Attack of the Newbs: We are the future, hear us roar!!

forgetmenot220 · Post by **forgetmenot220** » 02 Mar 2006 12:11

Ok, so I had this idea while browsing the blogs. I noticed that there were plently of pages devoted to the experienced kickers, hard-core shredders boasting about their new 20 billion add kicks. Though I found them very interesting I was looking for a place for newbs to come together and boast about our .05 adds (come on, those are cool too

). So here we go.

This blog is a place for newbs (like me) to get together and talk about our trials, tribulations, bood, sweat, tears...but most of all our progress.

. We are the future of the sport...hear us roar

Have at it!!

~Tricia

Samurai · Post by **Samurai** » 02 Mar 2006 12:19

I <3 n00bs

dazza · Post by **dazza** » 02 Mar 2006 12:31

Sounds like a good idea, Tricia

@ all shredders starting out : please tell us how you got into the sport !
its very interesting, 2 say the least, how many people discover
footbag and browse this forum these days

How come ? Whats your story ?

Zeb Jackson · Post by **Zeb Jackson** » 02 Mar 2006 12:59

i guesss i can be considered a newb, even though i am almost up to titless runs

yeah im a newb i guess...so yeah i guess i wanna put a post in this blog about my current shred

Last night:
me and kyle hewitt had a first outdoor shred of the year on a basketball court with 2 feet of snow on most of it!

there i landed Butterfly>SS clipper>Butterfly

one of the few times ive landed it

i also got a new record of clipper which is 11 now

AND i also landed a stepping!(i think) and it wasnt as hard as i though it was it was sweet!

my goals now: work on flipside EVERYTHING(as always) and to work on infinitys!

there that was a sufficient post i think!

forgetmenot220 · Post by **forgetmenot220** » 05 Mar 2006 17:36

I think I have fallen in love with a very hot man named Mr Sandbag. ::swoon::

I haven' t been able to post for a couple days due to the fact that our campus has something called "unofficial st. patricks day" which equates to a campus wide party that lasts from friday through saturday. Ahh good times.

More importantly, I had a really good first session with my boyfriend yesterday..short, but good. Eric's friend from highschool was in town for unofficial so we ended up hanging out with him and our friend Kevin who all shred. So I watched them kick for a little while (which was an amazing experience FYI) then got into for a bit myself. I hit toe stalls on both sides

I never tried them before, but with some good tips from Eric I was able to hit both sides. Still work to be done, but all in all I think it's a good start.

After I hit the toe stall we worked on my inside kicks which I was really happy with. I actually surprised myself so that's always good.

So yeah, the session was really fun. It was the first time I got to kick with my new Lavers and a Mr Sandbag. Everything seemed to come easy and like I said I think I'm in love.

Ok that's all for now. I have massive amounts of homework to catch up that I've neglected this weekend so I've got to do that. But hopefully I'll find some time to put a little more practice on my stalls and kicks.

Peace and newby love,
Tricia

forgetmenot220 · Post by **forgetmenot220** » 06 Mar 2006 22:32

Yay for being the only one posting in here... hey come on guys, where did you go?

Either way, I had a good session last night (today was hard core studying so I didn't have time to kick). I worked on my toe stalls and inside kicks. I also went from a toe stall into balancing the bag on my head (not sure if that's even a move, but I saw my bf hit it and thought it was cool). I worked on that for a little while getting it from a toe stall to the center of my head then to the right side of my head. I wanted to get it all the way around but still can't. But something to work towards right? I got my toe stalls down kinda good too, now just heading towards consistancy.

I'm also excited about tomorrow. My theatre show opens tomorrow night so between that and catching up on hw I'm going to be kinda buisy, but I have a scheduled session tomorrow with Eric so I'm stoked about that. I'll let you (you being anyone who's actually reading this) know how that goes. I'm just excited b/c he's a really good teacher and I'm sure the time will go a long way.

Well that's all for now. Please, if you're a noo13 (newb) reading this blog post and let me know how you're doing. I'd love to read about you're progress.

Peace and newby love,
Tricia

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 07 Mar 2006 06:22

Hey.Props for the progress!

