uhhhhhh, I think I am positively out of my mind. Well in it, but out of it. Stupid expressions.
ummm there was a tam-tam jam today. Almost everyone in the montreal scene showed up. There was a nippy wind at first, a vague remnant of colder, darker days in the bleary beauty of winter. THen it got hot, but that may have just been me taking my shirt off. THat turned out to be a bad decision, seeing as I have taken the heat of the sun with me and my skin will start rebelling in a day or two and give the dust mites in my bed a feast like no other.
Apollo why hath thou smoten me??!!!
I played damn good. Predator like it was a piece of shit, I swear it was so god damn easy. It felt like a legover. Also hit atomic egg (the name evades me), tapping egg, had a hopping set up to my chest, touched blurriest>scorp, blurry whirl a joke, ps whirl all over the place, actually had a 20 contact genuine string (ok like two bails MAX), got some cheers from a gaggle of women after a zooming/spinning/dive/duck/osis string.
OSIS!!!
Is it only me or is that the fucking best move in footbag?? Jesus it takes FINESSE but sooo beautiful. I love combos of osis combined with various spins and ducks...remember, they're all fives!!
Hit a string with tomahawk and spinning whirl.
Lot's of other stuff too.
And sin city is fucked up but good. And uhhhh, I'm really really going crazy and there's nothing I can do about it.
ta-ta
props to all the montreal crew for today, it rocked.
Montreal Footblog
I actually played outside yesterday waiting on a friend to get home.. I played pretty good doing 10 contact strings ..
Almost hit pdx barage! but I still havent hit barage so its prety ridiculous
also hit same in > same in > op toe.. like a double pixie? how is that called.. same toe barrage?
Almost touched smear on flipside
and I improved my buterflys nailing 6 consecutives.. watch out Vasek!
I now have tons of fans watching me play outside.. I will play there more often the weat is annoying but the fans are really motivating, Even tough I tell them I suck they are really passionated watching me, I hope I can get them to play a bit
Almost hit pdx barage! but I still havent hit barage so its prety ridiculous
also hit same in > same in > op toe.. like a double pixie? how is that called.. same toe barrage?
Almost touched smear on flipside
and I improved my buterflys nailing 6 consecutives.. watch out Vasek!
I now have tons of fans watching me play outside.. I will play there more often the weat is annoying but the fans are really motivating, Even tough I tell them I suck they are really passionated watching me, I hope I can get them to play a bit
Mathieu Gauthier
Sundays at the Tam-Tams was so great, I got to play with James for a bit, he is so good, I played a bit with Nick who is also really good, but most of the time I played with Oli and Kolo, I played with Marc also... It was a long time since I practised my Illusions so most of the day in my strings I tried to include Bubbas, Illusions and paradox Illusions. So through the day I had a couple of nice strings but spring is only beginning, Ive still got the whole summer to practice my stepping sets which are not there... Ill see you Montreal crew next time
Another tam-tam went down. It was good, the weather was hot, the women were hot, the usual. I played good, as usual (for the past two months). Nick, Seb and Yax were there though I didn't play with them long enough to see if they played good or not. Caro was on FIRE! And there were countless people I have not met that were wearing lavers, it was incredible.
I've decided that my favorite circle size is 2. Three is great too but there's nothing like a two man circle. For one, you really connect with the guy you're shredding with and you also have exactly enough time to recuperate without losing your buzz. In a four man it takes too long to get the bag back. I can't help it, I need the bag.
At worlds I actually played by myself because I wanted more bag time.
Crazy huh?
Anyway anyone want a two man sesh with me give me a holla.
I've decided that my favorite circle size is 2. Three is great too but there's nothing like a two man circle. For one, you really connect with the guy you're shredding with and you also have exactly enough time to recuperate without losing your buzz. In a four man it takes too long to get the bag back. I can't help it, I need the bag.
At worlds I actually played by myself because I wanted more bag time.
Crazy huh?
Anyway anyone want a two man sesh with me give me a holla.
James McCullough
Someone should remind me how stupid I am...
I peeled some huge piece of skin beside the nail on a big toe, now theres an infection and its taking forever to heal, in fact I played 0 footbag since saturday since it hurts so much!
But saturday was great.. tons of 15 contact strings with 3 adds all over, symp mirage midstring like it was a joke, it felt really good! even atomic osis midstring once!
