David C. Or Richard A. who makes better bags?

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calemccoy wrote:YES.


and get shoes. they are much more important than the bag.
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Matt yeah ive been to that website but what i understand they send you random colors.. And id like to Request some colors..
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Ask and you shall receive (concerning Abshire bags):

http://www.blurryworld.com/footbags.htm

You can also e-mail him personally about what colors and patterns you want on your bag.
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Do you suggest i get tight or loose stich? And what weight bag?
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I like my bags with a tight gather, but since you're beginning, I recommend loose. Bags typically become more stally and break-in a bit faster with loose gather. Having a loose gather does make for a bigger bag in this regard, so you should ask Richie for a size comparison if you're not sure what you're going for in product design.

Also ask for the heaviest weight possible. Around 50 grams should do the trick. That's why a personalized e-mail would be more helpful/insightful than that request form, since I think it's a bit outdated. It's probably only good for reference.

Also ask for the "Fearless 55" if you can't choose any good colors or patterns. It's a work of art. :)
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David's bags are better.
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if you're going to get an abshire, and you feel that you can keep it clean and not be too rough with it, I recommend an amaretta fearless 55. those feel sooo nice.
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Post by monkeybilla »

ive have an abshire bag and ive played with a clavens bag. i thinks the abshire takes a really long time to break in. i think i like clavens bags better. but my abshire bag is not fully broken in.
havent footbaged for a while but im back.
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Post by Nathan »

all my opinion here, but anyway:

i think you should get lavers first and a mr. sandbag.

but, if you are intent on getting a 32 panel footbag, get a facile one. it will last a lot longer and survive whatever you might throw at it trying to learn new moves.

if you go facile, i think an abshire will take way too long to break in, if you want a bag you can play with right away. my abshires took months to break in, get one from another respected stitcher - dave is a good choice.
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Yeah, i asked dave and he said he was swamped with orders.. Anyone else who you would advise? Holly hannia peng or zeb? or Mat cross
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i have only a few orders right now, i have a page about my bags in the for sale section, I can make them to your size/specification, and I have quite a bit of colors, pm me if your interested.

P.S. Holly makes amazing bags, so if you dont get an abshire or one of mine, get one of hers.

P.P.S. oh yeah, and matt makes good bags as well, but i havent had the chance to play with any of his newer ones.
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KYLE HEWITT MAKES OKAY BAGS.


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ownsdaily wrote:Yeah, i asked dave and he said he was swamped with orders.. Anyone else who you would advise? Holly hannia peng or zeb? or Mat cross
honestly, you will get a lot of replies from people telling you that they themselves stitch a good bag, and most aren't lying. this is one place where you will have to use your judgment, because there are tons of people to choose from.
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good call nate :P

and Nate makes some awesome bags as well, but i dont know if he's stitching publicly
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Well i chose to buy a Zeb bag =D, Nice bags, Cool sticher =p
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edit: Nevermind! Zeb makes great bags!
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Post by Wasabi »

Thanks for the comment, Matt, even if it was edited out immediately. :wink:

I think I disappoint a lot of people because I'm such a slow ass stitcher. But that's partly because I want to use that time to play footbag and concentrate on whatever I need to do for college. :)
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