Dude your gonna be an insane shuffle player when you get better, and your smooth style just promises greatness. Lova ya dude. Yog.
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EoghanMcDowell
- Atomsmashasaurus Dex
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Yeah that session was off the heezy. Thanks for the pixie advice dude, it helped, and the lacing techniques were cool to. I'll see you on Saturday for my birthday. We're gonna go do something...i guess. Props for all the stuff you hit dude, wish i could help you with osii, but i don't know how i do them myself most of the time Dude your gonna be an insane shuffle player when you get better, and your smooth style just promises greatness. Lova ya dude.
Yog.
Dude your gonna be an insane shuffle player when you get better, and your smooth style just promises greatness. Lova ya dude. Yog.
Eoghan Patrick Morgan McDowell
good session todya with yog....
pixie ss clipper>stepping legover>rpt first try
ducking clipper>rpt x4
lots of ripwalks easily
some clean whirls
paradox illusions
lots of butterflys.
played at a level of about 75 percent 3's and 25 percent 2's in combos. me and yogan are getting pretty good for our age i think, and for the amount of time weve been freestyling. (a little over a year.)
so stoked for socali..... im seriously gonna get like 4 amaretta minis from abshire, no doubt. if anyone reads this, send him this way so he can read this. haha.
i made a smaler template for my footbags so they would break into the size they were before prior to breakin. it looks pretty good sizewise, but im still having a problem of a slight thing were the two sides go inisde out betwwen stitches.... sort of had to understand. i stitching perfectly striaght through, so i dont know what the problem is. im bringing like 8 bags ive made in the last 2 weeks for criticism/trades. hopefully ill figure it out. its usually only on one side, but it ruins the whole bag in my opinion. well, gonna go. see you guys soon! i cant wait.
pixie ss clipper>stepping legover>rpt first try
ducking clipper>rpt x4
lots of ripwalks easily
some clean whirls
paradox illusions
lots of butterflys.
played at a level of about 75 percent 3's and 25 percent 2's in combos. me and yogan are getting pretty good for our age i think, and for the amount of time weve been freestyling. (a little over a year.)
so stoked for socali..... im seriously gonna get like 4 amaretta minis from abshire, no doubt. if anyone reads this, send him this way so he can read this. haha.
i made a smaler template for my footbags so they would break into the size they were before prior to breakin. it looks pretty good sizewise, but im still having a problem of a slight thing were the two sides go inisde out betwwen stitches.... sort of had to understand. i stitching perfectly striaght through, so i dont know what the problem is. im bringing like 8 bags ive made in the last 2 weeks for criticism/trades. hopefully ill figure it out. its usually only on one side, but it ruins the whole bag in my opinion. well, gonna go. see you guys soon! i cant wait.
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xXLoss_of_ControlXx
- Egyptian Footgod
- Posts: 1001
- Joined: 16 Aug 2005 22:01
- Location: Chicago,IL
i have such mixed feelings about events... on one hand, i love hanging out with footbaggers, and being pressed with my game. on the other hand... it makes me feel like i SUCK. a month ago i felt like an above average footbag player, and this weekend i felt like one of the worst players there. i found myself standing in the middle thinking "im not good enough for that circle.... id look dumb there... yeah right" and then just sitting down or leaving for food. i want to get better so bad.... and i know that it just takes time, but i wish i could have 3 years of playing experience NOW. i want to fully dedicate myself to footbag, like be consumed by it. i have all the bags i will ever need, and enough shoes, although i really want q3s. i want to be at a place where i dont have to try at least 6 times to hit omething i have before.. i want ever asect of my game to be automatic. i want to hit swirls and osis and thier moves with them as components on both sides, gosh darnit. i kept thinking at socali "i wish i was them", or basically shorter, skinnier, faster, older, and living in california. whenever i saw people busting huge... or even doing things ive told myself i cant, like osis.... and having to see yogan do things i will physically never be capable of so easily, and seeing everyone ogle at it, just made me so bummed. i love you man, but its just unfair, you know? but its not your fault or anything. anyways.... the things i had thought were the best aspects of my game just sucked this weekend, and it really depressed me. i just need to play everyday for like at least an hour, and do drills, strings, and more drills. i want to be solid guiltless by 2009. am i crazy? i dont want to be, and i will do everything it takes to get there. everytime i buy a pair of shoes, i feel stupid, like i shouldnt have done that. the only pair im satisifed with is my barely held together blue leather lavers that stink like anything... my green mesh are ridiculous too, and my new ones literally killed my feet this weekend to the point of making my left foot FLIP out. im sooo scared that i need surgery again on my left foot.... that would suck worse than anything. but basically, i want to be one of the players at tournaments in 5 years that noobs will look at and think "i want to be him"..... but im so impatient when it comes to time. so i think im going to not go to events for a year, and stop stitching so i can PLAY. period. maybe at next year's socali i will surprise people.... who knows, maybe i'll stop posting on modified so often until then... i spend waay too much time here anyways then playing.