I am a newby myself,been playing since february.I've got good toe,inside and outside stalls,working on cliper stall.Can do atw in and out on both legs but thats kinda on its way to balance.Also started to learn basic trick's like legover and pick up.On one session i hit 9 legovers in a row left right left etc.
I shred everyday!
Here are some streching exercises you might find useful

http://hood.012webpages.com/Living%20Ro ... tness.html

Too bad i dont have lavers so i shred in my pumas.They are ok,very light.As for the bag im lucky to live in Estonia because Ilja Mitrofanov stiched me a perfect bag.I'll post pic's of my shoes and my bag if ill find someone to picture them

Zeb Jackson · Post by **Zeb Jackson** » 07 Mar 2006 09:28

wo0t last night i landed my first clipper>[op] clipper !

? · Post by ? » 07 Mar 2006 10:26

Zeb Jackson wrote:wo0t last night i landed my first clipper>[op] clipper !

Cool. I can't even hit a flipside clipper more that 3/10 times. Good work training both sides.

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 07 Mar 2006 12:45

Zeb Jackson wrote:wo0t last night i landed my first clipper>[op] clipper !

Props for the clip to clip

I saw you post this while i was training and decided to try to land that too.Mostly my atempts ended with clip>op clip kick =)) but i managed to land one

Today's session was quite nice

Zeb Jackson · Post by **Zeb Jackson** » 07 Mar 2006 12:54

thanks for the compliments

yeah i have been training my op clipper quite extensively lately, so that i can one day do an infinity

i already have butterfly on my strongside mastered, but i need to work on that on my flipside as well, i think i might kick at work tonight and try it again

mtoolan · Post by **mtoolan** » 07 Mar 2006 14:09

I'm 16. I'm new. I've been shredding since early Feb. Dave Clavens is teaching me. I just got my lavers friday and I love them. I have a mr. sandbag and a sandmaster(don't like the sandmaster that much) and a mosher bag on the way(money went out yesterday).

Lets see. I've got most of the stalls down, even though clippers always need work. I've gotten flip clipper>op clipper a couple times and three same side strong clippers consecutilvely and two same weak side clippers consecutively(gotta work those clippers).

Others I've hit:
Mirage(both sides), ATW(both), Legover(both), Pickup(both), Butterfly(both but weak on left), clipper pickups(both), clipper>far legover(strong side), clipper>mirage(both).

Soon to be in the hit list tricks(hopefully):
whril(i got it more like a kick so I don't count it), reverse whirl(kick like whirl), double legover, clipper> close legover, infinity(kick like whirl), maybe paradox mirage and drifter.

So I guess I'm doing mediocre for playing for about a month.

Keep up the practice.

brinard · Post by **brinard** » 08 Mar 2006 08:55

im a newb still... ive got a blog tho....

so here it is

im 19. footbagging since thanksgiving. so about 4 ish months.

ive had lavers for a month
i have an abshire mini, footfighter, and docbag.
i can hit

mirage bsos, illusion bs, atw in/out bsos, pixie bsos, fairy bs, legover bs

pixie clip, fairy clip, butterfly,
pixie butterfly, fairy xbd rake, pixie legover, dada curve.

most of that is both sides. half is bsos.

im workin on dlo and symp pix and drifter.

i practice every chance i have while at skool. which is often. its college. lotsa breaks, and down time.

im workin on getting a mosh and/or pengbag and will soon start stitching, when i have some money.

Isaac Noyes · Post by **Isaac Noyes** » 08 Mar 2006 11:18

Grrrrrrrrah! I just finished writing an 8-page analysis on deodorant commercials for my TV society and culture class. Talk about suck. Now I finally have some time to try out my new lavers!

I have circle kicked for about 5 year or so. I used to see people doing crazy freestyle in the park in San Francisco, but never really knew what they were doing or what the difference between freestyle and circle kicking was.

A few weeks ago I found my old dirtbag and started kicking again with my friends. Thats when I found this site. Since then I have gotten some mr. sandbags and lavers (they arrived yesterday!). I haven't had much time to kick over this last week since I got both my mr.sandbags and my lavers though because I have been working on schoolwork.

As for tricks... I can't hit anything. I can do inside, outside and toe kicks with both my right and left (although I am better with my right) and i can stall on the toe, the inside and outside of my right foot and on the toe of my left foot (sometimes). Right now I am just trying to get more consistent with my kicks and basic stalls before I move into harder stuff. I find myself getting frustrated a lot though... but when I do hit the stalls from toe to toe to toe to toe it feels awesome. Any suggestions on how I could improve?

