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Well, my April Fools prank fooled a grand total of zero people, for a total of zero minutes. 
At least I tried...I was surprised there were no other April Fool jokes on modified. Sinatra's comment is funny, because my original post was even shorter, and I realized that looked suspicious. 
Some quick responses to various people:
Queency: it was nice meeting you and talking some. Definitely up for poker with you next time.
Tim: great hanging out in Vegas. Next time we'll play chess for sure.
Caroline: the big meeting I was nervous about at work went well. I wish I could go back to the Vegas tourney and tell myself not to worry about it, but everything turned out well. Great mirage racing and playing poker with you.
Jeff: yeah, no basketball was the biggest regret of the weekend for me. Vegas is pretty close to Denver though, so I'll come again next year if Evan hosts another.
Doug: Yes, that's true.
Tom: I'm good on that front.
Erik: Not sure where the modifiers are in that sentence. Are you saying I want a rabbit in a hat, and a bat, and a 64 Impala? Or are you saying I want a rabbit in a hat, and that rabbit should also own a bat and a 64 Impala? I guess any way you look at it, I don't want a rabbit in a hat, regardless of what he owns.
As for my fake retirement, it was indeed a joke, though I half wonder if I won't be writing something similar in the next year or so. I have been feeling less motivated with freestyle lately, though who's to say whether or not that's just a slump or something bigger. Now that it's spring, I'm going to try and organize some sessions with other players, and that might help. I guess it'll also depend on how often I play net, and how much I get into that. I think it'd be hard for me to be a dedicated net player, and also keep my freestyle game at the level I want.
Spring in Denver is even more schizo than I expected. Here's the weather update/forecast for a 5 day period.
3 days ago (Friday): sunny and in the 70s. Took off early from work to play outside.
2 days ago (Saturday): Sunny, and a record high of 84. Played outside, but it was windy.
Yesterday: Snowstorm. Highs in the 30s, snow everywhere, no footbag.
Today: projected high of 55, likely play inside.
Tomorrow: projected high of 71. Will try and play outside.
I expect this kind of weather through May, and then it'll get consistently warm. So I should have some opportunities for outdoor shreds, but it also makes it tricky to plan sessions with other people.
Shredwise, I've been feeling kind of uninspired. I'm still working on improving my mobii, and flip spins in general. Stuff like spinning osis-torque repeat. I've also been messing around with some stuff I saw Evan doing in Vegas, like far non symple reverse swirls, and trying for gyro whirling swirl. That trick looks so cool, and theoretically I feel like I should be able to hit it. But I feel like I'm lacking in long term motivation. I guess I should start working on my routine for Euros/US Open. I don't like working on routines, and it's harder to find that motivation since I'm not competing at Worlds. My short term footbag goals are to make a video with my Vegas Jam footage, and maybe another solo vid of my own, if I can find a song I like.
I checked flights for US Open, and they're cheap, as is lodging. I haven't asked for the time off from work yet, but I'm thinking it's 90% likely I'm going. It'll be nice to see a bunch of friends, and if I'm gonna make a routine for Euros, I might as well get some more mileage out of it too.
At least I tried...I was surprised there were no other April Fool jokes on modified. Sinatra's comment is funny, because my original post was even shorter, and I realized that looked suspicious. Some quick responses to various people:
Queency: it was nice meeting you and talking some. Definitely up for poker with you next time.
Tim: great hanging out in Vegas. Next time we'll play chess for sure.
Caroline: the big meeting I was nervous about at work went well. I wish I could go back to the Vegas tourney and tell myself not to worry about it, but everything turned out well. Great mirage racing and playing poker with you.
Jeff: yeah, no basketball was the biggest regret of the weekend for me. Vegas is pretty close to Denver though, so I'll come again next year if Evan hosts another.
Doug: Yes, that's true.
Tom: I'm good on that front.
Erik: Not sure where the modifiers are in that sentence. Are you saying I want a rabbit in a hat, and a bat, and a 64 Impala? Or are you saying I want a rabbit in a hat, and that rabbit should also own a bat and a 64 Impala? I guess any way you look at it, I don't want a rabbit in a hat, regardless of what he owns.
