The Adventures Of Pat Thomsen and Ben Rea

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 21 Jan 2008 12:21

Alright, me and pat decided to make a video.

pat has never really been in a video on here before but he has been playing quite a while.

and

most of you know me

so...enjoy!

FEATURE PRESENTATION:

PART 1:
http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/13642 (2min 24 sec)

PART 2:
http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/13643 (~5 min)

PART 3:
http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/13644 (2 min 59 sec)

BONUS! COLD SESSION:

http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/13645 (~3 min)

also:

http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/13637 (~45 sec)

damn you coppers...

Lazy-Bonez · Post by **Lazy-Bonez** » 21 Jan 2008 12:46

Ben, I'd like to watch your video, but my IP belongs to Russia

, so megaupload doesn't allow me to download anything from it

If someone, who have downloaded this vid, can upload it elsewhere, i'll be glad

mc · Post by mc » 21 Jan 2008 12:55

DAMN those are huge files! how about a little youtube action for those of us who are running low on disk space? i want to watch!

Post by **Zac Miley** » 21 Jan 2008 13:00

The max file size on youtube is 100 mb, so uhhh... Downgrade quality maybe?

Or you could split into parts.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 21 Jan 2008 13:12

this is the .org error i get...

Sorry, Charlie

Invalid Attempt
You tried something that is not allowed. Either you hit the "back" button on your browser in the wrong place (don't ever hit "back" on your browser after submitting a form) or you are a hacker trying to break into footbag.org (don't even think about it).

If the latter, rest assured we have logged your IP address and the exact date and time (if you think we're kidding, try this again). As soon as this message is displayed, an e-mail is sent to all administrators on the site, with the date, time, your IP address, and any other information in the environment used to get here. Be warned. Go hack another site. We prosecute.

(We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit. If you are a hacker, please be charitable, and leave us alone.)

i didnt even touch the computer...

alright, i'll see what i can do...

Asmus · Post by **Asmus** » 21 Jan 2008 13:42

I really wanna watch this video..

But I think it's too big. Either too big or too long.

You should be able to shave it down to max 8 minutes and 100 mb.

I gonna download it any way just a suggestion!

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 21 Jan 2008 13:55

part 1 is up on . org, first post edited.

part 2 will be up in ~15 min

part 3 will be up in <45 min

Lazy-Bonez · Post by **Lazy-Bonez** » 21 Jan 2008 13:56

.org allows to upload only 100Mbytes, so there is error

i can download it in any quality, but not from megaupload...

edit:
Thanks, Ben!

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 21 Jan 2008 14:38

im having tchnical difficulties getting the other one under 100MB

still trying.

Darkshredder · Post by **Darkshredder** » 21 Jan 2008 15:36

wow. This is already getting a lot of response! Just imagine all the press when it can actually be downloaded! I'm going to go ahead and download it myself for a half an hour while I eat my dinner.

Post by **Zac Miley** » 21 Jan 2008 15:47

Yo, I watched. It's pretty good.

My only critique would be more variety from both of you.

Pat has really good style.

Darkshredder · Post by **Darkshredder** » 21 Jan 2008 16:11

w00t. I watched 1&2. I hope people understand that this was all in one day. Then they'll see how they should never come to syracuse and play footbag in the winter. Those piggies are brutal.

Pat has truly strange pixies. What was he thinking when he learned them? Aric McIntosh taught him pixies for crying out loud!

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 21 Jan 2008 16:26

All videos are converted.

I only spent 6 hours on this today.

it drove me insane.

if people dont like these videos...oh my god...

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 21 Jan 2008 16:56

Some thoughts:
-120 megs for a 3 minute video is ridiculous, and you should be able to easily carve that down, a quarter of the file size without significantly detrimental affects (especially since the videos are such low resolution as they are).

-Pat's game is great. He has style, control, and foundation that every player should have! He reminds me of Stefan Siegert in slow motion. And that's saying something!

-Ben, I feel that you would benefit so much more if you would step your game down and follow Pat's example. Learn tricks both sides. Learn the basics. Learn control and form. I've never seen you hit a flipside reverse whirl, or flipside pixie set. These are basics that should take precedence over huge tricks like leviathan. Basics will also help you train string length, which is arguably more important than adds...

david · Post by **david** » 21 Jan 2008 20:08

I'm with erik on most points.

I think Pat could attack more but that will happen as time goes on and his trick selection goes up in difficulty. As for right now he is really building the base of a good player and he looks good when he plays.

Ben, it does seem like you're more both sided which is a huge improvement from your past sessions that I've seen. Your variety has gone up too, which is cool. The bad part is it doesn't look flowing or natural. I could write a big long thing with advice but I think you would just be offended. Maybe next tournament I can try to help you out. And overall, style is opinion, so screw me if you think you look great, thats all that matters when it comes down to it I guess.

Either way I hope you are both having fun with footbag.

dc

Lazy-Bonez · Post by **Lazy-Bonez** » 22 Jan 2008 00:47

Ben, thx again

Liked all 3 parts and your solo training too!

Pat has really good style! And pixie) (trick, i cant hit for already long time)
And would be great, if you have same tricks bothsided...

mc · Post by mc » 22 Jan 2008 14:39

youtube! plzzz!!

LEGOMAN · Post by **LEGOMAN** » 22 Jan 2008 15:42

ive been streaming like second video and the only ducking thing ive seen is ducking osis on one side

getting further. there is more ducking now but its one sided

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 22 Jan 2008 16:53

what else do you want ducking, i can do plenty flip ducking but it might just not have been in my thought stream that day.

flip diving clip and butter, ducking legover and pick, ducking mirage, far ducking clip, ducking infinity...etc

LEGOMAN · Post by **LEGOMAN** » 22 Jan 2008 16:59

you would think you would want to be bothsided in a video your going to post for a bunch of hack nerds