How Do I Choose the Colors of My Footbag?

[Senor Grommet]

How Do I go about choosing the appropriate colors for the footbag I am about to purchase? I am interested in ____, but I dont want ____. What do I do?


1) Decide what is most important to you: quick breakin, long bag-life, or combination of both

2) Ask your stitcher which colors they have that will satisfy your bag desires: if you want a quick to break in bag, you probably want a bag with very thin colors. If you want a bag that lasts forever, you probably want a bag with fairly thick colors. And if you have no preference, ask for a bag with colors that arent too thin or thick.

3) Ask your stitcher if he/she understands your bag desires and can produce a product that you will be satisfied with. If he/she doesnt, do not buy from that stitcher- too little experience.

4) Pick your poison: allow the stitcher to choose colors for you based on your desire, or choose your own and face the potential consequences.

5) Break your bag in carefully. You just paid between 20 and 40 dollars for it!

6) Treat your bag well. Wash it gently, play with it gently. The surfaces you play on have the greatest impact on the life of your footbag. Concrete/cement=early footbag death, while carpet= everlasting life.

7) Dont blame the stitcher for hole development because it was a breakdown in the fabric rather than in the stitching!

Have many bags to play with. Dont wait until one footbag dies to buy your next one.

Come boy, choose wisely then . . .

[mosher]

Good post.

I think far too many bag problems get blamed on the stitcher when in reality the issues stem from the dumbass things the owner did with the bag once they got it.

I once heard that Adam Czarnata put his abshire under his car tire to break it in.

[Virppa]

Good post.

I think far too many bag problems get blamed on the stitcher when in reality the issues stem from the dumbass things the owner did with the bag once they got it.

I once heard that Adam Czarnata put his abshire under his car tire to break it in.

Well then it´s Mr Abshire´s foul because he didn´t warn not to do it.

[jon]

I have to disagree with you on # 7. If holes develop later in the life of the bag then there is no fault at all to the stitcher. If however, there are holes within the first couple of months the stitcher needs to accept a large portion of this fault. They are the ones who purchase the material and it is up to them to test out the material before using it in bags they sell. If I buy a $50 dollar bag, I pay that price paying for the stitcher’s experience and reputation. Part of that comes from having stitched many bags in the past and experimenting with what works and with what doesn’t. Experimenting with the stitch technique, the fill, and the size are no different then testing materials. I expect a high quality bag if I am paying a premium price.
For a stitcher to lay the blame on the material, which they should be knowledge about, is ridiculous in my opinion and just goes to show how much time and experience went into making the bag(s) in the first place.

[Tsiangkun]

ah, spoken like someone who doesn't understand the nature of facile.

[jon]

ah, spoken like someone who doesn't understand the nature of facile.

ah ya sure, well argued response
I own many facile bags, and have stitched a few to boot. I have only ever had problems with one bag, the problem arose from the stitcher not having tested material before selling it.
I am sure all the people that want to argue this would have no problem if adidas released a shipment of lavers with shitty mesh. They would simply think, hey its not their fault, the stitching was good, it was their material supplier who is to blame, I could never blame adidas.

I don’t understand people who think that when players buy bags they only buy the stitching. I am buying the stitching, the fill, and the material. I expect all three to be thoroughly tested and of the highest standard. If you feel different I guess we have different opinions on what it means to be a good bag maker and what are good business practices.