Forward or Reverse Swirls ?

HooD · Post by **HooD** » 12 Aug 2004 14:35

Just a simple poll about which way you perform your swirls strongest, forward or reverse ?

I've been doing reverse swirls quite strong for a while now, but I'm going to add foward swirls in more, I find it so much easier to do my reverse swirl motion. I don't ever think I could do a reverse swirl set, a swirl set is very reasonable.

Maraxus · Post by **Maraxus** » 12 Aug 2004 14:56

Reverse!

max · Post by **max** » 12 Aug 2004 14:58

I do nearly all my forward swirls symposium or symple. I do most reverse swirls non symple/symp. So I voted for forward swirls just because they impress me more than my reverse swirls.

ashleyd · Post by **ashleyd** » 12 Aug 2004 16:54

mine is reverse and i thought i was weird. i guess more people than i thought have your stonge swirl be reverse.

Johnny · Post by **Johnny** » 12 Aug 2004 17:22

As I learned swirl, I found that the reverse swirl motion was easier, but now that I'm more experienced with swirls I find the forward swirl motion easier. I think that the forward swirl motion is harder to learn, but once youve learned it, it becomes the easier one of the two.

Liam · Post by **Liam** » 12 Aug 2004 17:46

What Johnny said

jon · Post by **jon** » 12 Aug 2004 17:47

wow exactly the same experience as johnny, and forward is better in some ways cause its much easier to do at the end of multi dex tricks

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 12 Aug 2004 18:12

I'm a little confused.

A swirl is a back swirl. A reverse swirl is a forward swirl...

Shredster · Post by **Shredster** » 12 Aug 2004 22:08

O yeah...true jeremy...

Yeah, swirl is back, rev swirl is front:

Anyways, i voted for the "non reverse swirl" simply because i have practiced them more. I find i have more control over them than reverse swirls.

full nelson · Post by **full nelson** » 12 Aug 2004 22:12

No, a swirl is forward and a reverse is back. Why else do you think that double back is called "revstein" as in reverse?

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 12 Aug 2004 22:20

Are you trying to say that every swirl trick at footbag.org is wrong and I've been confused about swirls forever? I note that Ellis Piltz is also wrong - because he continues to label videos of people hitting swirls the wrong way round.

To clarify - a swirl where you bring your foot behind the bag, over it, back down infront of it and then stall it is usually in my experience called a swirl and if someone performs a lets say a butterfly version of this it's written something like this - clip>same in>op swirl (back)>same clip

A swirl where you bring your foot infront of the bag, up over it, down behind it and under it to stall is in my experience called a reverse swirl and a butterfly version of it is usually written like this: clip>same in>op swirl (front)>same clip.

Freestly notation has always been about the direction the foot goes in to begin with - hence an "in dexterity" is always one where you bring your foot inwards first and then outwards. A back swirl is a swirl where you start by going backwards (relative to the direction you are facing and the bag) while a reverse/frontwards/forwards swirl is one where you begin by moving the dexing leg infront of the bag - the first action is forwards!!

shreddaily · Post by **shreddaily** » 12 Aug 2004 23:25

I think the confusion may be in the difference between forward and front.
Front swirl refers to jobs notation of swirl from front to back or a reverse swirl. A forward swirl referse to the feel of a swirl, a forward motion of the foot.

full nelson · Post by **full nelson** » 12 Aug 2004 23:39

Ah, I see what you mean. It's just a misunderstanding in description. You're technically right. Everyone knows the difference between a swirl and reverse. We've always called it the other way because we generally saw the dexterity in a swirl being forward. You had to go and bring jobs into it

This is the first time I've even looked at jobs for swirl.

mc · Post by mc » 13 Aug 2004 00:00

I used to just have swirls on one side really easy, and far butterfly (symple) swirls both sides. Now I don't really have swirls very well on either side, but I still have the symple ones, and I also have rev swirls and a bunch of rev swirling moves both sides. Which is weird... i guess I should work on getting my swirls back.

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 13 Aug 2004 08:29

Matt, were you not trying swirling ducking at world's?

I can normal swirl as of two days ago, thus I am allowed to comment in this thread.

mc · Post by mc » 13 Aug 2004 10:19

swirls are weird for me... I've set them to head height a few times, but I can't just do them midstring any more... I guess I have just haven't worked on it in a while.

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 13 Aug 2004 11:11

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 13 Aug 2004 16:58

Swirling ducking is insane!!

I guess I find reverse swirl easier, although I think they're both about equal at the moment.

King Monkey · Post by **King Monkey** » 13 Aug 2004 20:03

i cant see how anyone finds reverse swirling easier||!

regular swirl is much better for me, i cant seem to get the speed to reverse swirl.. or my knee pops when i do it for some reason

Mr.Brocka · Post by **Mr.Brocka** » 17 Feb 2005 02:22

hi there just to add my drop... i counted for reverse,those who s seen me play know why..
i think i came up with the word :revstein:- i was probably not the first one to hit it but i was waiting for other with that trick on the video and nobody replied so i named it revstein-after reverse ripstein..
regural ripsteins are much harder for me..the motion feels better but the final execution is one of my recent issues...
i ll try to videotape some attempts.. cannt wait to step into the shred circle again....

respect Peter Brocka
Slovak republic

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