Krafty's Footblog

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » 27 Mar 2006 12:48

I've got really bad luck...I spent a while getting ready to kick downstairs (because it's kinda cold outside). So, I spent about 10 minutes searching for my Under Armor shirt and finally go downstairs. But the minute I start kicking, it just starts raining.

I was kinda bummed about that but still spent a good 15 minutes kicking in the rain and finally decided to come in before I slip on the wet ground and sprain an ankle or something.

So, nothing decent was hit although I had pdx illusion bsos off the foot a couple of times and almost hit blizzard on my flip a few times.

Chim-Chim · Post by **Chim-Chim** » 27 Mar 2006 13:34

rain

Me and Josh were playing for about an hour when it started getting cold and windy and raining too heavy to play any more

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » 27 Mar 2006 15:51

I just drilled my flip pixie set barefoot in the house. I can get massive pixie sets barefoot on my flipside (almost got flip alpine plo), but I seem to have trouble with the set when I have my G-Units on (I have this trouble mainly of my flip pixie set). Anyone else notice this?

Also, does anyone know if working on pixie sets barefoot actually helps out with the sets with shoes on? Anyway, I might get a chance to shred later on tonight; not completely sure though!

Edit: Whoa! I've got 666 posts! Yikes!!

JeffRichards · Post by **JeffRichards** » 27 Mar 2006 20:44

Im just starting to learn flipside pixie(too late) and i was also practicing it barefoot. i dont really think it helps, it just makes it a lot esier. This is just my opinion.

hackeysnacker · Post by **hackeysnacker** » 27 Mar 2006 20:49

practicing barefoot kinda helps when learning it from scratch, but you would probably be better off to practice ur flip with shoes.

edit: typo

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » 29 Mar 2006 14:12

Well, I kicked by myself for a bit yesterday and some good stuff came out of it. I hit phoenix > pdx illusion > run 2nd try. Pdx illusions are becoming really easy for me and they're much better than bailing into far legovers. I think that I will soon be able to take far legovers out of my game and replace them with pdx illusions. They feel much easier than pdx mirages; I don't know why, but I really like them.

I also hit smear bsos and dimwalk > pdx mirage > dimwalk > pdx illusion > guiltless run! I was really happy about that, especially because I went into a guiltless run rather than one with guilts. My string length has increased since I've been playing so much lately! I also skooled my flip pixie for a bit. I got close to flip phoenix a couple of times and I hit plo > plo a couple of times. I realized that if I lift my knee up higher, flip pixie sets are much easier. Anyway, I'm gonna shred some more today so look out for more blogging!

hackeysnacker · Post by **hackeysnacker** » 29 Mar 2006 16:58

hey feel much easier than pdx mirages; I don't know why, but I really like them.

they don't seem to take the same amount of strength as paradox mirage, but a lot more precision

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » 29 Mar 2006 17:22

I just had a pretty good shred with Dane, Jeff, and Jon. I only shredded for about an hour with them...I wasn't feeling well. Anyway, I learned eggbeaters today!! I can't believe how easy they are...I don't know why they took me so long to learn! I got really close to them on my flipside as well!

Some highlights:
eggbeater (almost bs)
smear > eggbeater > run
pixie legover > eggbeater > run
almost had pixie legover > smear > eggbeater

Anyway, I'm glad I learned something new today! My paradons and double over downs are really consistent now to the point of me hitting them in a very lazy style; I don't even need to try and I still manage to hit them pretty well, so I'm really happy about that! That's about it for now, but there will be more coming this week!

Zjeezy · Post by **Zjeezy** » 30 Mar 2006 06:52

i bail to far legover a lot and im trying to take that out of my game too.

nice almost flip phoenix, that trick bsos is super cool.

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » 01 Apr 2006 14:17

Thanks Zach! The past few days, I've mainly had a few solo sessions just to practice stuff. One good thing out of this is that I've come close to hitting my first ever triple dex!! I've footyed it a couple of times and I'm positive I can hit it real soon! Be on the lookout for that!

Zjeezy · Post by **Zjeezy** » 02 Apr 2006 06:38

what triple are you going for?

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » 10 Apr 2006 17:28

I won't say anything about the triple until I hit it with a witness or for camera!

