Rye's blooog

rye · Post by **rye** » 09 Nov 2004 11:10

I vow to get that elusive drifter down!! damnit

*Ok I decided to edit the first post here...and Introduce myself!

I'm Ryan, 22, I've been shredding for 3 weeks' now, and played hack prior to this for approx 3 years, just kickin it around with buddies, now that I've found this, and been consumed, it's all over for me, haha

I've been checking videos', got in touch with a shitload of cool people that are teaching me a lot, so much encouraging, it's so heartwarming

anywho, I'll keep you and me updated, so one day when I can actually hit some cool shit, I can look back and say wow! haha

peas!

rye · Post by **rye** » 10 Nov 2004 08:30

holy carp this is going to take a while...

and this class is so boring

mosher · Post by **mosher** » 10 Nov 2004 08:54

Drifters are a wicked trick.

Have you checked out many other footbag sites Ryan?

Well.. I suppose that is a stupid question, you seem like a go-getter.

check out www.hoodshouse.com for alot of good info.
and www.flipsider.com or www.hackrifice.com for lots of trick demos.

Good call on starting up the blog.

rye · Post by **rye** » 10 Nov 2004 22:22

yeah I checked out the vid's on hackrifice, erik's one crazy bastard, the fact he was in like a 4x4ft space in his apartment and controlling the bag like that was insane

rye · Post by **rye** » 11 Nov 2004 13:53

ok im pretty proud of my progress today...me and my buddy shredded it up for about 2 hours today, I'm gettin pretty consistant toe stalls now, and inside stalls, my outside left had some trouble still but workin on it...

clipper's came along a little better but i just alternated toe stalls today, I got 8 altogether, alternating feet haha

Spadrick · Post by **Spadrick** » 11 Nov 2004 14:07

You coming to Brantford for shred tommorow man?

Can't wait to meet you.

rye · Post by **rye** » 11 Nov 2004 14:36

yeah man for sure...let me know what time

rye · Post by **rye** » 11 Nov 2004 14:37

I can't wait to see this shit in person....lol

rye · Post by **rye** » 12 Nov 2004 15:59

ok sweet

so today i shredded with atom, adam, and johnny

fuck those guys are good, and johnny is crazy! he was pullin off some crazy shit and all I got was an ATW, some clippers, and some toe stalls....

oh well, i learned quite a bit, and can't wait to shred some more!

and prop's to dex for hookin me up with a bag!

Spadrick · Post by **Spadrick** » 12 Nov 2004 18:49

Anytime man. You have the speed down, you just need the control.

Was good shredding with ya.

rye · Post by **rye** » 13 Nov 2004 04:51

so last night while supposed to be making donuts at timmy's I was practicing my clipper's, I'm finally gettin the hang of em!

I'm excited, haha

rye · Post by **rye** » 16 Nov 2004 10:45

damn drifter is harder than it looks...

I need to shred some more with the pro's in brantford so I can see wtf I'm doing wrong lol

vanderwax · Post by **vanderwax** » 16 Nov 2004 12:33

Hey man, drifter is such a tricky trick... I dont really spend too much time working on them yet since they are soooo frusterating. Try Dada curve it would probably be a good start (its almost the same motion but you catch the bag behind your planted leg instead of in front of it, the trick is easier and feels cool to hit). I hear some people frown on the dada curve, but dude, they are slick, give it a try!!!!!!!!

rye · Post by **rye** » 17 Nov 2004 05:07

ok, so last night I hit atw rather nicely, told seath, he said do it with the other leg, so I did, and I hit it on my 3rd try with that leg

w00t!!

that's exciting

Seath · Post by **Seath** » 17 Nov 2004 11:55

you dun got a hit of the footbag drug, it feels good eh, the first hit's free, now you gotta pay, START DRILLING.

zachatree · Post by **zachatree** » 17 Nov 2004 12:27

best high in the world, hiting a new trick. Wish i addicted so i could do it more often

rye · Post by **rye** » 17 Nov 2004 13:25

for sure man...it's nice when you almost get it, but when you actually land it, get the delay, and kick it back up and catch it nice and controlled, it's just so much better....

FlexThis · Post by **FlexThis** » 17 Nov 2004 14:49

ericksonj · Post by **ericksonj** » 17 Nov 2004 17:46

My advice to you is to forget about all three add tricks until you can hit most all of the two adds. You should at least be able to hit 10 alternating clippers back to back, have both sides both ways around the worlds, and toe/clipper set mirages/illusions and legovers/pickups. When you can hit all of these tricks and string them together, then worry about 3 add moves. It is way too hard to hit a nice drifter if you don't have mirages and clippers dialed. While you may hit this move, the control will ultimately come from becoming solid on your foundation.

I would rather watch a guy string 25 tiltless then watch him hit a single 5 add move to hand catch. The more you work fundamentals the quicker you will progress. Sure you may not hit a 3 add move for several months, but when you do you will learn a whole bunch of them quickly and very soon after you will be stringing them.

Good luck to you in freestyle. It is a very fun and rewarding sport.

rye · Post by **rye** » 17 Nov 2004 20:58

ericksonj wrote:My advice to you is to forget about all three add tricks until you can hit most all of the two adds. You should at least be able to hit 10 alternating clippers back to back, have both sides both ways around the worlds, and toe/clipper set mirages/illusions and legovers/pickups. When you can hit all of these tricks and string them together, then worry about 3 add moves. It is way too hard to hit a nice drifter if you don't have mirages and clippers dialed. While you may hit this move, the control will ultimately come from becoming solid on your foundation.

I would rather watch a guy string 25 tiltless then watch him hit a single 5 add move to hand catch. The more you work fundamentals the quicker you will progress. Sure you may not hit a 3 add move for several months, but when you do you will learn a whole bunch of them quickly and very soon after you will be stringing them.

Good luck to you in freestyle. It is a very fun and rewarding sport.

yeah that was my first post I didn't really realize how hard the drifter is, haha

so I've been working on both sides atw, and my clipper's lately...

I need to get a good pair of laver's tho...then need to practice more..

I'm gonna attempt to shred with Johnny tommorow, or at least learn a thing or two