Stats questionairre / "How old are you?" poll

[full nelson]

Age: 20
Height: 5'10
Weight: 150 lbs
Shoe size: 10 usa
Shoe preference: Rod Laver mesh
Bag preference: Lonn Irish
Other equipment: water
Preferred Surface: Wood floor

[C-Fan]

Age: 24
Height: 5'7 (but I seem much taller now, because I live in Japan. No, I`m serious.)
Weight: 210 lbs
Shoe size: 7.0 usa for shredding, 7.5 normally.
Shoe preference: Modded Blue Chinas
Bag preference: Henmo, Mini Abshire, Lonn.... anything small and heavy.
Attire: thin ankle socks, always a t-shirt (usually tucked in), shorts
Other equipment: Towel, water, change of clothes.
Music: Bigbeat stuff like old FBS or Wiseguys, hiphop can be good too.
Preferred Surface: Spongy track surface.
Mods: Cut out the mesh from the toes and clippers. Cut out the adidas flap from the tongue.... they don`t sponsor me so no free advertising for them. Standard laver mod.
Laces: Oval laces. Nice and grippy.

[Muffinman]

Wow -- way to decimate my questionairre, Zeke @_________@

[HG]

Age: 24
Height: 5'7 (but I seem much taller now, because I live in Japan. No, I`m serious.)
Weight: 210 lbs
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wow ken you are very dense!!!!


i hope you mean 120 lb

haha

[King Monkey]

Age: 20
Height: hmm i guess about 6ft?
Weight: 60 kgs which is about 132lbs
Shoe size: 10.5 US
Shoe preference: most current style Mesh Rod Lavers
Bag preference: Abshire Mini but not my one
Attire: blue Adidas shorts above the knee, white singlet or small size lightweight tshirt, arm band for left wrist, ankle socks
Other equipment: Towel, water bottle, CD player

Music: Breaks usually, or hip-hop
Preferred Surface: Cement is good and strong but not body-friendly, i guess thin carpet is good.
Mods: Cut out all the canvas from inside surfaces and toes, cut of toe walls but not whole eyelets as yet. Laced some crazy way i saw on modified a while ago.

Years Playing: 2 and a bit?
Sideways or Bigfoot: Sideways
Level of Shred: Guiltless, but i wouldnt call it 'strong'
Average String Length: hmm around 11 at this stage, though a few weeks ago i was going over 15 i think and hitting some harder strings
Ideal Circle Size: 3-4
IFPA Member: Yes, everybody else join right now!
Club Member: USYD Hackysoc President (club now defunct), basically im the contact for Sydney footbag i think
Stretches: Quads, calves, groin, and ANKLES! its all about the ankle stretches

[blackcrown]

Age: 28
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 200 (about 20lbs overweight)
Shoe Size: 11.5 (US)
Shoe Preference: New Balance CT300
Bag: Abshire mini
Equipment: Adidas climacool shorts, headband, kneeband, small towel, H20
Preferred Surface: Thin carpet, but I shred on concreate 99% of the time
Years Playing Freestyle: 18 months
Who taught me how to shred: Jeremy Mirkin


Eric

[Canthraxsoldier]

Age: 20
Height: about 6 foot-ish I spose
Weight: nearly 80kg
Shoe size: 11-ish
Shoe preference: anything really... am getting some lavers soon. yayness.
Bag preference: Aurora
Attire: Whatever I happen to be wearing (usually band t-shirt and the nshorts)
Other equipment: none really. Water should be on this list, but I usually forget

Music: metal/metalcore/hardcore/anything heavy
Preferred Surface: anything really
Years Playing: been playing hacky for about 7 years...... freestyle since 2002 but kinda stopped last year. Just got back into it not all that long ago.
Dominant Side: right
Level of Shred: probably tiltless....... if that. blah.
Average String Length: depends on how consitent I am. Not very many.
Ideal Circle Size: 3-5
IFPA Member: No
Club Member: no club for me
Stretches: I stretch a little bit, clearly not enough