As for my fake retirement, it was indeed a joke, though I half wonder if I won't be writing something similar in the next year or so. I have been feeling less motivated with freestyle lately, though who's to say whether or not that's just a slump or something bigger. Now that it's spring, I'm going to try and organize some sessions with other players, and that might help. I guess it'll also depend on how often I play net, and how much I get into that. I think it'd be hard for me to be a dedicated net player, and also keep my freestyle game at the level I want.
Spring in Denver is even more schizo than I expected. Here's the weather update/forecast for a 5 day period.
3 days ago (Friday): sunny and in the 70s. Took off early from work to play outside.
2 days ago (Saturday): Sunny, and a record high of 84. Played outside, but it was windy.
Yesterday: Snowstorm. Highs in the 30s, snow everywhere, no footbag.
Today: projected high of 55, likely play inside.
Tomorrow: projected high of 71. Will try and play outside.
I expect this kind of weather through May, and then it'll get consistently warm. So I should have some opportunities for outdoor shreds, but it also makes it tricky to plan sessions with other people.
Shredwise, I've been feeling kind of uninspired. I'm still working on improving my mobii, and flip spins in general. Stuff like spinning osis-torque repeat. I've also been messing around with some stuff I saw Evan doing in Vegas, like far non symple reverse swirls, and trying for gyro whirling swirl. That trick looks so cool, and theoretically I feel like I should be able to hit it. But I feel like I'm lacking in long term motivation. I guess I should start working on my routine for Euros/US Open. I don't like working on routines, and it's harder to find that motivation since I'm not competing at Worlds. My short term footbag goals are to make a video with my Vegas Jam footage, and maybe another solo vid of my own, if I can find a song I like.
I checked flights for US Open, and they're cheap, as is lodging. I haven't asked for the time off from work yet, but I'm thinking it's 90% likely I'm going. It'll be nice to see a bunch of friends, and if I'm gonna make a routine for Euros, I might as well get some more mileage out of it too.
Trying to fool us that you're retiring a day after you responded to a post that you were currently ranked number 1 in the world didn't set you up for success 
I sometimes am thankful that it takes me 5 years to learn simple concepts that take more talented and physically gifted players 5 minutes to learn. I'll never get bored or lose motivation because of it. And, to those that ARE so talented and physically gifted, just enjoy freaking playing for god's sake. The rest of us schmucks can't stand to see you get so bored at being awesome. I mean this as a compliment.
I sometimes am thankful that it takes me 5 years to learn simple concepts that take more talented and physically gifted players 5 minutes to learn. I'll never get bored or lose motivation because of it. And, to those that ARE so talented and physically gifted, just enjoy freaking playing for god's sake. The rest of us schmucks can't stand to see you get so bored at being awesome. I mean this as a compliment.
Bob R.
I'm gonna admit when I first read it I was fooled. I spent the day kinda sad about it. It wasn't until later on that I realized just what day it was and I came back to check only to see that lots of other people were way ahead of me in calling it a hoax and a joke. I have to admit there was some good buildup with you talking about Net a fair bit recently. If I was really on the ball though, I would have clued in to the fact that you have been talking about going to US Open which to my knowledge is freestyle only because they have a Net US Open a different time. Anyways, I'm gullible. Hey, did you know that gullible isn't even a real word? Ya, some guy told me that once and he seemed really smart.
I'm glad you're not hanging up your Unit's yet. I agree with everything Bob said.
I'm glad you're not hanging up your Unit's yet. I agree with everything Bob said.
On March 11th, Japan was hit by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, followed by a tsunami. Estimates put the death toll over 10,000 people, and the estimated cost of damage at over 230 billion (with a b) dollars. As if this weren't tragic enough, the tsunami damaged a nuclear reactor north of Tokyo, which the country is struggling to contain, as the cores are melting down and releasing radiation into the food and water supply. This week Japan was hit by an aftershock of the original quake...this time a 7.1.
One small bit of good news, is that all Japanese footbaggers have been accounted for. They're dealing with rolling blackouts (to lessen the demands on the power grid), gasoline rationing, and problems such as how to best protect their children. One footbagger has evacuated his wife and kids to Okinawa to protect them from any aftershocks/radiation contaminated water in Tokyo.
Even in the face of logistical and psychological hardships, the Japanese Footbag Association is still planning on running their two major footbag tournaments this year (they have occurred annually since 2003). In the face of incredible stress, they are using footbag as a way to reestablish a sense of community, a sense of normalcy. I find this to be nothing short of inspirational, and in an attempt to support our friends in the Japanese footbag scene, I have made a fundraiser video.
