Footblog

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 02 Aug 2005 18:10

I hit like 10 new moves in the past 2 weeks, so I decided to start a blog to keep track.

First of all I love to use what I call a dust set(like a dustpan), but I should probably just call it pendulous.

My latest new moves:
zoid ps mirage
tap
atom smasher
fear
fudge
paradox eggbeater
spinning clipper
spinning paradox mirage
spinning butterfly
merkon
x-body rake
pixie x-body rake
dust os butterfly
dust os osis
dust os x-body rake(I'm in love with this move)

recently my flipside has been getting a lot stronger too, but it still has a lot of work to catch up.

QuantumBalance · Post by **QuantumBalance** » 02 Aug 2005 18:11

Hi Chris Balch! I'm Sam. What is Dust os? Props on your new moves and your blog!

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 02 Aug 2005 18:15

dust pretty much = pendulous
os= opposite

example-
dust os butterfly= pendulous set with right toe to left butterfly

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 04 Aug 2005 14:11

Today I played for 2-1/2 hours, but didn't play so well because I was tired from running 9 miles yesterday. It was fun though, I worked on my flipside clipper and butterfly a lot, and my x-body rakes.

SandWraith · Post by **SandWraith** » 04 Aug 2005 16:37

9 MILES?! Shit son... props

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 06 Aug 2005 20:33

So today I woke up at 12 and just hung out all day, adn then went to this concert, where I ended up kicking a little. Just earlier I had figured out what bubba was(I hadn't really thought of it before), so I tried it, and hit it the second time I tried. I hit dust os X-body rake, and dust os butterfly a few times, and that made me happy. Also, I hit a clean osis, which I havn't done in the longest time for some reason.

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 07 Aug 2005 10:19

Woooo! I just played for 2 hours, and hit swirl, butterfly swirl, and something like a pixie os butterfly x-body rake. I dunno if that last one is very clean, but the times I hit it I spoted it on the other side of my planted leg.

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 10 Aug 2005 07:28

so yesterday it was playing around and hit dust os butterfly x-body rake. I was playing around a lot with butterfly rakes. also I hit swirl like 5/20 times I tried, which is good.

Today I woke up at 7 to bike 4 miles so I could run with the team. I ran in an hour and ten minutes, and finsihed be fore anyone else. Having not gone to practice everyday as I should, people asked if I was running on my own, or how I was so fast, and with pleasure I responded, "It's from playing footbag"

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 10 Aug 2005 18:53

Today I got 2 new 32 panel bags made by Israel "Duster". I guess it's the third type of 32 panel I've gotten, excluding the juice bag that I got. So I'm not yet sure what to expect. they look like they're made for stalling, but the filler is all round so they roll like my mini abshire. I guess either they need to be broken in more, or I was just spoiled by the footfighter I bought( and subsequently ripped a stitch in)

On another note, I hit fairy ss x-body rake.

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 12 Aug 2005 07:18

Yesterday I hit atomic clipper

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 13 Aug 2005 19:01

Today at 8pm it was getting dark and I was like"oh god.. I need to play footbag before it gets all dark!" so I went out and played for an hour and a half, and did mostly drills. 100 toes stalls(no drop!), 100 insides, 100 legovers, 100 clippers, 30 mirages, 20 pixies, 10 pendulous(dustpan), 10 dust overs, and some other stuff, and hit phoenix, and atom smasher, and almost hit quantum os pickup... I should've gone for toe blur.

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 21 Aug 2005 19:26

So I just got back from a week of, and although I didn't find any freestylers, I think I may have birthed some. I sold about 5 or 6 mr. sandmans, and hit 2 new moves, ducking whirl and dyno. I hit some nice long titless strings with a lot of spinning and double leg overs. It was a good time, but I can't wait to play tomorrow.

david · Post by **david** » 21 Aug 2005 20:01

ducking whirl is big! props bro.

good blog. are you comming to funtastiks?

whats your infinity record? you should try to break 5 if you havent. i think skooling osis, infinity, and pdx. mirage would help you a lot with string length. maybe even basics like mirage and legover, but it seems like your doing that already.

peace bro

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 22 Aug 2005 03:53

I feel dumb especialy after props for it, that what I meant wasn't ducking whirl, but ducking x-body rake. My bad.

And yes, I can't wait for funtastiks.

No ones ever told me what infinity is, but I'm pretty sure it's butterfly op butterfly continued. I think I've gotten up to 3, because my left butterfly is weak.

As for osis's, I haven't hit a left sided one since the spike and shred, and I try a lot but almost never hit left clip>right osis, but hit right clip>right osis all the time.

My paradox mirages are a lot nicer than they were before summer started. I can hit it flipside almost as well as strong side. heres a drill I use a lot: pixie ss clipper> pdx mirage>repeat

and hopefully by funtastiks I'll have my flipside paradust down.

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 23 Aug 2005 09:10

I stitched my first(decent) footbag last night, and I'm gonna try it out today

Jdigges · Post by **Jdigges** » 23 Aug 2005 14:41

Props on the new bag man. I would really love to get into stitching. i should get off my ass and learn how to do it.

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 23 Aug 2005 18:50

it was just a 6 panel cube, but it's kickable. I used it earlier today, but it's a little too big. It has kinda that floppy sandmaster feel going on.

On that note, I had some nice long titless runs today, with lots of 3's and a few 4's

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 25 Aug 2005 16:49

Today I decided to rip some of my old running shoes(the brooks burn) into new footbag shoes, and they turned out pretty nice. The toe area is a little narrower than lavers, and the inside is really thin mesh that I ended up ripping acidently in sevral places. I'd say they compare well with lavers.

In my first session with them earlier today I was hitting long titless strings, and hit my left butterfly more than normal. it was fun.

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 27 Aug 2005 10:05

so today I stitched up a 4 panel bag. somehow I really screwed it up in a few places, but if it wern't ofr those screw ups the bag might be pretty nice.

last night I colored in my brooks beasts. here's a couple pictures

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 27 Aug 2005 14:35

I made another bag, that I think is worth posting

The bag I made on the left, my abshire on the right