Ethan; true footbag story...

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 13 Oct 2005 17:23

oct. 13th later.... tested my lavers...i can already feel my game getting better seriously..i can hit atw's every time probaly 9 outa 10 and there soo light my clipper stall comes more naturally too..i love these shoes..wheww my games about to progress quickly..also mysand man will be here in a few days..ahh yea

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 14 Oct 2005 11:50

oct. 14th...jus got my sand man in...now i feel like a real footbagger..wearin my lavers and kickin a sandman...will update later for shred info...ouch my fingers are sore from modding my lavers all day..i did the toe, inside,outside, and lace mod..jeeze it helps..i just tested my modded shoes and i had a couple great strings...my fav. one was atw out to in>atw in to out>legover>clipperstall>atw>legover> mirage drop..also..new record for atw's was 7 today..

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 15 Oct 2005 18:37

octpber 15th...got back from work..mom sewed up my holes that i made while modding my lavers(just small holes..and now i downed a whole big can of monster energy drink so i can shred all night

..and yea im like really hyper and focused..im fliming too tongiht i just filmed one of my better strings( dont forget im still learning so this might sound like garbage but it was good!) the string i filmed so far that i landed was...clipperstall> atw> legover>legover>atw>clipper>atw n then drop..like almost 7 contacts...HAHA IN A FEW WEEKS I'LL BE GOING TILTLESS BITCHES....

..cant stop shredding..taking a break before i black out.i have been ffreestyling for about 2 or 3 weeks now..and i just have to say footbagging is the best sport and best hobby in the world..its soo much fun..ive been playing intensley for these 3 weeks everyday up to 3 hourss..and im just loving every second of it..is this normal..will this feeling fade away?..i dunno its just amazing..wat i want to say i cant define..ive been in a amazing positve mindset and attitude since i started footbagging and its jus the besttt feeling to have a great session..like tonight..i landed some great strings..and i filmed it..and im jus learning stuff so fast..and im jus loving it..footbag is the greatest...ive been drinking monster energy drinks since i got off at work at 6..jus so i can shred alll night baby...woooo.

B_Man · Post by **B_Man** » 15 Oct 2005 23:15

Wicked stuff man! That sounds almost exactly like me when I first started, except all I would do is hit tricks and not strings (doh!

)!

You are definitely progressing well, that's for sure! A good tip is to drill a trick, then drill links into and out of that trick. If you want to get a trick dialed, practice it for, like, 30 minutes in every session and you'll see the results for sure!

And be both sided - you'll thank me when you are guiltless

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 16 Oct 2005 18:54

oct. 16th..got back from work..lil sore from bagging and collecting grocery carts for 8 hours..neways heres a few vids of my frist strings ive been able to put together,,i no its not too amazing but hey ive ben plying for a few weeks litarly...http://media.putfile.com/vid10-16-05later001
http://media.putfile.com/vid10-16-05later004

i no i need to work on downtime legovers..ne tips on this..i only no uptime..and i hate how it looks..also i no i need to work on bothsides..trust me i am just these are my first strings ever so not too much bothsided stuff..more to come tho!..also no editing..so my messups are in there

Bander87 · Post by **Bander87** » 17 Oct 2005 13:53

Not bad dude. Don't even worry about downtime stuff right now, just work on the basics. Once you get your single moves down, try not to pause so much between toe stalls, know what I mean?

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 17 Oct 2005 16:54

yeaa i no i stall a lil too long before each trick..im def. gunna work on that right now..so then my strings will looks smoother..thx for the tip!

Chim-Chim · Post by **Chim-Chim** » 17 Oct 2005 20:02

bounce into and out of your moves.. makes legovers super easy.

bagging and pushing carts.. good luck

it's no fun

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 18 Oct 2005 03:39

bounce into and out of? wat do u mean like jump into each trick and jump out so the tricks are easier like in one motion?..

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 19 Oct 2005 13:02

oct. 19th...i can hit preety smooth mirages now..and pixies are slowly getting better..but right now im really jus working on linking my basic 2 adds together so my strings look smoother...bout to drink some monster energy and shred the rest of the night away..update later peace..k well updating now..later tonight..jus had a few great sessions...man i am progressing great..i thought clipper stalls would be so hard to get down..but there coming preety fast surprisingly..i can do left clipper a lil betetr than right..but im almost equal both sides clipper!.here are some of my current "records" for single moves are...:
7 clipper stalls
15 atws
4 legovers
2 mirages
2 pixies...
im gunna shred now i'll practice illusion..and more clippers..also some downtime legovers..(ne tips on downtime guys??).. i try every session but i cant get it..im used to like LEAPING in the air for legovers HAHA..i wud love to get downtime down..it looks smoother to me..and alot less effort..so any help on downtime wud be great!..thx guys

footjoe · Post by **footjoe** » 19 Oct 2005 13:20

take away that bounce tip- by doing the bounce method it will make legover and stuff easier to do because your kind of doing it uptime , learn it downtime and your legovers will be quicker and better , not sure if that was what he was talking about.