[Jeremy]

age 20
weight 59kg
height 5'7" (I think - give or take a few inches)
shoe size 9!!!
shoe used Laver (china I presume) - red mesh!
bag used Abshire mini
Equipment 5 Litre bottle of water, Sunscreen, sombrero, spare t shirt, cds.
surface cement
years playing 3
who taught me Lynton Stephens, Dan Ednie and Brendan Erskine (and learnt the basics by myself)
attire Red Shirt and short shorts (blue and black most used, also green or green/black/yellow) - often play without a shirt too.
mods Nothing amazing - first two eyelets, all the inside canvas (inside, outside and toe) - and the foam under the tounge.
music Anything these days - something fast is nice for my game. Triple J a lot (http://www.triplej.net.au)
dominate side Right foot
stance Yeti!!
level of shred Henious!!
average string length Depends how hard I go - 20-30 contacts I guess.
Ideal circle size I'm happy with any number greater than 1!
IFPA Member Of course because I love footbag.
Club Melbourne Footbag Club (although I don't live in Melbourne any more. Acefootbag Allstars
Stretches Calves, hamstrings, quads, gloops, groin.
mile high club ...

[hacksterbator]

Age: 19
Height: 5'9"
Weight: 150 lbs
Shoe size: 9.5 usa
Shoe preference: China mesh Lavers
Bag preference: Lonn or Freddy T
Attire: balck adidas shorts (mid thigh length), black bandana, black lavers
Other equipment: boom box, extension cord, back pack containing: exrta bags, cd's, camcorder, extra tapes, a camel pack, and a pack of camels

Music: Dark/ Funky house breaks, hip hop, classic rock
Preferred Surface: Asphalt (sp?)
Mods: opened toe box, "winged" toe box, removed canvas from toes and insides, hole in left inside, gigantic fucking brocka cut, removed leather toe strip, spenco insoles, lacing modded as per world footbag

Years Playing: 1 year and a half
Dominant Side: right
Sideways or bigfoot: sideways
Level of Shred: guiltless
Average String Length: around 15?
Ideal Circle Size: 3
IFPA Member: yes
Club Member: Hackrifice
Stretches: various, and way too many to list here. get a yoga book... oh that reminds me. i have to return josh's yoga book!

[Omen]

Age: 17
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 230 I have been letting myself slip........ doesn't stop me from kicking though Phoenix > Spinning Butterfly SCORE!
Shoe size: Depends on Shoes, Lavers, about 11.5, New Balance CT300, 10's I believe.... they are really broken in.
Bag: Freedom Footbags
Shoe Preference: NB CT300's
Attire: Um, I have many shorts, usually my Island Garden shorts when in public or mid thigh length Champ shorts when I can't scare fellow kickers or passing pedestrians.

Music: Whatever is good in the Moment
Surface: Whatever doesn't hurt

Years Plaing: Well, I officially decided on footbag insted of Hacky sack November 03 but didn't get into it much (I even gave up for a while after seeing Ricky Moran kick). I really started learning and improving early Spring 04.
Side: Right
Level: Guiltless
IFPA member: Soon
Club: RCS Represent!

[Jas]

Age: 16
Height: 6"1 or something like that...
Weight: 70kg - 154lb
Shoe size: 11 usa
Shoe preference: China mesh Lavers, green and white
Bag preference: Mini Abshire
Attire: Lavers, adidas shorts or any other short comfortable shorts, blue singlet, ankle socks and sometimes wrist sweat band when its heaps hot.
Other equipment: Music, camera, phone, water, extra footbags, socks...

Music: Alternative rock, rock, SOME hip hop, drum and bass and techno and more.
Preferred Surface: Anything hard and not slippery
Mods: Removed inside canvas, laced them, black laces, replaced insoles with softer insoles. Soon to be doing some art onto the shoes.

