Surprising footbag facts

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 03 Jul 2011 02:24

If you come across something that surprises you post it here. Here's mine.

Big Apple was invented in 1992.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 03 Jul 2011 10:50

In Times Square, by Kenny Shults, on a visit. It would be 9 years before anybody from New York hit it.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 03 Jul 2011 11:59

Olaf isn't in BAP

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 03 Jul 2011 15:55

People still care about BAP.

Pasquar · Post by **Pasquar** » 03 Jul 2011 21:03

C-Fan wrote:People still care about BAP.

Zeke · Post by **Zeke** » 04 Jul 2011 10:57

Footbag was originally invented in China and other parts of Asia by John Stalberger & Mike Marshall, according to this source

Happy Sack'n y'all

Fade2black · Post by **Fade2black** » 05 Jul 2011 20:06

it doesnt take double jointed ankles to doof... just an amazing amount of practice....

good game Tim harper!

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 08 Aug 2011 07:21

Wentletrap (fairy gyro dlo) which apparently means spiral staircase in some language (German?) is also the name of a type of sea snail. Lynton Stephens is really in to collecting sea shells (in fact that's his job now) so must have known this, but always said the word meant the first definition I gave.

C-Fan · Post by **C-Fan** » 08 Aug 2011 11:23

Somebody named a footbag trick "Wentletrap."

CICFreestyler17 · Post by **CICFreestyler17** » 08 Aug 2011 11:38

Now it would seem the only peeps that still care about BAP would be the ones posting about it 10 years after the fact. Anyway, Ryan Mulroney won worlds in 2002 incase ya never heard.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 10 Aug 2011 18:23

Is that an opinion or a fact?

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 10 Aug 2011 18:56

more people get struck by lighting in a year then play free style footbag.

TCheas · Post by **TCheas** » 10 Aug 2011 19:28

zachatree wrote:more people get struck by lighting in a year then play free style footbag.

FACT

CICFreestyler17 · Post by **CICFreestyler17** » 10 Aug 2011 19:33

Ya know Jeremy, you seem to know everything, you tell me.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 10 Aug 2011 22:28

Well footbag.org still lists Vasek as the winner, as was announced at the time. I'm sure people would have said something if the result was changed. I don't understand what your point is. It would be good if this topic could be one place where people don't post misinformation.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 11 Aug 2011 06:06

TCheas wrote:
zachatree wrote:more people get struck by lighting in a year then play free style footbag.
FACT

24,000 people get struck each year.. I don't think we have half that number that play. We are a rare.

CICFreestyler17 · Post by **CICFreestyler17** » 12 Aug 2011 03:19

My point is just what I said. Ryan won worlds in 2002. You are right though, .org still says Vasek won. In what kind of world can you go dropless and they declare the winner the guy that let the bag fall to the floor? On a factual note, worlds needs to come back to CA so the best player in the world can drive down to the bay, do his thing for 6 minutes, and pick up his gold medal.

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 12 Aug 2011 04:14

Ok well thanks for letting us know.

To make a somewhat on topic post; the name "Vasek" comes from Vaclav, as I'm sure most people are aware, which is apparently a Czech version of "Wenceslas," as in Good King Wenceslas.

CICFreestyler17 · Post by **CICFreestyler17** » 12 Aug 2011 04:38

But isn't it fun to debate? I suppose I should be serious and add an actual fact. At Windy city open in 2003 David Grohl rolled by in his tour bus on the way to his concert at UIC Pavillion while i was doin my thang and yelled "That's awesome." I don't think anyone else knew who it was or even noticed except for my brother who was just hanging out watching.

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 12 Aug 2011 20:09

that's surprising!