ZachAtree's blog. ( now with videos )

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 14 Mar 2011 12:15

made this video last night
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acBo_BzFGWE[/youtube]

idk why i thought the first trick was pogo, its not, its just stepping to symp something that i never have done. we all make mistakes

it be cool if someone would comment "bent looks legit" or "bents dumb" something so i can feel out if its something i should continue doing to higher complexity or just work on other stuff.

session with bob on the T days of the week. hoping nick makes it to at least one practice. i plan to give my 20 ripwalk goal a solid attempt first thing tuesday at bobs.

in other new.. if you guys didnt know ive been unemployed for over 2 years. ive done a lot with that free time an wouldnt take it back for the world. a recent opportunity found ME recently an i jumped on it. i have a interview this week. the job starts as weekends only helping people be successful catching fish (trout) an doing farm work raising the fish. if it works out well there is a year round position available. I WANT TO BE THAT GUY! to top it all off its local an is only a few minutes drive down some back roads from my house.

so to say the least im in a rather good mood, i hope the lift of my morale reflects in my footbag practices this week.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 14 Mar 2011 12:28

Good luck with the job interview. Sounds like a pretty sweet job.

Keep pushing Bob, and tell him I said hey.

F[uns]tylin' Eclectic · Post by **F[uns]tylin' Eclectic** » 14 Mar 2011 15:26

Bent looks gnar.

Definitely going to try to make it to Bobby's tomorrow night.

Look forward to kicking with you and seeing you and Bob again. It's been a while.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 16 Mar 2011 00:23

i did not hit 20 ripwalks...

didnt feel like i played to well at bobs. maybe ill feel different after i watch the video. I think i just spent a lot more time trying new things then what i normal do at bobs. The truth is other then very small shreds here an there in my basement an in the coffee shop, playing at bobs is the only time i really session for the last 2+ months.

today bob asked if i wanted a challenge, but i must accept or turn it down prior to hearing it. of course i excepted, trusting bob wouldn't challenge me to eat my own shit or something.. his challenge was to play a hour every day for at least a month. even if im hurting, practice my 2 bag juggling or do sole an swirl work. just play 1 hour everyday.

my plan is to break it up an do 4 15 minute drills an repeating tricks.

had a few close attempts at mobius that felt good.

ducking butterfly>torque the only torque i hit today an i got it in a combo.

welp tomorrow i have my interview, also first day of my hour a day shred. i guess ill be posting in here more often.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 16 Mar 2011 09:45

woot got the job!!! i start training tomorrow at 7am

working the weekends might mean im gonna miss out on some footbag events, but i will do my very best to make it to as many as i can work in.

today i was supposed to go look at the venue for the PA jam event we are hosting but i have to go to a meeting for this new job around the same time, so just nicks gonna go then he will show me latter today. hopefully i can do my hour a day, with nick. that would be cool

i want to work
dimwalk>blur>rpt
smear>ducking legover>rpt
ducking mirage>ducking legover>rpt
blender>ducking/diving anything

these will be my focus for today's hour,

sen · Post by **sen** » 16 Mar 2011 09:58

Congrats on the job!

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 16 Mar 2011 20:21

phoenix>torque

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 16 Mar 2011 20:29

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS0JFtiPwec[/youtube]

highlight video from todays hour witch was awesomely with nick.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 17 Mar 2011 19:48

was on time for bobs for the first time ever, till i hit some crazzzzy traffic. after making it 1 mile in 30 minutes i finally was clear an made it to bobs before 730, when he wanted to originally play.

bob an i where both beat an started off slow but ended up having a half descent session.

spinning legover bsos

so i guess i can do double pick ups.

other stuff

first day of work was.....

epic. this is not a job... this is a passion an a hobby.

sen · Post by **sen** » 17 Mar 2011 20:02

zachatree wrote: epic. this is not a job... this is a passion an a hobby.

You have no idea how lucky you are. I hope everything continues to work out.

