The BCS footblog

janis · Post by **janis** » 05 Oct 2006 05:55

whats been happening in Qld these days?

NotHisRealName wrote:I need to play more often.

How much are you playing now?

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 06 Oct 2006 02:14

I'm lucky if i'm playing once a fortnight

Just call me hagesy · Post by **Just call me hagesy** » 06 Oct 2006 14:27

Good to see your still kickin gareth.

I am playing footbag today. after i win this squash tournament.

R u going to aus champs gareth meister.

*Jethro* · Post by ***Jethro*** » 07 Oct 2006 03:40

i think its time for me to strap on the lavers and have a sesh =]

first in SO long

hope my ankles arent too unflat

Just call me hagesy · Post by **Just call me hagesy** » 08 Oct 2006 14:35

Excellent to hear your strapping on the lavers.

Finish 3rd in that tournament. Lost to the eventual winner, used to be world no 86.

However i got layed. I think sex helps my squash performance.

dyalander · Post by **dyalander** » 10 Oct 2006 19:12

Nice work hagsey. Good to hear you're thinking of playing again Jesse. Once a fortnight is better than nothing Gareth, although I do find I enjoy it more when I manage to play at least once a week.
Sydney jam went well, there's a bit of a roundup on footbag.org forum. All you qld's were missed. If it was any indication of what nationals will be like, I wouldn't miss it (well I've already booked my flight so I'm not going to miss it, but none of you should either) - only a couple of months to go so if you're gonna be involved, I'd start preparing now.

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 11 Oct 2006 05:12

I doubt I'll be at nationals.

Just call me hagesy · Post by **Just call me hagesy** » 13 Oct 2006 11:34

Why not gareth.

Well at the moment i am in NSW at ballina for the ballina open. I am unable to play footbag down here because i have to save my energy for the tournament.

I had to play my first match last night(friday). I was the 5th seed he was the 4th seed.

A. Hagen def C. Strickland
15-8,16-17,15-8,13-15,17-15

The match went for 70 minutes. I really should have won the match in 3, especially if i had got that second set. I played really well, sometimes my mental game let me down, eg wrong gameplan at the wrong time. But i am happy to get through to the next round. i play Jason corkery who is the no1 seed. He is my mentors son. He plays top line squash in sydney. He will be extremely hard to beat, but i will try my best.

peace

Just call me hagesy · Post by **Just call me hagesy** » 13 Oct 2006 23:07

Yo blog

Just played my semi final. Didn't end up playing jason the no 1 seed, he lost to the number 9 seed.

K. Rawler def A.Hagen

12-15,15-13,15-8,15-9 match duration 45 mins

I tried my best. just some errors when i should have hit winners. He is number 3 in the under 19's in nsw so there is no disgrace in losing to him. Would have been my first title since i won the qld open. Lot of people came up to me and praised me for my efforts so that is cool.

I play of for 3rd tomorrow, hopefully i will stay strong. It will be my second consecutive 3rd if i win. I am happy that i can mix it with these top players.

Keep up the good work shredders.

james_dean · Post by **james_dean** » 13 Oct 2006 23:19

Hey hagesy... big props on the squash man! That's ace.

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 15 Oct 2006 16:13

Yeah! Top effort, Hagsey.

I intent to play footbag tonight!

Just call me hagesy · Post by **Just call me hagesy** » 15 Oct 2006 18:29

Thanks guys.

ended up losing that 3rd and 4th playoff.

Robert medford def A.Hagen

15-10,15-10,8-15,15-7

he played well, i self-destructed and lost the plot.

*Jethro* · Post by ***Jethro*** » 18 Oct 2006 20:08

played yesterday for about 45 mins!
my muscles were a bit tight to start off with but i soon loosened up.
my left ankle was giving me a bit of trouble so I avoided using it

some stuff I got:
32 tiltless first shot
pdxwhirl>spinning whirl bs first attempt
blur>dim(rpt)>rip>side(rpt)
smear>smear>smear on flip
dlo bs first shot
smog first shot on strong, flip needs some work
pdx dlo on strong first shot
a run with barfly and bsos pdx whirl, dropping on other barfly
9 consec ripwalks (ew)
3 consec flip spinning clippers

some other stuff
my game is pretty rusty all up but i kind of assured myself that i could get back to where i was in a couple of weeks
i still need to rest my ankle up a bit cause its a tad sore today

peace
-Jesse

(i'll copy this onto footbag.org forum cause im lazy)

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 21 Oct 2006 06:45

Yeah, I've found that even though you start out rusty, with just a bit of practice, you start to get back to your old ways. It's a good opportunity to work on form, too!

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 23 Oct 2006 07:05

Tonights session wasn't a total waste, though the absence of music made it hard to get the energy to move. The breeze was blowing through rather cold, and with my holidays ending today... I was in need of motivation.

I started out schooling clippers and found myself to be 'typically' out of form. Reciently I've noticed how much longer it's taking me to warm up my clippers. I admit, though, that it has a lot to do with how little I've been playing lately. So I can't really complain. Especially as my clippers eventually started comming to me.
I'm still having troubles with my infinities and I think it's definately the footwork that's causing the problems. I switched from a more energy draining stepping style to the more dynamic swinging dexing style (I don't know if that's a good enough example for you, but too bad) around the start of this year, so I've been schooling it somewhat. But, they just seem to get worse. It's more likely that there's just been no improvement, but it feels like it's worse than ever.
Running out of inspiration quickly, I attempted pdx whirl and actually footed it! No catch or seal, though... but it felt good to see how easy it's become. No joy came with PS Whirl, though.
I played with a bit of stepping, hitting blur both sides, Ripwalk>ss clip>repeat about three times, I had some good ducking clipper consecutives, too!
All in all, I found the total lack of music to be my downfall tonight. I felt good about what I actually hit, but know that with more practice, I would step up to a new level easily.

*Jethro* · Post by ***Jethro*** » 29 Oct 2006 16:08

hey good stuff Gareth, nice to hear you still sesh

i cant find any of my bags so yeah, i havent been playing

i would like to go to nationals though, to hang with everyone and just chill

maybe shred a little and see how i go in comp

hopefully i can get a job and rack up the dollars

im getting into gymnastics and parkour and stuff

flat ground front sults, back sults, back hand springs etc
good fun =]

well, catchya round

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 30 Oct 2006 03:51

Pretty average session for me tonight. I put it down to the drummers that turned up, drowing out the beats.

Probably the highlight to tonights session was meeting a guy named Raven from British Coloumbia (Canada). He stopped kicking about 4 years ago when he moved to Australia with his Girlfriend.

I gave him my number if he's ever keen for a kick - and we will hook up at Southbank for a session.

(Might Brisbane once again have a scene?)

*Jethro* · Post by ***Jethro*** » 31 Oct 2006 20:24

:O
brisbane with a scene?
that would be cool

but n00bs are annoying and lame
get some people who can actually shred yeah?

what ever happened to dylan fry staying for a couple of months?

hmm
had a sesh last night
about 20mins before i was too lazy

i think i have lost alot of consistency
and my ankle flatness is terrible =[ =[ =[

i still got a good toe game, and my spins are good
i duno
i'll play tonight

laterz

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 01 Nov 2006 02:36

He's not a total nub. He's got that 'toe flick' set thing. And can do some alright 'oldschool' moves, as well as some basic toe moves.

Just call me hagesy · Post by **Just call me hagesy** » 01 Nov 2006 18:12

I am pretty sure you were a noob once jesse.