Over the years, I've posted almost 1900 footbag videos to YouTube, including several edited videos. Filming, editing, and uploading these videos has taken a lot of time and energy, but has always been a labor of love. I have never asked for a cent for any of them; indeed I'm also releasing this fundraiser video for free. That said, if you enjoyed this video, or any video I've ever posted, would you consider supporting the Japanese Footbag Association with a small donation? I myself have donated $300 to the JFA, but even small donations would have a big logistical and emotional impact. I figure that if I can find 20-30 footbaggers willing to make a small donation, that would in essence double my donation, and also show the JFA that the footbag community supports them.
To donate to the Japanese Footbag Association, paypal: [email protected]
Thank you for watching, and thank you for your support of the Japanese footbag community.
Special thank you to Sam King for letting me use his song for the video.
健 (Ken)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVvhlFXsZvs[/youtube]
One small bit of good news, is that all Japanese footbaggers have been accounted for. They're dealing with rolling blackouts (to lessen the demands on the power grid), gasoline rationing, and problems such as how to best protect their children. One footbagger has evacuated his wife and kids to Okinawa to protect them from any aftershocks/radiation contaminated water in Tokyo.
Even in the face of logistical and psychological hardships, the Japanese Footbag Association is still planning on running their two major footbag tournaments this year (they have occurred annually since 2003). In the face of incredible stress, they are using footbag as a way to reestablish a sense of community, a sense of normalcy. I find this to be nothing short of inspirational, and in an attempt to support our friends in the Japanese footbag scene, I have made a fundraiser video.
Over the years, I've posted almost 1900 footbag videos to YouTube, including several edited videos. Filming, editing, and uploading these videos has taken a lot of time and energy, but has always been a labor of love. I have never asked for a cent for any of them; indeed I'm also releasing this fundraiser video for free. That said, if you enjoyed this video, or any video I've ever posted, would you consider supporting the Japanese Footbag Association with a small donation? I myself have donated $300 to the JFA, but even small donations would have a big logistical and emotional impact. I figure that if I can find 20-30 footbaggers willing to make a small donation, that would in essence double my donation, and also show the JFA that the footbag community supports them.
To donate to the Japanese Footbag Association, paypal: [email protected]
Thank you for watching, and thank you for your support of the Japanese footbag community.
Special thank you to Sam King for letting me use his song for the video.
健 (Ken)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVvhlFXsZvs[/youtube]
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I can't get Japan's multiple disasters out of my mind lately. Every week I get an email from my uncle (which he insists on writing in broken English) that tries to be optimistic, but just makes me worry. Same for email updates from my friends; I feel like they're putting on a brave face, but things aren't looking good over there. It just tears me apart.
In an attempt to help out (or maybe just to make me feel less powerless), I made the fundraiser video featured in the last post. As part of that process, I spent the last couple weeks trying to hit specific tricks/combos which I'd feel were more video-worthy than my normal stuff. While I did end up hitting most things I was going for, it wasn't the most fun experience. Spending an entire session trying to hit spinning mobius and not getting it...well it kinda sucks. So getting the Japan video edited and released this weekend was a release on two fronts. First and most importantly, I felt like I was finally actually doing something to help. And on the other front, I also felt like I could play footbag for fun again, and not go into my sessions feeling obliged to try super-hard goals for my video.
As for the Japan video itself, I'm happy with how it turned out. It's not as tightly edited as my Upular video, but I linked up a good bit of the images to the music, and the shred level was high for me. I was hoping the JFA fundraiser thread would generate more support from modified, but ultimately that's beyond my control. Only three people have donated or left comments of support, but those three were extremely generous. As of today, the Japanese Footbag Association has received $206 from modified, as opposed to just the $300 I'm donating. So that alone already makes me feel like it wasn't a waste of time.
