It's true.
Jay, I love you and hate you. Both very very much.
Your progress clearly shows you were meant for footbag and vice versa. I don't know about string length, but your trick repertoire blows mine away now, and every day you get even better. I can't wait to get some tips from you when you come back.
Get Blurry Whirl b2b on video.
Edit: Sorry to take up a first new page post, but I had to let you know I still read, watch, and think about your progress.
Jay's Blog.
Some more coherent highlights from yesterday.
-Torque infinity torque.
-Torque -> long run -> torque.
-Decent attempts at pheonix -> ripped warrior. (both sides)
-Blur -> atomsmasher -> legbeater -> blur -> string. (both sides)
-Alipine Legbeater -> blah blah -> opposite side alpine mirage.
-If I had gotten lucky, stepping paradox dyno. (both sides)
-4 ripwalks back to back, then something.
-Diving butterfly -> ducking butterfly -> diving butterfly -> ducking butterfly -> something.
-Magellan -> smear -> plo -> rpt -> something.
-sidewalk -> ripwalk -> sidewalk -> ripwalk -> something.
Run with spinning mirage, and spinning ducking mirage,
Run with diving mirage, and ducking mirage bsos.
-BSOS eggbeater.
-Parkwalk -> sidewalk -> ripwalk -> toe -> dimwalk (had to get them all
)
-dimwalk -> ripwalk -> ripwalk.
-Stepping ducking osis. (both sides)
-blur -> dimwalk -> blur -> dimwalk.
-Barfly -> paradox whirls.
-Whirl war One. (almost, I got the first three contacts starting from each side)
-Down double down, second try.
-Vortex, and one almost to seal a string (really close)
-PDX drifter, mid string.
-Toe drifters, in string.
And then the blurry whirl and blurriest stuff from last post.
__________
Anyway, those comments from you guys are exactly the stuff that keeps me going. So, if you didn't know, those posts just made my ego grow to about twice the size,[
] and now I am extra determined to get blurry whirl b2b.
And to Mats, definetly this summer it would be cool to play. I am going to worlds, so of course we'll play there. I know I'll be working alot this summer, and since I am going to Worlds I doubt I could get myself to Montreal, unless I was able to have a good excuse like you guys hosting some sort of Canadian Championships or something. I mean, 90% of the shredders that I am aware of are from Southern Ontario and Quebec, so it might not be a bad idea.
Lackey -> My string length is ok now, but that is only if you appreciate osis' and butterflies and ducking or diving clippers. I really just get a huge rush out of repeat drills and b2b stuff. So, I usually start my strings saying "I want torque bsos" and then start with torque, and then do a few infinities or an osis or three, and maybe a ripwalk or ducking clippers, gyro butterfly or something, and then go for the last torque. I really want to meet for some FAT shred a few times at least this summer, and I'll have no problem trying to b2b or bsos anything you please
I'll give tips on whatever as well, helping people learn stuff is also alot of fun.
Mosher -> Yes, Germans kick ass. Exactly the reason you're gonna rock that Adidas thing into producing some amazing shoe. Before you start working in Germany next fall, we have to make some amazing videos! It sucks having to wait for something like a christmas calender to get new footage of you.
_____________
Edit reflecting on Dave's post.
Dave -> Wow, thanks alot for writing that. Hearing advice from someone of your stature really means alot,
Now, goals for my next session. All of this stuff is so motivating!
->Blurriest b2b.
->Stepping ss double down (blurrier?)
-> Blurry whirl b2b.
->Blurry drifter, b2b would be cool.
->Blurry Torque.
->Bedwetter.
-> Motion (locomotion?)
I know blurriest b2b, stepping ss double down are possible, but I JUST learned drifters so I think blurry torque will take some more effort. Bedwetter, well, I've never tried it, barely tried paradox eggbeater..But I think I could at least foot it. Blurry torque, I just need to crank my spine more and I've got it. I've barely tried motion before, but it just looked so nice when Julian hit them..
Thanks guys!
-Torque infinity torque.
-Torque -> long run -> torque.
-Decent attempts at pheonix -> ripped warrior. (both sides)
-Blur -> atomsmasher -> legbeater -> blur -> string. (both sides)
-Alipine Legbeater -> blah blah -> opposite side alpine mirage.
-If I had gotten lucky, stepping paradox dyno. (both sides)
-4 ripwalks back to back, then something.
-Diving butterfly -> ducking butterfly -> diving butterfly -> ducking butterfly -> something.
-Magellan -> smear -> plo -> rpt -> something.
-sidewalk -> ripwalk -> sidewalk -> ripwalk -> something.
Run with spinning mirage, and spinning ducking mirage,
Run with diving mirage, and ducking mirage bsos.
-BSOS eggbeater.
-Parkwalk -> sidewalk -> ripwalk -> toe -> dimwalk (had to get them all
)-dimwalk -> ripwalk -> ripwalk.
-Stepping ducking osis. (both sides)
-blur -> dimwalk -> blur -> dimwalk.
-Barfly -> paradox whirls.
-Whirl war One. (almost, I got the first three contacts starting from each side)
-Down double down, second try.
-Vortex, and one almost to seal a string (really close)
-PDX drifter, mid string.
-Toe drifters, in string.
And then the blurry whirl and blurriest stuff from last post.
__________
Anyway, those comments from you guys are exactly the stuff that keeps me going. So, if you didn't know, those posts just made my ego grow to about twice the size,[
] and now I am extra determined to get blurry whirl b2b. And to Mats, definetly this summer it would be cool to play. I am going to worlds, so of course we'll play there. I know I'll be working alot this summer, and since I am going to Worlds I doubt I could get myself to Montreal, unless I was able to have a good excuse like you guys hosting some sort of Canadian Championships or something. I mean, 90% of the shredders that I am aware of are from Southern Ontario and Quebec, so it might not be a bad idea
. Lackey -> My string length is ok now, but that is only if you appreciate osis' and butterflies and ducking or diving clippers. I really just get a huge rush out of repeat drills and b2b stuff. So, I usually start my strings saying "I want torque bsos" and then start with torque, and then do a few infinities or an osis or three, and maybe a ripwalk or ducking clippers, gyro butterfly or something, and then go for the last torque. I really want to meet for some FAT shred a few times at least this summer, and I'll have no problem trying to b2b or bsos anything you please
I'll give tips on whatever as well, helping people learn stuff is also alot of fun.Mosher -> Yes, Germans kick ass. Exactly the reason you're gonna rock that Adidas thing into producing some amazing shoe. Before you start working in Germany next fall, we have to make some amazing videos! It sucks having to wait for something like a christmas calender to get new footage of you.
_____________
Edit reflecting on Dave's post.
Dave -> Wow, thanks alot for writing that. Hearing advice from someone of your stature really means alot,
Now, goals for my next session. All of this stuff is so motivating!
->Blurriest b2b.
->Stepping ss double down (blurrier?)
-> Blurry whirl b2b.
->Blurry drifter, b2b would be cool.
->Blurry Torque.
->Bedwetter.
-> Motion (locomotion?)