Years Playing: 5 months
Dominant Side: right
Sideways or bigfoot: sideways
Level of Shred: Tiltess
Average String Length: about 7
Ideal Circle Size: 3-4
IFPA Member: Nope
Club Member: None
Stretches: I used to stretch but im lazy now. But basicaly quads, calves hemis, but,

[max]

Age: 26
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 154 lbs
Shoe size: 45 France
Shoe preference: Nastaze
Bag preference: Fred mini
Attire: shorts, small socks, shoes, contact lenses, baseball hat when hair gets too long, shirt of it's cold, black eye patch if ladies are watching

Other equipment: a friend with a stereo, dry boxer shorts, a cheap bar in walking distance

Music: most
Preferred Surface: concrete
Mods: broka cut, two eyelets cut out from each side of each shoe + classic laver mods.

Years Playing: 4 and a half
Dominant Side: right
Sideways or bigfoot: bigfoot
Level of Shred: guiltless
Average String Length: 15ish
Ideal Circle Size: 3
IFPA Member: yes
Club Member: 75 Adds (Paris)
Stretches: none

[zachatree]

Age: 16
Height: 5'11
Weight: 145 lbs
Shoe size: 13 usa
Shoe preference: Rod Laver mesh
Bag preference: mr sands all i have ever had.
Other equipment: water, marijane
Preferred Surface: any leval surface, playing on marble floors are my favorit tho.

[ShredNJ]

DOB. 4/20/1979, pre 80's baby yeah!
Height. 6'4
Weight. 165 - 170LB
Bag. i play with my own sac thank you very much
Surface. thin carpet on concrete
Strong side. Lefty
club. I play alone
Job. I teach and sell my own art.
Biggest Moves. Blurriest, Frigid food processor("meat grinder")
Favorite shredder, Peter Irish
Quote, "god does not play dice" Einstein
Advice for life, "if it tastes funny don't put it in your eye" me

[QuantumBalance]

Age: 21
Height: 6'2.5"
Weight:185
Shoe Size: 11.5 US shredding / 12 US casual
Shoe preference: China Mesh Lavers
Bag preference Floppy mirken w/ heavy filling
Attire black cotton shorts, galaxy shirt, tube socks
Other equipment SP808, MC909, EMX640, "feel the zing"
Music: Tech Yes, classical, etc.
Preferred Surface: Gym floor
Mods: Standard + removing inner layer from inside
Years shredding: 4ish
Level of Shred: Drunken Trickless
Ideal Circle Size: 4
IFPA Member: Expired
Club member: OOPS! Freestyle
Stretches: Yes.
Favorite Shredders: Vasek, Lon, Ricky

[Slowsis]

age19
height5'11"
weight150 lbs
Shoe 10US Mesh lavers (green)
Bag Felix or sandman if there is nothing better
Gear Lavs, gym shorts about 2-3 inches above the knee, preferably shirtless, black thin socks, wristband for sweat wipe
Other stuff Stereo, water(lots), second shirt, sugar(key)

Years on the shred 3 1/2
Level Guiltless
Strings10-15
Fav setStepping
Footedness Right bigfoot
SurfaceNon-slipping mall floors
Club FAT (footbag accociation of Toronto)
Fav place to shred Inside near an outlet with airconditioning and a bar! (i wish)

Beats Rage is good and any techno
Beer Alexander Keiths (canada represent!)
Status Single

[sniikeri]

Age: 14
Height: 172cm or already a bit more.
Weight: 54kg
Shoe size: 10½ USA, 44 in euros
Shoe preference: I'm using New Balance CT300's
Bag preference: 32-panel
Attire: Shorts, T-shirt (or not), black socks
Other equipment: Wristbands, sweatband or cap, water bottle (metal ), possibly a CD-player

[habitat]

Age: 17

Height: 5'10 or 5'11

Weight: 140 pounds

Shoe Size: 11 USA

Shoe Pref: Lavers Mesh, green bitches

Bag Pref: 4 panel Lilac City Footbag/Mini Abshire

Attire: No shirt, and short shorts

Equipment: My bag of footbags, shorts, anklet from girlfriend

Surface: Tennis Courts

Years Playing: 4 years, recent 2 freestyle

Who Taught Me: My damn self

Strong Side: Toe - Right Clip - Right sometimes, Left other times

Shred Music: None is prefered, but my choice would be classic rock, Led Zepplin - Trampled Underfoot!!!

