had my first REAL session back after the toe-snappage with yogan today. i was hyped about it all day, and it held up to my expectations, which was fantastic to see =]
here are some highlights:
-two barflies on both sides... figured out the timing. its quick haha... duh.
-pdx whirl b2b... both good catches (practiced in vans slip ons, forcing a perfect catch ;]
-pdx drifter again
-pixie symp mirage bs
-amazing pixie shuffle... fixed my strong pixie form to make it like my flip... much cleaner and higher now.
-loads of little 6 touch drills i cant remember
-worked a bit on pdx illusions... nice.
-flip toe is improving loads... getting my "curl" back
-dropped last contact of ducking legover>toe zulu clipper>rpt
-great flip stepping
-footed tomahawk bs
-new move: pixie gyro clipper
-spinning clipper bsos
-really close to gyro mirage bs (more so on flip)
-good spins out of whirl bs
-pixie ss rake bs first tries
i like footbag again. im so happy my career isnt over before it really began. anybody out there who reads this? thoughts? tips?
cale mccoy
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EoghanMcDowell
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Welcome to Oatmeal.
Note, there is a fine print distinction that true oatmeal self-nourish-ers must ask themselves...
"Do I truly enjoy the oatmeal, or do I enjoy the sugar that Mr.Quaker puts all over them".
This isn't one of those "Oh, I should get to that" type situations. For example, if Lon Smith was mowing someone else's lawn, you would instinctively say to yourself "Oh shit, there is Lon Smith! I should mow that lawn for him!" But however, you also realize your mother specifically asked you to borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbor whose lawn Lon is mowing. So, you can in this situation say "I should get to that" after the sugar.
Oatmeal however, is a much more serious business. If you find yourself having trouble breathing, that is perfectly normal, and I assure you that it will subside when you make sure that all your priorities (i.e. school, chia-pets and resting your feet from injury) are put on the backburner for your new quest.
Step 1: Go to grocery store, after helping Lon out.
Step 2: Buy "instant" Quaker oatmeal, preferably the peaches 'n cream kind.
Step 3: Look left of the instant stuff, and buy the "You have to boil this and wait for multiple minutes before this is even possible to eat without indigestion" oatmeal, preferably in a large bag.
Step 4: Eat both, and find out how much stuff you have to add to the "real" oatmeal to get it anywhere comparable to the instant kind.
Step 5: Sit under the town's willow tree, and contemplate whether you really enjoy "oatmeal" or rather just the lame interpretation of what Quaker tries to feed small children before school.
If you could sum your findings on one side of a post-it note, using the words "bucket", "Undoubtedly" and "Hypotenuse" coherently, and bring it to Green Cup I firmly believe that I would buy you lunch. Good day sir.
Note, there is a fine print distinction that true oatmeal self-nourish-ers must ask themselves...
"Do I truly enjoy the oatmeal, or do I enjoy the sugar that Mr.Quaker puts all over them".
This isn't one of those "Oh, I should get to that" type situations. For example, if Lon Smith was mowing someone else's lawn, you would instinctively say to yourself "Oh shit, there is Lon Smith! I should mow that lawn for him!" But however, you also realize your mother specifically asked you to borrow a cup of sugar from the neighbor whose lawn Lon is mowing. So, you can in this situation say "I should get to that" after the sugar.
Oatmeal however, is a much more serious business. If you find yourself having trouble breathing, that is perfectly normal, and I assure you that it will subside when you make sure that all your priorities (i.e. school, chia-pets and resting your feet from injury) are put on the backburner for your new quest.
Step 1: Go to grocery store, after helping Lon out.
Step 2: Buy "instant" Quaker oatmeal, preferably the peaches 'n cream kind.
Step 3: Look left of the instant stuff, and buy the "You have to boil this and wait for multiple minutes before this is even possible to eat without indigestion" oatmeal, preferably in a large bag.