im not quitting footbag..... im starting. ill probably get on like once a month... that sounds good. if you want to stay in contact, PM me for my cell #. or just ask yogan. i hope evryone undersatnds... i just want to get better.
im not quitting footbag..... im starting. ill probably get on like once a month... that sounds good. if you want to stay in contact, PM me for my cell #. or just ask yogan. i hope evryone undersatnds... i just want to get better.
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mosher
- brutal footbag cronie
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- Joined: 22 Jan 2004 23:30
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
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If you want it bad enough and are willing to commit then all the things you just talked about will come to you.
It takes determination most of all, from there you just keep at it and get more experience points which leads to consistency.
And remember, you will get better at the things you practice.
Go for it man!
It takes determination most of all, from there you just keep at it and get more experience points which leads to consistency.
And remember, you will get better at the things you practice.
Go for it man!
Tom Mosher
hate is a waste of passion!
hate is a waste of passion!
Ahh, the psychological effects of playing footbag. We all know them well.
Love footbag > frustration > repeat
The biggest growth I ever had with this sport is when I valued my own game for what it is. You gotta be happy with where you are else you'll never be happy with where you're going to be. That doesn't mean settling and not working.
Side note: I had a really hard time watching players pass me up over the years. You just have to play for yourself. If you dedicate yourself to it, you'll improve too.
Love footbag > frustration > repeat
The biggest growth I ever had with this sport is when I valued my own game for what it is. You gotta be happy with where you are else you'll never be happy with where you're going to be. That doesn't mean settling and not working.
Side note: I had a really hard time watching players pass me up over the years. You just have to play for yourself. If you dedicate yourself to it, you'll improve too.
Bob R.
so, after some reflection, ive decided that i was a litle rough on myself. i recieved a few reassuring emails from some cool people that helped alot, thank you very much to those of you whom this applies to. basically, im goign to be training my balls off until i am at a place where i am content with my game. already, i feel like im improving.. ive been playing at EVERY spare moment that my body allows me to. i will continue to go to events, but i will try and play more, post less. i will definitely keep up this blog though. well, please stay tuned, i hope this will get interesting soon enough.
-ive started playing w/ insoles.. feels pretty good.
-got a sweet ghetto blaster to carry to sessions
-looking into a rug to play on
-ive started playing w/ insoles.. feels pretty good.
-got a sweet ghetto blaster to carry to sessions
-looking into a rug to play on
david gave me some incredible wisdom....
the best houses have solid foundations.
i am not going to try anything until i hit 50 infinities, 50 legovers, and 75 clippers bs. i will also get 50 mirages bs. and pickups and illusions will be almost as important hah. but you get what i mean.... im going to make sure they are perfect before i advance. i think its a wise choice. i made the mistake of trying to push past basics before mastering them.... im fixing that right now.
the best houses have solid foundations.
i am not going to try anything until i hit 50 infinities, 50 legovers, and 75 clippers bs. i will also get 50 mirages bs. and pickups and illusions will be almost as important hah. but you get what i mean.... im going to make sure they are perfect before i advance. i think its a wise choice. i made the mistake of trying to push past basics before mastering them.... im fixing that right now.
