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Getting Started w/ Freestyle :: how can i get better at freestyling

Author: Drew Peacock (Panda420)
Subject: how can i get better at freestyling
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 9:55 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

ive been freestyling for about 2 months now i hack 5 days each week and 30 minutes for each session i can get to 5 easy but after that i start to suck. any tips would be usefull.

General Footbag :: RE: what are the best footbags?

Author: Allan Haggett (allan)
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 6:34 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

Hi Drew. Welcome to the forum.

There is no easy answer to your question, and I would simply suggest you take advantage of the myriad threads that already exist on this topic throughout these forums. We've been talking about this for years and there are dozens of posts that talk about it, so please just take the time and look around. Here's one to get you started.

Good luck

General Footbag :: RE: Whats the strangest place you've ever hacked?

Author: Drew Peacock (Panda420)
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 5:31 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 54

mine has to be on the toilet or in a school bathroom while there was a tornado drill plus i had to beat-box at the same time for some kid

General Footbag :: RE: Footbag music - Do you?

Author: Drew Peacock (Panda420)
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 5:28 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 5

listen to kid cudi or mac miller

General Footbag :: what are the best footbags?

Author: Drew Peacock (Panda420)
Subject: what are the best footbags?
Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 5:26 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

what are the best footbags and where can i get them

Net Tournaments/Events :: RE: US OPEN Footbag Net Championships 2012

Author: Christopher Siebert (conan)
Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:42 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

WIDMER Brewing confirmed for the 8th year in a row! Thanks WIDMER!!

Also confirmed are reigning Women's World Champions Jody Welch and Julie Symons!

Join us.

General Footbag :: RE: Why people should footbag/ hacky sack

Author: Jon Norton (jonno.norton)
Posted: Mon May 14, 2012 2:44 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

When I want to extol the virtues of playing footbag upon one of my friends or a newcomer that has asked to play with me (that happens all the time, I try to convert them! lol) I always talk about the stretching benefits.

Hacky sack started as a warm-up routine for some pacific islanders (this is widely debated, but this is one of the sport's many origins around the world, I mean really who can claim they invented kicking a bag up and down?)

I can't seem to write a single paragraph without putting side thoughts in parenthesis today it seems (is it indicative of something in my personality maybe???) but yes, if I had to roll my entire benefits speech into one point, it all comes back to the stretching for me. It's like yoga, you're working out and stretching. Cardio workout too, which Yoga isn't actually.

Australia :: RE: 2012 Nationals

Author: Ryan Richardson (ryaricho)
Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:35 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 16

Hey guys, sorry I haven't commented in a while.

I personally don't mind where we hold it as long as we hold it, even if its more like a gathering than a real championships. I think we should start getting a date in soon so people have time to get flights etc. As a backup, personally dont mind organising the same event as last year here again, or even out in Bendigo if I can get Jamie involved. Sydney would be good, even if its just a friday-monday thing like we usually do. I can get time off whenever I want to, so any dates are good for me. The other option we have is to fly somewhere and just randomly have the event (like Bali lol).

Been kicking a little but still got no company down here. Really hoping I can find some players soon. Also need to go play with some of the best to improve my form, but worlds is too expensive, hopefully it goes to Canada or Us next year.

Thanks guys

General Footbag :: Why people should footbag/ hacky sack

Author: Cody Penrod (Blackiechan567)
Subject: Why people should footbag/ hacky sack
Posted: Mon May 07, 2012 12:59 am (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 1

I've been footbagging for about 2 years now. And i'm trying to get more people to join me. They always seem to ask me why? and say its a stoner sport. It pisses me off. I try to tell them that its one of the best sports to play, but they dont seem to listen. Could somebody help me out??

Net Tournament Organization :: RE: Same game, different name?

Author: Ryan Thomas (ThomASS)
Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 1:23 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 20

Not sure how it caught on in the tennis world but I've heard "volley" mistakenly used for "ralley" during my teaching years. Not just a few times, but from many rec. players in a half dozen states. It still implies hitting back and forth over the net so there isn't a ton of confusion esp. in footbag since you really are volleying...but in tennis it stands out more.

I think the footbag net is more of a ball than a bag. The ball sports like tennis, baseball, basketball, football they are all various weights, sizes, shapes materials...so I think a leather 32 packed with pellets is more of a ball. The freestyle bag is a softer cloth llike floppy bag.

Too bad volleyball is taken...

I like kick volley but i still go back and forth saying net or footbag net.

Videos :: RE: Footbag World Championships 2011 - documentary

Author: Allan Haggett (allan)
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:20 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

I agree with Martin. Everything about this is professional and well thought out. Great job.

If you've not yet watched it, go do that now

Videos :: RE: Footbag World Championships 2011 - documentary

Author: Martin C�t� (martincote)
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2012 4:01 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

Just amazingly well done!

Videos :: Footbag World Championships 2011 - documentary

Author: Tuomas K�rki (tuke)
Subject: Footbag World Championships 2011 - documentary
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:13 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 2

I'll post this here too:

Check out the 11min documentary from last year worlds. Documentary filmed at the Footbag World Championships 2011 in Helsinki, Finland.
http://vimeo.com/40719505
Produced by Nobrainer Films in association with Footbag Finland and the city of Helsinki.

Comments are welcome!

Net Media :: Footbag World Championships 2011 - documentary

Author: Tuomas K�rki (tuke)
Subject: Footbag World Championships 2011 - documentary
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 8:11 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

I'll post this here too:

Check out the 11min documentary from last year worlds. Documentary filmed at the Footbag World Championships 2011 in Helsinki, Finland.
http://vimeo.com/40719505
Produced by Nobrainer Films in association with Footbag Finland and the city of Helsinki.

Comments are welcome!

Net Media :: Paris Net Battle 2012

Author: Eurik Lindner (eurik)
Subject: Paris Net Battle 2012
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 2:45 pm (GMT 0)
Topic Replies: 0

Best of Finale Paris Net Battle 2012
Flo/ Janne vs. Arthur/Greg

http://youtu.be/ZU-tDts6Mtw