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Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 02 May 2007 11:38

I still have such a long way to go though...

Atomic SS Whirl and Flip Tapdown.

I hate my mother profoundly.

Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 04 May 2007 07:55

Yesterday was wild. I helped Renee and her father move into their new apartment while her mother worked and her brother was doing whatever. So exhausting, I'm dreading the day we have to move, hopefully it isn't in a few years. I'll be moved out by then. 8 P Her father is hilarious. I didn't eat from 10:30 until 10:00 however... they stopped at McDonalds and I said no thanks to that.

I feel like my life is equaling out a bit now. Before it was so one sided, no pun intended heh. It was Footbag... and not much else honestly. Now I'm starting to pull my shit together with school though my outlook for English is grim, but if worse comes to worst I'll just take it and another class next semester and work the rest of the day and graduate mid-year. I can save up for college during that time as well.

In addition to that I have a steadily growing relationship with Renee which I am enjoying every minute of so far and I'm starting to incorporate almost as much Footbag as I was before. I hit a shitload of drills yesterday that I've been trying for ages. Even my Flip Atomic set is getting surprisingly easy and clean. Now I only knee myself in the lip once every 20 times heh.

Woot for balance!

**EDIT- Forgot to mention... Flip Atomic SS Pickup and Footed Atomic SS Drifter

Post by **Zac Miley** » 04 May 2007 08:16

Atomic ss stuff is called tapping, hence the names tapdown and tap.

Very nice job on learning flip atomic so quickly!

Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 07 May 2007 16:46

Hey thanks buddy. I've been wondering those damned names. 8 P

Everything suddenly feels so simple, so much more efficient. Flip Dyno, Flip Osis, Infinities, Flip Atomic, Paradox Mirages, Spinning, Paradox Whirls. Argh, I don't know what to make of it. It's so sudden.

Today was great. Only 45 minutes of play roughly but some nice stuff.

Spinning Whirl>Spinning Whirl!

Spinning Clipper>Spinning Clipper>Spinning Clipper>Infinity>Spinning Osis>Drop. (New record on consecutive spins.)

Butterfly>Dyno>SS Butterfly>Dyno. This drill has been adamant upuntil today. Felt great.

Footed Tomahawk.

Footed Whirling Swirl twice. I am within a hair's breadth of hitting this. I just need to focus on pulling my foot back after the Swirl.

28 Weeks Later comes out Friday. I'm seeing it with Renee. Kick ass.

MatS21 · Post by **MatS21** » 07 May 2007 16:48

How are your swirls?

Can't wait to see you at worlds, I got the confirmation that I have my week off! I'm stoked!

Matt K · Post by **Matt K** » 07 May 2007 16:53

In Whirling Swirl, start to jump for the Swirl before you've started the Whirl dex. Trust me, it works.

janis · Post by **janis** » 08 May 2007 00:02

Pyroman924 wrote: Spinning Whirl>Spinning Whirl!

props

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 08 May 2007 06:02

janis wrote:
Pyroman924 wrote: Spinning Whirl>Spinning Whirl!
props

Good God!

Crazy highlights on Alan. I was on YouTube the other day and I ran across your old video from January when you were very one sided and could barely link strings of 2's. Now you've hit a 5>5. Oh how far you've come in just a few months. Some other pretty sweet highlights in there, you are definitely getting damn good at whirls, I hope that's on both sides

Hopefully you've hit some of those big whirl moves like spinning whirl on flipside. I'm so jealous, whirls are furiously frustrating for me, I still haven't hit one

Keep up the shred dude. Are you working this summer? I guess highschool is done? What's next?

I've got good news bad news. I'm taking on a new position at work with a new boss which will hopefully be a path to a promotion not too far from now. As a result, I will be off the IBM account (thank god, honestly), so that pretty much nullifies my chances of being sent out to RTP. But we'll shred at worlds, k?

Once again, great job on the highlights. Peace out-

janis · Post by **janis** » 08 May 2007 06:04

Iron Clad Ben wrote:I'm so jealous, whirls are furiously frustrating for me, I still haven't hit one

join the frustrated by whirl club

btw Alan, that whirl tutorial video was good.

Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 08 May 2007 11:41

Wow. o_O Lot's of replies. 8 ) Thanks guys. Ha, I didn't even think about the fact that Spinning Whirl x2 is a 5>5. I guess that's my first Fearless link then.

Mathieu- My Swirls are ok. Just doing a normal Swirl is kind of meh to me. It's not hard really, it just feels slow and insignificant. My Flip Swirl is about as dumb as a rock though. I'm practicing the motion though so soon. And woot! Skydiving will be fun. ; )

Matt- Damn, that makes a shitload of sense! Ha! I'll try that tomorrow on camera. I think you just hit it for me.

