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Bought or Made?

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JusticeKnuckles
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Bought or Made?

Post by JusticeKnuckles »

Most of you guys use home stitched bags or bought online or at a store? If you have a preference please explain : ) I use store bought because i don't trust my stitching but i'd definitely try to make my own sometime.

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Post by fool »

Home-made.

I get satisfaction out of playing with bags that I make.
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Post by Wasabi »

Where's the "it doesn't matter to me" option?
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Post by Moxie »

JusticeKnuckles wrote:Most of you guys use home stitched bags or bought online or at a store?
People who buy footbags from stores are generally new players who haven't learned better yet. ;-) Everyone else buys from other footbag players (who are stitchers) or makes their own bags.

Your poll could be interpreted to mean either:
Are the bags you use store bought or hand made?
or
Do you buy your bags (from stitchers or stores) or make your own?

And the difference is important.
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Post by C-Fan »

Moxie wrote:
Your poll could be interpreted to mean either:
Are the bags you use store bought or hand made?
or
Do you buy your bags (from stitchers or stores) or make your own?

And the difference is important.
Agreed. I didn't vote because I didn't know which you meant.

My advice is: beginners should buy freedom footbag 4 panel bags. These are cheap, and good enough that you can learn all your basics with them.
Once you get to intermediate level (guiltless), then I recommend you buy a 32 panel bag made by a footbagger. Waylon Lew (Wasabi) makes excellent 32 panel bags.
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Post by JusticeKnuckles »

ahhh, i see. sorry i wasn't insightful enough to look at it that way :/ i'm still pretty new to the whole game but i have fun. i got a crochet bag and a 4 panel sand bag made from some spandex like stuff i got off footbag.com in a free trail. i just made my own 12 panel sand bag today. posting pictures later : )
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Post by Cnick946 »

Crochet bags are hard to kick and break in.
It's really all personal preference and what you want in a bag
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Post by mahhkohh »

Wasabi wrote:Where's the "it doesn't matter to me" option?
thats classic ^^

i ussually do my own bags, but i dont mind kicking around storeboght bags,ass well ass playermade bags that are not mine, eventho i would not buy them myself, exept they have something special to them, like boobyshape or something. :)
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buy one of my bags and help finance my guitar lessons :)
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Post by Jeremy »

I just voted randomly by playing paper rock scissors with myself.


When I buy new bags I usually just go into the stitching forum and send a message to the most recent person to post saying they made bags or have them to sell and buy some off them. So they are home made bags that I buy.

My most recent bag is an Alf bag - which I haven't seen at all, but Lotus was getting some, so I tacked on an order. We play with one of his bags twice a week and it's one of the sweetest bags ever. I like having a variety of different bags - but all home made 32s (so actually hardly any variety :P)
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Post by Radek Deko »

Well I'm a beginner so I buy bags, but i want to start stitching. I think bags that are made by players are the best, i just ordered a haniabag and I'm waiting for it to come. :)
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Abshire's fearless 55 ameretta is the bomb diggity! 8)
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Post by Yellow Watchbagger »

well i have a 8 panel dirtbag and a sandman but i really wanted to see what all the hype was on 32 panels so i have a Matt Cross bag and a Cale 'bomb' bag in the mail. i can barely go tiltless without dropping it after 4 or so tricks, but im hoping to excel with the 32's once they arrive. i hope it makes it easier to set from clipper etc.
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Post by Radek Deko »

Hehe, Yeah I'm a beginner too. I Ordered a haniabag, but i have one 32 panel, its alright. So I really wanna try a haniabag, im so happy. :D
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Post by Slowsis »

When I started out, I was using a truely "home-made" bag, and would stitch my own two panel sand bags (tennis ball/baseball design) with old t-shirts and sand.
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