I know blurriest b2b, stepping ss double down are possible, but I JUST learned drifters so I think blurry torque will take some more effort. Bedwetter, well, I've never tried it, barely tried paradox eggbeater..But I think I could at least foot it. Blurry torque, I just need to crank my spine more and I've got it. I've barely tried motion before, but it just looked so nice when Julian hit them..
Thanks guys!
Last edited by jay7 on 29 May 2007 21:08, edited 2 times in total.
Jay Boychuk
I dont think there is any harm in taking that bop strategy, its how I started and my friend Chris Kovacs. That kid got so good and all he used to do was bop.bop.bop.bop.trick repeat. Just make sure it's all both sided and when you do throw a trick (like torque), do it both sides.jay7 wrote: Lackey -> My string length is ok now, but that is only if you appreciate osis' and butterflies and ducking or diving clippers. I really just get a huge rush out of repeat drills and b2b stuff. So, I usually start my strings saying "I want torque bsos" and then start with torque, and then do a few infinities or an osis or three, and maybe a ripwalk or ducking clippers, gyro butterfly or something, and then go for the last torque. I really want to meet for some FAT shred a few times at least this summer, and I'll have no problem trying to b2b or bsos anything you please
Good stuff otherwise.
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yes we are. me in special.mosher wrote: Aren't Germans cool?
huge props for the little man, he is so good, all you guys that havent seen him play in a while will be blastered away like alderan, with a huge deathstar and stuff....
he kicks ass, and i bet he allready hit blurriest b2b. never seen such an kid. he sees a trick trown down by someone and instantly addapts the movements and hits it a few minutes later. awesome. i realy hope to make another session happen this summer. inviting you to stuttgart check my blog from time to time, i will makle a video of our little shred.
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buy one of my bags and help finance my guitar lessons
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mäcrö hartig
Ok, from this morning at school.
Dyno b2b + 1
Dyno -> osis -> dyno -> osis, bs.
Torquescrew (I don't know if it was a clean dyno dex. but the bag popped up again)
Blurriest b2b.
And more that isn't highlight worthy.
Now, for this shred right now.
-__________--
Worlds routine in the making!
First, I finally found a song that I'd like to play it to. It sucks, because I had to cut it off, but at least it ends on a mildly climax-y point. The first steps I took to making this routine, was to take down my ego that I am some guiltless player, and realize I have to drop less than 3 times in 1:30 worth of shred. Actually, my routine will be 1:40 due to song restraints, but whatever.
So, first, see if I can toe stall for 1:30, naturally it is done.
See if I can alternate clipper for 1:30, hell no. I dropped about 5 times.
Ok, now, how do I fit tiltless and guiltless and a bit of tripless into 1:30... Basically, the routine goes from toe stalls, tiltless + BOPs, and then guiltless, then bops again, few styley things, then tripless. Then tiltless, some Bops+easy 4's, then for 10 seconds I go 3/4 adds, middle difficulty.
Then I tiltless again, do a hard 4 add, then bop, then do a tough drill to end the routine.
I broke up each 20 seconds of the song, so I could practise each individually, see what points of the song I need to listen for so that I can change my tricks, and not have to drop and wait another 1:20 to get to the part again.
The first part is easy, I mean, carelessly I could drop, but that would just be because of no concentration. Like anything. To make a long story short, there is only 4 particular parts in the song I'm really gonna have to work at to make it near dropless.
There is a huge part of me saying "screw tiltless, go guiltless+tripless+fearless" but then I think to myself that even if I can do the routine dropless off stage, when I get up there all cocky and drop on a Blurry Drifter or something, then try to get back to the guiltless like it didn't happen, I just can't see it working.
I also figure that I should keep my routine simple enough to not drop, because I don't need to prove anything. I'll be playing all week in an environment where it doesn't matter if I drop, and I can show everyone what I can do, good or bad, and then the routine is just to sorta say that "hey, I did put alot of effort into going to worlds".
On paper, a routine looks so damned simple. Everything on here I can do, but what my mind forgets is that even everything on here I could easily drop on in a normal shred environment. I'm aiming for 3 weeks before Worlds, that I can get my routine dropless twice in a row. Then for those three weeks, I'll just do it until I am sick of it, and so that I can do it almost easily without dropping, so that even if I go up on stage and drop 2 or 3 times at least it wont be so bad.
If anyone has a comment about what I am doing good or bed respective to this routine idea, please tell
Dyno b2b + 1
Dyno -> osis -> dyno -> osis, bs.
Torquescrew (I don't know if it was a clean dyno dex. but the bag popped up again)
Blurriest b2b.
And more that isn't highlight worthy.
Now, for this shred right now.
-__________--
Worlds routine in the making!
First, I finally found a song that I'd like to play it to. It sucks, because I had to cut it off, but at least it ends on a mildly climax-y point. The first steps I took to making this routine, was to take down my ego that I am some guiltless player, and realize I have to drop less than 3 times in 1:30 worth of shred. Actually, my routine will be 1:40 due to song restraints, but whatever.
So, first, see if I can toe stall for 1:30, naturally it is done.
See if I can alternate clipper for 1:30, hell no. I dropped about 5 times.
Ok, now, how do I fit tiltless and guiltless and a bit of tripless into 1:30... Basically, the routine goes from toe stalls, tiltless + BOPs, and then guiltless, then bops again, few styley things, then tripless. Then tiltless, some Bops+easy 4's, then for 10 seconds I go 3/4 adds, middle difficulty.
Then I tiltless again, do a hard 4 add, then bop, then do a tough drill to end the routine.
I broke up each 20 seconds of the song, so I could practise each individually, see what points of the song I need to listen for so that I can change my tricks, and not have to drop and wait another 1:20 to get to the part again.
The first part is easy, I mean, carelessly I could drop, but that would just be because of no concentration. Like anything. To make a long story short, there is only 4 particular parts in the song I'm really gonna have to work at to make it near dropless.
There is a huge part of me saying "screw tiltless, go guiltless+tripless+fearless" but then I think to myself that even if I can do the routine dropless off stage, when I get up there all cocky and drop on a Blurry Drifter or something, then try to get back to the guiltless like it didn't happen, I just can't see it working.
I also figure that I should keep my routine simple enough to not drop, because I don't need to prove anything. I'll be playing all week in an environment where it doesn't matter if I drop, and I can show everyone what I can do, good or bad, and then the routine is just to sorta say that "hey, I did put alot of effort into going to worlds".
On paper, a routine looks so damned simple. Everything on here I can do, but what my mind forgets is that even everything on here I could easily drop on in a normal shred environment. I'm aiming for 3 weeks before Worlds, that I can get my routine dropless twice in a row. Then for those three weeks, I'll just do it until I am sick of it, and so that I can do it almost easily without dropping, so that even if I go up on stage and drop 2 or 3 times at least it wont be so bad.
If anyone has a comment about what I am doing good or bed respective to this routine idea, please tell
Jay Boychuk
Ok, shred by the rhein, with freestyle soccer! What!? I have a video of the guy who was doing it, and I plan to upload it sometime soon.
Anyway, my legs were aweful today. Nothing seemed to work, that took serious effort. Sand bags of doom would accurately describe my thighs.