Step 4: Eat both, and find out how much stuff you have to add to the "real" oatmeal to get it anywhere comparable to the instant kind.
Step 5: Sit under the town's willow tree, and contemplate whether you really enjoy "oatmeal" or rather just the lame interpretation of what Quaker tries to feed small children before school.
If you could sum your findings on one side of a post-it note, using the words "bucket", "Undoubtedly" and "Hypotenuse" coherently, and bring it to Green Cup I firmly believe that I would buy you lunch. Good day sir.
Jay Boychuk
still playing, but more interested in the physical sport of footbag than modified, hence less posts. heres some highlights:
-toe torques bs
-whirls are great
-stepping ss whirl bs
-pixie ss whirl bs
-pixie whirl bs
-atomics getting better, but i need to drill them
-much better shuffle play
-illusions are finally being confidently thrown into my shred
-like 12 ducking clippers? i finally clicked on them, thank goodness.
-learned spinning. spinning clipper bs, gyro clipper bs, spinning osis bs, spinning butterfly bs
-fixed osis form, when i remember.
-bops feel really solid.
thats all i can think of now. im pretty happy with where i am right now. i just need to find a job and make this girl my girlfriend, and teach her footbag =]
-toe torques bs
-whirls are great
-stepping ss whirl bs
-pixie ss whirl bs
-pixie whirl bs
-atomics getting better, but i need to drill them
-much better shuffle play
-illusions are finally being confidently thrown into my shred
-like 12 ducking clippers? i finally clicked on them, thank goodness.
-learned spinning. spinning clipper bs, gyro clipper bs, spinning osis bs, spinning butterfly bs
-fixed osis form, when i remember.
-bops feel really solid.
thats all i can think of now. im pretty happy with where i am right now. i just need to find a job and make this girl my girlfriend, and teach her footbag =]
had an awesome session with yogan last night at the athletic club.
-blurry whirl bsos (out of pdx mirage>dimwalk both times)
-phoenix bsos
-dimwalk>stepping ss mirage>dimwalk>blur>rpt
-pdx mirage>ss toe whirl>pdx mirage>opp toe whirl>rpt.
-whirl war
-ducking pdx mirage>toe weaving butterfly>ducking butterfly bs (tried to link them, but couldnt)
-lots of torques on both sides, it was weird.
-stepping out of whirl bs
-stepping out of spinning? i think i did...
it was a fine session, and yogan played great too. i wish we had been filming ;]
also, my bag sales have been great... im still taking more orders if anyone wants one.
-blurry whirl bsos (out of pdx mirage>dimwalk both times)
-phoenix bsos
-dimwalk>stepping ss mirage>dimwalk>blur>rpt
-pdx mirage>ss toe whirl>pdx mirage>opp toe whirl>rpt.
-whirl war
-ducking pdx mirage>toe weaving butterfly>ducking butterfly bs (tried to link them, but couldnt)
-lots of torques on both sides, it was weird.
-stepping out of whirl bs
-stepping out of spinning? i think i did...
it was a fine session, and yogan played great too. i wish we had been filming ;]
also, my bag sales have been great... im still taking more orders if anyone wants one.
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alextartol
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Looking forward to trying it out!so, i didnt make it to the u.s.o. through a few less-than-outstanding mistakes ive made recently. i hurt my knee enough to keep me from seriously shredding in portland anyways, but i still would have loved to go, and have 13 bags i stitched that i need to sell over the web now. however, yogan still came over for two nights and we had a session in which i managed to actually play; so my knee is slowly recovering, just as my snapped toe, bruised calf, and other knee injury did. i just hope i don have to be hurt again any time soon. anyways, i just wanted to put it out there tha im still playing and stitching, as im sure there are at least 15 people out there thinking "hey, i havtn heard of cale for awhile... did he die?" so hopefully ill see someone soon, ill probably be going to eugene at the end of next month, so maybe some eugene people can hook up with me. hope everyone's doing better than i am, keep shredding.
my knee is probably at about 85-90 percent back. still no double dexes or fast downtime concepts on that side, but i can definitely play. had a great session with my girlfriend, who is learning to play footbag, and yogan, who basically just hung out as he is under the weather (though he managed a blurry whirl and a pixie ss blender...in jeans).
i played alot better than i expected, and im pretty satisfied with where im at right now. i definitely cant wait to get back to my former glory, but im just glad i can bop again without pain. things i want to work on:
-fairy sets... ive been visualizing it alot lately, and want to try it.
