Thanks for the kind words everybody. It was cathartic for me to write. One thing that made Rippin's passing so tough, was he was both an icon of the sport AND a friend. Like, if I never met him in person, I'd still be struck by his death just because I'm an avid footbagger. This is the guy who inven...

Enjoyed all the submissions! Dustin definitely stood out across both videos with his creativity. Definitely inspired to mix up my own game once I start playing again. Thanks to Derek for running the video and increasing the amount of shred vids in our lives, especially during a time when we all need...

Whenever I was lucky enough to be in a circle with Rippin'  I never left.  Not willingly at least.  Sure, if I was on deck to compete or if I had a flight to catch then I would.  Grudgingly.  And I'd always soften the blow by looking forward to the next time I'd get to be in a circle with Rippin'.  ...

Do you guys think an Asia- Pacific online tournament would have legs? I think the main challenge you'd have is communication. The Chinese players didn't have great English communication ability at Worlds 2017, so you'd probably need somebody bilingual to ensure word gets out and that rules are unde...

trying to hit ripped warrior>ripstein. I didn't get the link but I got each trick. I hit a few other of his wealth of moves also. In the spring before Worlds was announced (early March) I had the idea of making a Rippin'' tribute video. The idea was that I'd only hit tricks he invented plus BOP. Na...

No setbacks so far with the ankle recovery but it definitely feels like a slow process.  I'm able to walk pretty normally, and I've even caught myself air-shredding a couple times without issue.  That said, I think I'm still several weeks away from trying to play on it.  When I put my feet together ...

Barrages look great!

Zach Forth made this gem that made me laugh: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H03w4zsd-K4 My ankle continues to make slow progress. Some days it feels so good I almost forget it got hurt. Then other days it feels achy and tired and I worry I'm backsliding. Just gotta make sure the trend line of recov...

Derek wrote: ↑

14 Oct 2020 16:21

Feel free to comment Top 3.

Open:
1. Dustin
2. Dante
3. Kemino

Intermediate:

1. Sneed
2. Redding
3. Moller

I'm 10 days out from my ankle sprain now.  The good news is that my initial assessment appears correct: it's a bad sprain that'll sideline me for a while, but not bad enough to require surgery or a boot.  The bad news is that my initial assessment appears correct: it's a bad sprain that'll sideline ...

Derek wrote: ↑

09 Oct 2020 03:59

I think YouTube is best, as then a playlist can be made of all the THREE entries.

Fixed it for you.

I got in a shred Saturday.  Conditions were good so I was optimistic I'd have a fun session.  Things were going pretty well until around the 30 minute mark, when I turned my left ankle super badly on a nemesis attempt.  I had hit one a couple minutes earlier, but wanted to get a deeper barfly dex on...

Nice TJ! I need to get back into these.

Also, RIP: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/nyre ... crash.html

mainly made this post to share this top-post painting: Ugh, that's a FANTASTIC TPP.  :o Love it.  My respect for Jokic's game really went up this post season.  Especially in the Clippers series.  I think if he can reduce the number of his silly frustration fouls and if MPJ can develop into a more r...

Weird and constantly changing weather has made it tricky to play lately.  Denver Autumn weather always yo-yos between too hot and too cold, and this year the air quality has added another wildcard to the mix.   I snuck in a session over the weekend.  I didn't have enough energy to play well, but I k...

Looks a bit like rotor without the dex?

Air quality has been fluctuating between good and bad lately. The trick is being flexible and being ready to play on a moment's notice when conditions allow. I still want to shoot entries for JFC 2020, but the air hasn't let me. Happily, I did manage to squeeze in a session and shoot some stuff. I d...