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Zeb Jackson
- Post Master General
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- Joined: 19 Dec 2005 12:57
- Location: Boise,Idaho, USA
you dont need to stretch toe walls, the way you lace them should make them space out enough to to make them "walls".
-Zeb Jackson
http://www.elitefootbag.com
http://www.elitefootbag.com
oh, i forgot something major thats happened. i love richies bags, but i think there awesomeness casues karma to surround them with bad luck. i bought 4 bags at socali.... three hybrids and a fearless 55 amaretta. my new puppy ANNHIALATED one of the hybrids. and the same day, one of the stitches on a pent of the 55 busted while i was just hand massaging it. and this thing is brand new.... a blue pent is like 6 times biger than the rest now. i dont expect him to replace the chewed bag... that has nothing to do with him. but i was curious as to if anyone knew how richie acts towards newer bags of his busting.. does he replace? so yeah, i just wanted to put that out there... i was sort of distraught. and i currently dont know where one of the two remaining hybrids is..... sigh.
i might get black mesh lavers soon
i might get black mesh lavers soon
yeah, i PMed him and we got it all setup. hes a great guy.
so, i havnt had much playing time lately, my life has been HECTIc and crazy. ive had two plays im in, mock trial practice (that ended up getting cancelled), my job at circuitcity, normal schoolwork, and making some life-changing decisions. ive decided to get my g.e.d. and get out of high school so i can start a local bible study internship program at my chuurch early. i want to be a youth pastor when i grow up. if you want more info, Pm me for my myspace address, ill add you and i have a whole blog about it. anywyas, i havnt played lots lately, but some things footbag related managed to happen anyways.
-i got a nice pair of sz 13 mesh black lavers... they look so sexy. my youth pastor just gave them to me because he had them, but never wore them. sweetness.
-my dog chewed up my clavens hybrid bag too. im gonna kill that dog... but i have an eskimo joe coming in the mail, and maybe soon a aaron shepard, new clavens, and a replacment abshire. i had TONS of bags one week... then aslmost none another, and soon ill have a bunch again. it fluxuates.
-ive lost a few pounds, and i feel nice and light and agile most of the time. its cool.
me and yog are gonna play tomorow at the library.. theres been strangely beautiful weather here lately, so i hope thats true tomorrow. were gonna film our sick 1, 3 and unique 5. i hope i vcan hit ine, i have a big aspiration for my sick 1. its a 5 add. ive never hit it. kinda like my sick 1 at socali. only slightly different. and bigger. way bigger. i have a few ideas for sick 3, but im not decided yet, depends on how i feel at the time i attempt them.
i decided i should have a session tonight to warm up for tomorrow so im not rusty. for tonight, im sticking true to my vow and drilling basics. somethings ight not seem big written down, but in reality they are, i sort of skipped all the important stuff when i started
some "highlights":
-first time touching bag, 72 toe>toe
-17 clipper>opp inside> rpt. it is sort of diffcult, but it helps my crank loads.
-my first ever clean quantum on my right side.... i was so happy.
-a run wiht pickups, mirages, legovers and illusions bsos
-my best evr pixies . bs, in my history of playing. at the beginning of my session they were TERRIBLE, so i said "ok, im fixing this here and now." so i did, made it uber deliberate, and whatta ya know, they looked amazzing.
-my whirls are getting way better on both sides... i got them bsos first try which always used to take me like 15 trys. woohoo.
