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by beckermj
09 Dec 2011 17:58
Forum: Trick Tips
Topic: Stepping/Blurry
Replies: 37
Views: 23944

Stepping

Anyone have some practice tips to learn stepping? When I try, it seems like the bag is already too high for me to get my knee up and over it If you have a question again about a trick or set, before starting a new thread, please consult the master list and see if it's already got its own. The master...
by beckermj
11 Oct 2011 19:43
Forum: Health & Injuries
Topic: Heart Rate Monitors to Prevent Overuse Injuries
Replies: 3
Views: 4694

Heart Rate Monitors to Prevent Overuse Injuries

I have been starting to play regularly, and as I usually play by myself, I will end up just drilling certain moves. As everyone here knows, having a good training session, or a good session in general, is an intense workout. However, whenever I start to over-exert myself, I'll get kind of soreness o...
by beckermj
21 Sep 2011 13:40
Forum: Equipment
Topic: other sources for usl than fieldsfabric?
Replies: 4
Views: 2928

So I'm in LA for a few days and I just got back from a trip to International Silks and Woolens, which is listed as a dealer of Ultrasuede. They have a very bright yellow as well as a bright red and we ended up getting a pretty good price on it. The tags all said $70/yard, but they went down to $60, ...
by beckermj
18 Sep 2011 10:22
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Repairing a footbag
Replies: 3
Views: 2418

Repairing a footbag

So I was just wondering what all of you players out there do when you start getting those little pinholes in your footbags. I recently tried using some shoe leather tear mender stuff that has been working better than I thought. It looks funny, but once it dries it is somewhat elastic so the bags sti...
by beckermj
06 Sep 2011 15:15
Forum: Videos
Topic: Footage From "World-Wide "Play Footbag!" Day
Replies: 15
Views: 4138

Its not a video, but here's me showing my support where we were that day - The Great Sand Dunes National Park!

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by beckermj
06 Sep 2011 10:56
Forum: Equipment
Topic: other sources for usl than fieldsfabric?
Replies: 4
Views: 2928

I would also like to hear of some other sources of Ultrasuede light, yellow would be nice to have. I've been to the Ultrasuede website and looked over their places to buy it, and Field's was basically the only carrier of Ultrasuede light. I found some burnt orange (saffron to be specific) on Field's...
by beckermj
22 Aug 2011 15:15
Forum: Videos
Topic: Footbag Evolution !!!!
Replies: 2
Views: 1747

I like it! The black and white footage was pretty good
by beckermj
19 Jun 2011 18:53
Forum: General
Topic: How Long Did It Take You?
Replies: 1
Views: 2088

How Long Did It Take You?

How long had you been playing before you reached benchmark levels of freestyle? I'm thinking: mirage/illusion/clipper/legover/pickup 10x in a row consistently, continuous tiltless strings, consecutive ss or alternating clippers, ss or alternating downs, continuous guiltless strings, continuous doubl...
by beckermj
19 Jun 2011 18:42
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Umbrella Footbags
Replies: 3
Views: 2893

The only thing I can think of is to use this pattern generator to make hexagons with all sides the same length: http://patterns.mhansen.org/ But if you're wanting to make hexagons that are used in a typical 42, I'm not sure. I just got out the old t-square and protractor! I noticed you found Brianbe...
by beckermj
18 Jun 2011 13:44
Forum: Equipment
Topic: rough guide: how to make a 42-panel bag
Replies: 20
Views: 7790

So I used your advice and tried my hand at making a 42. What got me hung up was what angle to make the "points" of the hexagon. I ended up going with 53.5 degrees (half the angle in a pentagon), but after looking at my bag, I'm thinking it should have been 30. In the end, I don't think it mattered t...
by beckermj
17 Jun 2011 12:01
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Other Footbag Patterns
Replies: 3
Views: 3573

Other Footbag Patterns

I've been looking around for some other patterns to make a sphere out of geometrical shapes. I found this one that is deceptively similar to a 32-panel bag, but instead has 42 panels. However, it is still only regular pentagons and hexagons. The name is "truncated rhombic triacontahedron". Has anyon...
by beckermj
10 Jun 2011 20:52
Forum: Equipment
Topic: Making bags: instructions/tutorials
Replies: 388
Views: 132060

So I'm starting a blog about footbag, and in it is a stab at a tutorial about sewing a 32-panel bag. I've got some good pictures and tried to make it worthwhile, so see what you think: http://umbrellabags.wordpress.com/ . While you're there, you can check out (they're for sale!) some of the bags I'v...
by beckermj
10 Jun 2011 20:43
Forum: For Sale
Topic: Umbrella Footbags
Replies: 3
Views: 2893

Umbrella Footbags

Hey there modified, I've recently started up my own blog that is predominantly about footbag and my progression as a freestyle player, but will also include a few other sports I'm into (climbing and running). One of the topics I'm focusing on is to display and hopefully sell some footbags I've been ...