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New trick.
David
Nice. It's pretty much required that you do that at NYJ, being as it's in Chicago of course.
By that time you'll be an ace at these tricks. Pun intended.
By that time you'll be an ace at these tricks. Pun intended.
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Amateurs practice until they can get it right.
Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong.
No, I don't play soccer. Yes, there are competitions. 4 years. Lots of practice.
Amateurs practice until they can get it right.
Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong.
No, I don't play soccer. Yes, there are competitions. 4 years. Lots of practice.
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I played footbag today and enjoyed it. I played very badly by modified standards but I really liked the tricks I did. Bevier is even better than I remember.
I have not enjoyed reading modified lately. It is a shame to see that Worlds was not a great experience for those who attended. It seems as if the only redeeming factor of worlds was the people that were there; that footbag community that can't be wrecked by rain and bad organization. Thank god we have that.
I feel weird about everyone arguing so much about routines. Have you seen the "opinions on routines" thread? Do any of the people who posted in that thread attend worlds or actually compete at a pro level. They do not. It is interesting that the most vocal players are those are not affected by the judging. It is such a waste of time debating all of that I feel. Obviously others feel different.
Peter Irish said something that really resonated with me on this forum. He was talking about Funtastiks being in its last year and he said "it is the end of an era". And he hit it right on the head. The footbag world that I knew is gone. The sport I grew up with, the people I idolized, the mystique of footbag. All of that has vanished and is replaced by something foreign that I don't know how I feel about.
I talk like I am an elder, like I've been playing for 20 years or something. But just comparing the times it feels so different. I can still remember that sunny summer day in August of 2003 when I walked up and saw Bevier and Peter in the same circle. They were gods. That sense of wonder has been replaced with a view that nothing is big anymore. The mentality that got me to where I am has also taken a lot of the prestige of the game away from me. Perhaps this is inevitable though. The new player dreams of atw but is on to bigger and better things once it is mastered. Maybe I am the same way, but with hundreds of tricks instead of just one. I'm not sure.
This year will be a change I think. I want to keep playing freestyle but I want to play it differently. I really enjoyed my session tonight. I am so tired of being the standard player. The blur>dimwalk machine who can hit 50 contacts on demand but would never want to watch the run on tape. This game is called freestyle and I forget that so much.
My respect raises for Jorden every day now. The fact that I can watch videos of him from a year ago and see a combo I've never seen done is such an awesome thing. I don't care about 40 whirrs or perfect form. I care about the combos that are only out of reach because of mental limitations, not physical ones.
I say this now, but I will go play tomorrow and be back to my 10 fearless ways. I can only hope that some inkling of this 2 in the morning post finds its way into my runs. I feel like when you get to the top level in freestyle everyone is painting with the same set of colors. What you mix to make new colors is where the true art lies.
david
I have not enjoyed reading modified lately. It is a shame to see that Worlds was not a great experience for those who attended. It seems as if the only redeeming factor of worlds was the people that were there; that footbag community that can't be wrecked by rain and bad organization. Thank god we have that.
I feel weird about everyone arguing so much about routines. Have you seen the "opinions on routines" thread? Do any of the people who posted in that thread attend worlds or actually compete at a pro level. They do not. It is interesting that the most vocal players are those are not affected by the judging. It is such a waste of time debating all of that I feel. Obviously others feel different.
Peter Irish said something that really resonated with me on this forum. He was talking about Funtastiks being in its last year and he said "it is the end of an era". And he hit it right on the head. The footbag world that I knew is gone. The sport I grew up with, the people I idolized, the mystique of footbag. All of that has vanished and is replaced by something foreign that I don't know how I feel about.
I talk like I am an elder, like I've been playing for 20 years or something. But just comparing the times it feels so different. I can still remember that sunny summer day in August of 2003 when I walked up and saw Bevier and Peter in the same circle. They were gods. That sense of wonder has been replaced with a view that nothing is big anymore. The mentality that got me to where I am has also taken a lot of the prestige of the game away from me. Perhaps this is inevitable though. The new player dreams of atw but is on to bigger and better things once it is mastered. Maybe I am the same way, but with hundreds of tricks instead of just one. I'm not sure.
This year will be a change I think. I want to keep playing freestyle but I want to play it differently. I really enjoyed my session tonight. I am so tired of being the standard player. The blur>dimwalk machine who can hit 50 contacts on demand but would never want to watch the run on tape. This game is called freestyle and I forget that so much.
My respect raises for Jorden every day now. The fact that I can watch videos of him from a year ago and see a combo I've never seen done is such an awesome thing. I don't care about 40 whirrs or perfect form. I care about the combos that are only out of reach because of mental limitations, not physical ones.