-random cleanaspoop symposium whirl. nice.
so, thats whats up. im waiting for us open. you will all see me soon in my sick 1 and 3 videos. later guys, thanks for reading if you did.
so, i havnt had much playing time lately, my life has been HECTIc and crazy. ive had two plays im in, mock trial practice (that ended up getting cancelled), my job at circuitcity, normal schoolwork, and making some life-changing decisions. ive decided to get my g.e.d. and get out of high school so i can start a local bible study internship program at my chuurch early. i want to be a youth pastor when i grow up. if you want more info, Pm me for my myspace address, ill add you and i have a whole blog about it. anywyas, i havnt played lots lately, but some things footbag related managed to happen anyways.
-i got a nice pair of sz 13 mesh black lavers... they look so sexy. my youth pastor just gave them to me because he had them, but never wore them. sweetness.
-my dog chewed up my clavens hybrid bag too. im gonna kill that dog... but i have an eskimo joe coming in the mail, and maybe soon a aaron shepard, new clavens, and a replacment abshire. i had TONS of bags one week... then aslmost none another, and soon ill have a bunch again. it fluxuates.
-ive lost a few pounds, and i feel nice and light and agile most of the time. its cool.
me and yog are gonna play tomorow at the library.. theres been strangely beautiful weather here lately, so i hope thats true tomorrow. were gonna film our sick 1, 3 and unique 5. i hope i vcan hit ine, i have a big aspiration for my sick 1. its a 5 add. ive never hit it. kinda like my sick 1 at socali. only slightly different. and bigger. way bigger. i have a few ideas for sick 3, but im not decided yet, depends on how i feel at the time i attempt them.
i decided i should have a session tonight to warm up for tomorrow so im not rusty. for tonight, im sticking true to my vow and drilling basics. somethings ight not seem big written down, but in reality they are, i sort of skipped all the important stuff when i started
some "highlights":-first time touching bag, 72 toe>toe
-17 clipper>opp inside> rpt. it is sort of diffcult, but it helps my crank loads.
-my first ever clean quantum on my right side.... i was so happy.
-a run wiht pickups, mirages, legovers and illusions bsos
-my best evr pixies . bs, in my history of playing. at the beginning of my session they were TERRIBLE, so i said "ok, im fixing this here and now." so i did, made it uber deliberate, and whatta ya know, they looked amazzing.
-my whirls are getting way better on both sides... i got them bsos first try which always used to take me like 15 trys. woohoo.
-random cleanaspoop symposium whirl. nice.
so, thats whats up. im waiting for us open. you will all see me soon in my sick 1 and 3 videos. later guys, thanks for reading if you did.
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shredzilla
- Post Master General
- Posts: 3260
- Joined: 14 Oct 2005 06:24
- Location: Paradise Lost
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well, i havnt had too many chances to play lately, because of my job, schoolwork, extracurriculars like the play im in, and this girl i like. (i dont really mind the last one) so thats sort of disapointing. besides, its been crappy out alot lately. but whenever i do play, it feels really good. my pixies got so cleaned up, as well as whirls, and i have recently been hitting toe whirls bs, and double legover. i LOVE my black lavers, they are so nice. im im stoked for qantums to come out..... come on already!!! as far as bags i have, im mainly using a footfighter that ive emptied and filled with 68 grams of tungsten, and two hybrids from richie, and a peng. my fav david bag is as you know, eaten by my dog, but i have one coming in the mail, as well as one from eskimo joe. so im stoked for that. i cant wait till summer, im going to play so much. i could really see myself being THIS CLOSE if not guiltless by 2009. sweetness. well, just wanted to say hi. i think ive been doing a good job lately as far as keeping my posts to only necessary. well, i also cant wait until us open.... catch you all later, leave somethin somethin if you think im an alright guy.
