Comments on: Trick Tip of the Week: The Magic Hop http://www.freedomfootbags.com/blog/trick-tip-of-the-week-the-magic-hop/ A Real Footbag Blog - Helping you navigate the world of footbag (® hacky sack) Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:02:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ryan http://www.freedomfootbags.com/blog/trick-tip-of-the-week-the-magic-hop/#comment-10156 Ryan Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:59:25 +0000 http://www.freedomfootbags.com/blog/trick-tip-of-the-week-the-magic-hop/#comment-10156 In my personal opinion, the magic hop is unavoidable when coming up to more advanced tricks, for those basic stalls in the video it really is not needed, but once you start with tricks like the clipper it is something that you will learn and do whether or not you like. why? try doing 2 clippers in a row, what happens if your first is not a perfect set for the next, are you going to lose form and chase it? no, you do the "magic hop", this not only helps is coshioning but also allows you to reposition yourself as well to land the second clipper, "being essential for successfully linking successive hacky sack tricks" In my personal opinion, the magic hop is unavoidable when coming up to more advanced tricks, for those basic stalls in the video it really is not needed, but once you start with tricks like the clipper it is something that you will learn and do whether or not you like. why? try doing 2 clippers in a row, what happens if your first is not a perfect set for the next, are you going to lose form and chase it? no, you do the “magic hop”, this not only helps is coshioning but also allows you to reposition yourself as well to land the second clipper, “being essential for successfully linking successive hacky sack tricks”

]]> By: Rebecca http://www.freedomfootbags.com/blog/trick-tip-of-the-week-the-magic-hop/#comment-9503 Rebecca Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:38:37 +0000 http://www.freedomfootbags.com/blog/trick-tip-of-the-week-the-magic-hop/#comment-9503 Love the view! I'm a newb and am terrible at stalls but this video of a stall is way better than the others I've been checking out. Thanx :) !!! Love the view! I’m a newb and am terrible at stalls but this video of a stall is way better than the others I’ve been checking out. Thanx :) !!!

]]> By: marco hartig http://www.freedomfootbags.com/blog/trick-tip-of-the-week-the-magic-hop/#comment-9300 marco hartig Wed, 05 Dec 2007 10:54:17 +0000 http://www.freedomfootbags.com/blog/trick-tip-of-the-week-the-magic-hop/#comment-9300 hey thanks, just a few days ago i was talking to somebody about magic hops, and he said i dont do em. and since i thought i was doing them this video was a great help, now i know i am not realy doing them. :D i tend to not realy hop, but bend the support leg... i´ll go work on it. hey thanks,

just a few days ago i was talking to somebody about magic hops, and he said i dont do em. and since i thought i was doing them this video was a great help, now i know i am not realy doing them. :D i tend to not realy hop, but bend the support leg… i´ll go work on it.

]]> By: Tom Mosher http://www.freedomfootbags.com/blog/trick-tip-of-the-week-the-magic-hop/#comment-9245 Tom Mosher Mon, 03 Dec 2007 22:19:44 +0000 http://www.freedomfootbags.com/blog/trick-tip-of-the-week-the-magic-hop/#comment-9245 I think it is important to also note that the purpose of the magic hop is to allow continuation of rhythm/timing/balance and you land from the magic hop as you are catching the bag. Great video, I am going to send it to my newbs! hehe I think it is important to also note that the purpose of the magic hop is to allow continuation of rhythm/timing/balance and you land from the magic hop as you are catching the bag.

Great video, I am going to send it to my newbs! hehe

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