david clavens - 10/09/07

david · Post by **david** » 09 Oct 2007 16:31

The return begins.

http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/-13022

Please tell me what you think. I value your opinion.

Thanks for watching.

David Clavens

Rieferman · Post by **Rieferman** » 09 Oct 2007 16:47

I feel like it's an honor to be the first to say WOW

edit: so let me elaborate after watching it again. really great variety, I thought every run had a nice flavor of its own. The double spins (both sides!) were really great to see. Stepping ducking is so easy for you, I feel like you should do two dexes on the way up. I kept wanting for a dble swirl (ripstein?) for some reason. I definitely needed some slo mo. Wife said "shit he's fast". Loved the music choice, who was that (excuse the old guy for not knowing). Nice shred Dave

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 09 Oct 2007 16:49

goat.

ashleyd · Post by **ashleyd** » 09 Oct 2007 16:50

sick stuff from dr. d.

Last links were amazing.

props

-homegirl

Slowsis · Post by **Slowsis** » 09 Oct 2007 16:59

Great vid! Your style looks crisp and your runs are huge!

I really liked the run starting at 2:28......bila lavice inspired maybe...

dp · Post by dp » 09 Oct 2007 17:04

When you were injured you said stuff bout how you were gonna change your style a bit when you were better and I wasn't sure if you were or not. It looks like you have, a lot. And I like it a lot more now. I think it looks more relaxed, you have way more variety, and the big thing I noticed was with a lot of your shuffle you didn't do much toe stuff, and now you've got a bigger variety you use more often. Your strings are more interesting and more fun to watch.

Thanks.

Post by **Zac Miley** » 09 Oct 2007 17:11

I already told you what I think on AIM (kinda

) but seriously dude. Welcome back.

That is my new favorite video.

Your style is seriously like, way better. Your move selection is sooooo good. It's weird to see because it seems impossible for someone to get all of those moves as solid as you have them.

Man I could go into detail but seriously.

YOUR SPINS OMGGGGG. Your double spins look so good! Holy shit!

Ok that's enough asspatting. Keep shredding Dr. D.

Muffinman · Post by **Muffinman** » 09 Oct 2007 17:25

Yeah, your style looks a lot smoother and more calm, Dave.
I was really happy to not see any torques, 'cause I always noticed even before your injury how much hard twist they put on your back (especially pdx!).

Those runs are huge. Halfway through that first one I was, like, "Is this still the same run???" Superfly > ripped warrior BSOS was huuuuge. I agree with the variety comment too. I wanna be able to do stepping ducking like it's nothing! I liked the double dexes, like, particularly a pixie paradon stood out to me for some reason. Oh yeah, and there was a spinning swirl (in the last run?) and that was really neat.

I'm going to watch this so many times tonight!!!

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 09 Oct 2007 18:02

That made me think about footbag a lot. props man. super delicious.

jay7 · Post by **jay7** » 09 Oct 2007 18:04

I don't even know what to say, I have started about 20 different compliments and I can't find the right one.

Amazing style, amazing string length, amazing variety, amazing difficulty, extreme both sidedness, great clipper AND toe play, I am pretty sure you are the perfect description of a footbagger.

And I assume you were using your own personal footbag for the video?

Aside from the generic compliments, I think it is awesome that you actually use whirling as a set, all the time in your strings, and from what it looked like, you can use phazing mid string as well.

The trick at :47, is that pixie flail, or pixie symp. egg? Your ankle cranks in such a way that I think you could fit a the legover in it, but upon first look it seems you only hit flail. Either way, for whatever reason, that is my favourite trick in the video.

Thanks for making such an awesome video,

shredzilla · Post by **shredzilla** » 09 Oct 2007 18:53

Awesome vid dave. Does anyone know what the move is at 2:58? It looks like ingyro toe to me, but I can't tell for sure.

Senor Grommet · Post by **Senor Grommet** » 09 Oct 2007 19:30

meh.

Looks like you'll need to school your clipper if you hope to be any good.

acxel22 · Post by **acxel22** » 09 Oct 2007 19:40

every string was fresh and new David Clavens

Your style is getting uniqueness now, it's really fun to watch.

Thanks

Maraxus · Post by **Maraxus** » 09 Oct 2007 20:28

Dear god man....

......[words that describe this video here]..[/end words]

I'm sorry I don't know what to say except, I'm glad your American

Sergey · Post by **Sergey** » 09 Oct 2007 20:45

Wow, that was some of the best stuff I've ever seen in my entire life. All those stepping ducking tricking were amazing!!!

sidekick · Post by **sidekick** » 09 Oct 2007 22:22

Major Shred

Man that was sick, I'm glad to hear you're all healed up (for the most part) and can shred up a storm such as the video proves.

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 10 Oct 2007 00:18

Watched it a few times.

First of all Props! Props for filling me with love for footbag!
To me your shred looks like art, i cant wait to see how youll be playing in a year or 2.

Props on your great skill!
Props for recovering!

What i would love to see in your strings:
A bit of alpine toe moves, stuff like alpine plo,magellan etc.I think that would add more flavour to all those alpine stepping moves.

Ripsteins! Preferably both sides.Everybody loves ripsteins.

Symple swirls? And step out of them!

mitko · Post by **mitko** » 10 Oct 2007 00:42

Bravo David!
No wonder you have problems with your back dude, even that you make it look like soo easy, that is sooo massive shred there.
You have that whirling set for nothing and that alpine dlos damn!
Really creative combos.
Props Dave

Jul · Post by **Jul** » 10 Oct 2007 00:46

Nice David
High Shred

Lise · Post by **Lise** » 10 Oct 2007 02:31

You are very good.

! wow..

Thanks for sharing.

Ratatat!