I got used to it. I just came to the realization that I am thankful for the great lighting I usually have available to me for shredding. I pretty much don't worry about it. Ever. Well that's not true, it factors into my 'perception' of what is possible, so in a sense my perceptions are limiting me here.
Today, Valeria fell asleep on the couch right next to my living room shred zone, so I had to keep the lights low, and I tweaked my workout towards the quieter tricks today. Lots of juggling and unusual surfaces and short fun stuff. After about 10 minutes, the low light scenario didn't factor into my decisions at all. I got through my warm-ups, and I immediately ran into a personal innovation... Fairy same blender. Probably because yesterday I obsessed on double dyno style moves. So I pulled a fairy set and thought, why not go for a whirl or a blender with the same leg as the fairy dex, of which I hit both on both sides, within minutes of stumbling upon it.. What is the name of Fairy same-leg same-side Blender? And Fairy same-leg same-side Whirl? I'll film them tomorrow. I've hit Fairy-Phobic-(other leg) Blender and posted it to youtube recently, but this easier stuff is new to me.
I also skooled a pattern that is juggle-juggle-juggle, seamless (out) Fairy DLO, to seamless (in) pixie DLO, juggle-juggle-juggle, repeat... I'll also film this tomorrow.
The moral of this story? "Beware of perceptions, particularly those that limit belief. Possibility is still unlimited, it is my mind that stops me most of the time."
Best regards,
-enlightener
Shred notes: See above.
Showing posts with label atomic. Show all posts
Showing posts with label atomic. Show all posts
Monday, December 6, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Single tricks from recent days... freestyle footbag...
I have been focusing recently on single tricks. Actually more like obsessing. I am transitioning to long string training starting today. Here are my recent results. I'd like to hear feedback on the Pixie (same) Twirl...
Pixie Same Twirl & Stepping Same Twirl
Atomic same Whirl
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Measuring 'impact' of footbag freestyle relative to other sports...
The sport of Footbag Freestyle is underfunded and under-studied. I would love to see this change, but because of the current state of the economy and the loosely organized young players, it is unlikely we will see any new injections of funding or research anytime soon.
Other sports have been researched, and we can tell a lot about our sport by comparing it to these other sports. Among the comparable sports would be aerobics, boxing and running... to name a few.
So in future articles, I will compare some of this research and how it can be applied to the sport of footbag.
Shred notes: 12/12/09
Hit Sailing Butterfly today. That is a pixie atomic set back to the same side butterfly. SWEET!
Shred notes: 12/14/09
Hit Sailing butterfly on video today. Couple of good runs through my music for NYJ
Shred notes: 12/15/09
More good runs through NYJ music for performance.
Other sports have been researched, and we can tell a lot about our sport by comparing it to these other sports. Among the comparable sports would be aerobics, boxing and running... to name a few.
So in future articles, I will compare some of this research and how it can be applied to the sport of footbag.
Shred notes: 12/12/09
Hit Sailing Butterfly today. That is a pixie atomic set back to the same side butterfly. SWEET!
Shred notes: 12/14/09
Hit Sailing butterfly on video today. Couple of good runs through my music for NYJ
Shred notes: 12/15/09
More good runs through NYJ music for performance.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Economy of motion
When I visualize atomic sets, I start to think about economy of motion and timing. Doing tricks that require two and three dexterity elements requires finding the most efficient path. In the case of atomic and nuclear tricks the challenge for me was to learn the 'hippy' method of reverse mirage. From there I could apply it to many tricks.
Atomic sets require throwing the first dex over the upward moving Footbag, so a traditional reverse mirage motion that happens at the apex isn't fast enough. To achieve atomic, the set and leaping hippy dex happen simultaneously.
Economy of motion is the key to refining 'tough' moves and developing new ones. Well, that is the physical challenge. Sometimes the mental block of dismissing something as 'impossible' is a larger obsticle, because if you never try something due to it's percieved impossibility, then how could you get to the part where you would refine the motion to make it possible. Believe!
Shred notes: 12/4/09
Just a typical day. Some good strings at the end. Indoors.
- enlightener
Atomic sets require throwing the first dex over the upward moving Footbag, so a traditional reverse mirage motion that happens at the apex isn't fast enough. To achieve atomic, the set and leaping hippy dex happen simultaneously.
Economy of motion is the key to refining 'tough' moves and developing new ones. Well, that is the physical challenge. Sometimes the mental block of dismissing something as 'impossible' is a larger obsticle, because if you never try something due to it's percieved impossibility, then how could you get to the part where you would refine the motion to make it possible. Believe!
Shred notes: 12/4/09
Just a typical day. Some good strings at the end. Indoors.
- enlightener
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Shred Notes: 10/22/09
Gyro focus today. Got hung up on gyro mirage to Atom Smasher. I skooled the hell out of that combo. Want it dialed this winter. Cold today, went into the secret indoor warm location. Nothing to note today, except that I used "Shred Sprints" to get warmed up quickly today. So I think it is safe to say that "Shred Sprints" are a great way to warm up quickly!
-enlightener
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