Chim-Chim · Post by **Chim-Chim** » 19 Oct 2005 13:41

no - it works on downtime tricks.. don't jump into it just kinda bounce on the balls of your feet.

I saw the vid of your legovers, have you made any attempts at hitting illusion?; it'd probably be easy for you.

footjoe · Post by **footjoe** » 19 Oct 2005 13:53

oh ok sorry for the misunderstanding

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 22 Oct 2005 15:40

Oct. 22

im in North Carolina for the weekend visiting my Dad and such..havent been shredding too much past 2 days but i have been just practicing a few things especially downtime..my downtime legovers are getting there!..im so glad cuz i really didnt like how uptime legovers felt(too much effort and off balance) and also i can do clipper stall both sides preety well..its getting easier and easier everytime i try a clipper..and my strings are also getting smoother which is awesome..im taking things slow and making sure i go bothsides and so far my legovers are fine both sides but my atws are a lil harder flipside..for obvious reasons, so i gotta work on that..i may make a lil video of my progression tomrow not sure..anyways jus letting u guys know wat ive been doing latley..be back later..

oh yea everybody check out my new signature under my post..its sweet huh its a pic my dad took of me just now doing a clipper ohh yea..preety sweet huh

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 23 Oct 2005 18:35

Oct. 23..still in N.C..also i made a short movie of me footbagging last night..check it out...

http://www.brucewise.com/image2/Ethan-Web.wmv

recently ive jus been working on getting my strings smoother..even if my strings are just clipper>atw>legover so be it..the smoother the better..and i have worked a lil on mirages

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 28 Oct 2005 12:06

Oct. 28!!...

..jeeze i havent posted in my blog in 5 days or so.. well ive been a lil busy but im still getting shreds in there everyonce in a while..i kinda feel im improving faster if i dont shred every 10 mins of the day like i was when i first started...hmm well ive been hitting same old same old..just better.. and cleaner!

...my mirages are better and clippers are amzing i hit 10 in a row last night (tho only on my strongside)..ive been hardcore practicing flipside cuz everytime i shred i end up neglecting my poor flipside cuz i want to land a good string which consists of mainly my strongside...

so now im skooling flipside atws like crazzzzy..and im drilling my flipside clippers so they are equal to my strong side so all in all its been goin preety good this week..everyday at lunch kids go outside and hackysack..theyve been going out there everyday since skool started and i love how they get more and more into it everyday i may start a footbag club soon...i mean its worth a try right?..im the best player out of all the kids that play there (roughly 35 kids playing outside in 3 or 4 circle!) so i end up being the leader meaning i ussualy kick the most and they drool over my magical dexing tricks( all the kids can do are basic kicks and maybe a toe stall) but there getting there of course!..

also im gunna film tonight and i'll prolly host it and put it up later tonight so yea watch it ..YAY progression.. be back later tonight peace

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 29 Oct 2005 19:50

oct. 29

had work..all day..pushing carts..nut it was alright i guess..w/e, anyways i shredded ealier tonight..going to go back and drill a few things like flipside clipper (its ALMOST equal with strongside), and illusion and pixies are annoying cuz i know i can do them just i am having trouble..more practice is needed i guess..

im filming off and on this weekend..but i stopped for now for a few reasons. main reason is cuz i dont see the point in making a video of me footbagging like every other week i think i shud make one like once a month so the video will accualy show some new things not just smoother strings..soo not much going on right now..one thing is i can really feel my body and mindset getting better and i know where to put my leg or foot in the right place at the right time better now and that helps my whole game overall...be back later guys

shredzilla · Post by **shredzilla** » 31 Oct 2005 08:35

YellowWatchBagger wrote:im the best player out of all the kids that play there (roughly 35 kids playing outside in 3 or 4 circle!)

Wow, that's a lot! Yeah, definitely try and form a footbag club. Good to hear you're getting better as well.

Yellow Watchbagger · Post by **Yellow Watchbagger** » 01 Nov 2005 12:49

nov. 1

been shredding every other day since like oct. 23..i like it better wen i dont shred non-stop because i feel i am learning even faster if i take more breaks if that makes any sense..not much else to say..i made a new video its in the video section so you guys can see wat level im at...peace

Bander87 · Post by **Bander87** » 01 Nov 2005 14:52

Dang, I have to stop because I get sore, lol