eBo's Footbag History

[ebo]

26. Feb 2005

Oh yeah, the session last monday.

'twas my first session for 13 weeks (!).
My ankles were still hurting a bit, so I didn't do much clippers moves
and went back to basics, with lots of easy 2-add toe drills to get back
in the game. I've lost so much stamina during the break, I really
have to catch up on that one.
I did have one run with weaving butter and weaving clipper though.
But I'm so fucking onesided. Seeing Bea+Max progressing is incredible,
because they are so consistent on both sides.

So much to do.

[ebo]

b]28. February 2005[/b]

Monday Gym Session.

Players:
Max
Daryl
Bjoern
+6 new recruits!

I was stoked to see so many new faces when I came into the gym.
All of them were very eager to practice, and a couple of them were
pretty hyped when we taught them their first mirage.
Daryl's runs are almost as long as his posts now , Max is getting
more and more consistent, and I'm thinking of making a button for
Todexon: "Fuck BAP, Fuck Adds, Fuck Both-Sidedness" (just because
I'm still so onesided But I'm working on it.)

New moves:
Outside Pixie Butterfly
Outside Pixie ss Mirage

I'm able to do clipper moves again, and my ankles hurt less. Butterflies
are still giving me troubles, but my full flexibility should be back soon,
I hope. Meanwhile, I'm working on my flip pixie set.

I managed to get a Pigbeater on video, and I think it was clean.
Charles, in case you're reading this, again I hit it with one of your bags,
'Claire' Can't wait to shred with you at Todexon!

Bea was ill, so no mad shred from her today.

[ebo]

02. Mar 2005

Yesterday's drilling for me was sub-par. i have lots of trouble getting
back into runs, I hardly ever go over 10 contacts right now, but my clippers are getting better and better again. Also, the floor gave me
shin splints. But then again, I'm so out of shape due to my long long
injury.

Back to work.

[ebo]

03. Mar 2005

Yesterday before going to bed, I hit 5 clean barefoot flip pixie sets in a row. Flippa pixie I'ma coming!

[ebo]

04. Mar 2005

3 hour session with Max, Daryl, Philip and me. Good times!

I started out pretty good, with an 18-contact run, but lost concentration
more and more. I have to get my control back in shape, this is my
main problem right now. Also, I need some sort of anger management.
Yesterday it was really weird. I'd be upset because of missing an easy
trick, and then I'd be upset that I'm agitating so much..It's strange really,
and it keeps me from shredding freely because the anger clouds my
brain. So my runs went shorter and shorter. Shouldn't be so upset.

Anyway, here's what I hit:

Outside Smear
A clean torque that felt easier than ever
Smear>DLO>Butterfly>DLO
Rev. Whirl BSOS
Pixie Legover BSOS (oh finally )
Pixie Legover>Pixie Legover

My flipside pixie is slowly coming. I should have practiced that years ago
already, but now I'm getting my flipside in shape.

[ebo]

Friday, 4th March 2005

Solosession. Mainly drilling flip pixies and flip dlo.

edit: forgot the most important thing:
Hit mya first flip DLO!

Came close to a couple more, but I still
have troubles setting straight from my flip clipper, the ankle's still
a bit rusty.

Came close to flip toe set dlo too.

[ebo]

Saturday, 5th March

My 5th session this week. I've shredded everyday except for Wednesday.
Woah.

Drill session with Max in the Shredcave.

Back to Basics, drilling lots of Butterflies, Osii, Ducking Clippers and stuff.
Everyday I feel I'm getting a bit more back into my old form.
We didn't go for big stuff at all, but rather drilled effectively for 2 hours.
My legs feel so wasted. Tomorrow is my day off. (probably.)

I hit another ducking clipper>ripwalk, and weaving clipper>ducking clipper>ducking clipper, as well as 4 ducking clippers in a row.
flip clip is still hard to do, and my ankle really hurts, now that I think of it.

[ebo]

7th March 2005

Monday Gym Session.

Players:
Bea
Daryl
Max
Bjoern
and again Butz, Wanja, Jan and Thomas (the new recruits)

1 1/2 hours of drilling, 1 hour of shred, and I'M COMING BACK!
This session was awesome for me. Drills went good, my clippers are
getting more and more stable again.

Drill achievements:
-13 Infinities
-15-18 contact Clipper>Osis rpt drill
-8-9 consecutive alternating osii
-lots of butter>pdx mirage
-flip Pixie coming along, getting better

I'm really happy with my Osii, especially because my ankle crankability
is still sub-par.

Shred achievements:
-Weaving clipper bsos
-runs getting longer, longest was 17 contacts today.
-generally a more relaxed feeling. At last thursday's shred, I was so
tense and unrelaxed.

