Nick Pasquarello (from PA to OH)

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 10 Jan 2011 20:27

sounds like your getting dope dude!

Pasquar · Post by **Pasquar** » 11 Jan 2011 17:29

Thanks both of you!! Really appreciate it!

So I had a brownie made with weed-oil I made last night and it was AWESOME. Much longer high, no crash (I normally don't "crash" as is though), and much better for you! pretty excited about it, want to start limiting smoking and eat those instead.
So I've been kicking in the gym recently. I've kicked there twice in the huge basketball courts just to the side and tonight up where the volleyball courts were. It's pretty sweet, the gym my school has is massive and I have time in-between classes or club meetings to have a session. Go college!

So I was up in the 2nd level courts because there was some basketball thing on the first level, and after I came, some guys from the varsity volleyball team start practicing. They were pretty intense, I watched them a bit.. it's a rhythm just like any sport is

, I could definitely appreciate that

So between watching them, I had an okay session... I guess

drilled clippers, drilllll

infinities, usually no more than 2x bs

trying to really get a fluent rhythm for transitioning from strong to flip, hence the clippers bs over and over and the infinites.

flip dlo (out of nowhere, didn't look impressive I'm sure

)

toe symp swirl

lots of osi bsos, didn't drill them though..

osis>near mirage bsos (should've tried pdx mirage...mental note)

ZACH HOFFA if you're reading this can you let me know what set this is? it's just like a cross-legged hopping set, I remember you trying that set into a swirl or something? I just remember you doing them. but FUN SET!! got a far mirage out of it

breakdancing jawn>string

working on a handstand 360 pirouette with the bag on my strong toe (full turn on my hands with my legs bent--bag on my right toe>come down>string)

whirl bsos (almost x2 os)
finished with:

osis>infinity rpt
Nothing too big but I'm trying to end all of my sessions with something bs and I never really do that combo, Mike does all the time and I always forget to try it.

illusioning SUCKED tonight, I was real pissed off about that. my legs regarding legover dexes in general was kind of off.. I didn't really warm them up at all now that I think about it

whatever
pixies SUCKED!!!

Now I am enjoying a nice Yuengling thanks to PA, and am done with this

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 11 Jan 2011 19:33

only set i do to swirl is fairy.

F[uns]tylin' Eclectic · Post by **F[uns]tylin' Eclectic** » 11 Jan 2011 21:20

Anti-Symposium (Zoid Set)

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 11 Jan 2011 23:26

Ohh thanks nick. No, wasn't to swirl, I set this to ducks, try it, it's fun.

Try zip>zoid.

Pasquar · Post by **Pasquar** » 15 Jan 2011 15:30

Had a decent session with Danny and Ryan ("Jiffy" on here) last night.

Ryan just got his first pair of lavers a few days ago, so this was a groundbreaking shred in a sense lol. He's hitting a lof of legovers bs, clippers bs, inside stall bs, walkovers.. almost getting mirages Saw some real improvement in this shred alone.

Danny was doing his thing>> drillmaster. He says he's been kicking more often and he's starting to drill more! This is exciting news for Columbus

He was doing drills like

toedrifter>stepping ss clipper rpt

clipper ducking clipper>ripwalk>ripwalk rpt

Myself, pretty decent I guess.. lots of alternating clippers. I feel the rhythm of it much more strongly after schooling them for the past couple weeks.
Some highlights

pixie ss illusion

butterfly>pdx illusion rpt
ended with

blur & toe blur os

working on getting quantum and atomic sets on flipside currently. I hope to be getting some decent bsos tricks from those sets. I really want atomsmasher>atomsmasher

tried zooming again and it SUCKED! I'm guessing it's cyclical learning, because it just wasn't clicking like it did a few days ago, I wasn't doing the osis part of it correctly or at the right time. did a few today during a quick session I had today, looking better already

dp · Post by dp » 15 Jan 2011 18:01

" toedrifter>stepping ss clipper rpt " i must be good to make this repeat! I think the drill was [toe drifter>stepping ss clipper>bubba>rpt]? and I think maybe [toe drifter>pdx illsuion>ss smp. mirage>rpt] too?

the idea of a columbus scene makes me excited! once the warm weather comes i'll start doing some solo sessions to add to the 4 times i've played in the last 6 months!

you got me excited to try to work some zooming in next time i play too.

F[uns]tylin' Eclectic · Post by **F[uns]tylin' Eclectic** » 17 Jan 2011 10:01

Columbus footbag scene ftw! So stoked you guys are really getting a nice scene!

Danny, I feel like a small part to why you stopped kicking so much was that you had no one to kick with. It just wouldn't be as fun if I didn't have anyone to shred with for such a long time. I'm stoked to hear that you're starting to kick more now that there's a sweet Ohio scene.

