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Pronunciation

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Today I had the privilege of watching an as-yet unreleased footbag video. I promised not leak any details of it (it’s very cool), but I am going to allude to something that was said during it; namely, that it’s very important how you pronounce your moves. I thought that using this word ‘pronounce’ was very […]

Refilling Your Sack

Sunday, December 9th, 2007

Recently in a help session on our support page, a customer inquired about how to go about refilling a footbag. Specifically, he was asking about how much filler to use and how to go about getting it in the footbag. We currently carry three types of footbag fill, so it only seems […]

New Mr. Special Sand Filler: Warning!

Saturday, December 8th, 2007

We’re now offering the special sand that’s used in the Mr. Sandbag in handy one ounce packets.

These sand in these packs feature:

Minimal sharp edges: The waves of the Pacific ocean have worked the sharp edges (which can lead to reduced fabric life) from this beach sand.
Grading: There are no large particles […]

Trick Tip of the Week: The Magic Hop

Sunday, December 2nd, 2007

Here it is, the secret to freestyle footbag: The magic hop! Sometimes the most subtle things can be critically important. The footbag “magic hop” is one such thing. Learning the magic hop is critical to leaning freestyle footbag because it is an inherent component of most footbag tricks. Succinctly put, the […]

My Footbag Education - Part 2

Monday, November 26th, 2007

OK, so where was I? Oh yeah: The 1997 World Footbag Championships.
By this point, my skater-friends were starting to bug me about how much time I was spending playing hack. As my game was progressing, I had started wearing shorter shorts to accommodate the harder moves. I was always independent and placed function before fashion; […]