In need of visible footbags

Anz · Post by **Anz** » 11 Sep 2009 03:06

I'm doing footbag on TV, the Finnish Talent semifinals in November. The production team contacted me and told that I could use a more visible bag than what I used on the qualification round.

So now I need two new footbags. Does any stitcher use neon colors?

I was also thinking about spikes, but I'm not sure if it's a good idea.

If any stitcher has good ideas for visible footbags and can produce them, contact me.

akalazou · Post by **akalazou** » 11 Sep 2009 06:13

http://modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.php?t=20687

will_T · Post by **will_T** » 11 Sep 2009 12:57

i know that fields has a really visible neon yellow-green. i just ran out, but it's highly visible. i used it for the pents in my avatar.

maybe someone has some more of it stashed away, its a great color.

PegLegHolly · Post by **PegLegHolly** » 11 Sep 2009 13:06

orange and yellows are very visible, along with red...

youd be best with a solid color bag.

the neon colors that are available are too stiff for my liking, and dont make a playable bag in my opinion.

for me, i would choose an all yellow bag, an all orange bag, or an all red bag... but this also would depend on what color clothes you are wearing... maybe try to pick colors that are opposite temperatures than what you are wearing.

id be happy to make some footbags for you. check out my forsale page for info and reviews

akalazou · Post by **akalazou** » 12 Sep 2009 07:16

http://modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.php?t=20692

Cod · Post by **Cod** » 14 Sep 2009 03:21

akalazou wrote:http://modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.php?t=20692

Check this video out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihoVH6tLDMY - we used this new visible Dorshbag for a recent Footbag show and I think it was pretty awesome. I think it's the best to use a solid-colored bigger bag for such things. Orange, pink and light blue are the best if you use dark clothing. If you like light clothing, I suggest the darkest bag from my thread.

kam · Post by **kam** » 23 Sep 2009 09:29

Personally, I would suggest bags with 2 contrasting colors, with half of the panels being a dark color, and the other half being the bright color. Something like black and yellow, black and orange, blue and red, etc.

The reason for not going with a solid color is because on a TV show, you don't really have control over a number of variables that could make your bag "disappear". Ideally, a dark color against a light background (or vice-versa) would be the best. But you don't know if the show is gonna have a dark or light background when you're on stage. Or if there are going to be random advertisements on it. You don't know how the lights will be positioned exactly or what colors they will be, and you also don't know at what angle the camera will be shooting at you. My guess is the only things you have control over are your bag and clothing colors (and unless you want to wear shorts that match your skin tone, you still don't have a uniform background color).

So, by using a contrasting bag, when the bag is against a dark bg, the lighter half will stand out...when the bag is against a light bg, the darker half will stand out.

Again, this is just a personal opinion...good luck on the show, and please keep us informed on how things go