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Archive for February, 2007

Wholesale Footbags (a. k. a. Hacky Sacks, Dirtbags, etc.)?

Tuesday, February 6th, 2007

Yes, we’ve got them! But first, a quick clarification: Many people commonly (unknowingly) refer to footbags as Hacky Sacks (or hackysakcs) or Dirtbags where as these are both actually brand names of, you got it: footbags!
We’ve just introduced a new online wholesale order catalog. Please contact us (contact info provided [...]

Jim Penske: Phat New Combos

Monday, February 5th, 2007

We’ve just added a new footbag video to Jim’s section in player spotlight area.
Here’s a direct link to the movie (right click and “save as” to your computer):

Jimpenske2-5-07.avi - 55 megs
Quicktime MOV file - 20.4 megs

Well worth the download. There’s no fancy editing or anything, just raw shred from today’s session at the [...]

Carol Wedemeyer, Converse Shoe Commercial

Monday, February 5th, 2007

Watch this commercial! featuring Carol Wedemyer, multi-time World Footbag Champion, BAP member, crazy good artist, and all-around good person
Filmed and edited by Tu Vu (another BAPer) and Alex Uncapher & Scott Clark of ReRun Productions, this is a really cool spot that looks as though it was shot in 8mm film, and features [...]

New Footbag Move Demo’s on YouTube

Sunday, February 4th, 2007

Eli posted a whack-load of new footbag move demos up on YouTube today. They’re all basic moves, and they’re all produced really well in a properly lit space with white walls so that you can actually see what’s happening with the bag. Props Eli; great job.
Daryl and Evan have been working on a bunch [...]

Footbag Video Game . . . for your phone?

Thursday, February 1st, 2007

I don’t really play video games; generally, I think they’re a waste of time. However, I’ll definitely be trying this out:

Breakpoint, a rapidly growing developer and publisher of entertainment software for wireless devices, has been granted a license by the International Footbag Players’ Association (IFPA) to develop and publish a first-ever branded mobile game featuring [...]