i have noticed that a major difference between when i do strings or freestyle to when i watch other people, other than the difficulty of the tricks is how fast they go from one trick to the other.
they seem to have very lil time in a stall.
i was just wondering wether it is better to play like this and does this way of playing only come with practice, or is there some drill i can do to speed my stall time up.
any thoughts on this would go along way because i am very slow between tricks and i think that it is letting my game down.
In my opinion, going fast from one trick to the next is not as awesome as really stalling the bag between tricks. It depends what type of tricks you are doing actually. It's all personal style and there isn't really a wrong way to play. Take Jim Penske vs. Peter Irish. Different styles but both kick major ass. Jim being "aggressive" (I guess in his shuffle) and Peter being laid back and flowy.
Watch Peter Irish or new-ish Nick Landes stuff to see how stylie STALLING the bag looks. Also, try not to compare yourself too much to others if you are relatively new to playing. Watch videos of a shit ton of players with different styles and keep developing your own and take bits and pieces of the players you like. Can't lose.
Plus, going too fast for your style will tire you out quick if your body can't keep up.
Assuming you've haven't been playing much longer than a month (assuming from the date you joined Modified), it's really nothing to worry about.
Obviously, you don't want your delays to be too slow that it breaks up the flow of the string, but once you get into harder tricks it's important to finish a trick before you start the next. At your presumed stage in footbag, however, play how you want as long as it's both-sided.
As James said, watch plenty of videos and emulate things that you like.
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I've spent the last few years doing the faster style you describe, but lately, it has helped me get some of my weaker stuff a little more solid by coming to a complete stop with every delay and freezing for a moment before the next trick. it is HARD when you're trying to do it with nice style and form.
so, I recommend you drill your weaker stuff with long, controlled styles, and then switch it up to the more shreddy style after you have it rock solid with long delays.
other than the difficulty of the tricks is how fast they go from one trick to the other.
