Ben Rea(Ray)

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

http://www.modified.in/footbag/viewtopi ... 258#365258

zeroman13 · Post by **zeroman13** » 21 Jan 2008 13:48

Leviathon was completely the. Sorry. Slurred step and the double down wasn't even there.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 21 Jan 2008 14:02

zeroman13 wrote:Leviathon was completely the. Sorry. Slurred step and the double down wasn't even there.

YES!

Darkshredder · Post by **Darkshredder** » 21 Jan 2008 15:52

modified's a good tool to get to learn about the sport and to kind of work your way around the scene but it shouldn't be a player's "footbag world". Even if people don't read blogs, like mine, it shouldn't really matter. What matters is going to jams and meeting people in person.

not targeting you in particular, ben. This is just something that's popped into my own cranium recently.

oh and I haven't seen the videos yet. I will tonight probably when I update quicktime. Buut apparently the leviathan you caught is "the".

you need to do more witchdoctors, 'btw'. It's a sweet move and, not to be a total douche but I didn't know you could hit it. Doesn't surprise me though with your atomic set.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 22 Jan 2008 11:23

ok people, time for some real challenges.

I should go back and learn things I should have already learned and drill things I should have been drilling.

This is the list(basically anything and everything that needs work):

Hittable, but needs work= Blue
Cannot hit yet = Red
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Right side legover
Left side pickup
Right side illusion
Both sides whirl
Right side reverse whirl
Left side osis
Left side pixie
Left side diving
Left side mirage

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(just going to keep a list here to keep it organized)
Far legover, near legover BS
Far pickup, near pickup BS
Pdx illusion, buba BS
Pdx mirage, clip set mirage BS
Mirage > Same side Mirage rpt
Illusion > Same side Illusion rpt
Mirage > Legover rpt
Mirage > Pickup rpt
Illusion > Legover rpt
Illusion > Pickup
Legover > Legover rpt x 10, 20 contacts total
Pickup > Pickup rpt x 10, 20 contacts total
Clip set Near Mirage > Mirage > Same side Clip rpt
Clip set Bubba > Illusion > Same side Clip rpt
Clipper > far legover > ss clip rpt.
Clipper > far pickup > ss clip rpt.
Ripwalk>sidewalk>rev whirl>rpt

Please recomend anything that you think needs work and give me some challenegs with this list. please dont say, "Your entire game needs work." please be specific. and also dont say, "Flip Dimwalk" because I already have flip pixie on the list. My goal here is to get a better base for my game and really drill what needs to be drilled. Thanks.

BR

zeroman13 · Post by **zeroman13** » 22 Jan 2008 18:39

How about this;

Mirage > Same side Mirage rpt
Illusion > Same side Illusion rpt
Mirage > Legover rpt
Mirage > Pickup rpt
Illusion > Legover rpt
Illusion > Pickup
Legover > Legover rpt x 10, 20 contacts total
Pickup > Pickup rpt x 10, 20 contacts total
Clip set Near Mirage > Mirage > Same side Clip rpt
Clip set Bubba > Illusion > Same side Clip rpt

Then once you get those down really good, start using it as your warm-up drill. Start with what's easiest for you, then keep going with them till you drop. Maybe do it 2 or 3 times, and each time, start with the drill you dropped on and continue from there.

HG · Post by HG » 22 Jan 2008 19:14

a good way to get better at stuff is to do it. you dont NEED drills, just HIT THE TRICK OVER AND OVER

SnowBlindSloth · Post by **SnowBlindSloth** » 22 Jan 2008 19:18

Try hitting in one string, with no tilts:

-Far legover, near legover BS
-Far pickup, near pickup BS
-Pdx illusion, buba BS
-Pdx mirage, clip set mirage BS

Its great practice, and eventually you can combine parts. (Illusions and legovers or something in one string). Granted, your better than me, so you have no obligation to said drills, but give 'em a shot anyway.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 23 Jan 2008 03:44

HG wrote:you dont NEED drills,

no, not need, but they help.

i'll edit it for you.

thanks guys for the drills. I'll be doing that tonight.

Frank_Sinatra · Post by **Frank_Sinatra** » 23 Jan 2008 08:24

Hey man - I don't really know you - but here's my experience. You can drill and drill and drill, and only ingrain the wrong technique. Practice individual moves until you've got the form correct, then drill them. You'll save yourself a lot of time in the long run. Make use of your access to video. Work on a couple moves at a time.