I say this now, but I will go play tomorrow and be back to my 10 fearless ways. I can only hope that some inkling of this 2 in the morning post finds its way into my runs. I feel like when you get to the top level in freestyle everyone is painting with the same set of colors. What you mix to make new colors is where the true art lies.
david
david
hey david. its great whenever i read your footblog because it isnt just "i hit this... im working on this... gotta be better at this" but instead, an actual account of whats up, which is refreshing.
i dont think that footbag has changed.... i think its just your point of reference. when you saw peter and scott playing and they were "gods".. im guessing you hadnt won anything HUGE yet. now, as strange as it sounds.... you are one of the alleged "gods" to today's crowd. and i dont think your the only one who has had this perspective shift.... since so many people are becoming skilled enough to be considered "godly" by yesterdays standards, there are only a select few (in whom which i classify myself) who still view footbag as a whole with that mystique your talking about. because of that, the footbag community is less inspired by a sense of wonder, but instead by a drive to be a blur dimwalk machine like you said.
i full heartedly agree with you about jorden.... his wack session is honestly more enjoyable than seeing vasek doing superflys, scorpions tails, and blurry whirls over and over. maybe footbag is changed in the sense thst its driven by skill, not creativity. i think youre game is alot more unique than you give it credit though.. just dont forget to do all the cool things you can do, like swirling monster, midrun walkover stuff, etc. youre lucky enough to have the skill to be able to shake things up, so defintely, use it.
the only thing that keeps me on modified is my footblog occasionally, he stitching threads, bag orders, and quantums haha.
keep it up with cards... you are already where i was at at my prime, so im sure soon youll be better than i ever was. keep it real man.
i dont think that footbag has changed.... i think its just your point of reference. when you saw peter and scott playing and they were "gods".. im guessing you hadnt won anything HUGE yet. now, as strange as it sounds.... you are one of the alleged "gods" to today's crowd. and i dont think your the only one who has had this perspective shift.... since so many people are becoming skilled enough to be considered "godly" by yesterdays standards, there are only a select few (in whom which i classify myself) who still view footbag as a whole with that mystique your talking about. because of that, the footbag community is less inspired by a sense of wonder, but instead by a drive to be a blur dimwalk machine like you said.
i full heartedly agree with you about jorden.... his wack session is honestly more enjoyable than seeing vasek doing superflys, scorpions tails, and blurry whirls over and over. maybe footbag is changed in the sense thst its driven by skill, not creativity. i think youre game is alot more unique than you give it credit though.. just dont forget to do all the cool things you can do, like swirling monster, midrun walkover stuff, etc. youre lucky enough to have the skill to be able to shake things up, so defintely, use it.
the only thing that keeps me on modified is my footblog occasionally, he stitching threads, bag orders, and quantums haha.
keep it up with cards... you are already where i was at at my prime, so im sure soon youll be better than i ever was. keep it real man.
Good thoughts man. Be creative and enjoy the footbag again in a bit different way. Freestyle is the name of the game. Who cares about the general standards, just create your own standardsdavid wrote:I played footbag today and enjoyed it. I played very badly by modified standards but I really liked the tricks I did. Bevier is even better than I remember.
This year will be a change I think. I want to keep playing freestyle but I want to play it differently. I really enjoyed my session tonight. I am so tired of being the standard player. The blur>dimwalk machine who can hit 50 contacts on demand but would never want to watch the run on tape. This game is called freestyle and I forget that so much.
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Walking around campus is an interesting thing. Every time I hit the pavement that weaves through here I take note of some of the things I see. It is interesting to watch the people you don't know and the few you do know and how they walk. Its weird who acknowledges you and who doesn't.
I started wearing my ipod when I walk to class freshman year. I started doing it because I don't like thinking when I walk to class or overhearing people's conversations. This is mostly because both things were stupid. I would think stupid things and I would hear people say stupid things. Monday's are the worst to walk without an ipod because you get the play by play of people's weekends. Mostly what they drank and then some resulting incident of that consumption. Jen's morals fluctuating is not on the top of my list of things to hear.
This ipod addition makes for some interesting sidewalk encounters.
1) The biker. There are many instances where I will be tapping my finger to the latest Justin Timberlake release and be disrupted by the shock of a biker pretty much rubbing up against me as he makes his way past. The problem with wearing my ipod is that I really can't hear anything at all. Dangerous sometimes.
2) The "hey". This is awkward. When someone I see from school walks to me and seems to acknowledge my presence I reach for my earpiece, take it out, and start to say hi. Then I have made this move that I want to chat more, but I really don't. This leads to an awkward stop of both walkers and then that thing happens where it looks like someone invisible is pulling your shoulder. You smile off the weirdness and sidestep away.
3) The late night sing along. This is a rarity but has happened. There are many times where I will be in the library late at night and walk home at like, 11 or 12. The campus is normally empty, just a few late night studiers making their way home. Hit a good track on the ipod and my tapping turns into a hum. A few yards later I have begun a mid sidewalk symphony, gesturing to my invisible drummer with the gusto of a veteran front man. I might even sing a line or two. And then it happens. I turn the corner, someone is there. An awkward glance and my microphone/hand falls down to my side. I throw up my hood and keep walking. Exception: I have once ran into someone holding their own concert as I had mine. A mutual understanding was had.