New moves:
flip weaving Clipper (at least I think it's new)
and one sucker I've been trying to hit for a while, and it just
came easy and a couple of times:
Zulu Clipper (bs)
Zulu Butterfly (strong side) (flip rolled off foot)
Zulu Osis

I'm really diggin' duckin' stuff. I'll focus on that and flip pixie to get them
a little bit more solid before Todexon. I hope to be back in full shape,
but it's only 2 weeks away! Either way, I'll be shredding my ass off.

edit: Butz hit his first mirage, Jan hit mirages on both sides, Thomas (who
rised the club's age average significantly ) hit 9 alternating Toe Stalls,
and Wanja had a couple of mirages as well. Go new'uns!

[ebo]

10. Mar 2005

8 days 'till Todexon!

woot.

[ebo]

Monday, 14th March 2005

Monday Gym Session.

Players:
Bea
Bjoern
Philipp
Daryl
Max

This session started out pretty mellow for me, as I had a tough weekend -
9 hours of sleep in 3 days, and about thrice the amount of alcohol in
litres..so I sweated it all out, and it actually was a GOOD session!

Max hit fucking WITCHDOCTOR!!
and he came close to Atomic DLO..

Bea hit her first ATOMIC Sets and came damn close to Legbeater!!

As for me:
54 consecs (I decided to kick more at the start of each session)
One solid tiltless run at about 20+ contacts
One LONG run between 20+25 contacts, but with a couple of toes still
(Oh toe, oh toe, thou art my foe).
My flip pixie was good!
Pixie Legover>Pixie Legover
I'm getting more comfortable with Clip set Torques. Still goodside only.

New moves:
flip Magellan (finally!, and bsos as well)
..err, I think there was something else, too...

Good times.

[ebo]

16. March 2005

First outdoor session for me, with Max.

Had to stop the session after 30 minutes because my calf pains
are back. I thought that the 3 month hiatus would've helped, but
today I could barely do some butterflies without pain, and I was
playing on "Tartan", the spongy stuff that athletes run on. I just
hope I can shred at least a bit at Todexon. I'm so pumped right
now, and this just smashed my hopes.

After Todexon I will be out for another 2 months, I hope to get the
physical therapy then. I'm just crossing my fingers I'm fit for Todexon.
I'm sick of attending tourneys without being able to play.

[ebo]

21. Mar 2005

Today's Gym Session was short for me, my calf/shin/knee hurt like
mad cows during a street riot in belfast.

I wil be out of the game for at least 2 months, if not more.

I don't know, but for the past year, I've been having increasingly
more injuries and warnings from my body. Especially my right
calf and my left knee are real troublemakers. I love Footbag so
much, but my body is just keeping me from playing freely.
I think the calf will heal eventually - I'm really concerned about my
knee. I still want to be able to walk properly in 10 years time.

Isn't it odd that a sport that was originally developed for helping an
injured knee to heal has turned into a sport where more than half of the
players are fucking up their knees.

Todexon was fucking awesome, by the way.

[ebo]

30. Mar 2005

I had a nice run in the last 2 days:

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not on both sides though. Enjoy the result!

[ebo]

07. Apr 2005

Just came home from a week in Loerrach/Freiburg. Had a lot of circle
kicking going Couldn't resist and hit Ducking Clipper>Ripwalk in
baggy pants and on grass

Will see doc soon.

Mike sent me the sunday shred tape from Todexon via mail, I hope
to cut it up tomorrow.

[ebo]

11. April 2005

Monday Gym Session.

Players:
Daryl
Bea
Max
Bjoern

My Ilja Bag arrived on friday and its breaking in nicely.

Although I'm supposed to be injured (knee and calf), especially after
having serious problems with my knees during normal activities I'm
suprised I could play at all. It seem that my playing abilities vary more
than a pregnant woman's mood swings.

The session was GREAT! Here's what I hit:

Smear bsos (finally)
Diving Clipper bsos
BOP's getting more solid, felt good today.
Zulu Clipper>Ducking Clipper>Weaving Clipper
Zulu Clipper>Zulu Clipper (finally! but not sealed yet)
Ducking Clip>Ducking Clip>Ducking Clip>inside bail>osis>ducking clip>flip diving/weaving (not sure anymore) clip
5-7 consecutive ducking clippers several times
One more run with 9 contacts and 5-6 ducking clippers and diving clipper bsos


this was the most awesome ducking session ever!
I hit some more stuff, like ducking clipper>ducking mirage>pixie clipper>pdx mirage (first time pixie'ing out of a ducking move),
ducking clipper>ripwalk and ducking clipper>shmoe,
almost a pdx dlo midrun and and and. At the end I went for ducking
torque, but couldn't really hit it. I guess I have to get toe set torque
dialed before that.

It was good to shred that consistently. My knee behaved well, and even
though it hurts a bit when walking stairs, I've had worse after-shred
knee pains before.

I pass the mic to Daryl, who will tell you all about his mad session (Max
and Bea shredded hard too, but let them speak for themselves!)

I might be going to Podersdorf. Who's coming? Mike? Phil? Max? Bea?

