like... its like she just never cared. *sob* im sorry, i dont want to talk about it anymore, the pain still runs deep

But seriously, mine was a 32 panel sandbag from this company. They dont stock the one i had anymore.

http://kemariworld.com/products/footbags

CueNewPassion · Post by **CueNewPassion** » 08 Jul 2010 10:15

Traumatic story... I bet a part of you died that day, too.

hahah

Dave Soderberg · Post by **Dave Soderberg** » 08 Jul 2010 11:59

My first bag I got at pacific sunwear. It wasn't a bad bag for a beginner seeing as I had no idea about freestyle. I remember my first record of kicking it 9 times in a row(one sided of course). It was one of the many bags I got taken away from in school. Teachers are Nazi's about footbag in school.

mc · Post by mc » 08 Jul 2010 12:08

my first hack was a guatemalan from a local hippie head shop. It cost $9. 2-3 days later, a kid from my cross country running team was kicking it as high as he could in the gym at my school, up toward the rafters. I asked him to stop, because it would get stuck. He said "It's not gonna get stuck!" and kicked it as hard as he could.

Guess what happened?

lesson learned - don't let asshole kids that will not respect your bags use them. At least it was a cheap bag I lost that way - not that I haven't lost better bags for similar reasons.

(also a few of those times, I was the "asshole kid" who didn't respect his own bag, too, so don't be that kid either

)

Ramen God · Post by **Ramen God** » 09 Jul 2010 14:59

Surprisingly, my first is in good condition, and I still have it. it was a horrible crocheted sack (Doesn't deserve the title of footbag) that I got at a Pow-Wow filled with rocks and what looked like a plastic bag. If I find it I will post a pic. A couple days later, I bought my dirtbag, which I learned a lot on.

Woo, 100th post!

F[uns]tylin' Eclectic · Post by **F[uns]tylin' Eclectic** » 13 Jul 2010 20:12

My first bag was an ADIDAS bean-filled bag my Dad bought me when I was like 5 or 6 at some sporting goods store. We pretty much just played "hitty-with-your-handy-sack" in the living room because I was still a demented young child whose motor skills hadn't quite developed yet. But once I hit 5th grade, I was kicking it on the playground with friends.

Ramen God · Post by **Ramen God** » 14 Jul 2010 04:25

GAH! Why can't I find that stupid footbag!

baserock love · Post by **baserock love** » 21 Sep 2010 18:23

I was house sitting for a friend when i was about 11 and i found an original first run hacky sack with instructional booklet still in the package. It was made of the thickest, most stiff leather i had ever seen, very egg shaped and filled to the brim with beads and hard as a rock. I don't think anybody on this earth could get that thing to kick straight.

Dave Soderberg wrote: It was one of the many bags I got taken away from in school. Teachers are Nazi's about footbag in school.

Heh. They actually banned hackysack in my junior high. They decided they could be used as dangerous weapons if thrown at somebody so the whole district banned them.

colefieldhouse22 · Post by **colefieldhouse22** » 30 Sep 2010 06:10

I know this is waaay late, but Zeke, is that actually your NSYNC bag? If so, where did you get it? I must have one!

To actually add to the discussion, mine was a red and black sandman. I never played hacky sack and Vince Bradley gave it to me when he lived across the street from me. I lost it; don't remember how but I was super bummed when I did.

BryanFournier · Post by **BryanFournier** » 05 Oct 2010 20:22

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 05 Oct 2010 20:56

One of my friends gave it to me for my birthday. A Guatemalan crocheted bag. I guess I'd have to say it turned out to be the best present I've ever got.

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 13 Oct 2010 13:23

colefieldhouse22 wrote:I know this is waaay late, but Zeke, is that actually your NSYNC bag? If so, where did you get it? I must have one!

Yes that is an actual NSYNC bag I own. It was a Christmas gift from a few years back for my collection.

On topic...
My first footbag was a Sipa Sipa that was green on top, red on the bottom with a yellow stripe down the middle. They used to be available in shopping malls in a clear plastic cube container.

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 13 Oct 2010 13:27

dangit...