-atomic... my one side is perfect, and my flip needs some work, but i managed a couple good ones today.
-whirls. i want to be able to hit toe whirls again... this is a bit dependent on my knee healing
-ive started stretching before i play, and it helps alot!
-ducking. it just needs work. i get them half the time, which isnt at all often enough.
-spinning. i need a bit more speed and alot more balance while spinning.
-staying on my toes. ive been doing this alot more lately, and it helps so so much.
-downtime mirage concepts (drifters, torques, dlo's) this is quite dependent on my knee healing on one side, but otherwise i just need practice.
-stepping set... where did mine go? i need to rediscover the right rythym.
im gonna try to make it to vegas jam with yogan... no promises yet though. but i havnt been to a tourney/jam in way too long.
ill try to get some footage out so you guys can see my comeback progress. thanks if you read!
p.s. buy my bags! i have 10 awesome bags in stock.
i played alot better than i expected, and im pretty satisfied with where im at right now. i definitely cant wait to get back to my former glory, but im just glad i can bop again without pain. things i want to work on:
-fairy sets... ive been visualizing it alot lately, and want to try it.
-atomic... my one side is perfect, and my flip needs some work, but i managed a couple good ones today.
-whirls. i want to be able to hit toe whirls again... this is a bit dependent on my knee healing
-ive started stretching before i play, and it helps alot!
-ducking. it just needs work. i get them half the time, which isnt at all often enough.
-spinning. i need a bit more speed and alot more balance while spinning.
-staying on my toes. ive been doing this alot more lately, and it helps so so much.
-downtime mirage concepts (drifters, torques, dlo's) this is quite dependent on my knee healing on one side, but otherwise i just need practice.
-stepping set... where did mine go? i need to rediscover the right rythym.
im gonna try to make it to vegas jam with yogan... no promises yet though. but i havnt been to a tourney/jam in way too long.
ill try to get some footage out so you guys can see my comeback progress. thanks if you read!
p.s. buy my bags! i have 10 awesome bags in stock.
had another good session today in the weight room at my college. here's some highlights:
-worked pixie, got 10 perfect sets each side
-worked atomic, also 10 good sets each side. im excited about my flip.
-consecutive infinities, working on being on my toes and bouncy, which helped alot.
-worked ducking, got some bsos
-worked downtime miraging concepts
-drifter, ss drifter, dlo, torque bs
-got toe whirls, opp and ss both sides. excited about my "bad knee" side, they felt fine.
-spinning clippers, bs
-whirl>infinity>rpt for 8 contacts
-some triforce, focusing on clipper form.
-really examined my butterly dexes, trying to model after a combo of milan/chad d. its hard to explain, but hopefully ill have some video up soon.
i never want my red lavers to die.
-worked pixie, got 10 perfect sets each side
-worked atomic, also 10 good sets each side. im excited about my flip.
-consecutive infinities, working on being on my toes and bouncy, which helped alot.
-worked ducking, got some bsos
-worked downtime miraging concepts
-drifter, ss drifter, dlo, torque bs
-got toe whirls, opp and ss both sides. excited about my "bad knee" side, they felt fine.
-spinning clippers, bs
-whirl>infinity>rpt for 8 contacts
-some triforce, focusing on clipper form.
