The New Generation of Footbags

ted · Post by **ted** » 28 Oct 2003 15:41

Yes, Tsiangkun! My thoughts exactly. Fast break-in and overall "sweetness" in its prime are by far the most important to me.

I hate it when bags take a long time to break-in, and I am definitely willing to purchase bags more frequently.

Additionally, I find that bags that are harder for me to break in get a rougher treatment and are compromised because of it.

ashleyd · Post by **ashleyd** » 28 Oct 2003 15:49

its kinda like sand vs bead. i play with bead but the sucky part is breaking it in. i dont like playing with sands but if theres a bead bag that breaks in mad fast but dosent last long i would buy it. but my first bead was sick. it ws an abshire. and once those are fully broken in i dont regret buying one or taking the time to break it in. When i first started freestyle i played with Sandmans; witch i dont regret. but i still i go for a long break-in and last longer. even tho i still think sands OK. i just personally love a broken in Abshire or Carol.<those are the two that i m using.
Ashley

gibsonian · Post by **gibsonian** » 28 Oct 2003 16:38

I would think a machine would have a serious appetite for bags, and they would just get mangled and eaten. But, you could just run it in the washer and dryer like 3 times a day, donno if that is adviseable.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 28 Oct 2003 21:28

I much perfer to have a quick break in footbag. I always try to have a few incase one dies - How about one that breaks in really quickly and lasts a long time.

jon · Post by **jon** » 28 Oct 2003 22:10

oh you mean crushed panne bead/gravel filled :p

gibsonian · Post by **gibsonian** » 01 Nov 2003 01:11

I have the distinct feeling tha people are comepletely ignoring all of my posts. One size never fits all. The only way to satisfy everyone is to branch off and make 2, or even more, lines of bags; one tha breaks in fast, one that lasts long. Someone acknowledge my ideas, at least once................

No Add Br@d · Post by **No Add Br@d** » 01 Nov 2003 15:41

gibsonian wrote: The only way to satisfy everyone is to branch off and make 2, or even more, lines of bags; one tha breaks in fast, one that lasts long.

You couldn't be righter. Don't know why I didn't say that myself.

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 01 Nov 2003 17:07

i'm too lazy to bother to break in a bag. i like them to be worked in already. hell, i'm to lazy to break in a freedom.

gibsonian · Post by **gibsonian** » 01 Nov 2003 17:48

No Add Br@d wrote:
gibsonian wrote: The only way to satisfy everyone is to branch off and make 2, or even more, lines of bags; one tha breaks in fast, one that lasts long.
You couldn't be righter. Don't know why I didn't say that myself.

Thank you sir.

ShredStylez · Post by **ShredStylez** » 01 Nov 2003 18:05

long break in and longer lasting. that way, over time you can see the progression in ur bag and as ur bag gets better u get better.

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 01 Nov 2003 20:00

"i'm too lazy to bother to break in a bag. i like them to be worked in already. hell, i'm to lazy to break in a freedom."

i think that most of the fun of buying a 32 is the fact that you get to see the progression of your bag from not being remoptely broken in to being sweet for stalls. If one looks at bag breaking in as a chore then, why bother shredding? Its really too hard to get good, and it requires too much effort. Go do someting else thats easier. This sport is for people who enjoy the difficulty of making the impossible possible. The same can be said for bag break in. Your 32 is your best friend. Take it with you, treat it well, and it will do the same for you. Well, it wont take you with it, but you know what I mean.

Jeremy

Sage · Post by **Sage** » 01 Nov 2003 21:51

I agree with Tsiangkun. I want a high performance bag and as long as it lasts me a month or so I don't really care. Plus, I am very gentle with my bags and if you take care of them well, any bag will last a long time.

I want a bag that will easily turn into a bag sweet for stalls, something that kicks well and not just rolls right off my foot! I hate hacks that no matter how hard you try the bags just will not lose there perfect roundness!

hacksterbator · Post by **hacksterbator** » 01 Nov 2003 23:10

"If one looks at bag breaking in as a chore then, why bother shredding?"

i just don't want to spend the little free time i have breaking in a bag, i'd rather spend it shredding. given, i don't own a 32 panel, and have never had to break one in, but the break in is what stops me from buying one. i have played with a 32 and found it quite enjoyable, but i doubt i would ever buy one, because i have neither the time nor energy to break it in properly. so if you were going to make only one bag type i would be more likely to buy one that breaks in easily and quickly.

RRendsvig · Post by **RRendsvig** » 02 Nov 2003 11:03

I've noted what you said Jeremy, about the way you make them, what you change. I would prefere the fast break-in, I think. I'm not sure.

But I coundn't care less aobut it losing the beeds. I'll just refill it; Hell, I will anyways! Send me a bag, and I'll empty it, and refill it with my own stuff.

What I want is a bag that is exactly like one of Carols when the are really broken in, but smaller. But it's very important that you don't just tighten the string, the panels must be smaller, the "thightness" of the string the same as in a Carol. And I want as little extra material inside the bag as possible.

I think Carols bags are pretty perfect now that we talk about break-in vs. shred-time, but they just become too damn big!

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