The Inshredible Bulk: Not Trending, Not Roll Spiking Either

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 12 Oct 2007 15:55

32, running late and pissed. Then we do it all again tomorrow.

acxel22 · Post by **acxel22** » 12 Oct 2007 15:59

in 76 days you will get a present.

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 12 Oct 2007 16:04

acxel22 · Post by **acxel22** » 12 Oct 2007 19:51

did I tell you once you are done with it, you can milk it?

Post by **Zac Miley** » 12 Oct 2007 19:53

Fransisco De Goya!

He's so crazy.

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 12 Oct 2007 20:39

acxel22 wrote:did I tell you once you are done with it, you can milk it?

Then you can eat some cereal

Edit:
Note to self:
http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/
http://www.digicamguides.com/

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 13 Oct 2007 09:04

Got called in to work today but instead of my usual ranting I'm going to try and be positive and make the most of it. I'm really loving my new camera and learning about photography. A good photo is like a well drawn illustration but just produced a little faster. I enjoy viewing other people's galleries and just getting lost for hours in their images. To be more specific, I browse proffesionals and hobbiests' galleries. I get annoyed at shitty cell phone/webcam shots.

With fall here, I'm eager to get out and about and shooting the cliched orange trees lining the neighborhood streets. I'm actually looking forward to the first big snow fall for pretty much the same reason.

I recently sent my resume to a photo studio looking for a part time assistant but they had quickly filled the position. Damn.

I just ordered a FotoDiox hand strap for my Canon. I want top get travel friendly tripod soon.

It would be cool to go hiking and take hundreds upon hundred of pics. Oh yeah, need to get more storage too.

Does getting together with all the bikers and going for a group ride sound interesting? Like a mobile shit talking session

I want to take some staged freestyle shots.

Photos, photos, photos...

Chim-Chim · Post by **Chim-Chim** » 14 Oct 2007 07:24

I'm down like a clown charlie brown

Dat · Post by **Dat** » 14 Oct 2007 10:06

I'd like to see your photos. You can post pictures here for free:

www.antishift.org

Elliott · Post by **Elliott** » 16 Oct 2007 05:37

zeke how's the net scene coming along in chicago? ya'll got regular sesions yet?

we can keep 4 in on the court in nashville but it's been a good year since we got a new kicker. maybe we need to hire a PR agent.

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 16 Oct 2007 10:25

Dat, here's my Flickr account

Elliott, no, sessions are still sporadic but on extremely rare occasions we can get as many as 6-7 players on 2 courts when everything goes right. Although I'm a little dissapointed about not playing regularly, I'm still just as excited about Net as ever. I just need to be patient and look forward to next year.

Elliott · Post by **Elliott** » 16 Oct 2007 12:04

well i have to say i'm a little dissapointed as well. cory & scott seemed so pumped after worlds... sorry to hear they deflated. you guys have potential to have a great net club. speaking from my own observations 4-square players can pick up net faster than most freestylers. our last net addition ben.v moved down from maine - - 4-square kicker - - never played net in his life went from novice-intermediate inside 1 month. it doesn't take long for open level players to turn it back on come tournament season next year, however newbies need practice year round - it doesn't hurt for open players too. it's nice to be self taught but newer players really net a coach, otherwise bad habits tend to develop & progression stops. keep me updated. & if all else fails come to nashville or memphis.

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 17 Oct 2007 08:39

Elliott wrote:... sorry to hear they deflated

Oh, I think it's more of a matter of everyone's work schedules and family obligations being so different. Also, they're about an hour+ drive into the city where CIC regular sessions are held. We've had 3 or 4 sessions where Net, Shred and Squares have been played at the same time so that is very promissing. Can't wait for next summer.

Comcast service has been down in the area for the past couple days and it's annoying. Both my drives won't burn anything, WTF? I heard it may rain tomorrow so I'll get started on getting bodybag print ready. Still gotta pay rent & bills. No camera strap yet

Nieces b-day party this Saturday

EDIT:
Back to Net & Squares. I think 4S has helped me to fully appreciate the usefulness of touch and shot placement while playing net. I've mentioend this many times before but I HATE playing squares against Net players. So hard to score on them. Jeremy Mirken is a perfect example. At the past NYJ he entered the Squares tournament and was seeded fairly low in my pool. He had 2-3 good runs at king and was a threat to win and advance to finals before Reile and I even scored 5 points. Later, I played 2-square against Jeremy and he wore me out. He was a defensive machine sending back just about every shot I gave him. I ended up making many mistakes against him due to fatigue and frustration. Good solid defense made him a monster. How did he become such a great defender? My theory is that playing Net was key to his impressive defense. If you can dig spikes in a net court, defending a 7 foot square, where no spiking is allowed, is child's play.

Also, I'd love to catcha ride with Scot & Cory the next time they're headed out to your area.

acxel22 · Post by **acxel22** » 21 Oct 2007 16:47

your present for nyj?

Chim-Chim · Post by **Chim-Chim** » 21 Oct 2007 16:55

CIC flurry · Post by **CIC flurry** » 21 Oct 2007 17:52

hahah. A live one, Mathieu? Nice

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 22 Oct 2007 15:29

I just want to reiterate two ideas which can help you to continue to progress at net even when you don't have 4 players on a net court or even 2 players on a net court.

1) Kicking power with another person (1 touch back and forth) with about 7-10 feet of distance between you is the BEST way to improve your net game if you have a partner available.

2) If no partner is available, as boring as you may find it, kick against a wall. You can practice all of your kicks aganst a surface that will ALWAYS return the bag back to you at an angle you should expect. this is the quickest way to get kicks, likely 500 kicks in 5-7 minutes, as opposed to 200 in 5 minutes of power with a partner.

See you soon.

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 23 Oct 2007 11:36

acxel22 wrote:

your present for nyj?

Wait, am I gonna be the one on the left or the right? Well looks like either way I'll have a white christmas

Thanks, Jeremy, I'll have to try both those ideas out.

I clicked about a thousand photos this weekend since I've discovered the burst mode on my camera.

Twins 2007 gallery

Twins b-day party

I'll be adding footbag pics on my .org gallery sometime later today. Enjoy.

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 23 Oct 2007 12:39

3 brothers are in a car...

Uno: ... going back to the Philippines and hitting up all the strip clubs!

Arnold: Oh, good cuz Ali and I were debating whether or not you were gay.

Ali: No, we weren't... we both agreed he was gay. That's not debate, thats consensus!

Uno:

Arnold:

Ali:

Uno: Fuck both you guys! (and what the fuck does consensus mean?)

Arnold:

Ali:

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » 25 Oct 2007 16:51