Now back to my pain and suffering, hoping I can play soon
I peeled some huge piece of skin beside the nail on a big toe, now theres an infection and its taking forever to heal, in fact I played 0 footbag since saturday since it hurts so much!
But saturday was great.. tons of 15 contact strings with 3 adds all over, symp mirage midstring like it was a joke, it felt really good! even atomic osis midstring once!
Now back to my pain and suffering, hoping I can play soon
Mathieu Gauthier
Ianik we have to SHREDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD OMG. Hey I'm going to be moving to ville emard in May, I'll be like walking distance from your house, we are going to train hard. I also just bought the shoes you semi broke in and gave back to kolo. They're infused with your power.
Also mon Nicholala, on n'a pas shredEZ pour un vraiment long temps, on devrait faire notre 'torque session'. Samedi va etre fun en crisse de tabernac fourrez.
Ya man, and I'm going to find out about my attendance to grass, I think I might be able to sneak it in. I need more details though, like if we're going to get back sunday afternoon and when we leave on friday.
If I manage to go, GRASS won't know what hit it.
Props mathieu on your progress.
Also mon Nicholala, on n'a pas shredEZ pour un vraiment long temps, on devrait faire notre 'torque session'. Samedi va etre fun en crisse de tabernac fourrez.
Ya man, and I'm going to find out about my attendance to grass, I think I might be able to sneak it in. I need more details though, like if we're going to get back sunday afternoon and when we leave on friday.
If I manage to go, GRASS won't know what hit it.
Props mathieu on your progress.
James McCullough
Ok so 11 days without playing, im thinking im probably all rusty.. Im still injured to my toe and it hurts like mad
I watch the first day out video and get really hyped, so I decide fuck it! I'll play over my injury..
While dressing im thinking im going to play like crap...
I warm up slowly and on first clipper foot hurts like mad! But i end up doing them even tough its hard on me
Once im done warming up I only did some drills.. and wow! Ive hit smear on flipside, and I had phoenix on foot! but it droped right there it was almost set back.... Also did diving cliper > diving cliper .. diving cliper > duckng cliper.. and ive hit a really ugly pixie ducking clipper too.. but it was not a nice one
Now Im really pissed that im injured, but I decided to stop touching my injury and be really quiet for a couple of days.. I need this to heal so I can practice every day again!
I watch the first day out video and get really hyped, so I decide fuck it! I'll play over my injury..
While dressing im thinking im going to play like crap...
I warm up slowly and on first clipper foot hurts like mad! But i end up doing them even tough its hard on me
Once im done warming up I only did some drills.. and wow! Ive hit smear on flipside, and I had phoenix on foot! but it droped right there it was almost set back.... Also did diving cliper > diving cliper .. diving cliper > duckng cliper.. and ive hit a really ugly pixie ducking clipper too.. but it was not a nice one
Now Im really pissed that im injured, but I decided to stop touching my injury and be really quiet for a couple of days.. I need this to heal so I can practice every day again!
Mathieu Gauthier
My first full session for over 17 days, had a small one last week that was awesome but it was like 10 mins..
Well my toe is kind of healed but hurts like mad..
My flip leg is really weak! Its like it lost all the strength it gained since I got here, hopefully its because I didnt sleep well or something, I could barely do a rev mirage! ahhh the pain!!!
Also lost a lot of juice.. I was suffocating after 10 mins.. maybe it's all because I have a bad day, but I'm now motivated to train every day in my lunch break (3 hours).
I think in 1 hour I done 4 10contact strings, really disgusting! I used to do 10 tiltless like one string out of two..
Well I'll stop complaining for now, I must guess I have a chance to play EVERY DAY I sould'nt be crying..
peace
Well my toe is kind of healed but hurts like mad..
My flip leg is really weak! Its like it lost all the strength it gained since I got here, hopefully its because I didnt sleep well or something, I could barely do a rev mirage! ahhh the pain!!!
Also lost a lot of juice.. I was suffocating after 10 mins.. maybe it's all because I have a bad day, but I'm now motivated to train every day in my lunch break (3 hours).
I think in 1 hour I done 4 10contact strings, really disgusting! I used to do 10 tiltless like one string out of two..
Well I'll stop complaining for now, I must guess I have a chance to play EVERY DAY I sould'nt be crying..
peace
Mathieu Gauthier
Good stuff matt, hope your toe gets better.
