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Who is the FTB's dreamiest teenage(ish) heart throb?

Will Rockey
5
16%
Eric Siegel
9
28%
Reid Strellner
8
25%
Jonathon Taylor Thomas
10
31%
 
Total votes: 32

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Post by Reid »

Yeah sorry.
"...You have to get, really, practice, like eight hours every day. Then you get good level and then you can compete....There is no money, so players are like big family and that is what I -like" -Vasek-

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I had a good solo session this morning, working almost exclusively on stepping.

Highlights:

-18 consecutive ripwalks
-much more consistent barflies (both sides twice in one string)
-blurriest midrun (after a ripwalk)
-drifter > spinning clipper (repeat about 4 times!)
-blurry whirls all over the place (will work on consecutive next time)

Also on saturday I hit my first 5>5: blurry whirl > PS whirl first try!
-Will Rockey-
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Post by Reid »

Oh smoke, sounds like your schooling hard. Slick on your first fearless combo. !8 ripwalks that ties the ftb record tonight I´ll have to attempt to beat that. keep it up.
"...You have to get, really, practice, like eight hours every day. Then you get good level and then you can compete....There is no money, so players are like big family and that is what I -like" -Vasek-

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What a fun footblog (end comment) 8O
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Post by Not-so-ripped Warrior »

Short fun session with Kevin today. I hit blurry whirl>reverse swirl BSOS.
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Words of Wisdom from Rockey:
"hittin' ripped warrior bsos: that's a paddlin';
hittin' stepping diving whirl: that's a paddlin;
hittin' montage: you better believe that's a paddlin'"
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Post by Reid »

Had a short session today with eric and my siwm recruit, also got my new footbag, thanks Jeremy and special thanks Amelia. I love new bags... drool... massage rub on cheek....umm.....
"...You have to get, really, practice, like eight hours every day. Then you get good level and then you can compete....There is no money, so players are like big family and that is what I -like" -Vasek-

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Its about time you got that bag!!! Lets use it! hahaha

Uhhhh na-na na-na?
I hit that...

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Post by tuomoruutufan »

hey eric have you talked to that freind of yours from oak lawn?

If so please hook him up with my contact info
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Post by Not-so-ripped Warrior »

Yeah Shawn, I still kick with Phil a lot down at school. I'll definitely give him your contact info. before Thanksgiving, 'cause that's probably the next time he'll be back home.

Anyways, I just had a nice 3 hour session with Jake and Josh at Montrose beach. Their runs are definitely longer than the last time I saw them. Weather was PERFECT, and I had a pretty good shred day myself. Now back to U of I...
-Eric Siegel: The man, the myth, the legend

Words of Wisdom from Rockey:
"hittin' ripped warrior bsos: that's a paddlin';
hittin' stepping diving whirl: that's a paddlin;
hittin' montage: you better believe that's a paddlin'"
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Post by Reid »

I had a solo session friday afternoon for about an hour before swim practice. Schooled drill drifter spin drifter spin etc.. Also drilled whirl ripwalk whirl ripwalk etc... Aslo drilled spin dive spin dive....... as well as montage nemesis montage nemesis etc.... Oh wait I'm not vasek.... Anyway have a good day.
"...You have to get, really, practice, like eight hours every day. Then you get good level and then you can compete....There is no money, so players are like big family and that is what I -like" -Vasek-

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Post by CIC flurry »

Sorry I didn't meet u, Eric. I didn't see ur message till too late.
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No problem Tom. It was really really late notice on my part.

Anyways I just got back from a late night session with Kevin. He went on some pretty good strings. Plus he invented a move: The Stinky Corpse Grinder. Basically in the middle of a long string he farted while doing a toe stall. Unfortunately he was laughing too hard to continue. Either way, in that moment the Stinky Corpse Grinder was born!

Also, I just so happened to hit a new move myself. U wanna guess what it is??? I'll give you a hint. It starts with "mont" and ends with "age." Give up? Alright, I hit MONTAGE!!!

7-add moves under my belt: 3 8)
-Eric Siegel: The man, the myth, the legend

Words of Wisdom from Rockey:
"hittin' ripped warrior bsos: that's a paddlin';
hittin' stepping diving whirl: that's a paddlin;
hittin' montage: you better believe that's a paddlin'"
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Post by Reid »

slick Eric slick... hmmm, well then, Bisup hit atomsmasher and quantum mirage, and some soins todya. I worked spins.
"...You have to get, really, practice, like eight hours every day. Then you get good level and then you can compete....There is no money, so players are like big family and that is what I -like" -Vasek-

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Not-so-ripped Warrior wrote:No problem Tom. It was really really late notice on my part.