FINALLY! i can see major improvement! im so happy right now. playe dtoday for abou an hour and a half with my friend dallas, and hit some GREAT stuff.
osis>opp osis x4. ive never had osis before, but something finally clicked. YES!
stepping ss osis bs.
crispy torque. (stepping opp osis) bs
BOP>BOP>BOP!!!!!!! i was amazed at myself. my paradox mirages have gotten very consistent on both sides, as is my butterflys.
hit awesome links, like
dimwalk>divingclipper>whirl>infinity>whirl.
it was awesome, im so glad im progressing. my hardwork is starting to visibly pay off. and i LOVE my black lavers!!!! ive realized i wear a 13, not a 14. i put on my fourteens and they were too loose.. the snugness of a stretched 13 is waaay better for my game and form. and they are making quantum 3's in sz 13!!!!!!! yes!!!!! i cant wait for us open. i actually feel like i will be proud with my game by then.maybe ill make a solo video soon. my last one was really the one at the library with yog, which was ages ago. i laugh when i watch that now. cheers, until then.
oh and by the way, i have NO IDEA whats going on with yogan. whatever. i just hope he will still play with me now that i feel like im as good as him.
osis>opp osis x4. ive never had osis before, but something finally clicked. YES!
stepping ss osis bs.
crispy torque. (stepping opp osis) bs
BOP>BOP>BOP!!!!!!! i was amazed at myself. my paradox mirages have gotten very consistent on both sides, as is my butterflys.
hit awesome links, like
dimwalk>divingclipper>whirl>infinity>whirl.
it was awesome, im so glad im progressing. my hardwork is starting to visibly pay off. and i LOVE my black lavers!!!! ive realized i wear a 13, not a 14. i put on my fourteens and they were too loose.. the snugness of a stretched 13 is waaay better for my game and form. and they are making quantum 3's in sz 13!!!!!!! yes!!!!! i cant wait for us open. i actually feel like i will be proud with my game by then.maybe ill make a solo video soon. my last one was really the one at the library with yog, which was ages ago. i laugh when i watch that now. cheers, until then.
oh and by the way, i have NO IDEA whats going on with yogan. whatever. i just hope he will still play with me now that i feel like im as good as him.
i had another great sesh today. some highlights:
-4 bops
-diving osis bs
-some good pixie shuffle
lots of clipper game. im so glad that its as strongas my toe now... no more toe exclusive strings!
-paradon. deep. clean. 6 times in one session. yes! i was so happy, it felt sick. im close on my flip.... soon enough.
-lots of osis... beat record w/ 6 side to side.
-good string length sometimes haha
my peng bag is finally really choice, though somehow it had holes before it was even broken in/... doesnt matter to me though. i like patched bags. so im getting to be really happy with my game, which is big for me. im nowhere close to wanting to stop and be fine with what i have, i want to be great... but at this momentim glad with what i have for how long ive been really playing. i do want to lose some weight though. like, 10 pounds-ish. i probably will this summer. im goign to play SO MUCH! hopefully, i can go to eugene or portland lots to play with those crews. i honestly cant wait to see myself and what i will be hitting after 5 years of playing. i wish i could see a video of my future self playing footbag, just for satisfaction. maybe ill have a prophetic dream tonight. hopefully. well, someone please leave some love. later guys.
-4 bops
-diving osis bs
-some good pixie shuffle
lots of clipper game. im so glad that its as strongas my toe now... no more toe exclusive strings!
-paradon. deep. clean. 6 times in one session. yes! i was so happy, it felt sick. im close on my flip.... soon enough.
-lots of osis... beat record w/ 6 side to side.
-good string length sometimes haha
my peng bag is finally really choice, though somehow it had holes before it was even broken in/... doesnt matter to me though. i like patched bags. so im getting to be really happy with my game, which is big for me. im nowhere close to wanting to stop and be fine with what i have, i want to be great... but at this momentim glad with what i have for how long ive been really playing. i do want to lose some weight though. like, 10 pounds-ish. i probably will this summer. im goign to play SO MUCH! hopefully, i can go to eugene or portland lots to play with those crews. i honestly cant wait to see myself and what i will be hitting after 5 years of playing. i wish i could see a video of my future self playing footbag, just for satisfaction. maybe ill have a prophetic dream tonight. hopefully. well, someone please leave some love. later guys.