Quitting Footbag

Chris Hanratty · Post by **Chris Hanratty** » 04 Jul 2004 05:32

Who here has ever quit or thought of quitting footbag? What brought on those thoughts, and what made you start again? Was it worth quitting for whatever time that you quit for whatever reason you had for quitting? I could really use some help and would love to hear some of your stories.

Whatsfootbag? · Post by **Whatsfootbag?** » 04 Jul 2004 08:06

haha my perfect topic...yea i jsut recently started back up again 4 nights ago after around a 2 to 3 month break or quitting cuase i did tell everyone i quit.i quit cuas ei lost intrest,i shred solo everytime and didnt have any new videos to give me some spark to go.but during hte month i felt kinda bad during the months like i was a looser and quit something...i told myself i never had time but i really do..from 930 to 330 at night when im up watching tv and on the comp i can shred.so finally i get on the website again,read thruogh some old post and PM's..i find one PM that really excited me (read it in my footblog) and got my back to kicking..so now im back and almost doing BETTER than when i quit.

Posi-Cole · Post by **Posi-Cole** » 04 Jul 2004 12:09

I wouldn't call it quitting, but for a whole year I stopped playing because there was no one to play with at university and I couldn't will myself to keep up with shredding by myself at the same time as I was trying to fit into a new place.

In retrospect, I regret it, as the lost time was nothing but damaging to my game, and if I had been playing that entire year even a couple times a week I would be multiple times better than I am now. So no, it wasn't worth it quitting.

What made me start again was meeting Sergey at university.

The love for footbag never went away, it just buried itself for a year.

bigdirtyfoot · Post by **bigdirtyfoot** » 04 Jul 2004 12:31

Um... I quit for 9 months due to injury, and didn't check the forums because it would depress me. Then I quit again, and am still in "quitting" mode because of all my stress lately, but I might play next week. I don't think I've ever considered quitting for a final time though. Not seriously anyways. I just have to take my breaks.

King Monkey · Post by **King Monkey** » 04 Jul 2004 18:41

hehe i think about quiting like, every couple of solo sessions, but i dont think its serious. its just in my fits of frustration over stepping sets or butterflies, that i think, 'WTF do i bother? is it really worth it? this is never gonna get better!' But then i just chill a bit and practice something new or something i know i can do, and i get thru to the next day.

i dont think i seriously consider it tho... but it can be the most frustrating sport sometimes

AIvanyo · Post by **AIvanyo** » 04 Jul 2004 18:59

i got injured too much a few monthes back, I didn't want to get injured more so it crossed my mind. But I got better, and the injuries stopped.

ptaku · Post by **ptaku** » 05 Jul 2004 00:25

I think about quting everytime when the pain in my injuried ankle is bigger. Everytime when i feel pain in my knees. Everytime when i feel pain in my hips. Everytime when i shred solo for 2-3-4 hours. But I'll not quite because I love the sport of footbag.

Flippin It · Post by **Flippin It** » 05 Jul 2004 04:35

The thought has never crossed my
mind.. To tell you the truth..

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 05 Jul 2004 04:48

I don't think Ive been playing long enough for that to be something I'd consider for a good long time.

Sadly I fly through obsessions real quickly, fortunately I think footbag has real lasting longevity potential.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 05 Jul 2004 04:53

I can't imagine ever quitting. I find it hard enough not being able to have a session in 4 or 5 days (and a solo session at that). I'll only quit footbag when I am physically incapable of playing.

NotHisRealName · Post by **NotHisRealName** » 05 Jul 2004 20:13

I'm tired of getting injured. I love the sport, but if I get another injury, then that's it for me.
I can't take the mind-fuck of wanting to play, but being unable. In 6 months, I've had to deal with 4 different injuries (Knee, Ankle, Knee again, Tendon on back of knee), and it's just getting too much sometimes.

LinksYs · Post by **LinksYs** » 05 Jul 2004 20:23

i am one of those people that can't quit. maybe in a couple of years i'll stop freestyling but i'll hack a little.

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 06 Jul 2004 08:47

BrianW · Post by **BrianW** » 06 Jul 2004 08:50

i quit for 7 or 8 months because i started to get bored. i was playing every night and it didnt seem like i was progressing. but now that i look back i totally was. i was getting close to stepping sets, which i am nowhere near getting now. i started up again a couple weeks ago because there was this picnic at school and all there is to do is shred. i only have one other person to play with, but this guy e-mailed my friend and said he wanted to shred somtime. we might meet up with him tomorro.

LinksYs · Post by **LinksYs** » 06 Jul 2004 08:52

well i'm basically laying back b/c my footbag got lost in the mail. i had to get it fixed. so now i have to buy a new one

BrianW · Post by **BrianW** » 06 Jul 2004 10:52

LinksYs wrote:well i'm basically laying back b/c my footbag got lost in the mail. i had to get it fixed. so now i have to buy a new one

that suxorz. what kind was it that you had to get it "fixed." my dogs are fixed.

LinksYs · Post by **LinksYs** » 06 Jul 2004 11:04

it was my abshire

and i only had it for 2 weeks and the stitching broke. and i wasn't rough with it or nothing

Thom · Post by **Thom** » 10 Jul 2004 09:05

Yeah i'm in a similar scenario. I loved my abshire and my sandman and I've lost both of them. I can't get new ones for a while cos my parents said that those two had to do me for a while. So I've just kind of lost that passion for footbag that I had

mouseman · Post by **mouseman** » 10 Jul 2004 13:42

I was into computer gaming and I was struggling to keep going on training sessions. One day this really sucky practice happened and I thought computer gaming was just so much rewarding that I'll keep a pause. It was like a month and I was back playing bag. You just need something to do with your body or you'll feel like a loser if you just sit home.

Juana · Post by **Juana** » 10 Jul 2004 15:48

I've quit several times for different reasons.
1) Jealous non-footbagging (ex-)boyfriend
2) Severe shin splints/stress fractures in my shins
3) Burn-out and making time for other passions
4) Hip joint injury
Just coming out of #4 now...longest breaks were #1 and #2...each was over a year in duration. That's a looooooong break. Anyway, I call them breaks, not "quitting." If I ever quit, I think I'll call it "retired" not "quit"...because if I ever stop playing it will be because my body just can't take it anymore and not because I don't love it and yearn to play more.

Funny, I'm remembering now back when I was in college and told my mom about this thing, footbag, that I was obsessed with. I remember she said something about it being a phase or a passing thing and I had to break it down to her...a heart-to-heart if you will...that this thing, footbag was no passing phase. I told her I would be playing for the rest of my life until I'm to old and even then I'll still be kickin' it in a circle with just some mellow kicks. It's 12 years later now and I've quit jobs to play, relocated to play, honeymooned to play,...I think she understands now.

sorry for the tangent.