Master Pete's footblog 06

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 11 Apr 2006 13:50

Hey everyone!

summer is almost here to i can now shred outside after a very long winter.
so i figued i would make my own footblog to see how my progress goes along this summer.

for about 10 years or so, i was a very newb hackysack player. i could do the knee kick and the toe kick only on my left leg. then when i got to college, 2nd year, some of my friends were hacking in the parking lot so i joined and in a month, i was better than ever and i was surpassing most of them. then, i decided to check the www for footbag tricks and i found worldfootbag so i bought a sandmaster and i then mastered stalls.

once i got that bag, it sparked my interest in footbag from a hoby to a sport.
after my good friend got some lavers and his own sandmaster, we started kicking every min we could durring breaks and after class.

and since i didnt have tons of money to spend on a 32, i checked here and saw that we could make our own! omg! so i then made 30-40 since last may.

-. i'll write up what moves i can do and what i want to get by then end of the summer.

BTW: YOU CAN COMMENT ON MY PROGRESS AND ASK ME QUESTION ENCOURAGEMENTS. THANKS!

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 11 Apr 2006 15:03

moves i can hit perfect now.

inside kick
outside kick

toe kick
knee kick

inside stall
outside stall

pendulum
clipper stall
jester(flying clipper i think?)
reverse jester, super jester (dont know the proper names.)

inside stall -behind leg to look like a clipper stall -shoot back up and toe stall with same 1st leg. (still dont know the name of this one.)

around the world with left only. and only in shorts.

i probably missed a million of them but i dont know the names right now.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 11 Apr 2006 16:51

god i need more ppl to shred with!! school is killing my time. i wonder if i can get a 4square going at school. all i need is some chalk and 3ppl. hmmm.

anyways, today i hit a double pendulum. it was so fucking cool! i know they're cheap moves but for me, it's pretty cool. last week i couldnt even do 1 pendulum and when i did,they would go to the right like 45º off. it sucked. now they're pro.

what moves should i perfect this month? i'm thinking rewatching the tricks of the trades 1add and 2add moves and trying to master them all. what do you think?

Stefan · Post by **Stefan** » 11 Apr 2006 17:00

Where abouts in Canada do you live?

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 11 Apr 2006 21:42

sudbury. like 3-4hrs from mississauga depends how fast you drive i guess.

I wish i lived in a big city because i'm constantly looking for footbag freestyle players around here.

so ANYONE, if you're near, or in SUDBURY, or plan to visit, let me know! we could organize a shred session or a 4square competition!

me and my buddy found a sweet place to shred but it's too warm somedays.
it's in an outdoor arena. in the summer, it's unused so we have a HUGE play field. i'm thinking about setting up a 4square game there soon before everyone leaves for the summer.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 13 Apr 2006 21:51

woo. i just noticed that my right knee isnt fucked up anymore. or atleast i dont think it is. i can do right side moves now.
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last year, durring the summer, my knee poped a few times and once while shreding with my friend. he was like 2-3meters away and he heard the sound it made as i fell to the ground. since then, i couldnt do right side moves. which REALLY sucked.
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now, i feel like i'm getting beter every day.
and tonight, i decided to make a footbag for my gf so she could shred with me!! a nice little 4panel footbag. hope she likes it!
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also, today was insanely hot outside. was such a blast to get to play at school(college)

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 16 Apr 2006 10:12

ok, i know ppl read my blog. 47 views total right now.

so what i want is someone who was at my stage: between 1add move and 3add move to tell me which move i should concentrate on right now. pls help me. i'm not improving too much right now. and i do practice. i'm probably just not practicing the correct moves.

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 16 Apr 2006 10:54

Hey i've got into freestyling not so long ago too.
You should get you around the world (in and out direction's) on both leg's and legover's,pick up's,mirage's and illusion's that's the basic stuff,geting all this moves both sides will take some time.Check out the job's notations if you dont know how this trick's are done.
I'll keep reading your blog

to check up on you

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 29 Apr 2006 08:49

got my clipper stalls half way good. i got my friend to show me how. mirage are on the way. ever since my right leg is back, i can feel that i'll get many many tricks this summer.

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i also got my gf into footbag. she liked the footbags themselves but she never got into the game. so thursday, i took her out, and i showed her the basics. she was learning pretty fast. she can already do a clipperstall to a ducking symposium mirage around the world. haha. just kidding. but she is good at the kicks and she almost got her stalls mastered.

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more to come in may. peace!

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 29 Apr 2006 14:19

It's cool that your gf like's footbag

will be cool when you both become good and could do a double routine

Glad to hear that your clipers are geting good!What do you mean your right leg is back?damaged?