The weather was perfect after work yesterday. Freed from any self-imposed obligations to shred for video, I ended up having a superfun, free session. I think I was a little inspired by Luis Monhollon's vids probably. I started by working on some old spinning challenges, but made a point to never get too fixated or frustrated by any one in particular. I ended up getting enough footage from this one session, that I made a short video. No music or editing, but there's something soothing about the blue skies and the sound of feet on the floor.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6YlRwnqq6k[/youtube]
In an attempt to help out (or maybe just to make me feel less powerless), I made the fundraiser video featured in the last post. As part of that process, I spent the last couple weeks trying to hit specific tricks/combos which I'd feel were more video-worthy than my normal stuff. While I did end up hitting most things I was going for, it wasn't the most fun experience. Spending an entire session trying to hit spinning mobius and not getting it...well it kinda sucks. So getting the Japan video edited and released this weekend was a release on two fronts. First and most importantly, I felt like I was finally actually doing something to help. And on the other front, I also felt like I could play footbag for fun again, and not go into my sessions feeling obliged to try super-hard goals for my video.
As for the Japan video itself, I'm happy with how it turned out. It's not as tightly edited as my Upular video, but I linked up a good bit of the images to the music, and the shred level was high for me. I was hoping the JFA fundraiser thread would generate more support from modified, but ultimately that's beyond my control. Only three people have donated or left comments of support, but those three were extremely generous. As of today, the Japanese Footbag Association has received $206 from modified, as opposed to just the $300 I'm donating. So that alone already makes me feel like it wasn't a waste of time.
The weather was perfect after work yesterday. Freed from any self-imposed obligations to shred for video, I ended up having a superfun, free session. I think I was a little inspired by Luis Monhollon's vids probably. I started by working on some old spinning challenges, but made a point to never get too fixated or frustrated by any one in particular. I ended up getting enough footage from this one session, that I made a short video. No music or editing, but there's something soothing about the blue skies and the sound of feet on the floor.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6YlRwnqq6k[/youtube]
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Footbagger007. That video already raised something like more then 200$. So it's pretty good considering he is aiming like 300? Even more would be awsome.
Ken. Props for making it. You deserve a LOT of respect. People who give some money also deserve lots of respect. No doubt!
I feel a bit self fish no giving anything :s. I'm kinda tight on money because i'm going for 3 months in europe. But still.... i feel not giving anything because i'm going in europe is not a good excuse. What is happening in japan is much worst... Still, i wanted to say that i have lots of respect for you to do something like that. I might give few dollars later on. Maybe not as much as Quency give, but still few dollars are better then 0 
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Hope to shred with you soon!
Mat
Ken. Props for making it. You deserve a LOT of respect. People who give some money also deserve lots of respect. No doubt!
I feel a bit self fish no giving anything :s. I'm kinda tight on money because i'm going for 3 months in europe. But still.... i feel not giving anything because i'm going in europe is not a good excuse. What is happening in japan is much worst... Still, i wanted to say that i have lots of respect for you to do something like that
. I might give few dollars later on. Maybe not as much as Quency give, but still few dollars are better then 0 .Hope to shred with you soon!
Mat
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Zeb Jackson
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agreed ken i wish i could help in anyway possible but im too strapped for cash at the moment to do anything about it. The Japan crew is an awesome bunch and i wish i could help.
-Zeb Jackson
http://www.elitefootbag.com
http://www.elitefootbag.com
Thanks for sharing your thoughts guys. A few quick, related thoughts.
1. Posts from footbaggers wishing Japan well are worth a lot too. I tried to clarify that in my second post...one of the main reasons I'm doing the fundraiser is to show the Japanese scene that the rest of the footbag world supports them. I wasn't so much disappointed in the lack of contributions, as I was the general lack of comments of support.
2. I was touched by the generosity of some of the contributions, but when I set this thing up, I envisioned the average contribution being between $2-$7. I know footbaggers don't have much cash, but $5 buys you a beer in most bars. I figured if I could get 15-20 people to sacrifice one beer this month and donate that, that'd be between $75-100 right there.
3. By my count, we've raised $213 so far. I'm hoping we still reach the goal of $300, but even if we don't, I feel it was a worthwhile project.
4. I will pass along to the JFA all the comments of support.
Thank you again to everybody who has shown support.
1. Posts from footbaggers wishing Japan well are worth a lot too. I tried to clarify that in my second post...one of the main reasons I'm doing the fundraiser is to show the Japanese scene that the rest of the footbag world supports them. I wasn't so much disappointed in the lack of contributions, as I was the general lack of comments of support.
2. I was touched by the generosity of some of the contributions, but when I set this thing up, I envisioned the average contribution being between $2-$7. I know footbaggers don't have much cash, but $5 buys you a beer in most bars. I figured if I could get 15-20 people to sacrifice one beer this month and donate that, that'd be between $75-100 right there.
