Ben Skaggs

professor · Post by **professor** » 28 Sep 2007 21:15

Been practicing TONS since Worlds. My progress has been good, very good indeed.

professor · Post by **professor** » 01 Oct 2007 20:34

Got my braces off > rpt

professor · Post by **professor** » 02 Oct 2007 18:28

Oh and hit a thin nemesis on Saturday.

professor · Post by **professor** » 15 Oct 2007 21:15

dlo x3 > ss dlo x3 > rpt
flail > ss flail > rpt
alpine blur > phoenix > rpt
blubberman (w/ blurs) x2 (2nd try)
rubberman x2.5
whirr bsos
ps whirl > whirling swirl > rpt

Lots of long runs!

I no longer feel like I suck.

professor · Post by **professor** » 18 Oct 2007 21:47

First Beast!!!

Non original, but a beast none-the-less.

whirlygig > whirlwind > mullet BS!!!!

plasma bsos
ripped warrior > janiwalker > food processor (also, footed flipside)

B_Man · Post by **B_Man** » 18 Oct 2007 21:56

Ben your sick! Nice moves!!

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » 18 Oct 2007 22:17

Nice!

Asmus · Post by **Asmus** » 19 Oct 2007 08:45

YES! The shrenergy i send you from Denmark worked!
Make a new video soon..

professor · Post by **professor** » 19 Oct 2007 15:22

Oh, it's in the works, we just need to film it.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 19 Oct 2007 15:29

You hit your first beast both sides?!?! Damn. Good shit all around.

professor · Post by **professor** » 19 Oct 2007 15:36

Ya, I couldn't tell which way was flip. So I worked the most on the one I thought was best and then once I hit it on that side, I tried the other side and hit it within 3 tries.

professor · Post by **professor** » 23 Oct 2007 18:42

Ya. So, I need your help.

I hate my style and I think that I play sloppy. My form is not right and I think it's preventing me from progressing as fast as I want to. So, I took a video of a session I had on the 21st so I can see where I need improvement. I'm releasing some of the best runs/drills/combos I hit that night and hopefully you can help me out and criticize the heck out of it. Not the editing (there is none really), but my game.

So far I've come up with:
My butterflies are weird.
My flip pixie almost always rolls and is very inconsistent on set height and direction.
My upperbody/arm position on clippers is wrong.
My dlo's require too much effort, but I don't know how to fix it.
I don't do whirls (esp. pdx) right.
I need to bounce less...maybe.
Is it weird to never feel comfortable when playing?
I'm overall pretty inconsistent with everything I do. But why?

So, if you could help a footbagger out, I'd appreciate it! Even if it's something small. Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCjKUg5nDpI
http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/13092

P.S. Be mean if you have to.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 23 Oct 2007 19:33

Whoa, what the heck?
I tried three media players, and they all hate this video

I can get about halfway through and they all huck me out.

david · Post by **david** » 23 Oct 2007 20:19

I am going to really try to help you, but I want to do it when I'm not half asleep and worried about school work.

I will comment soon.

dc

professor · Post by **professor** » 23 Oct 2007 21:14

Weird, me too. I don't know what's up. I'll work on it.

Thanks a lot Dave. I really appreciate it.

Edit: Uploading it to YouTube in the mean time.

I studied some videos and worked on stuff tonight and I think I've figured out what was wrong with my butterfly's. It's that I need to keep my delay foot down and sort of fall over the bag instead of hopping over it. Plus I need my upper thigh dexing it instead of my knee.

I also figured out that I turn before I set for a spin. When I should set then turn or both at the same time. This takes some getting used to though.

calemccoy · Post by **calemccoy** » 23 Oct 2007 21:20

possibly youtube this video?

professor · Post by **professor** » 24 Oct 2007 06:00

I don't know what's up with footbag.org's uploading, but I got it on youtube. The quality is bad on youtube for some reason, so I'll keep trying .org.

Thanks in advance for the help.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCjKUg5nDpI

Edit: Uploaded a different video type. I don't know if it works because I've gotta go to school, so I can't check it.

http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/13092

Rieferman · Post by **Rieferman** » 24 Oct 2007 17:10

Hey,
I'm pretty picky about what I like to watch.. But I think you're being way too hard on yourself because I thought your style was nice. Work in progress, but not bad in my opinion. You're a very athletic player (meaning you can muscle through some moves) as compared to someone like Lon Smith who I'd call more of a "has the knack" type of player (if you don't understand the difference, my bad.. it's the best I can come up with right now). edit: That's not to say Lon isn't athletic, that would be dumb. I just mean there's players that just have a knack, and there's athletes that learn to be great at footbag. They're both good, they're just different in some way that for some reason I can't expain right now.

If I had to pick on something, I'm not a fan of your out/in double dexes for some reason. Maybe I'm just jealous of the speed. I kept thinking they were "cheater" somehow. But I watched twice and don't think I'm right. Maybe I just like more grand/big double dexes (think Kenny). My only other thing was that the spins felt a little bit like you were getting around before letting go of the bag sometimes. Not every time though.

I'm sure DC or others will have better advice. Overall I think your play is fun to watch.

Post by **Zac Miley** » 24 Oct 2007 17:20

I really like your game, everything looks solid and clean. Reminds me of someone who I forget right now.

I think you should turn more on blenders, you're catching them too early. Actually whatever. All Blenders look cool, do them however.

And I thought that the first nemesis was closer than the second, actually. lol.

I really don't see how you get all of this "I hate my style" stuff. It's good, promise.

Although, don't listen to me. I suck.

The Rhino · Post by **The Rhino** » 24 Oct 2007 18:22

David may have something to say on the contrary but I think that you have a good style.