Awesome to hear that Ryan's improving too

And Nick, great to hear your clippers are feeling better. I feel like you're the glue in founding and holding Columbus shred scene together. Props dude.

Keep up the good work, man.

Pasquar · Post by **Pasquar** » 18 Jan 2011 16:03

Haha it's funny you say that because I (geographically) and like right between Ryan and Danny, who live like 20 minutes north, and Mike and Brandon, who live more south so I'm actually the only person in this columbus "scene" who's shredded with everyone

speaking of which, Mike is on his way over here right now for a session

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 18 Jan 2011 20:55

its so awesome you have people to play with nick. your gonna get really good dude.

Jiffy · Post by **Jiffy** » 19 Jan 2011 14:27

Yeah that session helped a lot, and the lavers don't hurt

Plus they are black so... Win. I hit a few mirages bs today thx to your tip about making the dex smaller

F[uns]tylin' Eclectic · Post by **F[uns]tylin' Eclectic** » 23 Jan 2011 09:00

Hey man, I was fuddling about with Mixer (DLO) last night, as you saw from my video. I found something awesome about them to make them sooooo much easier. I remember you and I both had trouble with them during NYJ, so I figured you'd appreciate this:

Set it from your toe> uptime mirage> while that leg is in the air still, the second it is dexed, do a SYMPLE legover (quickly hop off of the foot that hasn't dexed yet)> HIT THAT SHIT.

Pasquar · Post by **Pasquar** » 23 Jan 2011 11:23

Thanks for the advice Nick! I actually have been trying a couple different techniques for dlos and the way you described definitely worked out the best from what I remember doing.

Just got done an hour and a half-ish session. It sucked for the most part

and I think it's due largely to my legs being sore. I've been meaning to put Icy Hot on my legs for a while and have neglected doing so, but I will after this post and a shower

As for the session I just had... nothing really impressive/different. a lot of strings with bs moves, but wasn't really feeling it. I hate the winter cuz I have to shred inside and I feel like a dick bouncing around and blasting the music inside

bubba bsos

gyro clipper mid-string

string with a bunch of legovers/pixies

pixies bs

I've also had a bunch of sessions lately and have been lazy in updating this thing. this is what I can remember:

clipper ducking pincher (first try!)

been doing a bunch of cloud bumps bs (and bsos) lately

pixie illusion (smudge?)

pendulous ducking butterfly << second 5-add

clipper ducking clipper bs

other stuff

my legs are killing me. I hate how the winter makes me tired whenever I'm up

Pasquar · Post by **Pasquar** » 30 Jan 2011 19:50

sessioned with Mike and Brandon today for a few hours, pretty decent shred

bubba bsos, love that trick

atomic toe bsos (real smooth-like, stoked)

toe blur

atomsmasher and legbeater in a string

dimwalk>ripwalk>almost ripwalk

pogo illusion (sketchy as fuck, but I'll take it, 3rd 5-add)
working on blurry whirl at the end, I feel like I'm gonna seal it very soon.

later

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 30 Jan 2011 21:33

legbeater>ripwalk

you got this

props everything

Pasquar · Post by **Pasquar** » 03 Feb 2011 14:48

thanks zach!

I'ma try that tonight if I get a chance to kick

got first couple paradons a few days ago!!

nothing else really exciting, REAL busy with other shit this week

Pasquar · Post by **Pasquar** » 09 Feb 2011 10:44

SUPER-FREAKING-BUSY recently, have had barely any time to kick. I did a lot to organize the United Students Against Sweatshops (USAS) National Conference that my school hosted this year.
(If you guys didn't guess, I'm an avid human rights (specifically labor rights) activist, been involved with USAS for a while now)

I did manage to get a really good session in front of a bunch of like-minded activists who enjoyed my skills

flip gyro mirage

blur>atomsmasher!

longer stringgsss

had a quick session yesterday at the gym between classes

roughly 20 contact run (tilt&guilt) with pdx legover bsos and clipper spinning clipper bsos!!!
^^That was the first time I hit clip spin clip on my flip side and it felt AMAZING to hit at the end of a long string!

blur bsos!

spinning ducking clipper

I need more shred! but so busy!

F[uns]tylin' Eclectic · Post by **F[uns]tylin' Eclectic** » 09 Feb 2011 12:45

Blur> Atom Smasher = WHAT'S GOOD

Sick stuff dude. I feel you with the "I'm so busy with school to shred" deal. It sucks. Keep it up man, sounds like you've really been improving.

Jiffy · Post by **Jiffy** » 09 Feb 2011 13:17

yeah i have been kinda busy too lately, we should deffinately shred sometime though

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 10 Feb 2011 12:46

props nick, it looks like your getting some good stuff in your sessions for not being able to play as much as you might like to.

keep it up! how is your flip atomic looking?

heres a few challenges for you.

blur>paradon
ducking clipper>blur
atomsmasher> pixie same mirage.

you got this