[ebo]

18. Apr 2005

Yesterday I some good cross-training - Grabbed my bike and rode all
the way from Allach to the Starnberger See and back - all along the river
Wuerm. It was great, it's such a nice route, and I did 55km's, which took
me about 3 1/2 hours (including a long Weissbier break at the Starnberger
See ).

[ebo]

18. April 2005

Monday Gym Session.

Players:
Max
Daryl
Bea
Angrod
Achatz (sp?), a friend of Philipp "Angrod"

My last session for a while. Finally had my doctor's appointment before
the session and got a bandage for my knee (which worked wonders,
I didn't feel anything afterwards), and physio-therapy for my calf, which
I will really do this time

Where to begin. The session for me was epic - it was the first time I
felt how both-sidedness feels. I overcame two arch enemies on my flip:
Pixie and DLO. Here's what I hit:

(strong) Pixie Legover>Pixie Legover>Pixie Legover>Pixie Legover
I was going for two, and since I've never done a flip pixie out of another
move, I was soo stoked to hit 4 alternating Pixies in a row!
Flipside Double Legover (4x) - I have hit this once in a session where I
tried it about 60 times. This time I got the hang of it and hit it 4 times to
make sure I have it. Yes! Now the only thing that I haven't/can't hit
properly on my flip are Illusions , eggbeaters and Torques.
2x 14+ alternating Osii A bit shaky at times, but I'm getting the
hang of it there, too. Gets you in a nice rythm.
Dimwalk>Ducking Butterfly>Ripwalk>Pdx Mirage>Hand Catch -
My second sick 3 which I tried half a year ago and never sealed it - this
time I hit it second try. Go Tripless!
Diving Osis bsos - Don't know if I hit that before, but I haven't
hit it on my flip definately, nor bsos yet. Nice move.

I hit 7+10 infinities (seperated with a toe bail). Infinites are coming along too.

Oh yeah, and I started out with a new drill - ss osis>ss legover rpt - hit
it 6 times and went into a nice tiltless run afterwards, with a total of about
20 contacts. Had another 17 contact run with 1 toe, including a couple
of duckings, smear>pixie ss mirage, dlo and some other stuff.

Angrod hit his first legovers, on both sides! He surprised us all, because
it didn't take long for him to hit his first ever combo: legover>legover!
Yeah, progress is on the way.

Uh oh, my post are slowly reaching Daryl's dimensions - I pass the mic

[ebo]

Friday, 22th April 2005

Outside session in a stadium.
Players: Max, Daryl, me.

Today was a short but supersweet session. Normally I shouldn't be
playing, because any surface other than the gym floor makes my
legs weep, but after watching Jorden's 7th video, I was super inspired.
Also,I didn't feel my calf today, so I could shred:

Without really warming up, we immediately started the session, because
we had like 15 minutes of sun left:

Almost every run over 15 contacts (this kind of consistency is superrare
for me)
17 contact tiltless - I think it's my record. I've had longer runs
before, but all of them had 1 or more toe bails.
clip>DLO>Butterfly>Pdx Mirage>Legover >Eggbeater>Butterfly>Ducking Clipper>Ripwalk>Pdx Mirage Almost
guiltless, damn legover.
Fear My first ever fairy move, on the first 10 tries I ever tried
fairy! And it was a clean set as well! Now there's 2 fairy fuckers in the
team (looking at you, Mike)
Almost Weaving Mirage>Reverse Whirl bsos (dropped on the flip rev whirl)
Pixie muted clipper>Far legover>rpt (x5) - nice rewind combo,
and the first time I tried it.

I really felt more controlled today than ever before. Now I just have to
get my flip pixie set really dialed and I'm happy My butterflies felt
ver Jordenesque today, sounds weird, but I had so much control over
them today, it was easier than ever.

F TBAG

[ebo]

24. April 2005

Short session with Max.

New moves:
Muted Fairy ss Osis
Fairy Butterfly
Pixie Legover>Pixie Clipper (both sides first try)

My shins started to hurt after an hour.

Max played with the G-Units and hit Whirl>Ripwalk on command, first
try, and bsos! Also Tapping DLO and other nice combos.

[ebo]

25. April 2005

Monday Gym Session.

Players: Bea, Max, Daryl, a new one whose name I forgot and me.

I was the first to arrive at the gym, and my shins and my calf started
to hurt during warm-up already. Therefor I reduced the session to drilling
osii, which went not too bad. I tried a new drill:
6-7x ss osis>far osis>rpt
and
6-7x ss osis>ss legover>rpt

The most remarkable thing however was another 5-add:
Pixie Weaving Butterfly (ss Phoenix)
I went for zulu phoenix, too, but didn't even came close.

After drilling osii mainly, we all went for some runs, and while everybody
around me was literally exploding (Bea hitting Dimwalk>Shmoe midrun etc,
I won't give any of Max or Daryls achievements away, let them speak up),
I hardly had any control today. I played like shit, and left the session early
(Normally I'm the last one to end the gym session).
My legs hurt.