Tom's video (please help me)

ncbagger · Post by **ncbagger** » 04 May 2008 03:26

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3ERNxouLzU[/youtube]

Its really short but i really want so pointers and tips to make me better.

zach4th · Post by **zach4th** » 04 May 2008 04:58

What do you need help with?

You are off to a really good start!!

keep practicing and posting videos. Go to turnaments.

How old are u?

ncbagger · Post by **ncbagger** » 04 May 2008 05:29

I'm 13.I just wanted tips on how to improve my style.

Psilocybe · Post by **Psilocybe** » 04 May 2008 06:44

Style..? Hmmmm. I would say work on your crank a little more. And of course try to get rid of toe stalls asap. But you're so new I wouldn't worry about it.

Good job!

SergeyKozlov · Post by **SergeyKozlov** » 04 May 2008 07:33

actually your crank is nice for your level, it could be much worst.
Try to turn your head faster for osis. Land tricks on your toes. Stop bailing to Toe. Your shoes looks bigger than should, thought. Do longer tiltless runs. Play more.

professor · Post by **professor** » 04 May 2008 08:37

- Turn your body more on osis. Also think of it more of up-down delay instead of a horizontal sweep. Like with all delays, you want to cradle the bag, not pull it through.

- Turn your hips over the bag more on butterfly. Also, make sure your leg is close to perpendicular (90 degrees) to your body when you dex the butterfly.

- I suggest playing tiltless still. Your longest run was 7 contacts and you had a bunch of toe delays thrown in. It would be best if you played tiltless because you would have longer runs and you wouldn't have to bail to toe so much. Drill the 3 adds, but in runs do mostly tiltless.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 04 May 2008 08:55

Not bad man.

My tips:

*Drill your 2 adds. 3s are fun, but you're going to want to focus on getting longer runs, and 2s will help with that.
*As others have pointed out, you should be able to take toe bails out of your game. This is a good thing, and I look forward to seeing you do it.
*How is your breathing? Are you breathing during your strings? This is key.

You're off to a great start. You should feel lucky you began at such a young age. I look forward to seeing your progression in the sport.

Oh yeah, go to tournaments. It's a great way to improve and stay motivated.

Benzilla · Post by **Benzilla** » 04 May 2008 09:14

the only thing i really noticed it that you try to force your osis and rush through them a bit. Try to slow them down and turn more like said above.

Your off to a great start, practice to get some longer strings.

shred hard!

LEGOMAN · Post by **LEGOMAN** » 04 May 2008 09:32

I'm going to be very very blunt with this post

i don't think your off to a good start at all. why do you do 3s all the time instead of 2s? why would you try and hit a torque when it seems like you cant do more then 3 tricks average in a string?

drop all the threes you are doing and learn tilt less. get a flow going. dont worry about style to much until your starting to link tricks together

@ Psilocybe: Why would he need to work on his crank? he has more then enough to stall the bag. he doesn't need to work on that.

this is purely my opinion. take it with a grain of salt if you want

ncbagger · Post by **ncbagger** » 04 May 2008 13:20

okay thanks for the help ill keep practicing and posting. Yeah my g units are too big but i ordered some twill lavers this morning so i will get some neww shoes soon.

Post by **Zac Miley** » 04 May 2008 13:23

Great post Kyle. Another blunt tip:

Don't play in g-units until you're guiltless.

edit: Also, your whirls are the.

Do these drills for a whole session:

Mirage>SS Mirage rpt
Legover>SS Legover rpt
Legover>Mirage rpt
Pickup x lots
ss clipper>mirage rpt
Op Clipper x lots

Matt K · Post by **Matt K** » 04 May 2008 13:29

And then do them for the a few more sessions

Will Digges · Post by **Will Digges** » 04 May 2008 13:33

Very nice, 13 years old?!?! You will be good if you stick with it. My only tip is don't neglect your flipside, try to practice everything equally It's one thing I wish I stressed more early on in my game.

Your doing great keep it up!!

ncbagger · Post by **ncbagger** » 05 May 2008 02:21

thanks again for the tips. I will do all those drills in my session today and then ill just keep doing them.

ncbagger · Post by **ncbagger** » 05 May 2008 15:14

Here is a video of my osis i did all the drills Zac told me to do and i practiced osis. I have to work on my crank i think. I still kinda swing the bag on my osis but it feels better.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eei28OYDy7E[/youtube]

Pancake Flogger · Post by **Pancake Flogger** » 05 May 2008 18:46

Your flipside osis is better than mine. Props.

Abe · Post by **Abe** » 05 May 2008 19:21

AHHHHHH This kid DOESN'T HOP! SOMEBODY teach him how to hop! But seriously learning this basic skill will make or break your game even this early on. Watch your own osis video, your just letting your catching foot do all the work of delaying your clipper. HOP!

professor · Post by **professor** » 06 May 2008 08:56

With Osis, you have to cradle the bag. Pretend it's an egg. If you just let the bag drop on your foot it will break, cradle it and you'll have a nice omelet after you shred.
To cradle it, bring your foot up higher and follow the bag down with you foot as you turn your body and delay the bag.

Don't worry about your crank right now, it comes with time, careful stretching, and increased leg strength. Worry more about form.
It looks like your shoes are really heavy for you. Are they? Or does it just look that way?

Rieferman · Post by **Rieferman** » 06 May 2008 09:29

In the osis drill vid I noticed that your support leg is pretty straight. I guess that sort of goes with the "magic hop" type of comment you got a few posts up. The hop and the support leg cushion go together.

damn I wish I played at that age

Just soak up as much as you can from everyone, watch a lot of vids of different styles (and don't just watch pros.. watching intermediates can be easier to understand sometimes), and just keep having fun doing what you're doing. At your age, your body will figure out efficiencies pretty quickly. Going to a tournament at some point will really get your mind going.

Can't wait to see more vids! Keep up the good work!

Darkshredder · Post by **Darkshredder** » 06 May 2008 10:48

I don't hop either