F[uns]tylin' Eclectic · Post by **F[uns]tylin' Eclectic** » 17 Mar 2011 20:04

zachatree wrote:

first day of work was.....

You love those things!

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 18 Mar 2011 19:57

on my break i drove to the coffee shop an played for a bit out side after i got a sandwitch an coffee. so i got like 30 minutes of actual kicking in. then latter i kicked for 15 minutes while i was fishing.

just small links an ducking leg over practice.

my

today was at my friends house. while waiting for him to get his gear ready an loaded in my car. i was trying to do a 3 trick combo down his long 3 set of stairs. i got

symp mirage>ducking mirage>phoenix

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 20 Mar 2011 18:52

i played for 15 minutes when i got home today. the whole session was clipper>op clipper>rpt infinty>rpt not a hour but at least i played!

in other news non footbag related my job offers some pretty cool benefits.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJxHoSaDKCs [/youtube] at the end of the video u can see the property that i work on. the koi in the water is a 30+ lb fish.

F[uns]tylin' Eclectic · Post by **F[uns]tylin' Eclectic** » 20 Mar 2011 20:08

Sweet video man. Cool to see your new place of work. It looks like you belong there.

In other news:

Let's play this week sometime!

Rieferman · Post by **Rieferman** » 21 Mar 2011 04:05

Challenge failed! An hour per day for one month was the challenge. I've done that in my 30's with a full time job, supporting a family, playing with my kids, building a barn and shred room, and mowing the lawn. I guess what I'm saying is that you're a WIMP sucka. No more challenges for you until you redeem yourself.

You can make it up to me by coming to shred tonight, Monday, at 7:30.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 21 Mar 2011 09:07

Rieferman wrote:Challenge failed! An hour per day for one month was the challenge. I've done that in my 30's with a full time job, supporting a family, playing with my kids, building a barn and shred room, and mowing the lawn. I guess what I'm saying is that you're a WIMP sucka. No more challenges for you until you redeem yourself.

You can make it up to me by coming to shred tonight, Monday, at 7:30.

think i can make that happen.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 21 Mar 2011 19:13

played with bob tonight.

bob was on fire. he had my surprise meteor pegged to SHOCKED. he was linking good stuff out of no where an had some dense runs. props buddy, your the shit.

i hit a bunch of random new things. I got very close to my first 5>4>5 an i have a 5>5>5 in mind. wont spoil it, im gonna have to hit it!

i started off strong then had a burned out period in the session but finished strong. we changed my goal to 30 minutes after my idea of putting in a set time weekly total was thrown out the window by asshole. he means well tho an 30 minutes is very due able. A hour is just so hard to fit in EVERY day for me. it hindsight ill make it up with the 2 hour sessions i have with bob, an the hoped longer sessions i will start to have with nick.

other news. my lady friend is taking up kicking seemingly well. she started at zero an is now to 5 alternating kicks. i told her once she can perform 10 alternating kicks on demand, in front of me.. i will buy her a pair of shoes.

also she went fabric shopping an scored some fab similar to disco MF but its like blue disco !!! pretty cool girl.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 22 Mar 2011 10:40

zachatree wrote: he had my surprise meteor pegged to SHOCKED.

Aren't surprise meteors always a shock?

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 22 Mar 2011 17:40

C-Fan wrote:
zachatree wrote: he had my surprise meteor pegged to SHOCKED.
Aren't surprise meteors always a shock?

humm must i photoshop my version of a surprise meteor c-fan?

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 23 Mar 2011 13:48

meet some friends at the lake yesterday an had a 30 min session in the windy cold conditions. i spent most of it attempting my 5.4.5 link. maybe ill hit it tonight at bobs.

torques are on my one side are really strong for the small amount that ive spent working on them. i wish every thing came so easy. like flip double dexs

session with bob tonight. not sure if im feeling up to par. kinda beat from my busy day, but i will play my heart out as i always do.