Damn you footbag!!#%%#*Frustration thread*(need motivating)

thlaxx · Post by **thlaxx** » 02 Jul 2006 08:13

i was getting so frusterated bc it turns out i was trying to hit a symp. mirage instead of a mirage! so now i have a bit of trrial and error with symp mirage for me to try later haha

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 02 Jul 2006 16:06

thlaxx wrote:uggggggggggggghhhhhhhh....bad day of hacking.

what keeps you'll motivated?

Download some Moir sessions,some vasek footage.Imagine that if you train hard you can shred like them.

Hiting new stuff is also wonderful.

A lil advice on your sessions.Warp up hard with toe>op toe etc.Then go for them legover and mirages.

thlaxx · Post by **thlaxx** » 02 Jul 2006 16:28

hey thanks, actually i pm'ed zeroman and he recomended the toe del> op to del too.

i jusst figured out wat i was doing after an hour in the basment with my abshire mini haha....i was trying to do everything way to high, like i woudl do my dex up there and since i was so high i was messing up my landing and didnt have neough time to bring my foot back up...or atleast for me for now since im a n00b sooo my point is i jsut started doing the whole mirage in under liek 1.5 feet the dex and everyhting and nailed it everytime haha

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 02 Jul 2006 16:30

Yep dude take it easy

dont rush it.Everything will come

I remember i did HUGE legovers.The dexes will become smoother and easier with time.Just keep kicking!

Peace

rory · Post by **rory** » 07 Jul 2006 16:27

latley since schools ben out and iv been enjoying summer i havent been playing as much as i really want, my skill level remains the same but to motivate me i just look at peoples blogs and see how they progressed since i last came on modified(which isnt often) and seeing how easy it is to get good makes me want to play so badly, i have to start making myself consitant with shred i have to get that urge to play back into my system.

thlaxx · Post by **thlaxx** » 07 Jul 2006 19:18

i am EXACTLY in your shoes-

Drew Hamilton · Post by **Drew Hamilton** » 10 Jul 2006 20:08

dude, dont feel so bad. I can barely do a string of 20 hits

Spontaneous Spaz · Post by **Spontaneous Spaz** » 19 Jul 2006 20:07

ARG!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!@$!#$!%#!$#^*#@$!@#~%&!#*$%&((!*$(~@#$*!%!+~@_#$(~+__~(#~!+*$!@$%!@(# GAH!

friggin clippers!

------------i can't do clipper stalls for shit and i've been working on them for a month now... only clipper kicks! and i've been doing clipper kicks for a year (the diff is that i never tried focusing on learning clipper kicks, just the stall) ! GOD THIS SUX!

i need some help BADLY

people keep telling me, use ur supporting leg to cusion the impact, and it doesn't matter how you ankle crank is... it should still work
ya, well, that's a ton of bs, the bags i have just keep rolling off my foot and won't stall fer shit,

brb... gotta go scream into my pillow

@#%@#$@%@$ arAGAGHAHG

shredzilla · Post by **shredzilla** » 21 Jul 2006 21:01

Spontaneous Spaz wrote:i can't do clipper stalls for shit and i've been working on them for a month now... only clipper kicks!

1. Stop doing clipper kicks. It's the opposite of what you're trying to achieve, and you're inhibiting your body from learning the muscle memory for clipper.
2. Really drill the inside stalls. Get to where you can do a ton of them alternating, same, and stall at different heights with inside too. Get those really strong.
3. Try using your hand to place the bag on your foot in clipper position. Then if you can, slowly move your foot up and down. Do reps of that.
4. Jump into the stall. That is, drop the bag and jump into clipper position. This will help your clipper foot kinda naturally go down a little when you land. When you time this perfectly with the bag hitting your foot, you've done a clipper.

It took me 2-3 months to get clipper down. For most, it's one of the most frustrating and hard to learn moves in the game. But you'll get it. And once you do it's really easy after that. Oh stop playing on those grassy slopes too. You'll get no support for your moves on those.

Spontaneous Spaz · Post by **Spontaneous Spaz** » 23 Jul 2006 19:22

thanks, i'll try that.... but as for the grassy hilly slopes, i'm not gonna have much of a choice.

i work at a day camp (i'm a lifeguard). and we sit around when camp's over for about half an hour waiting for all the kids to leave before we can... and everything is grass there, and where we sit around its hilly... so i've tried to manage and found taht its alot of fun doing it on a hill, facing uphill that is. but i don't really try on hills, mainly just kick it around w/ my friend who wants to get into footbag but sux like major donkey dick.... his mirage is horrible! (he'll fling out his leg, do the dex, then when ur supposed to stall it, he squeeze stalls it with both feet) he can't string it, and its a horrible habit i try to get him out of... but he wont' buy lavers idk y (but i did get him a brand new sandman a few weeks ago...
ne who... thanx, -drill inside stalls, -alternate sides, -never give up hope...
god i love this forum

professor · Post by **professor** » 02 Aug 2006 22:10

I hate to tell you all that are just starting, but get used to being frustrated. It's apart of footbag. I've been playing 2 1/2 years and I still get frustrated all the time, but it just makes it that much better when you beat what's frustrating you.

Example: When I first started, I couldn't get osis consistently. I worked on it all the time, but it just wouldn't get any better. I kept at it and it slowly got better. A few months ago I beat my personal record for osis and did 296. That's my motivation for playing footbag right there.

shredzilla · Post by **shredzilla** » 05 Aug 2006 20:17

professor wrote:Example: When I first started, I couldn't get osis consistently. I worked on it all the time, but it just wouldn't get any better. I kept at it and it slowly got better.

Haha yeah me too. I think everyone goes through the osis blues. It's weird how the move becomes cozier over time.

professor wrote:A few months ago I beat my personal record for osis and did 296. That's my motivation for playing footbag right there.

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