However, I hit some interesting things.
Blurriest bs, many many times.
25 or so ducking clippers b2b.
ss butterfly - infinity rpt * 10
15 osis b2b.
Ducking osis rpt*4
Few ripped warriors,
Few pheonix's
Few blurry whirls,
Few solid mid run attempts at rubberman. All felt really really smooth. I just need to not have SAND for thighs and I'll get it with ease, THIS week.
Some torques....
/Ramble
And my last run, I just fooled around with bops and then figured I'd go for blurry whirl, and I sealed it with fine style. So, guessing, 15 contact string with around 9 3 adds, 5 4 adds, and the blurry whirl. I could have went further, but we needed to get back to the trainstation. Maybe my next video will just be strings. Sounds like a good idea to me.
______
I hit a really surprisingly good combo thing today.
Sidewalk -> ripwalk -> dyno -> torque ->infinity -> ripwalk -> sidewalk -> dyno -> torque.
I'll try my ass off to get it in the video, because that would be so cool! Maybe for the video I'll try to get the infinity replaced with cooler move. Anyway, that string made me jump for joy.
Anyway, my legs were aweful today. Nothing seemed to work, that took serious effort. Sand bags of doom would accurately describe my thighs.
However, I hit some interesting things.
Blurriest bs, many many times.
25 or so ducking clippers b2b.
ss butterfly - infinity rpt * 10
15 osis b2b.
Ducking osis rpt*4
Few ripped warriors,
Few pheonix's
Few blurry whirls,
Few solid mid run attempts at rubberman. All felt really really smooth. I just need to not have SAND for thighs and I'll get it with ease, THIS week.
Some torques....
/Ramble
And my last run, I just fooled around with bops and then figured I'd go for blurry whirl, and I sealed it with fine style. So, guessing, 15 contact string with around 9 3 adds, 5 4 adds, and the blurry whirl. I could have went further, but we needed to get back to the trainstation. Maybe my next video will just be strings. Sounds like a good idea to me.
______
I hit a really surprisingly good combo thing today.
Sidewalk -> ripwalk -> dyno -> torque ->infinity -> ripwalk -> sidewalk -> dyno -> torque.
I'll try my ass off to get it in the video, because that would be so cool! Maybe for the video I'll try to get the infinity replaced with cooler move. Anyway, that string made me jump for joy.
Jay Boychuk
Although I am not sure anyone would really notice it, today was one of the best days of my life.
It started out going to school, going to first period and getting an informatik test, which I didn't have time to finish. That really sucked. I also know that even if I had finished the question, it would be likely I could not have finished it so that when coded into the computer, the program would run.
Then, after the day was done I had to go to an English Night preparation meeting. After I am in Canada, they will have a huge night where everyone stays at the school, and speaks english and watches movies, plays baseball, and does "typical American activities". So, they asked for me to come for some true insight. That was boring as ever, and after my work was done I started my amazing day.
First, I took a stroll to the nearest Döner shop, and for those of you who don't know, Döners are about the only reason I know why Turkey is on the map. They are just delicious little wrap type things from heaven, with more filling than any sanitary human could possible dine on. I eat one once a week, because I know once I go back to Canada I'll never get that kind of food again.
So, I went home, did nothing, and waited for the 5:30 bus to come so I could hit up the University and meet Matthias+others for shred. This is where the day starts to get really good. My shred wasn't that spectacular, I mean, I hit blurriest hand catch flip blurriest, with almost no effort. I hit a few other things, like dyno->torque Footed bs, but it was really just a relaxing atmosphere. Everyone there was just, so, happy? The sun was out, the wind was enough to keep you cool, and my Gunits are FINALLY breaking/broken in. People told jokes, people would kick the bag and frolic, and kick it again, I would say "Matthias, hit ripwalk->paradox reverse whirl" and he would hit it. But no, this is not just why the day was so amazing.
It was because when Matthias said "Here, I have a gift for you" and then dug into his backpack. First, he pulled out a CD, however, the CD was something I expected. Last week when I gave him a bag, he asked himself "what can I get you?" and I just said a CD with that Footjam 03 video on it. Anyway, I was sitting there for about 3 seconds feeling really good that he got me a gift. It just feels so good that someone thinks you are worth enough of their time, to spend their money/effort on you, just for the satisfaction. But then 2 seconds later, he pulls out some sort of Green T-shirt. It didn't click automatically. I thought he just had a Green Tshirt or something, and then he shows me the front. And this is roughly what I see,
Then being in such dullness towards the CD, he said something that I don't even remember. Either way, about 5 seconds later it dawned on me that the Tshirt, saying "Footbag Crew Mainz" on a Tshirt that is soft enough to wrap a baby in, was for me. I don't think I've ever taken a gift so sentimentally, it was just like, the entire year of experiences I've had with Matthias footbagging, just got wrapped up into that little logo. I wasn't sure what to do, sobbing like a little fool would just be stupid, I wasn't sure if hugging was appropriate, so I just repeated what Matthias said when I gave him the bag "Ich könnte dich küssen (oder so ungefahr)". Either way, we went back to shred, but I didn't realize how awesome my day was until I was on the bus home. I just sat there, and then I took out the shirt again. One of those moments where you look at it, hold it infront of you, and memories just come rushing back.
I just remembered the first post Matthias made in my blog "You don't know me yet, but we are gonna play in a few hours". And I remember the shred, in the Tai Chi studio, in complete awe towards everyone there. Clemens, Julian, Andy and Matthias. That was such an awesome shred for all of them. I just sat there, in my long bathing suit shorts, hitting a few butterflies or something. I would think I was king of the world after a dimwak-> clipper or something, and my atomic set -> nothing was a big deal. I specifically remember Clemens calling me "little Jorden" which, even today is a huge compliment for me.
Another sort of "epic" moment was the first time me and matthias shredded by the Rhein. That was sort of a paradigm shift between I absolutely suck, to my strings were 5->10 contacts long at best. I think that I learned more about Matthias' personality then than any time before that. Just something about shredding in public, and having fun doing it. I also remember a small conversation we had, that to this day I have held true. "Every time we meet to shred, I have hit a new trick" and then Matthias "And every time we play I just hit the same shit". I wanted to say how much I saw him improve since the first time we played, but my German was to poor to do so. Either way, he has definitely improved since I first met him, and I'm really happy to have had a shred partner like him for these past 4/5 months. It seriously feels like I've played with him for years. And all of this and more hit me like a fucking brick as I looked at the logo of that Tshirt.
I am not sure what I am going to do with this Shirt, either I will wear it all the time until it is literally not a shirt anymore, just for the sentimental value, or when I get home I'll pin it up on my wall, just so every time I walk by it I'll remember all the moments that the Mainz crew (matthias+me basically) has had.
Thanks Matthias, my stay in Germany has been so much better because of you. I seriously love what Footbag has become in my life.
-Jay
It started out going to school, going to first period and getting an informatik test, which I didn't have time to finish. That really sucked. I also know that even if I had finished the question, it would be likely I could not have finished it so that when coded into the computer, the program would run.
