Mowley's footblog

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 05 Jul 2006 18:35

Entry: 1st

Time: 3.30am

Location: Norfolk, Uk

Freestyle: Having been able to play today because of bad weather, have been practicing my clipper streches though and hope to concentrate on them 2morrow

Stiching: Working on newest 32 atm, and its looking quite good, i've made 3 32's in 3 days now and there getting better, hope to finish it 2morrow

I need to go to sleep, as the sooner I do the sooner I can get up and shread

Moxie · Post by **Moxie** » 05 Jul 2006 18:46

Do you play by yourself or have a shred buddy? How did you get started with footbag? Did you just find it online and decide that it's something you wanted to get good at? Stories are good!

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 06 Jul 2006 05:00

Errr I don't really have a shred buddy

Bascily i got into it becuase a few years ago in school/collge a mate had a hacksack and we used to kick it around the commen room, it finaly broke and we never really thought of it again.....

Just a few months ago I was just typing in random searchs on ebay when I just typed in "hackysack" and there were a few from a uk store, so i though it might be fun etc to get one and i did (it was a total over kill 122 beginner bag from extremedreams.co.uk) but becuase of this i noticed the offical name was "footbag".....

This lead me to search google for footbag and i came across Footbagsewing.com and footbag.org, After seeing hope "real" freestyle is done I started to stich my own bags, ordered a MR. and really got into it....

Through these boards i got told to check out modified.in so here i am, 1 month later, 15 footbags, a handful of small tricks, but totaly hooked

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 06 Jul 2006 11:26

I just hit my first clipper stall.... OMG what a rush, it'll prob take forever to do again, and i know it's not impressive, but im only a beginner so who cares

GET IN!!! lol

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 08 Jul 2006 16:24

I've finally finished stiching all the panels i cut out last week

here's my results

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 14 Jul 2006 16:45

Man I love footbag.......

started to hit strings today

(so i was told lol)

toe > legover > toe > legover > toe > legover > op toe *think thats right, im still learning all that [dex] stuff lol

also i got some shot for my footbags which is KICK ASS so i started my slag bag

Roy · Post by **Roy** » 15 Jul 2006 09:58

You really dont need the > toe in between the legovers, Unless you do a toe stall to the other foot.

Try pickup--- set >OP in [dex]>SAME toe [del]
it is the same as legover except a opposite way dex.

What kind of print is that called on the bag your stitching? It looks real cool.

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 15 Jul 2006 10:01

I was stalling to the other foot lol just trying to strengthing both legs

On fieldfabrics its called animal print, but on ultrasuede.com its lepoard small i think

lol

Drew Hamilton · Post by **Drew Hamilton** » 15 Jul 2006 21:28

Man, your bags look really good. They're in the top 10 looking bags in my opinion.

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 16 Jul 2006 09:11

wow thanks man

Just wanted to say (incase anyone reads this) i'm running a comp for a free footbag

all details can be found here:

http://modified.in/footbag/viewtopic.ph ... 345#255345

enjoy

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 16 Jul 2006 10:34

i entered, yay...sweet blog...sweet bags

Post by **Zac Miley** » 16 Jul 2006 14:38

I entered the competition as well. Your bags/blog looks sweet, dude.

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 22 Jul 2006 15:53

Oh man I started with non now I have many

I've also got loads of facile now

I've also just reclently put the broká mod on my vans

better crank coming my way now

whoo hoo.... Going to order some QM's when they ship to uk

Also hit my first pixielegover today

watch out vaska lol (j/k)

BenRea · Post by **BenRea** » 24 Jul 2006 05:57

thats like potentially 200 bucks worth of bags in your hads right there, you lucky boy.

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 27 Jul 2006 13:53

Better right something lol

I now have a job in asda wall-mart

whoo hoo lol

I've been have a little session everday for about an 1hr in 2 30min sections so its session>dip in pool>session lol but I'm finding it hard to hit tricks, even the basics sometimes.... i had the legover but now can't hit it at all and clippers are still pissing me off even though i've been getting better at inside stalls and been doing alot of stepovers

my pixes are pretty good and i've been doing pixies>atw>pixes>atw jus to keep both legs moving

Any help would be great

My stiching has improved and i now have a little lead fill (calm down ben calm down lol)

and a few trades have started coming my way

anyway thats me and this is my blog so take care, shread hard and trade a footbag with me?

lol

Post by **Zac Miley** » 27 Jul 2006 15:02

I'd happily trade a bag with you.

I'm working on my first 32 atm, so you might not want this one.. but uh, in the future possibly.

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 31 Aug 2006 02:06

Oh man it's been a while not only from playing but stiching too

i have made 4 bags in the last week due to a few days off work, but works really eating up with my time

..........

BUT im determind to push through, play where i can (even in the warehouse at work hehe shhhhhh) stich where I can and learn where i can lol

Also my bags will be up for sale soon, i think I've stiched long enough and put in the needle time before rushing into the "for sale" section

In the last pic there all my version 2 stiched bags in order from Newest to oldest (left to right), looking back at my old ones, man they were shitty lol

I've also ordered some more lavers

, this time some laver lo's

they are HOT! lol i might just use them for a normal trainer but prob won't lol

I've now got 6 days of work in a row, mostly 13:00-22:00 but a few i fin earlier so if i wanna put in the shred time im gonna have to get my arse up in the morning, this will be the dedication test

Robert wojci · Post by **Robert wojci** » 31 Aug 2006 06:59

sick shoes and bags man, tell us how those lavers play! i would love a bag of yours, fantastic stitching!

P.S. Excited for the ashes?

mc · Post by mc » 31 Aug 2006 08:50

wow, you stitch some really beautiful footbags, props! and, those lavers are STYLIN!!!! I like them. Keep shredding. Hope to use one of your hacks one day.

Mowley · Post by **Mowley** » 31 Aug 2006 13:49

ashs, yeah man i'll prob have it on in the back ground... we'll be cricket crazy for a while then lol (but never footbag crazy

lol)

My lavers got sent today and i can't wait to play in them, even jsut wearing them out will be sweet at lavers are super rare in the uk (cos there so fucking expensive lol)

Im always open for trades on bags etc

also Im gonna sell my bags soon i think (so i can buy more material and bags lol) I might also send 2 out to 2 lucky ppl that can put it through its paces lol (prob turn out their shit lol)

Anyway i'll post all info of how the lavers play and the future of m bags here

glad you all like