Ben Rea(Ray)

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 04 Jun 2006 08:36

dont get too excited about my pixie, aint nothin special bout it.

i have been circle kickin for bout 2 years, wish i had known about footbag.

yeah, you are right about that, i am a sensative kid though, i take things hard. plus im an internet freak.

Robert wojci · Post by **Robert wojci** » 04 Jun 2006 11:08

i warned you...

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 04 Jun 2006 14:15

yeah you did and of course i didnt listen, haha. my bad rob. dude, i wish you came over today, it was so fun.

didnt get to shred today but still a fun day, footfighters will most likey be here tomarrow which is cool, i cant wait to play with them again, then i can really get going.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 04 Jun 2006 15:51

ok, now i feel like a total idiot, what i thought was in was out and what i thought was out was in.....so going FROM in TO out is an in>>? fuck. im a retard!!!!!!!!! haha. ok so now im gunna go back and change the blog posts that say fairy and change them to pixie.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 04 Jun 2006 16:34

oh man, im so excited. today i felt confident enough with my mirages so i took a step up. SYMPOSIUM MIRAGE! yay. im just so thrilled, i think i hit it on 6th or 7th try, its not the cleanest thing in the world but its sexy still. i hit it loads of times too, i was just so excited. and this time i know im doing that move because i looked at hackrifice and its exactly what im doing. wow. i impress myself, cant wait till rob sees it, hopefully next weekend...

thats not it. theres more!!!!

i finally got a run going...
Mirage>Pixie>Symp Mirage

i hit it once and almost a second time but the second time the bag didnt hit on the last toe delay of the symp mirage which pissed me off, but never the less i have a run....finally.

NOTE: The pixie of course is downtime too.

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 04 Jun 2006 19:53

Yeah dude! Awesome, sounds like you're really making progress. I've been freestyling seriously for 6 months now and I still can't hit symp mirage

so PROPS!. Great job on that run too!! String length is soooo important. See if you can hit that run both ways too. Keep at it.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 05 Jun 2006 02:47

both ways...you mean.....Symp Mirage>pixie>Mirage ?? i think i can do that if not better because sometimes if i put the hardest trick at the end it gets a little sloppy.

have you ever tried to hit symp mirage?? like seriously tried? i bet you could do it, i do believe though that it requires strength and coordination, but if you dont have any of those you might as well stop playing footbag right now...haha

thanks for your support.

Etai Dvora · Post by **Etai Dvora** » 05 Jun 2006 05:18

Can you hit those mirages bsos? If so, thats good stuff, i can't hit mirage both sides yet,just right foot, and I've been playing about as long as you (I can do clippers usually though). Try clippers one day man, just start drilling them. It looks and feels really cool when you start throwing them into strings. Oh, and props on the symp mirage! Keep shredding

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 05 Jun 2006 07:34

i cant hit my mirages bsos as good as i should but i have before, my left is ugly though and i honestly dont want to work on it.

yea, i have tried doing clippers but its soooo frustrating, more than any trick, first off, my foot barely bends to do an inside stall so around my other leg is out of the question and second, it just bounces right off my shoe, stupid.

Etai Dvora · Post by **Etai Dvora** » 05 Jun 2006 09:35

It's actually not as much about crank (of course good crank helps

), but also timing, positioning, and thought process. When you do it, you need to make sure you bend your knee a little bit as the bag is coming down, that part is really important. Also, don't lower your foot to catch the bag BEFORE it gets to your foot, that's what was happening to me a lot. If your timing is right, and you bend your knee, you'll find that its a lot easier to perform. Oh yeah, and THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE DOING. If you aren't concentrating, it's a lot harder to do. Think in your head all of the steps, and it will be easier. Hope this helps.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 05 Jun 2006 10:14

yeah i knew most of those things already.

the thinking part is the hardest

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 05 Jun 2006 15:23

yea, so today i tried to get my run i video, i couldnt get it for the longest time i kept on fucking up on the symp mirage, then after sweating my balls off i finally got it, just to figure out that i cant get it on the computer (gay).....o well. at least i got some practice.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 05 Jun 2006 17:01

i decided my mirages were too slow so i spead up the dexing. it looks super sexy now, also, i hit the run again (twice) which is always fun. also i did this fun thing where you throw the bag up as high as you can and catch it with your foot, as you can see i was very bored and i was playing with a crap sack. but still fun at that. pixies are getting nicer too, using faster motion there too

smokefree · Post by **smokefree** » 06 Jun 2006 13:52

whats crew?

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 06 Jun 2006 14:50

smokefree wrote:whats crew?

Rowing. Like on those huge boats with like 10 rowers. One of the most cardiovascularly demanding sports there is. It has to be awesome training for footbag.

smokefree · Post by **smokefree** » 06 Jun 2006 15:27

awesome, sounds cool.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 06 Jun 2006 15:51

yes i will show you a picture. iron clad ben is totally right, its the main reason why im so god damn skinny, and it works your legs A LOT. its a great sport, i have unfortunatley passed out after a race (not fun). its a hard sport.

smokefree · Post by **smokefree** » 06 Jun 2006 16:33

ouch, im not so sure i understand it though. how many people per boat? and how does it work out your legs instead of arms?

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 06 Jun 2006 16:42

there are 9 people, 8 rower and one coxswain. The rowers each have one oar,. each rower sits on a sliding seat. you slide up to the front of the slides and when you get to the front you put your oar in the water and pull through, but when you are doing this, you are pushing off with your legs, the arms are almost there to control and hold the oar, im not saying your arms dont hurt like hell at the end of a race, but your legs are a HUGE part of the proccess. i'll try to find a video for you, it will help a lot.
definatley a lot of stuff to remember while rowing but after doing it for a while its all just skill. and oh yea, coxswain is there to steer and yell at you and tell you what to do.

smokefree · Post by **smokefree** » 06 Jun 2006 17:10

Hah the coxwain looks like a midget. Anyway, that sounds fucking fun dude, for a few minutes anyway heh. I dont think i could last too long.

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