Then, after the day was done I had to go to an English Night preparation meeting. After I am in Canada, they will have a huge night where everyone stays at the school, and speaks english and watches movies, plays baseball, and does "typical American activities". So, they asked for me to come for some true insight. That was boring as ever, and after my work was done I started my amazing day.
First, I took a stroll to the nearest Döner shop, and for those of you who don't know, Döners are about the only reason I know why Turkey is on the map. They are just delicious little wrap type things from heaven, with more filling than any sanitary human could possible dine on. I eat one once a week, because I know once I go back to Canada I'll never get that kind of food again.
So, I went home, did nothing, and waited for the 5:30 bus to come so I could hit up the University and meet Matthias+others for shred. This is where the day starts to get really good. My shred wasn't that spectacular, I mean, I hit blurriest hand catch flip blurriest, with almost no effort. I hit a few other things, like dyno->torque Footed bs, but it was really just a relaxing atmosphere. Everyone there was just, so, happy? The sun was out, the wind was enough to keep you cool, and my Gunits are FINALLY breaking/broken in. People told jokes, people would kick the bag and frolic, and kick it again, I would say "Matthias, hit ripwalk->paradox reverse whirl" and he would hit it. But no, this is not just why the day was so amazing.
It was because when Matthias said "Here, I have a gift for you" and then dug into his backpack. First, he pulled out a CD, however, the CD was something I expected. Last week when I gave him a bag, he asked himself "what can I get you?" and I just said a CD with that Footjam 03 video on it. Anyway, I was sitting there for about 3 seconds feeling really good that he got me a gift. It just feels so good that someone thinks you are worth enough of their time, to spend their money/effort on you, just for the satisfaction. But then 2 seconds later, he pulls out some sort of Green T-shirt. It didn't click automatically. I thought he just had a Green Tshirt or something, and then he shows me the front. And this is roughly what I see,
Then being in such dullness towards the CD, he said something that I don't even remember. Either way, about 5 seconds later it dawned on me that the Tshirt, saying "Footbag Crew Mainz" on a Tshirt that is soft enough to wrap a baby in, was for me. I don't think I've ever taken a gift so sentimentally, it was just like, the entire year of experiences I've had with Matthias footbagging, just got wrapped up into that little logo. I wasn't sure what to do, sobbing like a little fool would just be stupid, I wasn't sure if hugging was appropriate, so I just repeated what Matthias said when I gave him the bag "Ich könnte dich küssen (oder so ungefahr)". Either way, we went back to shred, but I didn't realize how awesome my day was until I was on the bus home. I just sat there, and then I took out the shirt again. One of those moments where you look at it, hold it infront of you, and memories just come rushing back.
I just remembered the first post Matthias made in my blog "You don't know me yet, but we are gonna play in a few hours". And I remember the shred, in the Tai Chi studio, in complete awe towards everyone there. Clemens, Julian, Andy and Matthias. That was such an awesome shred for all of them. I just sat there, in my long bathing suit shorts, hitting a few butterflies or something. I would think I was king of the world after a dimwak-> clipper or something, and my atomic set -> nothing was a big deal. I specifically remember Clemens calling me "little Jorden" which, even today is a huge compliment for me.
Another sort of "epic" moment was the first time me and matthias shredded by the Rhein. That was sort of a paradigm shift between I absolutely suck, to my strings were 5->10 contacts long at best. I think that I learned more about Matthias' personality then than any time before that. Just something about shredding in public, and having fun doing it. I also remember a small conversation we had, that to this day I have held true. "Every time we meet to shred, I have hit a new trick" and then Matthias "And every time we play I just hit the same shit". I wanted to say how much I saw him improve since the first time we played, but my German was to poor to do so. Either way, he has definitely improved since I first met him, and I'm really happy to have had a shred partner like him for these past 4/5 months. It seriously feels like I've played with him for years. And all of this and more hit me like a fucking brick as I looked at the logo of that Tshirt.
I am not sure what I am going to do with this Shirt, either I will wear it all the time until it is literally not a shirt anymore, just for the sentimental value, or when I get home I'll pin it up on my wall, just so every time I walk by it I'll remember all the moments that the Mainz crew (matthias+me basically) has had.
Thanks Matthias, my stay in Germany has been so much better because of you. I seriously love what Footbag has become in my life.
-Jay
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That was a really great post, I can really relate to it. There have been many times in my short time in footbag where it has just slammed into me full force and all I can do is gawk at the amazing thing that found it's way into my life.
I am stoked to meet you, I can already tell we'll get along great.
I am stoked to meet you, I can already tell we'll get along great.
Tom Mosher
hate is a waste of passion!
hate is a waste of passion!
Damnit. Disregard this post until tomorrow.
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Ok, now we have Tomorrow today. As Matthias said, before I editted this post, I got Janiwalker both sides, multiple times today. The reason I made this post yesterday, was because I had a session, and it was the first time I had ever truly tried to do "furious" sets. I have tried barrages before, but it was FAR from a set. The last dex even thin as the bag was falling down.
So, I wrote "I am gonna hit something tonight and get it on film, and hopefully Matthias will like it tomorrow". But, my host family said we had to eat dinner, and then do some host family stuff, so I never got a chance to practise furious for more than twenty minutes.
After about 10 tries Julian got it probably twice or so, and then I figured I should give it a go. Long story short, I got right side, and jumped up and down, and then I got flipside about 10 minutes later, and then jumped up and down * 100
Julian got my first one on his camera, and then a while later I told him to take a video of my left Janiwalker so I'd have proof of that. I got it second try, and then we figured out he didn't press the record button all the way down. Shucks. I guess you'll just have to take Matthias' and my words for it.
Other than that, the shred was really hot, like, 30-35 degrees, in pure sunshine with no shade to be found. Marco came again, and I got to see how he ended his bags, and then I got a pink and blue bag from him. (pictures later). My shred was ok, I hit a bunch of cool things, but since it was so hot, I don't think any of us really wanted to hit any long strings.
Highlights.
Julian -> Ducking double legover, ducking paradox blender, ALMOST stepping ducking paradox blender, alot of motion stuff, a few Jani's, ducking ps whirl (mullet?)
Marco -> Motion, paradox ankle crushing whirl. If you don't know, that is when you land absolutely horribly on a paradox whirl. It is worth 3 adds in itself. Anyway, he hit his first paradox whirl today. He also got fairy drifter, fairy double legover, Spinning phasing?! What? Spinning phasing looks really cool.
Matthias -> Good long strings as always, I remember a mobius or two, and his double spinning was looking alot more controlled today.
Me -> I learned..
Janiwalker bs (it took me TWO whole days, wee!)
Motion bs (paradon style flipside, and I managed to get barfly style strongside. I don't know if the name is different from toe or from clipper)
Paradox ducking rakes, bs.
And something I forget.
And then there was the usual, ripped warriors, pheonix's, blurry whirls, blurriests and the like. I gave nemesis a go, since I can hit blurriest and janiwalker now. I am sure within a few sessions I could hit it really uncleanly, but just do the motions correctly. I wonder how long it will take me to actually learn it.