Anyway, Dane and I have our first V-Show practice tomorrow, so everyone will get to see our routine. We unfortunately have to play to Sabre Dance; we didn't have a choice at all --> they said that we either kick to this song (which the band is gonna play) or we can't be in the show! Well, since it's just Dane and I with the approx. 2.5 min. routine, we decided to make the skit like a contest. Dane will be kicking by himself on the stage and then I walk and say "Hmph. Hackey sack. Anyone can do that!" Dane will then be like, "Oh yea?! Why don't you try?!" Then, I'm going to do a clipper into a flying clipper to a handcatch and the music begins.

Next, Dane hits a trick and then I imitate and later on, he hits a trick and then I one-up him. Eventually, when the song changes to a slower part (not too slow though), Dane and I start hitting strings. At the end, we both nail a trick with the final note and we both yell out "I win!" at the same time! Hopefully, the crowd reaction will be great and everybody will enjoy it, especially because most of the show involves singing/dancing only.

Also, we're gonna include a lot of ducking/diving and spinning stuff in our tricks because the audience will understand those moves the best. I'm also planning on hitting a lot of stepping moves and moves like double atw, double over down, paradon, etc. Do you guys have any suggestions for moves that will really impress the crowd and get a good reaction (something that Dane or I can hit...nothing like montage, etc...)?! If you have any suggestions to make our act better, please please please reply! Thanks a lot! We're really excited for this!

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » 14 Apr 2006 16:01

Well, I've been shredding quite a bit lately and am pretty happy about my game. I do wish that my string lengths were a bit longer though!

In case anyone was wondering, V-Show practice has been going awesome and everyone has been "wowed" as some of my friends have told me! So, I'm really happy about that! I kicked for a bit with Jon yesterday and today and hit 2 new moves: tapping legover and atomic illusion! I'm close to a couple of different triple dexes and I'm pretty confident that I'll hit at least one sometime soon!

Also, my run length has been increasing lately and I've been removing far legovers from my game slowly! I hit this 11 unique guiltless today which I am really happy and proud about: pixie ss clipper > pdx mirage > double atw > butterfly > sidewalk > pdx illusion > ss butterfly > diving clipper > ducking clipper > ducking clipper > osis > osis > infinity (drop)!

Anyway, I'll post some more later!

Tjuggles · Post by **Tjuggles** » 16 Apr 2006 22:57

Have you thought about replacing your far legovers with pdx pickups?

Good stuff BTW! I like your positive attitude!

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » 17 Apr 2006 07:57

I thought that pdx pickups didn't get the pdx add and thus were 2 adds; so I never worked them. Besides, pdx mirages seem soo much easier than pdx pickups!

I think replacing the far legovers with pdx illusions is working out pretty well; now I can go guiltless for like 10+ moves everytime I try. Now, my goal is to make my runs more varied because I use the same moves over and over again in all my runs I think.

Anyway, I'm gonna shred some more today and see what happens!

SandWraith · Post by **SandWraith** » 17 Apr 2006 14:33

Krafty wrote:I thought that pdx pickups didn't get the pdx add and thus were 2 adds; so I never worked them.

Awww.

I mean, it's true they're only two adds, but in my opinion far pickups look a lot cooler and get more props than just paradox mirages.

Glad your game is going where you want it to, though. Paradox illusions are sweet.

Tjuggles · Post by **Tjuggles** » 17 Apr 2006 15:55

Damn it! Once again I forgot that far pickups dont get paradox

Good work onthe shred though

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » 17 Apr 2006 18:11

Thanks a lot for the kind words guys! I didn't get to shred all day today!

I've got a 25 page research paper that I'm working on for AP English and it's due in about a week and a half! After that, I've got AP tests for two weeks and then, I can do whatever I want!! Oh, I've got my V-Show performances this week Thursday, Friday, and Saturday! I'm looking forward to that!

Tjuggles · Post by **Tjuggles** » 17 Apr 2006 19:03

Good luck with all of your exams

I kind of wish I was still in school...
College life was by far the best

Krafty · Post by **Krafty** » 17 Apr 2006 19:14

Tjuggles wrote:College life was by far the best

Ha! I wouldn't know! I'm still in high school!