4) The 20 yard notice. This happens a lot and is not a direct result of my ipod usage but rather just walking in general. I will be looking forward and see someone I know, but they are very far away. If they don't make eye contact, no worries, I keep walking till we greet at normal distance. But if our eyes meet at those 20 yards the next 60 feet is the worst. You try to look down, then up again, trying to gauge when that 10 feet comfort zone will occur. This normally ends up in an awkward smile.
There are way more little things that happen on the sidewalk. I spend a lot of time walking to class here, on busy days probably about an hour. The campus is really big. The more I walk the more I increase my chances of seeing someone I know. Sometimes the meeting is nice and short, you understand people are going somewhere and its good. But if you are in a rush and someone is willing to kill 10 minutes nothing good can come about.
I think about ditching the ipod for the sounds of leaves rustling, cars driving, and bike spokes slicing air. Maybe tomorrow. I'm getting tired of my music selection anyway.
Late for class! Adios.
David
I started wearing my ipod when I walk to class freshman year. I started doing it because I don't like thinking when I walk to class or overhearing people's conversations. This is mostly because both things were stupid. I would think stupid things and I would hear people say stupid things. Monday's are the worst to walk without an ipod because you get the play by play of people's weekends. Mostly what they drank and then some resulting incident of that consumption. Jen's morals fluctuating is not on the top of my list of things to hear.
This ipod addition makes for some interesting sidewalk encounters.
1) The biker. There are many instances where I will be tapping my finger to the latest Justin Timberlake release and be disrupted by the shock of a biker pretty much rubbing up against me as he makes his way past. The problem with wearing my ipod is that I really can't hear anything at all. Dangerous sometimes.
2) The "hey". This is awkward. When someone I see from school walks to me and seems to acknowledge my presence I reach for my earpiece, take it out, and start to say hi. Then I have made this move that I want to chat more, but I really don't. This leads to an awkward stop of both walkers and then that thing happens where it looks like someone invisible is pulling your shoulder. You smile off the weirdness and sidestep away.
3) The late night sing along. This is a rarity but has happened. There are many times where I will be in the library late at night and walk home at like, 11 or 12. The campus is normally empty, just a few late night studiers making their way home. Hit a good track on the ipod and my tapping turns into a hum. A few yards later I have begun a mid sidewalk symphony, gesturing to my invisible drummer with the gusto of a veteran front man. I might even sing a line or two. And then it happens. I turn the corner, someone is there. An awkward glance and my microphone/hand falls down to my side. I throw up my hood and keep walking. Exception: I have once ran into someone holding their own concert as I had mine. A mutual understanding was had.
4) The 20 yard notice. This happens a lot and is not a direct result of my ipod usage but rather just walking in general. I will be looking forward and see someone I know, but they are very far away. If they don't make eye contact, no worries, I keep walking till we greet at normal distance. But if our eyes meet at those 20 yards the next 60 feet is the worst. You try to look down, then up again, trying to gauge when that 10 feet comfort zone will occur. This normally ends up in an awkward smile.
There are way more little things that happen on the sidewalk. I spend a lot of time walking to class here, on busy days probably about an hour. The campus is really big. The more I walk the more I increase my chances of seeing someone I know. Sometimes the meeting is nice and short, you understand people are going somewhere and its good. But if you are in a rush and someone is willing to kill 10 minutes nothing good can come about.
I think about ditching the ipod for the sounds of leaves rustling, cars driving, and bike spokes slicing air. Maybe tomorrow. I'm getting tired of my music selection anyway.
Late for class! Adios.
David
david
Not joking at all, pretty much all those things happened to me today. Except for the exception. Oh and I'll sing during the day as long as there's nobody within earshot...or so I think.
Ben Skaggs
Amateurs practice until they can get it right.
Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong.
No, I don't play soccer. Yes, there are competitions. 4 years. Lots of practice.
Amateurs practice until they can get it right.
Professionals practice until they can't get it wrong.
No, I don't play soccer. Yes, there are competitions. 4 years. Lots of practice.
[quote="david" I'm getting tired of my music selection anyway.
David[/quote]
http://funky16corners.wordpress.com/ :) new music
+1 on the weekend stories, everyone always puts so much feeling into their story of drunkness and besides that are always sure its interesting for everyone :roll:
David[/quote]
http://funky16corners.wordpress.com/ :) new music
+1 on the weekend stories, everyone always puts so much feeling into their story of drunkness and besides that are always sure its interesting for everyone :roll:
When I was younger there was a tradition that happened once a month. It would come without notice. I would be sitting around at around 6 p.m, my stomach feeling the early grumbles as it expected dinner. And then my Dad would gather up the family and say those two words that brought a smile to my face, “Takeout Taxiâ€
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You really should consider being a writer of fiction. You could make a good living from it, that was extremely well-written. It reminds me of Judy Blume books I read when I was a kid.
Just write one book, not even thinking about publishing it. It's a pretty big accomplishment. After, if you do think about publishing, the tools are pretty accessible these days.
Just write one book, not even thinking about publishing it. It's a pretty big accomplishment. After, if you do think about publishing, the tools are pretty accessible these days.
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