3. By my count, we've raised $213 so far. I'm hoping we still reach the goal of $300, but even if we don't, I feel it was a worthwhile project.
4. I will pass along to the JFA all the comments of support.
Thank you again to everybody who has shown support.
Thank you again to everybody who supported the Japanese Footbag fundraiser. It got off to a slow start, but participation picked up, and we ended up more than meeting my goal. At the end of the day I think modified donated close to $400, which combined with my $300 means the NFA is in great shape for running nationals this year. The global footbag community's support really touched me, and I know it meant a lot to the Japanese scene. So thank you again.
On Saturday I turned 31, a fact I am still processing (please no birthday spam messages in the blog...that's what Facebook is for). I started playing footbag when I was 17, which means I've spent almost half my life shredding. I still feel very good physically, but mentally I've noticed I have less desire to compete and push as hard as I used to. On one hand I'm tempted to stop competing and just play for fun, but on the other hand I'm worried what would happen if I did that. For my whole footbag career I've pushed myself to get better and achieve goals, and that's helped keep me motivated and interested. If I suddenly decided that I wasn't competing anymore, or pushing myself to hit hard tricks anymore, would I still want to keep playing? I really don't know.
The weather was pretty ideal on Saturday, so I pushed aside those questions and got in a shred. My string length was lacking, but I had fun and was happy to unexpectedly find my nukes were back. It also just felt good to shred with a mohawk again.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KDCIKgnCNo[/youtube]
On Sunday I met up with Dan and some others for a net session. I was very aware that my weekend footbag schedule could be seen as a microcosm of where I am in this stage of my footbag career. Getting older, with freestyle in the first half, and net in the second half. Anyway, turnout was really good (we had 6 people at one point), my new net shoes worked great, and the next day I didn't even have net legs. So overall success. The guys who showed up to learn net are a nice bunch and seem keen to play, but their basic kicks need a lot of work. I think next weekend I will introduce them to 4square as a warmup, and also as a way to get them to improve their basic inside and outside kicks. That's the other big bit of news: Dan and I decided to make a regular session every Sunday at 1 pm in a public park. By doing so, we hope to improve our visibility, and establish a regular presence. The other scene-building component is that we hang out with the new players after footbag, so it becomes a social thing too. I'm hoping this will help us develop a net and a freestyle scene here in Denver, but as long as we get either I'll be happy. It might also help me get into net.
On Saturday I turned 31, a fact I am still processing (please no birthday spam messages in the blog...that's what Facebook is for). I started playing footbag when I was 17, which means I've spent almost half my life shredding. I still feel very good physically, but mentally I've noticed I have less desire to compete and push as hard as I used to. On one hand I'm tempted to stop competing and just play for fun, but on the other hand I'm worried what would happen if I did that. For my whole footbag career I've pushed myself to get better and achieve goals, and that's helped keep me motivated and interested. If I suddenly decided that I wasn't competing anymore, or pushing myself to hit hard tricks anymore, would I still want to keep playing? I really don't know.
The weather was pretty ideal on Saturday, so I pushed aside those questions and got in a shred. My string length was lacking, but I had fun and was happy to unexpectedly find my nukes were back. It also just felt good to shred with a mohawk again.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KDCIKgnCNo[/youtube]
On Sunday I met up with Dan and some others for a net session. I was very aware that my weekend footbag schedule could be seen as a microcosm of where I am in this stage of my footbag career. Getting older, with freestyle in the first half, and net in the second half. Anyway, turnout was really good (we had 6 people at one point), my new net shoes worked great, and the next day I didn't even have net legs. So overall success. The guys who showed up to learn net are a nice bunch and seem keen to play, but their basic kicks need a lot of work. I think next weekend I will introduce them to 4square as a warmup, and also as a way to get them to improve their basic inside and outside kicks. That's the other big bit of news: Dan and I decided to make a regular session every Sunday at 1 pm in a public park. By doing so, we hope to improve our visibility, and establish a regular presence. The other scene-building component is that we hang out with the new players after footbag, so it becomes a social thing too. I'm hoping this will help us develop a net and a freestyle scene here in Denver, but as long as we get either I'll be happy. It might also help me get into net.
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"At your age"Matt K wrote:That was the coolest looking merlin.