Oh, and I hate double spinning.
*EDIT*
How could I forget? Matthias hit sailing butterfly, so, stepping atomic ss butterfly. I was shocked on that one.
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Ok, now we have Tomorrow today. As Matthias said, before I editted this post, I got Janiwalker both sides, multiple times today. The reason I made this post yesterday, was because I had a session, and it was the first time I had ever truly tried to do "furious" sets. I have tried barrages before, but it was FAR from a set. The last dex even thin as the bag was falling down.
So, I wrote "I am gonna hit something tonight and get it on film, and hopefully Matthias will like it tomorrow". But, my host family said we had to eat dinner, and then do some host family stuff, so I never got a chance to practise furious for more than twenty minutes.
After about 10 tries Julian got it probably twice or so, and then I figured I should give it a go. Long story short, I got right side, and jumped up and down, and then I got flipside about 10 minutes later, and then jumped up and down * 100
Julian got my first one on his camera, and then a while later I told him to take a video of my left Janiwalker so I'd have proof of that. I got it second try, and then we figured out he didn't press the record button all the way down. Shucks. I guess you'll just have to take Matthias' and my words for it.
Other than that, the shred was really hot, like, 30-35 degrees, in pure sunshine with no shade to be found. Marco came again, and I got to see how he ended his bags, and then I got a pink and blue bag from him. (pictures later). My shred was ok, I hit a bunch of cool things, but since it was so hot, I don't think any of us really wanted to hit any long strings.
Highlights.
Julian -> Ducking double legover, ducking paradox blender, ALMOST stepping ducking paradox blender, alot of motion stuff, a few Jani's, ducking ps whirl (mullet?)
Marco -> Motion, paradox ankle crushing whirl. If you don't know, that is when you land absolutely horribly on a paradox whirl. It is worth 3 adds in itself. Anyway, he hit his first paradox whirl today. He also got fairy drifter, fairy double legover, Spinning phasing?! What? Spinning phasing looks really cool.
Matthias -> Good long strings as always, I remember a mobius or two, and his double spinning was looking alot more controlled today.
Me -> I learned..
Janiwalker bs (it took me TWO whole days, wee!)
Motion bs (paradon style flipside, and I managed to get barfly style strongside. I don't know if the name is different from toe or from clipper)
Paradox ducking rakes, bs.
And something I forget.
And then there was the usual, ripped warriors, pheonix's, blurry whirls, blurriests and the like. I gave nemesis a go, since I can hit blurriest and janiwalker now. I am sure within a few sessions I could hit it really uncleanly, but just do the motions correctly. I wonder how long it will take me to actually learn it.
Oh, and I hate double spinning.
*EDIT*
How could I forget? Matthias hit sailing butterfly, so, stepping atomic ss butterfly. I was shocked on that one.
Last edited by jay7 on 07 Jun 2007 13:13, edited 2 times in total.
Jay Boychuk
Played again at the University with Matthias and a bunch of people, and I decided I wanted to get a new 5 add. So, I went for something I have never tried before, Nuclear sets!
Anyway, I got Matador both sides. My strongside, obviously being stronger, I got many footed attempts, and around 5 seals. My flipside I got many foots, and I caught the bag after one foot, but I really don't know if I would call it a matador or not. But, for the sake of BS'ing every new trick the day I learn it, I guess I'll say I learned this BS today.
I tried blurry whirl -> blurry whirl about 10 times, and one of them I got the stepping set to the second one. But, this is going to need practise, far more than 10 attempts. (Lackey)
The first three contacts of rubberman were feeling good, I like to start from Blur. I got them bsos, now I just need to work on getting the whole 6, and I will jump up and down for a while.
I still hate blenders.
I got toe torque the first try, which, I never attempt ever. I think I've tried about 20 toe torques in my life, and landed probably 5->10... I just like clipper better, feels alot more natural.
I also decided I'd try to get toe drifter -> stepping, and that worked out instantly. I am going to start putting drifters into my runs, (ha, like I have runs)
Finally to end this blabbering post of doom, I can not wait to get back to Canada now. About the only thing I am going to immediately miss about Germany is footbag and all the people I play with. I could care less about the school, and my host family is OK but, as titled, they are just "hosts". I only have 9 days left (saying that today is over) so I am sure I will endure many mood changes and swings. Started packing, I have went to Mainz at least 10 times more than usual to buy presents for everyone. Every time I get someone something that I don't even know if they will appreciate, I think of a 30 dollar footbag that I could buy and give to a footbag player, who would worship it and use it to it's full potential. That is the crappy thing about gifts, I have no trouble giving them, but I find that the reasons that most people have for giving them are just wrong. Christmas really bastardizes this. I think sometimes that if I had kids, I'd teach them differently, and not give them huge christmas and birthday presents, and just say if they know someone will like it and appreciate it, buy it, and give it to them. However, then I'm sure that they wouldn't get the lesson, and they'd whine and cry the day back from Christmas vacation because Johnny got a bike and a Xbox 900 and he didn't. I guess the best lesson would be for them to learn it just like I did, but, I'll figure it out I guess.
/ramble
*Edit from Wednesday*
Paradox whirl -> blurry whirl bs.
Torque -> ripwalk bs (that is alot harder than I imagined)
Toe drifter -> paradox whirl bsos.
Smoke (new move..) bs.
Ended session with Torque * 5 (hand catches inbetween) both sides.
Anyway, I got Matador both sides. My strongside, obviously being stronger, I got many footed attempts, and around 5 seals. My flipside I got many foots, and I caught the bag after one foot, but I really don't know if I would call it a matador or not. But, for the sake of BS'ing every new trick the day I learn it, I guess I'll say I learned this BS today.
I tried blurry whirl -> blurry whirl about 10 times, and one of them I got the stepping set to the second one. But, this is going to need practise, far more than 10 attempts. (Lackey)
The first three contacts of rubberman were feeling good, I like to start from Blur. I got them bsos, now I just need to work on getting the whole 6, and I will jump up and down for a while.
I still hate blenders.
I got toe torque the first try, which, I never attempt ever. I think I've tried about 20 toe torques in my life, and landed probably 5->10... I just like clipper better, feels alot more natural.
I also decided I'd try to get toe drifter -> stepping, and that worked out instantly. I am going to start putting drifters into my runs, (ha, like I have runs)
Finally to end this blabbering post of doom, I can not wait to get back to Canada now. About the only thing I am going to immediately miss about Germany is footbag and all the people I play with. I could care less about the school, and my host family is OK but, as titled, they are just "hosts". I only have 9 days left (saying that today is over) so I am sure I will endure many mood changes and swings. Started packing, I have went to Mainz at least 10 times more than usual to buy presents for everyone. Every time I get someone something that I don't even know if they will appreciate, I think of a 30 dollar footbag that I could buy and give to a footbag player, who would worship it and use it to it's full potential. That is the crappy thing about gifts, I have no trouble giving them, but I find that the reasons that most people have for giving them are just wrong. Christmas really bastardizes this. I think sometimes that if I had kids, I'd teach them differently, and not give them huge christmas and birthday presents, and just say if they know someone will like it and appreciate it, buy it, and give it to them. However, then I'm sure that they wouldn't get the lesson, and they'd whine and cry the day back from Christmas vacation because Johnny got a bike and a Xbox 900 and he didn't. I guess the best lesson would be for them to learn it just like I did, but, I'll figure it out I guess.
