Tyler Adam's Footblog (Rt. 422 Crew)

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TylerHatesNeedles
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Tyler Adam's Footblog (Rt. 422 Crew)

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Hey, my name is Tyler Adam. I live in Birdsboro, PA, originally born in Pittsburgh, PA. I'd like to get a degree in electrical engineering. I play freestyle footbag, and I'm also big into longboarding. The main people I shred with are Zach Hoffa, and Nick Polini. Sometimes I kick with Jackson Raap, and Mike Toolan, as well. I'm part of the Rt. 422 Crew. I usually shred with everyone at Nick's apartment. I don't like needles. Needles scare me. I've been kicking for about a year now. Nick Polini got me into it. We met at college and he said I showed a lot of potential because I was able to dex and stall the bag right away. Soon after, Nick set me up with my first pair of Quantums, which I loved. Then I moved on to buying my own pair of Lavers. I can hit a nice handful of tricks, as of now. I've been working on drilling my clippers both sides. Getting a lot better at it, Nick and Zach said that they're looking really nice. I HAVE TO KEEP SOLO SHREDDING. More to come later...
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...I am a downhill longboarder and I do some freestyle as well. If interested, you can find me on Silverfish Longboarding and Beast Coast Longboarding. pm me

~Tyler Adam~
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Alright dude! Good start! Good to see you finally got an account! Welcome to Modified!!! See you in about an hour :P
Nick Polini

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i had no idea rt. 422 went clean over there
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We had an excellent shred session today in Produce Junction's parking lot in about 40 degree weather. It was quite a turn out with an awesome cameo by Drew Martin. It feels good to be getting back into footbag.

Some goals for the coming weeks are stepping sets, osiseseseses, and spins.
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...I am a downhill longboarder and I do some freestyle as well. If interested, you can find me on Silverfish Longboarding and Beast Coast Longboarding. pm me

~Tyler Adam~
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HE'S BACCCCKKKKK!!!!!!! Can't wait to sesh Friday! Cya then dudeski.
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Oh yeahhhhhhh I don't know the proper terminology for tricks but I hit a butterfly, set it up, and dexed it with the support leg. I also hit a few spinning clippers, I footed an osis, and I had some really good strings of basic tricks. I am pretty much equal with clippers on both sides...
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...I am a downhill longboarder and I do some freestyle as well. If interested, you can find me on Silverfish Longboarding and Beast Coast Longboarding. pm me

~Tyler Adam~
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great to see you playing. be playing with you soon im sure.
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I'm going to start playing footbag with the crew again. I've been working like crazy lately (raking in the ca$h, but after work sometimes, I plan on stopping by Nick's apartment to shred. I'm looking forward to it!
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...I am a downhill longboarder and I do some freestyle as well. If interested, you can find me on Silverfish Longboarding and Beast Coast Longboarding. pm me

~Tyler Adam~
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I had a crazy excellent shred session with Nick Polini. He hit flipside ripstein.

:arrow: I footed flapper
:arrow: clipper> same side pickup
:arrow: I'm getting a decent leg motion down for a whirl
:arrow: Oh how could I forget, I nailed double legover not once, but numerous times!!! Nick said I'm a natural legoverer. I can foot it every time!!!!

That's all for now! PEEEEEace
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...I am a downhill longboarder and I do some freestyle as well. If interested, you can find me on Silverfish Longboarding and Beast Coast Longboarding. pm me

~Tyler Adam~
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Hell yeah man! That was an excellent session. We definitely have to start doing these mini sessions from now on. It was a really cool idea on your part to have a mini session since I have a lot of homework tonight. Madd props again on that DLO, so bitchiiinnnn! Cya later. Oops! I see you now because you live on my bean bag!
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big props tyler!

some of my biggest spurts of progression in 2010 was when i was living on that bean bag. good mojo maybe?


keep it up! look forward to kicking soon.
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Today was an epic day. One to go down in history as the day I hit like a million tricks. I began the day with a speed session with Nick.

:arrow: paradox mirage
:arrow: a bunch of DLO's
:arrow: clipper>far legover bs

Later tonight Nick and I wen to the gym; I brought my laptop for my choice of music. We listened to dubstep (my music of choice) and I think it made a world of a difference. I hit

:arrow: Illusion(forgot i had them)
:arrow: osis
:arrow: paradox mirage
:arrow: rake
:arrow: clipper>ducking toe
:arrow: I footed eggbeater
:arrow: infinityx3
:arrow: SOLID flipside clipper
:arrow: a few hopovers
:arrow: eclipse
:arrow: pickup
:arrow: pixie


I tried:

:arrow: drifter
:arrow: clipper>spinning clipper
:arrow: clipper>ducking clipper
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...I am a downhill longboarder and I do some freestyle as well. If interested, you can find me on Silverfish Longboarding and Beast Coast Longboarding. pm me

~Tyler Adam~
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You totally changed my mind and how it used to think. Dubstep now rips haha Props on tonight. Really impressed me.
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Holy goat nipples! I am finally unlocking some of my dream tricks and some others I never thought I would hit. I hit

:arrow: Infinity x4!!!
:arrow: 3 osis in a string
:arrow: footed DLO
:arrow: footed a whirl or two
:arrow: clipper near pickup
:arrow: I had some really good illusions

I also magicked a trick up on the spot midstring. Nick is currently trying to figure out what it is. I footed it.

If you know anything about it pleaseeee help.

Clipper paradox maraging opposite side clipper.

I'm sure there is more
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...I am a downhill longboarder and I do some freestyle as well. If interested, you can find me on Silverfish Longboarding and Beast Coast Longboarding. pm me

~Tyler Adam~
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Pdx whirl?
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Post by Pasquar »

I agree, that's what it sounded like to me

did it look anything like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuviRmvj4nE
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It looked like pdx whirl almost, but a little more mirage-like. It could be pdx whirl soon though.
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Tonight Nick had to do this stupid thing called homework. I patiently waited for him to finish, eating tons of snackies in the process. We went to our usual shred location.

:arrow: DLO
:arrow: footed infinity x4
:arrow: footed a duck (yes i kick swimming birds)
:arrow: footed a few spins
:arrow: footed eggbeater
:arrow: illusion
:arrow: I foot Whirl!!!!!!

I feel like I am getting better, and more sore by every day. I can easily do inside stalls on both sides. I feel like from drilling clippers, I have generated so much more flexibility with my legs.
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...I am a downhill longboarder and I do some freestyle as well. If interested, you can find me on Silverfish Longboarding and Beast Coast Longboarding. pm me

~Tyler Adam~
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