Ben- Thanks buddy. 8 ) I HAVE been doing both sides, but so far my Flip is rather inconsistent. I have yet to hit SPinning Whirl on FLip but I just need to set lower and time my Spin better and I'll nail it. As far as work... I'm working on it. >_< I call, a LOT. But so far no luck. I probably will graduate, I just need to get my ass in gear. Bah, fine then bud. World's it is. ; ) Just keep working on them man. They'll come soon enough.

Janis- Thanks buddy. I think I swore too much but as I said, I was winging it. They're just "Filler words".

Today was good. Tapping Whirl 3 times. Flip Tapdown after countless attempts! Woot! A run beginning with an Atomic and with another Atomic halfway through, first time I've had two in a run.

Ugh, so much to do though. As it turns out, my grades are much better than I thought. I may actually graduate if I keep my shit together. If I don't though, I'll just retake the recquired course and another for an extra credit for a semester next year and work the rest of the day and graduate in the Fall. I even presented this option to my mother today and she, god forbid, seemed ok with it. Surprised even. Maybe she'll start actually thinking that I know what I'm doing? Let's just hope that such a feat doesn't unmake the universe.

I'm exhausted.

Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 08 May 2007 12:32

I'm a dumbshit. I forgot to mention that I hit my first Double Legover today. Clipper set. Tried it Flipside and that felt fucking wierd so I'm going to practice it.

Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 09 May 2007 12:30

So today went well.

Tap>Legbeater. Footed that on Flipside... so fucking close. Either way, that's my first Atomic>Atomic link.

Spinning Legover both sides.

A really neat combo in my opinion: Dyno>Reverse Walkover>Inside Set Whirl.

Various other knick-knacks/Drills/Tricks/Strings.

I came up with a good routine I think... When I go to the gym, I'll do weightlifting and various other things one day, and the next I'll do Footbag, and just continue that pattern. Plus, that will give each set of muscles "relax time" while allowing me to practice more regularly.

Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 09 May 2007 16:31

Holy hell. Just got done with a 20 minute practice at the gym. I stopped so early because I didn't want to push my luck.

So, a good portion of the day I've been trying to decide what Set I will learn next. Pixie or Fairy crossed my mind, but I wanted a Clipper Set so I decided on Stepping.

So during my practice I decided to film in case I snagged a good run or two. Well, I guess I was thinking about Stepping in some part of my mind because as I was practicing Infinities, I Stepped out of one. I checked and it was clean. I decided what the hell and tried it again. Low and behold, Ripwalk after 4 tries. Checked, clean. I decided to try out Flip. It felt weird and was definitely challenging but after some shit attempts, I hit Ripwalk Flipside. Checked again, clean again. I stopped there.

My day was just made. Hell yes.

Matt K · Post by **Matt K** » 09 May 2007 16:51

Whirling Swirl?

Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 09 May 2007 16:57

Footed twice more. Your tip helped a shitload though. I sometimes start both Dexterities at the same time though which fouls me up. 8 P Soon though.

Matt K · Post by **Matt K** » 09 May 2007 17:03

Yeah, make sure you don't step on yourself, that hurts.

Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 10 May 2007 11:47

So, a little bit at school today. It's so fucking hot and humid though. Ugh. I hate it. Florida will be the death of me... I also have shin splints in my left leg from too much Same Side Atomic linking, which is coming along surprisingly well actually... But I'll be sticking to Flip Atomic for the next couple of days so I can heal and build up my Flip consistency.

Today:

Tap>Tapping Pickup.

Tap>Eggplant.

Flip Legbeater>Flip Dyno.

A bunch of Ripwalks, maybe 13? Half of them were mid-string though. Sweet.

Footed Blurry Whirl on both sides. No cigar though.

A multitude of neat drills.

No Whirling Swirl attempts today though. I'll give those a rest until Saturday probably. I always find that when I attack a move, and then take a break and then come back to it, it feels much easier afterwards and I end up hitting it so we'll see.

janis · Post by **janis** » 10 May 2007 23:50

sweet stuff, sounds like you have a nice atomic coming along.

Do you do symple swirls? they help a lot for whirling swirl and rev whirling swirl.

Pyroman924 · Post by **Pyroman924** » 12 May 2007 17:02

Thanks man. It is. O_o No, I can't do Symple Swirls yet. I'll try them out though.

Yesterday:

More Atomic stuff.

Stepping SS Butterfly Both Sides.

Stepping Opposite Legover Both Sides.

Saw Spiderman 3 with Renee. That movie was awesome. The effects are top notch. No Footbag this weekend though. My shins need a rest.

**EDIT: Woot for 2000 views.

Post by **Zac Miley** » 12 May 2007 20:19

Can you send me a money order for your part of the hotel room before July? The full cost of the room is due on July 9th I think. I have enough for my part, Cody has his part, and I have to collect your part from you.