I had a little personal session of my own sunday night, played for probably around an hour, maybe a bit more. This is sorta weird for me because I rarely play alone, I usually only play with other people. That is because its more interesting, I dont get as tired, I dont get bored, and other people give me more confidence and pump me up, and when alone im usually unmotivated. But anyway, the session was surprisingly good, finally figured out how to sorta play footbag properly, if you know what i mean. Like you know when you figure out a KEY element to your game, and then everything seems and feels so much easier and fluid, and your linking and sets and delaying all becomes more solid. I like that feeling but not so sure ill remember those elements for the next session .
Some things in the session were
-drifter more solid
-HOSIS!!!!! hahah (i think i actually figured out the secret to the problem this time)
-pixies mid string, well, just outta paradox mirage, but its a start
-pigbeater first try>handcatch>pigbeater>handcatch>pigbeater
-paradon swirl first try>handcatch(repeat)(repeat)
The next day I woke up with gastro and was shitting and puking all morning (at the same time!!!
)
but the worst pains i had were that my legs were sooo sore, i think it was too long of a session when your in this bad shape.
ohh ya, and does anyone in montreal that i know, know this kid "bulio" on this forum, his real name in his signature is "mark james" ?? i think, but i dont think i know him? Or if you read this kid, my names Marc too, i also live in montreal, i also play footbag, LET'S SHRED. Give the montreal crew a HOLLA, or you could just email me at [email protected] , i also got MSN but dont go on much, but i check my email occasionally.
PEACE OUT PLAYAS, KEEP IT REAL
I had a little personal session of my own sunday night, played for probably around an hour, maybe a bit more. This is sorta weird for me because I rarely play alone, I usually only play with other people. That is because its more interesting, I dont get as tired, I dont get bored, and other people give me more confidence and pump me up, and when alone im usually unmotivated. But anyway, the session was surprisingly good, finally figured out how to sorta play footbag properly, if you know what i mean. Like you know when you figure out a KEY element to your game, and then everything seems and feels so much easier and fluid, and your linking and sets and delaying all becomes more solid. I like that feeling but not so sure ill remember those elements for the next session
.Some things in the session were
-drifter more solid
-HOSIS!!!!! hahah (i think i actually figured out the secret to the problem this time)
-pixies mid string, well, just outta paradox mirage, but its a start
-pigbeater first try>handcatch>pigbeater>handcatch>pigbeater
-paradon swirl first try>handcatch(repeat)(repeat)
The next day I woke up with gastro and was shitting and puking all morning (at the same time!!!
)but the worst pains i had were that my legs were sooo sore, i think it was too long of a session when your in this bad shape.
ohh ya, and does anyone in montreal that i know, know this kid "bulio" on this forum, his real name in his signature is "mark james" ?? i think, but i dont think i know him? Or if you read this kid, my names Marc too, i also live in montreal, i also play footbag, LET'S SHRED. Give the montreal crew a HOLLA, or you could just email me at [email protected] , i also got MSN but dont go on much, but i check my email occasionally.
PEACE OUT PLAYAS, KEEP IT REAL
Marc Sayer
ONE WHOLE MONTH and i had 2 sessions!!!!
really disturbing injury,, i have no clue how its called in english, but the skin comes over your nail and it hurts like mad!
well I fnaly healed.. the only 2 sessions I had while I was playing where great but It was hurting like mad!
Well now I have troubles linking strings.. altough the last 2 days I played a lot and it seems to come back..
new moves that ive hit only once yet. diving mirage, flip smear, and almost phoenix.. it will be my first 5 adds I think
Im now playing hard every day until Euro's.. hoping I can improve enough to compete intermediate!
Peace..
really disturbing injury,, i have no clue how its called in english, but the skin comes over your nail and it hurts like mad!
well I fnaly healed.. the only 2 sessions I had while I was playing where great but It was hurting like mad!
Well now I have troubles linking strings.. altough the last 2 days I played a lot and it seems to come back..
new moves that ive hit only once yet. diving mirage, flip smear, and almost phoenix.. it will be my first 5 adds I think
Im now playing hard every day until Euro's.. hoping I can improve enough to compete intermediate!
Peace..
Mathieu Gauthier
I started my countdown, 52 days before I meet with Kolo in Paris for our trip, 40 days until I leave Afrika..