-really examined my butterly dexes, trying to model after a combo of milan/chad d. its hard to explain, but hopefully ill have some video up soon.
i never want my red lavers to die.
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h0ag3yb3atZ
- Egyptian Footgod
- Posts: 1161
- Joined: 03 Jul 2008 09:05
- Location: Shaolin
found some 20 dollar lavers on clearance at champs sports in my mall... my amazing girlfriend bought them for me =] cant wait to play again.
i think i may have figured out double downs... im visualizing it diffenretly then i used to, and cant wait to try it. like.... do an around the world. then just move your leg past the bag instead of catching, and clipper. anyways, it seems really easy in my head now at least. well see.
i think i may have figured out double downs... im visualizing it diffenretly then i used to, and cant wait to try it. like.... do an around the world. then just move your leg past the bag instead of catching, and clipper. anyways, it seems really easy in my head now at least. well see.
had a session in my newly modded white and green mesh lavers... actually played really well, and drilled a few things.
-toe whirls bs
-ss toe whirls bs
-great steps both sides, its definitely coming back, which im stoked about.
-finally figured out ss butterflies from clipper
-lots of good ducks, bsos
-lots of good dives, bsos
-stepping legover, ss legover bs
-stepping ss mirage, blur bs
-ripwalk bsos, sidewalk bsos
-drilled infinities and osis consecutives again.
-bops are so locked, its great. i felt like fucking clavens warming up or something, which is a feeling to be felt, kids.
-three pdx whirls in a row on my strong side... flip still feels to sketch on my knee to try
it was interesting seeing how i played with shoes that had walls, no brocka, and no "sweet spot" dremel mod like my other lavers. it made me feel good knowing that i didnt need that for my clippers to be really good.
on another note, erika got some blue lavers in the mail to try on from franksinatra, but the saddest thing ive ever seen happened: they didnt fit. however, there are a couple of other options ive found on the web, so im not worried... i just wish she had some proper shoes to shred in, and seeing her in those blue lavers was the most erotic thing ive seen since my first porno in highschool... but i digress.
i love footbag! i cant wait to see if i can go to vegas jam... like, that would be the best thing that could happen right now footbag-wise. i am dying to go to another tourney, and this one sounds ill.
well, im gonna go drool over some footbag vids till i fall asleep, so goodnight modified. if you actually read my footblog, leave some love! it would be great to know that im not posting this for nothing. keep shredding!
-toe whirls bs
-ss toe whirls bs
-great steps both sides, its definitely coming back, which im stoked about.
-finally figured out ss butterflies from clipper
-lots of good ducks, bsos
-lots of good dives, bsos
-stepping legover, ss legover bs
-stepping ss mirage, blur bs
-ripwalk bsos, sidewalk bsos
-drilled infinities and osis consecutives again.
-bops are so locked, its great. i felt like fucking clavens warming up or something, which is a feeling to be felt, kids.
-three pdx whirls in a row on my strong side... flip still feels to sketch on my knee to try
it was interesting seeing how i played with shoes that had walls, no brocka, and no "sweet spot" dremel mod like my other lavers. it made me feel good knowing that i didnt need that for my clippers to be really good.
on another note, erika got some blue lavers in the mail to try on from franksinatra, but the saddest thing ive ever seen happened: they didnt fit. however, there are a couple of other options ive found on the web, so im not worried... i just wish she had some proper shoes to shred in, and seeing her in those blue lavers was the most erotic thing ive seen since my first porno in highschool... but i digress.
i love footbag! i cant wait to see if i can go to vegas jam... like, that would be the best thing that could happen right now footbag-wise. i am dying to go to another tourney, and this one sounds ill.
well, im gonna go drool over some footbag vids till i fall asleep, so goodnight modified. if you actually read my footblog, leave some love! it would be great to know that im not posting this for nothing. keep shredding!
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PoisonTaffy
- Egyptian Footgod
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- Joined: 23 Jun 2007 15:42
- Location: Israel, center
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