Anyways I just got back from a late night session with Kevin. He went on some pretty good strings. Plus he invented a move: The Stinky Corpse Grinder. Basically in the middle of a long string he farted while doing a toe stall. Unfortunately he was laughing too hard to continue. Either way, in that moment the Stinky Corpse Grinder was born!

Also, I just so happened to hit a new move myself. U wanna guess what it is??? I'll give you a hint. It starts with "mont" and ends with "age." Give up? Alright, I hit MONTAGE!!!

7-add moves under my belt: 3 8)
Hahahaha. Ohhh Kevin and his flatulence

Sweet Mosey Molasses a Montage!!@!#L#% 8O
All I can do are a couple measley PS whirls back to back.
Whirlwind and Whirlygig will come soon...
It's been a long time since we've kicked together Eric. The FtB will reunite sometime though and the gods will envy the skillz displayed.
Now that you can hit 3 seven add moves, why don't you link them together?

montage > alpine whirlygig > whirlygig rake

should be no problem, right? :twisted: :lol:
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Post by Rockey »

Solo session tonight:

-New move: Blurrier both sides

Skooled:
-Swirls
-Torques
-Diving
-Double over downs
-Symp whirls set from every surface
-Flails (5 consecutive both sides)
-REVERSE WHIRLS (weird but fun and easy)
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Post by Not-so-ripped Warrior »

Rockey wrote: -Flails (5 consecutive both sides)
Oh dear god 8O
I suppose this calls for an FTB consecutive flail contest...or, umm...yeah maybe not


Anyways I had a short, late-night session with Phil just now. He hit blur BSOS, flipside spinning clipper, a smooth gyro mirage, and also a sweet combo: ducking osis>pdx mirage>symp mirage

Nothing was really working for me tho. I'm a little sore from running yesterday. I did try spinning out of my blurry whirls a lot. I was mostly unsuccessful, but when I was able to spin out of it the set was perfect. I had a couple nice links on both sides.

I think I need to watch what I eat more. Days when I eat healthy food I really feel like I play better. Today I ate 10 delicious, chewy chocolate chip cookies that I just felt lying in my stomach. No more shitty food. But as for beer, I can make an exception. In fact I think I'll go grab a brew right now :)


Edit: Oh yeah and props on the consecutive ps whirls Will. I still have very little control coming out of those.
-Eric Siegel: The man, the myth, the legend

Words of Wisdom from Rockey:
"hittin' ripped warrior bsos: that's a paddlin';
hittin' stepping diving whirl: that's a paddlin;
hittin' montage: you better believe that's a paddlin'"
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Post by Reid »

Uhoh looks like I need to start steppinbg, it up, anyway session yesterday, and yes Eric I too need to start watching what I eat, had a big bowl of icream, and my stomach wasn't feeling it last night. Anyway A few good ducking and diving runs.
"...You have to get, really, practice, like eight hours every day. Then you get good level and then you can compete....There is no money, so players are like big family and that is what I -like" -Vasek-

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Post by Not-so-ripped Warrior »

I had another pretty crappy session just now with Kevin. I think I should really go back to basics and practice long, consistent guiltless runs like I did at the start of the summer.

One cool drill I footed twice today was pdx whirl>drifter>pdx whirl>repeat, but thats really all I did today that was cool.

Kevin has started to work on osis, and he hit a couple pretty decent ones on both sides. That move takes a long time to perfect though, as I remember.
-Eric Siegel: The man, the myth, the legend

Words of Wisdom from Rockey:
"hittin' ripped warrior bsos: that's a paddlin';
hittin' stepping diving whirl: that's a paddlin;
hittin' montage: you better believe that's a paddlin'"
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Post by Reid »

Session two days ago, barflys were feeling good, Hit combo spin barfly spin barfly.
"...You have to get, really, practice, like eight hours every day. Then you get good level and then you can compete....There is no money, so players are like big family and that is what I -like" -Vasek-

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Post by Not-so-ripped Warrior »

Just hit smog for the first time on both sides. That move is pretty hard, and I can't really see myself throwing it into a run anytime soon.
-Eric Siegel: The man, the myth, the legend

Words of Wisdom from Rockey:
"hittin' ripped warrior bsos: that's a paddlin';
hittin' stepping diving whirl: that's a paddlin;
hittin' montage: you better believe that's a paddlin'"
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