/ramble
*Edit from Wednesday*
Paradox whirl -> blurry whirl bs.
Torque -> ripwalk bs (that is alot harder than I imagined)
Toe drifter -> paradox whirl bsos.
Smoke (new move..) bs.
Ended session with Torque * 5 (hand catches inbetween) both sides.
Jay Boychuk
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one day, take this as a promise, i will come visit you in canada, i will take the kfw crew, jorden and all of these crazyheads around there, in one rush, and i will bring YOU, and just you, a nice hostpresent. ^^ it will be small, but i think you would apprechiate it. if not, all you just rambled about would have been lies then. ^^
props for the new combos and tricks, but whats smoke? wanna hit that too. ^^ oh, i think i hit bedwetter, before you, chew around on this for a while. ^^ (but i think you will beat me on the bs thing.
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i hope you will take the addvice i gave you, try to be able to hit all your new moves in a string, and if possible b2b or bsos or whatever. i dont care for bsosness myself, but you are good and talented enough to make this happen.
props for the new combos and tricks, but whats smoke? wanna hit that too. ^^ oh, i think i hit bedwetter, before you, chew around on this for a while. ^^ (but i think you will beat me on the bs thing.
)i hope you will take the addvice i gave you, try to be able to hit all your new moves in a string, and if possible b2b or bsos or whatever. i dont care for bsosness myself, but you are good and talented enough to make this happen.
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Hey Jay,
I met and played with your friends yesterday! It was alot of fun, turns out the 905 scene is giant!
We should meet in Germany, I think that'd be very fitting.
I will be in Munich for a day or two and then Berlin for a few weeks, lets figure something out?
PS your friends are nice.
I met and played with your friends yesterday! It was alot of fun, turns out the 905 scene is giant!
We should meet in Germany, I think that'd be very fitting.
I will be in Munich for a day or two and then Berlin for a few weeks, lets figure something out?
PS your friends are nice.
Tom Mosher
hate is a waste of passion!
hate is a waste of passion!
Well, sadly, I have to go back to Canada in a week and leave all the awesome Footbag friends I have met here in Germany. So, today was my last session ever with Julian, Andy, and Jasper(who I only ever played once with..)
It still hasn't sunk in that there is a likelyhood I wont ever see them again, and I really hope it hits me on the plane or something, so I wont be a sad little boy in front of anyone However, instead of moping around I decided I would try and make today Epic, and apparently so did Julian as well
Julian -> Whirr-> hand catch *3, atomsmasher->quantum mirage -> quantum pickup -> atomic pickup first try. Many ducking whirls, a ducking blender, blender->motion, blazing infinity, paradox flails, blurry double legovers, and probably alot more that I am forgetting.
Me -> Where to begin...ok, cool stuff and stuff I learend.
Cool stuff -> Paradox whirl b2b a bunch of times (and a bunch of failures)
, bunch of 5 adds. I counted, and I can do 17 5 adds both sides, pretty consistently.. I wont bother listing them. I hit matador 2nd try.
Learned today -> Fairy osis, Fairy butterfly (ss / infinity), fairy mirage, fairy legover, fairy pickup (I had hit right side before) bs. I bsos'd fairy pickup, with little trouble.
Quantum legover, Quantum Mirage, Quantum osis, Quantum ss butterfly, Quantum infinity, all bs. I bsos'd quantum butterfly.
Paradox Torque, bs. Matthias asked me jokingly "Torque->paradox torque" and I footed it. Damnit. I hit paradox torque midstring as well.
Matthias hit some good strings, one of them had so many 4 adds I can't remember them all. Nice toe and clipper variety, and it was amazing because he rolled his ankle on Wednesday. He hit pixie ducking both sides one string today, I think it was pixie ducking clipper and pheonix.
Anyway, to end this post, I should really start practising all the new stuff I learned today. Everything came to me really easily, so I assume it won't be that big of a daunting task. I just don't want to have all these new tricks at my disposal, and then go to shred with the FAT guys or something and have them say "I read you can do quantum bsos, do something" and then fail miserably. So I guess my goal is to get all fairy and quantum moves consistent, within, well, a week and a half...
It still hasn't sunk in that there is a likelyhood I wont ever see them again, and I really hope it hits me on the plane or something, so I wont be a sad little boy in front of anyone
However, instead of moping around I decided I would try and make today Epic, and apparently so did Julian as well Julian -> Whirr-> hand catch *3, atomsmasher->quantum mirage -> quantum pickup -> atomic pickup first try. Many ducking whirls, a ducking blender, blender->motion, blazing infinity, paradox flails, blurry double legovers, and probably alot more that I am forgetting.
Me -> Where to begin...ok, cool stuff and stuff I learend.
Cool stuff -> Paradox whirl b2b a bunch of times (and a bunch of failures)
, bunch of 5 adds. I counted, and I can do 17 5 adds both sides, pretty consistently.. I wont bother listing them. I hit matador 2nd try.
Learned today -> Fairy osis, Fairy butterfly (ss / infinity), fairy mirage, fairy legover, fairy pickup (I had hit right side before) bs. I bsos'd fairy pickup, with little trouble.
Quantum legover, Quantum Mirage, Quantum osis, Quantum ss butterfly, Quantum infinity, all bs. I bsos'd quantum butterfly.
Paradox Torque, bs. Matthias asked me jokingly "Torque->paradox torque" and I footed it. Damnit. I hit paradox torque midstring as well.
Matthias hit some good strings, one of them had so many 4 adds I can't remember them all. Nice toe and clipper variety, and it was amazing because he rolled his ankle on Wednesday. He hit pixie ducking both sides one string today, I think it was pixie ducking clipper and pheonix.
Anyway, to end this post, I should really start practising all the new stuff I learned today. Everything came to me really easily, so I assume it won't be that big of a daunting task. I just don't want to have all these new tricks at my disposal, and then go to shred with the FAT guys or something and have them say "I read you can do quantum bsos, do something" and then fail miserably. So I guess my goal is to get all fairy and quantum moves consistent, within, well, a week and a half...
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props, sounds like a hell of a fun session, makes me wanna be sad it was without me.
props on the new stuff, also for the cool stuff. ^^ julian sounds like he practiced his stepping like a madman. blurry dlo was soooooo far away last time we played.
cool to hear that you are practicing your fairy, a cool looking fun set. and an easy one. keep at it, and hit phasing double spinning barfly for me one day.
props on the new stuff, also for the cool stuff. ^^ julian sounds like he practiced his stepping like a madman. blurry dlo was soooooo far away last time we played.
cool to hear that you are practicing your fairy, a cool looking fun set. and an easy one. keep at it, and hit phasing double spinning barfly for me one day.
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buy one of my bags and help finance my guitar lessons
mäcrö hartig
I'm sorry about bumping this so quickly, but I just hit so much stuff today I have to update this.