I'm really glad you can still do what you do at your age. You give all us young guys hope for our futures =)
Ken, you're officially the weird old guy hanging out with kids when you go to footbag events now. Just some food for thought.
Nicholas Laroche
Thanks for the nice words, Matt.
It was gloomy out yesterday, but warm, so I got in an outdoor session. Between the dismal weather and some Subway-induced heartburn, I felt pretty uninspired. Still, it was nice to play outside, and I was excited that I could play the day after net without any problems. My right hamstring felt a little weird on certain tricks, but I was able to ignore it. The hope is that regular stretching and more net practice will enable me to play net and freestyle without getting net legs.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFiK1uL-owo[/youtube]
Back in February I identified two goals I wanted to hit, which I felt were long overdue: mobius x2, and spinning mobius. I worked on improving my mobii, and it paid off as I was able to get them both (you can see them both in my Japan fundraiser video). Now that I've hit both of those a couple times, I'm going to state my next challenge here, as a way to motivate me to hit it. I feel like setting hard goals and then working towards them is one of the best ways to improve. So my self imposed challenge is to hit one of my last dream moves: 69. There. Now I need to work at it; I figure practicing sumos and atomic drifters is a good place to start. If anybody has any tips, I'd love to hear them.
On the ride home after my shred, I listened to my routine song for Euros. I still need to figure out choreo, and probably do the MP3 a bit, but I think it has potential. I'm hoping that once I start practicing it, I'll get more excited about doing it in competition. I've done 5 dropless routines in my career, and I'd like to add at least one more to that list.
Insert Steve Goldberg joke *here.*Laroche wrote:Ken, you're officially the weird old guy hanging out with kids when you go to footbag events now.
It was gloomy out yesterday, but warm, so I got in an outdoor session. Between the dismal weather and some Subway-induced heartburn, I felt pretty uninspired. Still, it was nice to play outside, and I was excited that I could play the day after net without any problems. My right hamstring felt a little weird on certain tricks, but I was able to ignore it. The hope is that regular stretching and more net practice will enable me to play net and freestyle without getting net legs.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFiK1uL-owo[/youtube]
Back in February I identified two goals I wanted to hit, which I felt were long overdue: mobius x2, and spinning mobius. I worked on improving my mobii, and it paid off as I was able to get them both (you can see them both in my Japan fundraiser video). Now that I've hit both of those a couple times, I'm going to state my next challenge here, as a way to motivate me to hit it. I feel like setting hard goals and then working towards them is one of the best ways to improve. So my self imposed challenge is to hit one of my last dream moves: 69. There. Now I need to work at it; I figure practicing sumos and atomic drifters is a good place to start. If anybody has any tips, I'd love to hear them.
On the ride home after my shred, I listened to my routine song for Euros. I still need to figure out choreo, and probably do the MP3 a bit, but I think it has potential. I'm hoping that once I start practicing it, I'll get more excited about doing it in competition. I've done 5 dropless routines in my career, and I'd like to add at least one more to that list.
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Got in a real fun session yesterday. I played at the local community college, and started off by trying to film as many unique fearless sick 3s as I could (inspired by Mark Monistere). It was fun going for combos I'd never thought to try, and it was also interesting seeing which ones came easier/harder than I expected. I also tried to use it as an excuse to throw some sets/concepts that I don't use much anymore. Unfortunately, my camera died on me really early, so I didn't get that many on film. In a way that worked out though, since without the pressure of playing for the camera, I moved to a more high-traffic area and focused on going for long strings. Playing for a crowd helped me with longer strings, and I had a lot of fun doing that. I want to get my stamina back up.
Still no motivation to work on my routine. Not too worried about it, since I have a lot of time until Euros. The weather kinda sucks for outdoor footbag for the next 5 days, so maybe I'll work on an outline of the routine when I'm playing indoors.
Here's my fearless sick 3 video. It's probably the last outdoor footage for a while, so enjoy the video quality:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EZy25EG2LU[/youtube]
Still no motivation to work on my routine. Not too worried about it, since I have a lot of time until Euros. The weather kinda sucks for outdoor footbag for the next 5 days, so maybe I'll work on an outline of the routine when I'm playing indoors.
Here's my fearless sick 3 video. It's probably the last outdoor footage for a while, so enjoy the video quality:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EZy25EG2LU[/youtube]
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