At first it will suck because you'll feel like you're a complete newb and you shouldn't have to take your game back so far. IMO the hardest thing about footbag is the mental commitment.

Just my thoughts.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 23 Jan 2008 08:28

thanks for the help.

comments:

i think drilling all of those ones in blue is a good idea but obviously i cant drill the ones i cant hit regularly, so i will be doing those over and over again like you describe. the ones in blue just need to be worked on a.k.a drilling.

DTank126 · Post by **DTank126** » 23 Jan 2008 11:44

I dont have any challenges, Im just postin to let you know I read your bog too....

Uh, hit legover bsos.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 23 Jan 2008 12:00

I think the best advice I've gotten is to drill a lot of far concepts as much as possible. It will help you to be more conventially bs. I don't know if this is to your fancy, but starting your drill routines with clippers, and elevating it to far concepts with clippers, seems like a great drill.

Like:

Clipper > far legover > ss clip rpt.
Clipper > far pickup > ss clip rpt.

Also, doing moves like mirage and illusions as symple ss has helped me improve my form just a bit more on basics. It doesn't have to be truly symple; the dexing leg can tap the floor. Just be careful with your rhythm and plants. Those were the things that messed up my rotations.

Oh yeah, GREAT TIP from Erik Chan himself:

Erik Chan wrote: [A] mental trick that works for string length and linking basic 3s is to not count contacts, but rather rotations. So, for instance, butterfly > pdx mirage [repeat] is a good drill to integrate those basic tricks into your shred repertoire. But rather than counting that drill as 4 tricks, count a single rotation of all 4 tricks as one rotation. Try it. You will find linking these much more effortless.

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 23 Jan 2008 15:27

mm, awesome, great tips from both you and erik.

i'm about to go 'shred' so i'll try it!

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 23 Jan 2008 17:04

R = Rotations
C = Contacts

Legover>Pickup>rpt 3R 6C (All flipside)
Mirage > Legover > rpt 3R 6C
Mirage > Pickup > rpt 3R 6C
Legover > Legover > rpt 10R 20C
Pickup > Pickup > rpt 8.5R 17C
Clip set Near Mirage > Mirage > Same side Clip> rpt 3R 6C
Same Side Mirage>Rpt 6R 12C
Hit Flipside Illusion
Hit Flipside Bubba

OKAY, WELL, it's a starting point i suppose.

Im glad i have goals now. goals make me happy. i am a goal driven person. I will keep updating and adding to this list of drills and re-post it every so often.

thank you so much.

i scared myself a little tonight, i felt like i was starting overand creeped me out. i think thats exactly what i needed.

I can't wait to drill more!!!!!!!!!!

P.S. my blog gain like 900 views in a week

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 23 Jan 2008 17:12

Awesome

I'm excited for you!
I know it can be frustrating.
I really need to do this too, but it takes sooo much patience.
Good luck!

Darkshredder · Post by **Darkshredder** » 23 Jan 2008 17:52

respect

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 24 Jan 2008 11:27

update!
Drill Session #2

Mirage > Legover > rpt 4R 8C
Mirage > Pickup > rpt 6R 12C
Legover > Legover > rpt 8.5R 17C
Pickup > Pickup > rpt 19R 38C
Clip set Near Mirage > Mirage > Same side Clip> rpt 4R 12C
Same Side Mirage>Same Side Mirage> rpt 13.5R 27C
Illusion BSOS
Bubba BSOS
Osis>Osis>rpt 2.5R 5C
(Left Clip) Clip>Pickup>Clip>Legover>rpt 4R 16C
(Right Clip) Clip>Pickup>Clip>Legover>rpt 7R 28C

okay, it went well.

everything improved except for b2b legovers for some reason. i think i was too tired by the time i got to them. added a few new things to the list too. Left side mirage felt much improved. [/list]

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 24 Jan 2008 12:36

I thought I looked pretty cute in this one.

Robert wojci · Post by **Robert wojci** » 24 Jan 2008 13:27

hahahahaha

Call me crazy, but I think you look kinda like sidney crosby in this pic

http://img.timeinc.net/time/time100/200 ... sidney.jpg

Sick job on some of those basic drills, I've barely hit any four adds in the past week, I've really just been solely drilling basics, they have to be near perfect before you move on if you ask me.

Ben Rea(Ray)

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