Im working on a new move but havent hit it yet, no idea how it's called, I set it as a bubba, and want to finish it in an osis, I try in clipper too, wich would be reverse drifter right?
If someone can correct me that would be cool, otherwise my shape is comming back pretty well, I took playing off today to let my left ankle take some rest, its weak again and I need to regain some strenght on it before its damaged again!
Im working on a new move but havent hit it yet, no idea how it's called, I set it as a bubba, and want to finish it in an osis, I try in clipper too, wich would be reverse drifter right?
If someone can correct me that would be cool, otherwise my shape is comming back pretty well, I took playing off today to let my left ankle take some rest, its weak again and I need to regain some strenght on it before its damaged again!
Mathieu Gauthier
awesome session today!
datw (o-i) > datw (o-i) > datw (i-o)
terrage both sides (double pixie right?)
datw flipside (i-o) for first time, BSOS! my flip o-i atw still sucks mad, not planning hiting datw on it for a while..
lots of new combos and when I try to do a string it feels more natural, unlike when I felt like doing the same strings often.. always seeming more fresh and spontanus
I'll probably take off tomorow I played 5 straight days, ankle is not so bad but I better let it rest a bit
I challenged myself to hit : datw i-o > eggbeater > datw o-i still no luck, same for ducking cliper> ducking cliper (so close!!)
and again Phoenix on foot but droped it!!! frustrating
datw (o-i) > datw (o-i) > datw (i-o)
terrage both sides (double pixie right?)
datw flipside (i-o) for first time, BSOS! my flip o-i atw still sucks mad, not planning hiting datw on it for a while..
lots of new combos and when I try to do a string it feels more natural, unlike when I felt like doing the same strings often.. always seeming more fresh and spontanus
I'll probably take off tomorow I played 5 straight days, ankle is not so bad but I better let it rest a bit
I challenged myself to hit : datw i-o > eggbeater > datw o-i still no luck, same for ducking cliper> ducking cliper (so close!!)
and again Phoenix on foot but droped it!!! frustrating
Mathieu Gauthier
WOW, your improving pretty quickly Matt. As for me, I have bad news about myself, I have a slipped disk in my back. It's like the little coushon between your vertibraes has slipped outta position to one side or the other, and ive been lying on my back wednesday, thursday, and friday, and only today I can walk and roll over without alot of pain now. I think im gonna be outta commision for a few weeks though, and am not looking forward to trying moves like torque anymore 
. Im really angry cause i was acctually starting to train a bit, and was hopeing to play alot more this summer, and actually get good. 
Anyway, hopefully ill be back in shape sooner than i think.
. Im really angry cause i was acctually starting to train a bit, and was hopeing to play alot more this summer, and actually get good. Anyway, hopefully ill be back in shape sooner than i think.Marc Sayer
I finaly got some great and awesome news! I had one course in autumn that was canceled, meaning delaying my graduation by one session.. It's been over 2 months now, and I finally got a solution, I can finish in Autumn ! I'm really happy; this means I can go back to Gabon in January!
Also on a footbag note, I'm working on a routine to compete intermediate.. nothing fancy, mostly 2 adds for now, I worked for 1 minute and I had it with 3 drops once.. If I train hard I can pull it and not suck a whole bunch.. I'm able to throw easy 3's in it.. well easy 3's for me (datw, eggbeater, buterfly) .. As for 4's pixie buterfly, atomic osis...
For 3 adds I'm trying to include some datw, magelan; and smear for now.. but i got troubles with them midstring.. Ive hit datw midstring a lot tough.
Anyways thats it for now! If my training goes well maybe I'll be competing for the last spot in intermediate freestyle, but with honor!
Also on a footbag note, I'm working on a routine to compete intermediate.. nothing fancy, mostly 2 adds for now, I worked for 1 minute and I had it with 3 drops once.. If I train hard I can pull it and not suck a whole bunch.. I'm able to throw easy 3's in it.. well easy 3's for me (datw, eggbeater, buterfly) .. As for 4's pixie buterfly, atomic osis...
For 3 adds I'm trying to include some datw, magelan; and smear for now.. but i got troubles with them midstring.. Ive hit datw midstring a lot tough.
Anyways thats it for now! If my training goes well maybe I'll be competing for the last spot in intermediate freestyle, but with honor!
Mathieu Gauthier