Try more titles trick's dont stop on the mirage's try (legovers,pick ups etc).
If you do good pick up mirage's will come easier

mtoolan · Post by **mtoolan** » 29 Apr 2006 15:21

Kljopa wrote:Try more titles trick's

we should have a funny typo thread

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 29 Apr 2006 17:32

well last summer, my right knee poped. and since then, i couldnt do right side moves because it hurt to just do right inside kicks. (i started on my left so thats probably why) ...

and well since i didnt do too much right leg exercise this winter, it seemed to be allright. like i played from the time there was no snow till now and today, just after i wrote that last entry, i went out, stretched, did a few hits, a few tricks, and then boom. poped again. i went inside and my knee cracked a few times. and since yesterday, my right hip joint is sore. FUCK!. why is footbag so fun but so hard on the bodY?!

edit: also, i'm not stopping on just mirages. like i do more moves but i dont know all the names. i think i can do the leg over. not sure if thats the one. but mirages are a bit tough because it forces my stalls to be perfect. and i get a much better dex so that when i try other dex mmoves, they should come faster.

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 30 Apr 2006 00:13

mtoolan wrote:
Kljopa wrote:Try more titles trick's
we should have a funny typo thread

Sorry to hear about your knee Pete.Have you been to the doctor?Maybe he can help

SlickProtege · Post by **SlickProtege** » 30 Apr 2006 04:32

you should work..

mirage
legover
pick-up
reverse mirage
butterfly
paradox mirage
clippers both sides
osis

is a good start

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 30 Apr 2006 13:43

SlickProtege wrote:you should work..

mirage
legover
pick-up
reverse mirage
butterfly
paradox mirage
clippers both sides
osis

is a good start

i can almost get mirages. they are weird because it's so low to the ground but i almost have em.

i did some leg overs today.
i can do Butterfly Kick. once i get my clipper stall, i'll be able to do the Butterfly.

if i can get 1 mirage, i can get them all.

and osis will come later this summer. i think i'll make a new list of moves i can get because i just scrolled in the footbag.org list and i think i can do most of the 2add moves. still not too impressive but i'm getting there.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 30 Apr 2006 13:44

Kljopa wrote:
mtoolan wrote:
Kljopa wrote:Try more titles trick's
we should have a funny typo thread

Sorry to hear about your knee Pete.Have you been to the doctor?Maybe he can help

no because it's not something that happens any other time. if it does it again, i will go see a doctor though. i cant go though life having fucked up knees.
:S

Mathieu Latulippe · Post by **Mathieu Latulippe** » 02 May 2006 10:08

hey hey heyyy!, master Pete! whadup broda'?!

Pete wrote: thought the in and out thing was:

out is toward the outside of the body.
example: around the world from my left toe out dex would be counterclockwise.

same around the world but from my right toe. out dex would be clockwise.

can someone tell me if i'm right? Question

I thought it was in reference to the body as well, but it's not. The in-out , out-in's are referred from the "mirage- [dex] in-out" and the "butterfly [dex] out-in". They base themselves on those moves to define a [dex] leg's rotation. Beginners have no idea what a mirage or a butterfly kick is, so referring to them is silliness.

I personally defined the out-in, in-out while comparing some move notation and their videos.

E.g.: The blur wouldn't work with what you're thinking since the [op] leg goes into a [dex] outwards from the body, but is still indicated as an "OP IN".

it also wouldn't work for several other moves; such as the ripwalk, bubba, pixie, and others

My guesses,
keep on shreddin'!
Mat.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 02 May 2006 14:37

i'll do more research once i finish school. it doesnt really matter though.

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now can someone tell me how to get away from ppl when you shred? like fuck! leave me alone dammit!

i go outside to be alone and then boom, neighbours on all the houses are outside. like eVERYONE. then my dad comes outside, some random lady just stands in her driveway. not doing anything and just watching me. then some random truck drive around the block, slows down to watch me and then drives on. (i live in a dead end. you either drive to see one of my neighbour or you're lost. fucking hell.

even bugs started to come out. looks like i'll have to go in town to play. fucking small town has to come with a bug infested sewer just behind my house!!!!

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now if it wasnt for all that shit, i woulda got my ATW pro. i started at lunch time and now, they're starting to improve. my leg actualy gets around now! haha.

Mathieu Latulippe · Post by **Mathieu Latulippe** » 03 May 2006 00:56

ya.. i seen 3 moths today... uh... not exciting. Start killing them now. p.s.: i too was shredding today at work.. inside the mine facility lol, and i almost got the double atw. My leg freaks out in the middle of it however; that, or it gets stuck in my pant leg and flung far away. :s

Pete · Post by **Pete** » 03 May 2006 11:40

hmm. ya. here we get flies and lotsa ants. yesterday, i came in and one was stuck on me.

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on a side note, i got my atws almost perfect today. 10min outside and it was gooood. i'll go back tonight. like after supper.