Basic Kicks Time Progression
Basic Kicks Time Progression
Hey, its been a month or so since I've gotten into footbagging and I've been practicing whenever I get the chance to but it isn't getting too frequent because of school but I was wondering how long did it take you to master the basic kicks then the basic stalls so I can have an idea maybe where I should be at.
Eric L.
Practice makes perfect, but no ones perfect so why practice?
Practice makes perfect, but no ones perfect so why practice?
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Frank_Sinatra
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General advice from an intermediate player - others may disagree, just my two cents, etc:
I think it is important not to compare yourself too much to other players. At least, that's been a valuable lesson for me.
If you're getting excrutiatingly bored, to the point where you don't want to practice basic kicks anymore, then of course you should feel free to try something more exciting to sustain your interest.
I also suggest that you focus on results rather than time. So... how many alternating kicks can you do consistently? How many alternating inside stalls and toe stalls?
I think it is important not to compare yourself too much to other players. At least, that's been a valuable lesson for me.
If you're getting excrutiatingly bored, to the point where you don't want to practice basic kicks anymore, then of course you should feel free to try something more exciting to sustain your interest.
I also suggest that you focus on results rather than time. So... how many alternating kicks can you do consistently? How many alternating inside stalls and toe stalls?
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PoisonTaffy
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While agreeing with the above poster on both points, I want to add an important pointer on improving faster:
The less time there is between session to session, the better. If you play once a week, don't expect to improve as quickly as those who practice every day. I believe 30 minutes a day is infinitely better than 1 hour every weekend. That's the single most important factor in improving in footbag.
Other factors would be having more experienced players to learn from, and having the right gear.
Finally, read this and try to implement some of the pointers suggested: http://www.modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.php?t=14866
The less time there is between session to session, the better. If you play once a week, don't expect to improve as quickly as those who practice every day. I believe 30 minutes a day is infinitely better than 1 hour every weekend. That's the single most important factor in improving in footbag.
Other factors would be having more experienced players to learn from, and having the right gear.
Finally, read this and try to implement some of the pointers suggested: http://www.modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.php?t=14866
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Roy Klein
Roy Klein
I agree with both above. I find that I improve faster if I practices many days in a row. I find that by the third day, my warm up is faster and I can learn something new.
When you take many days off between sessions, it takes a little while longer to warm back up and get your muscle memory going again.
When you take many days off between sessions, it takes a little while longer to warm back up and get your muscle memory going again.
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~Damon Mathews
It took me about 2 and a half years to learn the basic kicks and stalls. Of course by that stage I could hit quite a few 6 add moves, but struggled with some very basic flipside stuff. Ales Zelinka made me drill my flip toe stalls for an hour and I then spent a few months drilling them. I also started practising alternating kicks whenever I was waiting for a train.
From my experience, I would say it's much better to get those basics down as early as possible.
From my experience, I would say it's much better to get those basics down as early as possible.