coastalkites bag?

calemccoy · Post by **calemccoy** » 08 Aug 2008 00:09

so im not saying "hey heres a bag that looks good to play wiht, despite it beng sand filled". however, this bag looks very uniformly stitched, and with correct gathering, even with apparently 3 stitchs per side. so my question is... are these any good? the obvious answer is no, because they cost 6.95 or whatever... but it is quite obviously in a differet class than the other wannabe "freestlye bags", at least by looks alone. anyways, i just saw it and was curious and amazed at how much it looked like some proffesionally stitched bags on here. sorry if i wasted anyone's time.

http://www.coastalkites.com/p-1040-sand ... teid=10052&

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » 08 Aug 2008 04:35

thats a great price for a 32 panel, and it is hand stitched.

BUT.

Its made of synthetic sued, meaning it will probably never break-in (correctly atleast), and I've owned a synthetic sued sandbag, and it was just terrible, before it was even halfway through the break-in process, most of the sand fell out.

HippieTom · Post by **HippieTom** » 08 Aug 2008 06:14

that is a great price but if you notice the end of the description they are HUGE!

and also after owning a bag similar to this they dont really play well, the 32 panels are just too many for a sand bag to be even remotely good in my opinion
that said synthetic suede says nothing about the material considering amaretta and facile are both synthetic suedes so um Jordan i think that depending on the kind of synthetic suede used they could break in properly but would need more time and effort than a normal shot+pellet filled bag
and after finding the maker Lunastix juggling stick company i can only be lead to believe that these bags are not worth the money except as something to use when you get in a circle with hacky-sackers, but i wouldnt use it for freestyle
hope that helps

shredzilla · Post by **shredzilla** » 08 Aug 2008 08:26

I THINK these are the same bags I saw being sold at Sports Authority, of which I purchased one just for kicks (no pun intended). Eh, it's a decent beginner bag, and it's neat to see footbags sold in stores. Definitely not the best option for anyone past kickless shred level.

I saw an Adidas hackysack yesterday at a sports store and almost picked it up, but that thing probably wasn't even as good as this bag. Stuff like that is mostly novelty. If you're ready for a 32, you definitely gotta pick up something from the really gorgeous bag selection on this site.

Jordan · Post by **Jordan** » 08 Aug 2008 08:27

i think everyone knows what Im talking about when I say "synthetic suede" hopefully...

obviously im not talking about facile or amaretta...

and yeah. they are a little big.

Guydro · Post by **Guydro** » 08 Aug 2008 08:50

shredzilla wrote: I saw an Adidas hackysack yesterday at a sports store and almost picked it up, but that thing probably wasn't even as good as this bag.

Where did you see this Adidas footbag? Was it the old school logo? I have been looking around for one. I just need one for the my pile o'bags. I have seen a Nike ones in sports stores. But I am not a big Nike fan. I aways used Adidas gear for most of my sports. I thought it would be cool to have a Adidas footbag.

shredzilla · Post by **shredzilla** » 08 Aug 2008 09:36

Guydro wrote:
shredzilla wrote: I saw an Adidas hackysack yesterday at a sports store and almost picked it up, but that thing probably wasn't even as good as this bag.
Where did you see this Adidas footbag? Was it the old school logo? I have been looking around for one. I just need one for the my pile o'bags. I have seen a Nike ones in sports stores. But I am not a big Nike fan. I aways used Adidas gear for most of my sports. I thought it would be cool to have a Adidas footbag.

Yeah it's not the 32 panel with the old 3 stripes logos. I used to have one of those back in the hackysack days before I knew about footbag. This one was basically similar to a Whammo hackysack, but with the updated World Cup soccerball panels. Basically this, but as small as a hackysack and made out of that Whammo material:

It was at a small local sporting goods store. I don't think it's a corporate chain, "Nash's Sporting Goods". I can pick it up if it's something you direly want, or give you their contact info for you to order it. Shoot me a pm if that's the case.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 08 Aug 2008 12:16

I'd love to have a Coastal Kites Sandpro footbag.

calemccoy · Post by **calemccoy** » 09 Aug 2008 17:27

"if im ready for a 32" .... haha. im not asking if this was a bag to play with... and i stitch 32's.

thanks for everyone who answered. it just looked nice compared to most of the other mass produced 32s out there, so i thought it was worth mentioning.

shredzilla · Post by **shredzilla** » 09 Aug 2008 21:01

I was saying this isn't really a bag I'd recommend for a beginner thinking of getting a 32. Re-reading my post, it does kinda sound like that haha my bad.

bobrifleman · Post by **bobrifleman** » 23 Aug 2008 15:44

shredzilla wrote:
Guydro wrote:
shredzilla wrote: I saw an Adidas hackysack yesterday at a sports store and almost picked it up, but that thing probably wasn't even as good as this bag.
Where did you see this Adidas footbag? Was it the old school logo? I have been looking around for one. I just need one for the my pile o'bags. I have seen a Nike ones in sports stores. But I am not a big Nike fan. I aways used Adidas gear for most of my sports. I thought it would be cool to have a Adidas footbag.
Yeah it's not the 32 panel with the old 3 stripes logos. I used to have one of those back in the hackysack days before I knew about footbag. This one was basically similar to a Whammo hackysack, but with the updated World Cup soccerball panels. Basically this, but as small as a hackysack and made out of that Whammo material:

It was at a small local sporting goods store. I don't think it's a corporate chain, "Nash's Sporting Goods". I can pick it up if it's something you direly want, or give you their contact info for you to order it. Shoot me a pm if that's the case.

Is it this one?

I saw it at a scheels sporting store and picked it up cause im a huge soccer fan. Just thought id throw it a abshire mini for comparasion

lotus · Post by **lotus** » 23 Aug 2008 22:33

i bought one of these from an australian chain sports store ... another non-freestyle purchase for the 'history of footbags' collection ...

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actually pretty well made for a machine-stitched vinyl footbag.