Rochester, New York Footblog

Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 23 Jan 2007 11:37

Sweet site!

My only suggestion would be to add some links to various Footbag websites such as Freedom or Footbag.org. And whatever sites you deem useful of course.

But it's up to you RFA guys.

mikeanello · Post by **mikeanello** » 26 Jan 2007 11:33

Sunday Session, 2 PM, RIT, Fireside Lounge, see you there.

beenjammin · Post by **beenjammin** » 27 Jan 2007 00:34

Whats a "fireside lounge"?
Also you need to school some inside fairy's matt, youve got some incredible crank! Try Neoman if you havent already

Peace out Dawgs.

cd · Post by cd » 27 Jan 2007 09:07

The fireside lounge is a carpeted room in the college union with a fireplace, comfortable seating, and a piano. It has been the RFA's favorite indoor spot for years.

Shred tomorrow! Yesterday I hit torque>blurry whirl repeat a bunch of times. get ready!

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 27 Jan 2007 09:10

Nasty repeat Christina!!!

I wanna haaaaack with yoooooouuuu.

mikeanello · Post by **mikeanello** » 29 Jan 2007 06:35

Looks like Fireside Lounge is the favorite spot for some other groups of people as well. Yesterday it was reserved from 2 PM until 8PM. I suggest we have our weekly sessions in building 7A until Fireside loses some popularity with the local college residents.

Find more information about buiding 7A and the campus map http://www.rochesterfootbag.com/sessions.asp .

Paul Agostinelli · Post by **Paul Agostinelli** » 04 Feb 2007 17:04

2nd page = bullshit!

today = vortex bsos

mc · Post by mc » 04 Feb 2007 20:40

2nd page? of this blog? I just read it, didn't see any bullshit there. first swirling blender by me, first sumo by chris. no bullshit there

I must not understand.

I'll be in NY in less than a week.

Paul Agostinelli · Post by **Paul Agostinelli** » 05 Feb 2007 07:10

haha no, not of the blog, the fact the blog was on the second page of the blogs.

cd · Post by cd » 05 Feb 2007 14:36

...and the second page of blogs is in a blog about second page blogs, which is total bullshit.

i had my first day of work at syntec optics today. not bad. at least i won't be poor soon. weekday sessions won't be possible most of the time, but if you're going to be back in NY this weekend matt, then we'll definitely kick.

mikeanello · Post by **mikeanello** » 05 Feb 2007 15:30

As some of you may know, I have been playing footbag since December of 2000. For the first five years of my footbag career I had an average string length of about four moves, I was primarily one sided, and playing more than one hour usually meant I would have to deal with a lot of pain and discomfort for the next few days.

In January of 2006 I made the decision, however reluctantly, to retire from footbag. This was the biggest mistake I have ever made in my life. I spent most of that January at Bally's fitness lifting weights, and althought I love lifting weights, I was not satisfied like I was when I was footbagging.

In February of 2006 I tried to return to footbag. During one of my first sessions of that year I attempted dillusion and landing on a cranked ankle and snapped it. I say snapped because I heard a loud snap and my ankle was swollen and black and blue for the next 7 days or so. It would be another two months before I got back to footbagging again.

Against all of these challenges I was able to get back in the game. Ever since then I have been going about footbag differently than I had the previous five years. I have found that a lot of footbag is about smooth motion, momentum, accuracy, and not just sheer muscular strength.

I play a bit more relaxed now than I ever have, and more importantly I watch and listen to others more as well. Matt Cross introduced me to footbag and I would say he trained me well. He had a lot of patience and was always available to answer questions I had. He has been my biggest supporter of all time and I thank him for that.

Now the year is 2007. I'm in the game and even more I get to shred with the likes of Paul Agostinelli, Chris Dean, and Aric McIntosh. These three guys are so unique as well as distinct, and I really feel honored having the luxury of shredding with these guys on a routine basis. Just shredding with them pushes me to excel. Whenever I feel as though I am at a plateau, I shred with them and before a session is over I either hit a new move or a new combo or a string that is far better than anything I had done before. It really makes a difference to shred with good people.

Today was a pretty slow day at work and it gave me a chance to reflect on my life. I thought this was a good time to let some people in my life know that they are important.

Now I get to go home and shred. Have a great day. I will see you Sunday.

Peace.

KronoKicker · Post by **KronoKicker** » 25 Feb 2007 16:05

Its been great shredding with you Mike, the last couple of events have been great. Can't wait for the next event.

On that note, I'm unfortunately leaving for NC in March, I have to move out of Roch. on the 3rd and move to NC on the 7th. Although I haven't been able to play at all the last couple months we need to get together for one last session before I go. I will be free Wednesday and Thrusday night. Just post when you guys are free, so we can meet up.

mikeanello · Post by **mikeanello** » 26 Feb 2007 07:33

I am free both nights. However, my personal preference is Wednesday.

Peace.

cd · Post by cd » 27 Feb 2007 21:00

I'll try to make it there wednesday. I get out of work around 5ish so I'll give you a call then and see what's up.

mikeanello · Post by **mikeanello** » 28 Feb 2007 10:48

I will be there late, around 6:30, and I'm bringing my camera.

Will Digges · Post by **Will Digges** » 01 Mar 2007 07:58

We need a JAM, very soon! Is anyone busy the 2nd weekend of march?

Will Digges · Post by **Will Digges** » 01 Mar 2007 07:58

err maybe it would be the 3rd weeked, it would be not this upcoming weekend or the weekend after, but the one after that.

mikeanello · Post by **mikeanello** » 01 Mar 2007 08:18

I should be free the weekend of March 17 and 18. However, on March 17 I will be busy between 5PM until 7PM.

Peace.

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 01 Mar 2007 15:38

its not incredibly likely, but its possible i might be able to make it out there for a jam. partially dependant on where it is. but yeah its been waaaay too long between jams for me as well.

cd · Post by cd » 03 Mar 2007 13:39

yes, lets jam. someone give me date/location and ill be there.

mike, i can't make it to the sunday session tomorrow, but i will make it to every other one until the end of time.