Janis's blog - (un)retired from footbag

B_Man · Post by **B_Man** » 17 Jul 2007 20:34

EDIT:

janis wrote:after a year of hard work.........

I hit tatw in-out !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
w00t yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Way to go Janis! Isn't that the best feeling in the world?! Keep it up dude, make Australia proud!

:D

macca · Post by **macca** » 17 Jul 2007 22:56

Major props janis!

This achievement shows how much your improving, keep it up!

yippy · Post by **yippy** » 19 Jul 2007 02:13

AWESOME!!!!! props Janis, I know you've wanted to hit this move for ages

janis · Post by **janis** » 22 Jul 2007 03:50

Thanks for all the comments everyone

Had a rather shitty session a couple of days ago, might post a video soon.

Repeat with 3's is the best thing ever!

janis · Post by **janis** » 22 Jul 2007 14:29

solo session from the 21st, didn't feel great that day, just a few tricks and drills:
http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/11886

janis · Post by **janis** » 26 Jul 2007 00:05

w00t, me and a friend just got new lavers

Had a bit of a kick before, managed to hit dod>osis first try.
The sole feels different to the last pair, seems to be more slippery.

Think I've figured out the "trick" to tatw, but going to wait until my right knee is feeling better before trying it more on that foot.

janis · Post by **janis** » 28 Jul 2007 03:45

Been dealing with a lot of leg problems last 2 weeks, just drilled dexless today. Hit flapper kick>osis both sides for the first time today. Osis is feeling much better but still awkward.

dazza · Post by **dazza** » 28 Jul 2007 04:17

props on working osis and dexless - those are so good for so many things
and they also give you time to think about the next toe shuffle outburst
whilst shredding

janis · Post by **janis** » 28 Jul 2007 23:04

Just had the best session ever

Just about all on video, I decided to get a new tape out after hitting datw out > plo > rpt > datw in > plo > rpt > huge run

so pumped up, hit heaps of new clipper tricks.

Will post video sometime in the near future.

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 29 Jul 2007 01:56

Go Janis!

And Mad props on Tatw!

Huge

!

Looking forward to that video

janis · Post by **janis** » 31 Jul 2007 05:13

thanks for the props

stepping has kinda clicked recently, and now it is somewhat doeable. Also footed triple mirage a few times today, so maybe that will be the next triple dex on the agenda.

Also finished editing a video, managed to hit 3 new tricks in under a minute, will upload tomorrow

janis · Post by **janis** » 01 Aug 2007 01:54

Hit paradon>barrage>dod>barrage in unmodded lavers

video uploading soon

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 01 Aug 2007 02:12

Nice

I didnt hit dod>barrage>Rpt yet.

janis · Post by **janis** » 01 Aug 2007 13:52

New video:
http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/12067
This was the first day I had drilled symple swirls and rev swirls.

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 02 Aug 2007 20:21

Dammit dude, you just started doing stepping and now you're better than I am at it. WTG on all those swirls. Blurry pincher BS was ill! Props on blurriest, although I thought it was a little thin, the set was pretty low and you really had to dig on that barfly. Tip for stepping, do a longer, deeper clipper delay to start out. That will give you some more pop to the set, and some more control.

Great to see a bunch more pincher stuff. IMO your old vid "Some Pincher moves" is still a classic. So glad to see you bringing those back. You own pinchers dude. Congrats on all the progression and new moves. Your vids are always a pleasure to watch. Cheers

2B

janis · Post by **janis** » 02 Aug 2007 23:44

Thanks for the comments.

A few things, I know the form and cleanliness in questionable on some of the swirls, keep in mind that this was the first session I ever drilled them. Also same goes with stepping, I only really started drilling it last week, so it's definitely a work in progress.

As for the pincher moves, I'm trying to push the limits with pinchers and currently I am working on a new pincher set. I'll release a video sometime in the near future when I hit some moves out of it.

Post by **Zac Miley** » 02 Aug 2007 23:47

Cool vid Janis.

The Rhino · Post by **The Rhino** » 03 Aug 2007 16:26

I just watched your shoes vid

at first I was going to say that I liked your shoeless vid better, but I was blown away by lots of your stuff in your shoes video.

stepping dod, omg.

janis · Post by **janis** » 04 Aug 2007 02:48

woah people read this blog

personally I prefer playing without shoes because it is easier on my knees, but shoes are still heaps of fun

janis · Post by **janis** » 04 Aug 2007 02:54

Met up with Dominik Knoll from Austria today and played some footbag. Was heaps of fun shredding with him, he also likes the unusual moves and pinchers

It was really great to hang around with him and have a few drinks, he's a genuinely friendly guy.
Really good to see him hit his first 6 add trick today

got some stuff on camera including pure style from Dominik and some pincher moves and a quaddy from me

just watched the vid, the quaddy's aren't great.