Shoe Mods: Cut inner layer, create toe box, lace for freestyle

Level of Shred: Retarded/Tiltless/Wannabe Guiltess

Average String Length: Sometimes 2, sometimes 20, day by day changes

Ideal Circle Size: 4 is perfect, even for some 4-square

IFPA member: I don't have any means to pay, no credit card or check

Club Member: Lilac City Footbag

Fav. Shredder: Derek Vandall

Fav. Move: Janiwalker (can do)

Fav. Move: Frontside Barraging Anything (cant do)

Quote: "If y'all don't like me, blow me!" - Dr. Dre

Occupation: Unemployed, except I stitch bags and sell them and make some money for this and that

Fav. Postion: Doggy

Fav. Shred Spot: Independance Point, on the beach, with the fine ladies in bikinis!!

Times I've hit anchor: 2

Times I've blacked out from exhustion from shreding: 3 times

Fav. Person to shred with: Mario Robles "Marcos Bustos"!!!!

Tournaments I've been to/competed in: None, until next weekend, SJFF!!!

Smoke: Yes

Beer and Pizza or Weed and Doritoes: Hmmm, its a close call

Times I've slipped and fell and my ass while shredding: About 10

Night at the club or stay home with friends: Home with Friends

Times footed TATW: About 25

Most ducks/dives in a row: Probably 8 or 9

Status: Girlfriend, sexy as hell

Times people have told me that I have too much time on my hands: Alot, and I spend it well bitches!

[mosher]

Age: 22

Height: 5'8"

Weight: 150 pounds

Shoe Size: 9

Song I am currently singing along to: Backstreet Boys - Larger than life

Shoe Pref: Climacools

Bag Pref: Felix Zenger (by FAR)

Attire: No shirt, and short shorts

Middle Name: Neil

Equipment: Blades, Mr. Sandbag for warmup kicks, Max Choicington (felix) for shred, hyrdrant of some variety, stereo bumpin the thumpin beats

Surface: thin carpet for laver shred or anything but thin carpet for climashred (too much grip)

Years Playing: 0.8-ish

Dancing skill: Call me thriller.

Strong Side: What's a strong side?

Shred Music: Anything that makes me wanna move.

Shoe Mods: Made a clipper rail and shaved off some plastic shit.

Level of Shred: I am in the akward stage between tiltless and guiltless.

Average String Length: 10 ish

Ideal Circle Size: Three, and then a dude shows up when I want to play 4-square

IFPA member: You bet.

Favorite shredder style: Mulroney, Haggett

Club Member: KINGSTON FOOTBAG MILITIA

Funnest Move: Big dramatic torques

Quote: "Happily ever after can only exist on a moment to moment basis" - - Margaret Bonano

Occupation: "full time" student

Fav. Shred Spot: Biosciences Complex - Queen's University

Bloody noses from shred: 2

Tournaments I've been to/competed in: Went to World's weeeee!

Night at the club or stay home with friends: I don't have friends.

Song Playing Currently: KWH - ian vs brian

Footbag Ambition Level: Intense

[steeban]

age: 20
weight: 170lbs.
height: 6'4"
shoe size: 12
shoe used: blue mesh lavers
bag used: lonn or sandman
Equipment: bandana, wifebeater, shred shorts (short, black, made of space-age material), boombox, cd holder, gatorade
years playing: 3
who taught me: myself for the most part, help from aric and matt
attire: white wifebeater, shorts, shoes, white cotton socks
mods: inner mesh removed from inside/outside/toe box, first two eyelets removed, dr. scholls insoles
music: anything with a good beat. lately its been RJD2, mobb deep, roni size reprazent
dominate side: right
stance: bigfoot
level of shred: intermediate
average string length: 10 or less
Ideal circle size: 3 or 4
IFPA Member: nope
Club: RIT footbag association
Stretches: groin, hip flexor, calves, quads, ankles