Iron Clad Ben · Post by **Iron Clad Ben** » 08 Mar 2006 12:23

Isaac Noyes wrote:Grrrrrrrrah! I just finished writing an 8-page analysis on deodorant commercials for my TV society and culture class. Talk about suck.

You know I actually got accepted to UCSC and seriously considered going there. Posts like these, I'm glad I didn't, LOL.

Isaac Noyes wrote:As for tricks... I can't hit anything. I find myself getting frustrated a lot though... but when I do hit the stalls from toe to toe to toe to toe it feels awesome. Any suggestions on how I could improve?

1) Practice practice practice! Drill your basics. Trying doing Toe > Op Toe x 25. Get it to where you can just call on your muscle memory to do toe delays and you don't even have to think about it. Then pick a few 2-add tricks and start attempting them. Suggestions would be ATW and Clipper first, then mirage and legover next.

It's normal to get frustrated. But keep working at it. Once you hit your first 2-ADD it will be a great feeling, and all that toil will have paid off. There is nothing in the world comparable to landing a new trick in footbag. It is so gratifying that is why we put in the hundreds of hours of practice and keep doing it.

2) Meet up with Fletcher, Jeremy and Emily and shred with them. You are SOOO lucky to have local experts who can show you the ropes. Experienced players can give you pointers and the motivation to keep you practicing and progressing.

forgetmenot220 · Post by **forgetmenot220** » 09 Mar 2006 00:16

It's great to hear about all of your progress. Props to everyone! It's great to read about your progress, it gives me something to set my own by. Having just started (literally) I'm glad to have something to work towards.

I didn't really kick today as was a really crappy day and didn't feel like doing anything, but last night's session was awesome goodness. Eric and I kicked at the armory (it's an immense building on campus with a huge inside track). The session lasted for about two hours during which I got my toe stalls down better and worked on my inside kicks. Eric helped me work going from toe stall on one foot to the next, and tried inside stalls and clipper stall, but that didn't go so hot.

Yet, I have to say, the most exciting point was when I hit mirage on both sides

I am leaps and bounds away from being able to hit it all the time, but I can't even explain how excited I was when I hit it the first time. It's my first two add, and I was def. stoked

Well that's all for now. I should be kicking with Eric again tomorrow after class so I'll let you all know how that goes. Thanks again for participating in the newb blog you all, keep up the good work!!!

Peace and newby love,
Tricia

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 09 Mar 2006 12:24

Today's day started auwfully.A teacher toke my bag and wouldnot give it back

and i still without my awesome Ilja bag.
I came home from school and realised that i cant live a day without a session.So i called my girlfriend who has an old bag.I came over her drank some tea and had a nice conversation,she gave me her bag.To be honest it's very bad but still better than nothing!Came home streched and began to shred.Today i practised my clipers most,im geting like 1/3 of my clips on both sides.
Tomorrow im going to beg the teacher to give me back my bag.Also tomorrow we are celebrating Zenja's(the girl who gave me the bag) birthday im going to present her with a nike sandbag

i hope she will be happy.She started doing footbag some time ago and is learning her basic kick's and stalls.When good weather comes we are going to shred together outside

i will be her teacher haha even though im a newb myself but im
sure it will be loads of fun!And i dream of doing tiltless runs in a month or so i hope with my intense trainings this dream will become reality!

Even that my bag is missing im glad with this day
Shred on ya all!

Isaac Noyes · Post by **Isaac Noyes** » 09 Mar 2006 13:52

I kicked last night with Fletcher and Emily for 2 and a half hours. It was the first time I really got to use my newly modded lavers and I found they make a HUGE diffrence compaired to the skate shoes I was using before... as does wearing shred shorts. I hit 13 (or maybe it was 15...) alternating toe stalls which is my new record. My timing is still a little off but once I get home from school today I am going to practice and see if I can get it down.

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 11 Mar 2006 14:14

Props on the stalls Isaac!
A thing to remember that even toe stalls are great!

Today i got my bag back!Im so happy.
Had a nice session today.Hit my first pick up from a cliper

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 12 Mar 2006 12:48

Went to the city today to look for laver's.I was told that they were seen in december.Didnt find any ill have to order.

Had a nice session today.Drilled toe>ss clip>op toe>ss clip>op toe and so on.The best i had is 4 times.Strangely i do my left cliper better than right one.

modified

Attack of the Newbs: We are the future, hear us roar!!

Attack of the Newbs: We are the future, hear us roar!!

I think I've fallen in love

only one

woah