Atomsmasher + quantum mirage + fairy mirage BSOS! YES! Two new sets, used in string. Inbetween I just did legovers, so well, not exactly an amazing bsos but Yay!
Fairy's are looking VERY promising. I hit fairy ducking butterfly bs today, and I did it far more than one time. Quantums are looking promising, I got a couple high enough to duck if I was a foot shorter. It always slapped my face with the bag. So well, maybe 'nipple' height or a little lower. However, that is not consistently high. I think it is kinda pointless to try and wrap my head around it so low, if I could just practise and get it fluently.
I also got eggbeater b2b*3 today, so well, all one sided, but, well yeah. bs as well.
I got the "paradox" toe double legover, I don't know the proper term, but where the outside leg does the mirage first, the harder of the directions, blah, anyway, I got double legover -> alt toe -> double legover *6.
So, FINALLY my toe game is shaping up. My favourite combo of today, not for difficulty, more just for cool looking-ness was fairy pickup -> magellan bsos.
Actually, just about everything worked out really nicely today, I got 5 sidewalks b2b flipside, I got blurriest bsos, and just, DAMN! Toe game is SO much fun now! I re-arranged my 'magic hop' and eggbeaters and double legovers are SO much easier.
I also got ripped warrior -> hand catch b2b several times, without much effort. Wee.
Now, why did my session go so well you ask? Mainly because of how awesome Tom Mosher is. I was talking to my friend Liam yesterday for a good hour or so, and he was explaining as to how skilled Tom was and how much fun he had playing with him. Anyway, in hearing how cool Tom was, and that I will be home a week from now, I figured I had to brush up on my game BIG time so that I wouldn't be so pathetic in front of Tom or Liam when I get home. Anyway, the conversation just got me really excited, overly excited, and hopefully my next session will rock as much as this one as well.
(p.s., for any of you people that are wondering "Jay just learned fairy yesterday, how the hell did he duck it both sides today?" well, I honestly don't know either. Magic Elves must have found their ways into my Gunits this morning when I was eating my cerial)
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And for Marco's post, this session I used a Cod bag. Your bag isn't quite worked in enough yet for new tricks, a tad rolly. However, I use your bag to drill at the moment, because of the non-broken-in-ness it makes you play with 100% perfect form. As you observed when we played, your bags are the absolute best bags in the world to hand massage, it is like, ecstacy. (And I sprayed it with Vanilla...)
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Edit two. I shredded lightly today, partially because I had no energy, and partially because I am going to need to shred like a beast tomorrow, and partially because all these quantums are making my shins hurt a little. I forgot what shin pain felt like, and well, I've gotta start toe tapping again.
Highlights.
Pheonix -> hand catch -> fairy ducking butterfly bs.
Gyro ducking butterfly bsos.
Gyro ducking clipper -> ducking osis bsos.
Atomsmasher + quantum mirage + fairy mirage BSOS! YES! Two new sets, used in string. Inbetween I just did legovers, so well, not exactly an amazing bsos but Yay!
Fairy's are looking VERY promising. I hit fairy ducking butterfly bs today, and I did it far more than one time. Quantums are looking promising, I got a couple high enough to duck if I was a foot shorter. It always slapped my face with the bag. So well, maybe 'nipple' height or a little lower. However, that is not consistently high. I think it is kinda pointless to try and wrap my head around it so low, if I could just practise and get it fluently.
I also got eggbeater b2b*3 today, so well, all one sided, but, well yeah. bs as well.
I got the "paradox" toe double legover, I don't know the proper term, but where the outside leg does the mirage first, the harder of the directions, blah, anyway, I got double legover -> alt toe -> double legover *6.
So, FINALLY my toe game is shaping up. My favourite combo of today, not for difficulty, more just for cool looking-ness was fairy pickup -> magellan bsos.
Actually, just about everything worked out really nicely today, I got 5 sidewalks b2b flipside, I got blurriest bsos, and just, DAMN! Toe game is SO much fun now! I re-arranged my 'magic hop' and eggbeaters and double legovers are SO much easier.
I also got ripped warrior -> hand catch b2b several times, without much effort. Wee.
Now, why did my session go so well you ask? Mainly because of how awesome Tom Mosher is. I was talking to my friend Liam yesterday for a good hour or so, and he was explaining as to how skilled Tom was and how much fun he had playing with him. Anyway, in hearing how cool Tom was, and that I will be home a week from now, I figured I had to brush up on my game BIG time so that I wouldn't be so pathetic in front of Tom or Liam when I get home. Anyway, the conversation just got me really excited, overly excited, and hopefully my next session will rock as much as this one as well.
(p.s., for any of you people that are wondering "Jay just learned fairy yesterday, how the hell did he duck it both sides today?" well, I honestly don't know either. Magic Elves must have found their ways into my Gunits this morning when I was eating my cerial)
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And for Marco's post, this session I used a Cod bag. Your bag isn't quite worked in enough yet for new tricks, a tad rolly. However, I use your bag to drill at the moment, because of the non-broken-in-ness it makes you play with 100% perfect form. As you observed when we played, your bags are the absolute best bags in the world to hand massage, it is like, ecstacy. (And I sprayed it with Vanilla...)
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Edit two. I shredded lightly today, partially because I had no energy, and partially because I am going to need to shred like a beast tomorrow, and partially because all these quantums are making my shins hurt a little. I forgot what shin pain felt like, and well, I've gotta start toe tapping again.
Highlights.
Pheonix -> hand catch -> fairy ducking butterfly bs.
Gyro ducking butterfly bsos.
Gyro ducking clipper -> ducking osis bsos.
Last edited by jay7 on 18 Jun 2007 08:31, edited 2 times in total.
Jay Boychuk
Had a final, final final, shred with all of the Germans today. It was sad as ever on the bus ride home. I forgot how your throat tenses up like hell when you are that sad.
Anyway, Julian, Simon, Marcus, Matthias, Daniel, myself, and the two girls that circle kick were there. I was really happy Julian and Daniel could make it, Daniel because he was the one who brought me into the German footbag scene, and Julian because I thought the last time I played with him would actually be my last time.
So, we played from 6 until 10 or so, and now it is 11:30.
Highlights froommmm
Daniel
-> Eggplant -> smear rpt, almost instantly after calling it.
-> Footed Sumo about 20 times.
-> Long pixie/atomic/fairy runs, which were SMOOTH!
->Eggbeater
->Good tries at Rubberman.
-> Nuclear taps everywhere,
Matthias
-> Ducking clipper -> far osis -> double inspinning clipper
-> spinning reverse whirl
->Torque b2b *3
-> The usual, long, endless runs.
-> Took alot of video
Julian
Oh god where to start...
-> whirrs again, one side.
-> Bunch of motions midstring.
->Paradox flails were flailing.
-> Double blender
->ducking whirls
->And all the stuff from last time
Marcus
An amazing run with osis' b2b and a far osis I believe. He has improved ALOT with them! He should be coming to worlds, I hope he improves alot.
Jay (me..)
Ok.. New tricks.
