Newbie... not really but

LittleBoy footbag · Post by **LittleBoy footbag** » 28 Nov 2004 12:13

Hey guys, I'm not necessarily a true newbie (I've been going for about 6-7 months) but I'm wondering.. how the fuck do you guys pull off BSOS tricks? I need to know how to get your flipside awakened so you can shred with both. I don't want to be making a move later on that requires strong and flipside clippers and fuck up every single attempt b/c i can't do BSOS for shit!

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HooD · Post by **HooD** » 28 Nov 2004 12:48

The only tip I can give for getting both sides up to par is practicing both sides each time you session. If your weak side isn't consistant or you can't hit that trick on your flipside, just study what you're doing wrong, and what you're doing right on your strong side. Whenever I'm working on my flipside, I practice the move on my goodside with and without the bag, trying to study all the movements that go into the move. Then I try the flipside without the bag, thinking about how the movements go. So pretty much, I believe it's all in the mind, if you think you can do it, you can do it.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 28 Nov 2004 20:06

Lots and lots and lots of practice. Also compare sides all the time. Like when ever I'm drilling a flipside move -I'll also regularly try it on my strong side and go through the actions on both sides - trying to do my flipside in the exact same way I do my strong side.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 28 Nov 2004 21:48

What these smart guys said.

I have stopped doing ALL moves I can't do both sides. I am injured realy badly on one leg, but I can still play lightly. I try really hard to avoid doing moves that I CAN do on my non-injured side because I can't do them on my injured side. This is the same with my "good" and "flip" sides. When I was not injured I had a really dominant atomic set. The only real moves I have never hit flipside are my big atomic moves. I have stopped doing those moves, even though I can do them really well and even though they are sooooOOOOOOOOO cool, because I cannot hit them on my flipside and I feel very unbalanced to hit something so huge on one side and unable to reciprocate on the flip -- even if I don't plan to throw it in...if I know I CAN'T I don't really want to.

The key, as has been said, is to always school both sides. If you find you are better with one move (say toe stall, even) on one side, skool the heck out of your flip until they are completely even. You know you are both sided when you don't have to PLAN which side to start a run on. You are truly bothsided when you decide you want to hit a trick and just HIT IT -- not worrying about which side you have to start on because one is better than the other.

A good method of schooling flip is the good/flip comparrison. For example, if you can hit flip mirage 1 out of 10 attempts, but goodside you can hit 1 out of 2 attempts, for every good side mirage you hit you must hit 5 flip side mirages. Make sense?

Good luck. May the flipside be with you.

PS: Make sure you stretch!! I injured myself because I pushed that flip atomic harder than I should have to catch up with my goodside.

LittleBoy footbag · Post by **LittleBoy footbag** » 29 Nov 2004 14:16

Thanks! Fortunately for me but unfortunately for you (meaning it's like, too late for you to not know) i always stretch. I guess because we do it in gym so friggin' much that it rubbed off on me... oh, well. Hope u get better soon Eric I want to see those atomics you talk about!