Blurry Drifter bs (footed well enough to say bs on the flipside)
Far swirl (how did I learn riptide before that?) bs, right after another.
Stepping ss Whirl, bs, (once again, footed flip enough to say I hit it.. Right was perfect.)
Whirl War I.
Blurrier (I don't think I hit it, I just remember me trying it and Daniel saying something. Please varify daniel )
Ripwalk, ending in Dragon.
New links.
Blurry whirl -> Blurry whirl (DAMNIT, last one I didn't get the catch. If I felt like eating the red stuff tracks are made of, I'd of hit it; Lackey, that drill is mine!)
Torque b2b * 3 bs,
Spinning ducking osis -> spinning ducking drop. I was to excited
Blurriest -> blurry whirl (again, eating dirt would have sealed it better.. no catch)
Ripped warrior -> blurry whirl.
Blur -> atomsmasher -> legbeater -> ss clip -> *rpt
Legbeater -> blur *rpt (bs)
Blender -> blender (right after dyno->dyno )
ducking clipper -> diving clipper *rpt ->Ducking osis -> diving osis -> *rpt
Ducking butterfly -> diving butterfly -> *rpt at least once, maybe more.
Ducking butterfly * 7
Honourable mention Tricks.
(close to hitting. I think if I tried them each for a session I could get 'em)
Quantum paradon.
Quark.
Atomic torque.
Atomic paradon.
Ducking whirls.
Blurrier *read above*
Barraging butterfly.
Guanlet (almost kidding. Almost )
Ripstein (SO close)
Whirr (SO close)
Honourable mention links.
(close to hitting. I think if I tried them each for a session I could get 'em)
Rubberman,
Ripped Warrior b2b (second stepping is like, higher than hip)
Blurriest -> blurriest
Plastic Man (yeah right, not even close. But I got all the contacts with a hand catch )
Fairy ducking butterfly + pheonix bsos. [just a little luck]
Torque -> paradox torque.
Other stuff that I don't think belongs in either of the top 4 sections.
Fairy pickup -> magellan bsos.
fear bsos
bunch of paradox illusions and bubba's bsos (apparently my left illusion is thin. Shit. I'll work on it Daniel)
Eggbeater*2 bs.
Mobius right after I said I'd hit it.
Spinning ducking butterfly bsos, two or three times.
Spinning clipper * 7 right side, 5 left.
Oh god I'm tired, I don't want to think anymore.
Janiwalkers.
Anyway, today was a great day for shred in Mainz Germany. The only sad part is that my strings SUCK, but well, hitting big tricks is always fun. I mean, a few times with a bunch of osis' and butterflies I hit some good runs, I think I had a run with a bunch of bops + 4 fearless, so I guess that isn't horrible. But Daniel is completely right, I should work on getting my runs endless with guiltless and tripless. I can do butterflies / infinities forever, and the same with osis' and other similar tricks, so I guess all I need to do is actually session with Strings, not just drills.
Good thing I have the first two periods free tomorrow.
-Jay
Anyway, Julian, Simon, Marcus, Matthias, Daniel, myself, and the two girls that circle kick were there. I was really happy Julian and Daniel could make it, Daniel because he was the one who brought me into the German footbag scene, and Julian because I thought the last time I played with him would actually be my last time.
So, we played from 6 until 10 or so, and now it is 11:30.
Highlights froommmm
Daniel
-> Eggplant -> smear rpt, almost instantly after calling it.
-> Footed Sumo about 20 times.
-> Long pixie/atomic/fairy runs, which were SMOOTH!
->Eggbeater
->Good tries at Rubberman.
-> Nuclear taps everywhere,
Matthias
-> Ducking clipper -> far osis -> double inspinning clipper
-> spinning reverse whirl
->Torque b2b *3
-> The usual, long, endless runs.
-> Took alot of video
Julian
Oh god where to start...
-> whirrs again, one side.
-> Bunch of motions midstring.
->Paradox flails were flailing.
-> Double blender
->ducking whirls
->And all the stuff from last time
Marcus
An amazing run with osis' b2b and a far osis I believe. He has improved ALOT with them! He should be coming to worlds, I hope he improves alot.
Jay (me..)
Ok.. New tricks.
Blurry Drifter bs (footed well enough to say bs on the flipside)
Far swirl (how did I learn riptide before that?) bs, right after another.
Stepping ss Whirl, bs, (once again, footed flip enough to say I hit it.. Right was perfect.)
Whirl War I.
Blurrier (I don't think I hit it, I just remember me trying it and Daniel saying something. Please varify daniel
)Ripwalk, ending in Dragon.
New links.
Blurry whirl -> Blurry whirl (DAMNIT, last one I didn't get the catch. If I felt like eating the red stuff tracks are made of, I'd of hit it; Lackey, that drill is mine!)
Torque b2b * 3 bs,
Spinning ducking osis -> spinning ducking drop. I was to excited
Blurriest -> blurry whirl (again, eating dirt would have sealed it better.. no catch)
Ripped warrior -> blurry whirl.
Blur -> atomsmasher -> legbeater -> ss clip -> *rpt
Legbeater -> blur *rpt (bs)
Blender -> blender (right after dyno->dyno
)ducking clipper -> diving clipper *rpt ->Ducking osis -> diving osis -> *rpt
Ducking butterfly -> diving butterfly -> *rpt at least once, maybe more.
Ducking butterfly * 7
Honourable mention Tricks.
(close to hitting. I think if I tried them each for a session I could get 'em)
Quantum paradon.
Quark.
Atomic torque.
Atomic paradon.
Ducking whirls.
Blurrier *read above*
Barraging butterfly.
Guanlet (almost kidding. Almost
)Ripstein (SO close)
Whirr (SO close)
Honourable mention links.
(close to hitting. I think if I tried them each for a session I could get 'em)
Rubberman,
Ripped Warrior b2b (second stepping is like, higher than hip)
Blurriest -> blurriest
Plastic Man (yeah right, not even close. But I got all the contacts with a hand catch
)Fairy ducking butterfly + pheonix bsos. [just a little luck]
Torque -> paradox torque.
Other stuff that I don't think belongs in either of the top 4 sections.
Fairy pickup -> magellan bsos.
fear bsos
bunch of paradox illusions and bubba's bsos (apparently my left illusion is thin. Shit. I'll work on it Daniel)
Eggbeater*2 bs.
Mobius right after I said I'd hit it.
Spinning ducking butterfly bsos, two or three times.
Spinning clipper * 7 right side, 5 left.
Oh god I'm tired, I don't want to think anymore.
Janiwalkers.
Anyway, today was a great day for shred in Mainz Germany. The only sad part is that my strings SUCK, but well, hitting big tricks is always fun. I mean, a few times with a bunch of osis' and butterflies I hit some good runs, I think I had a run with a bunch of bops + 4 fearless, so I guess that isn't horrible. But Daniel is completely right, I should work on getting my runs endless with guiltless and tripless. I can do butterflies / infinities forever, and the same with osis' and other similar tricks, so I guess all I need to do is actually session with Strings, not just drills.
Good thing I have the first two periods free tomorrow.
-Jay
Jay Boychuk