Based on consensus at today’s session that mid-day in Texas is just way to dang hot to be shredding, the collective consciousness that is the Austin Freestyle Footbag Club unanimously decided that weekly sessions are hereby moved to:

Saturdays 4pm at Palmer Event center

Hi Everyone, due to the ACL fest this weekend, we’ll have our session on the other side of town.

Saturday 10/3 1pm
Mueller Lake Park
4209 Airport Blvd

On the concrete area by the lake. You’ll find us. Check our Twitter for the latest info.

Hi Everyone,

So this summer we’ve fallen of the wagon with regular sessions.  They will be resuming now!  Saturdays at 1pm at Palmer. No mid-week session for now.  If you want to start one, post a comment letting us know the suggested time and place.

Texas State tournament in less than 2 months!

Hey everybody, we’re going to have a Footbag Net session on Sunday afternoon around 5PM. Details TBA. If you are interested, pls email me at ironcladbenNOSPAM@footbag.org (just remove the “no spam”).

Sorry for the short notice, but this June, we will be having our Wednesday sessions at Blues on the Green instead of the regular spot.  This is every other Wednesday night at 7:30pm, beginning today, June 3rd.  Full info here:

http://www.kgsr.com/Other/blues/

I’ve never been, but word around town is there are quite a few hack circles at this thing.  Plus hey, free concert.  Can’t beat that.

Click here for a map

Alright so there have been some questions about the wheres and whens of regular session times.  If you’re new or just found out about the club at Marleyfest or Eeyore’s birthday, here’s the deal we have 2 regular sessions a week.  Click on the link above that says “Sessions”, or click here.

http://www.austinhack.com/?page_id=7

That has all the info including a link to google map of the spot.  If you’re thinking about coming out but haven’t been to a session yet, what are you waiting for?  Come out and get your kicks! Any questions on sessions shoot me an email: ironcladben /at/ footbag dawt org

P.S. I filmed a little bit at last night’s session, possible new video coming soon!

First off, Austin Style Footbag club has leaped into the year 2009 with a Twitter account.   Follow us @AustinHack to get real time updates on sessions and goings-on.  You can either get a Twitter account and follow us there, or on your cell phone text “Follow AustinHack” (without the quotes) to 40404 (to get text message updates, assuming you have a lot, or an unlimited plan on your phone)

What a weekend of shred!  I think I played for 7 hours total.  Thankfully I’m much less sore than I thought I would be.  My shins hurt a little bit when I woke up Monday morning, but otherwise I’ve been fine, with no knee pain.  Curtis was in town yesterday from Houston and we shredded it up on the streets of downtown Austin amidst SXSW.

Curtis Highlights:
-Way longer runs than he usually does.
-Scorpion’s Tail mid run a few times
-Inspinning osis and clipper several times
-Tons of spins, dives, barrages and double downs

Ben Highlights:
-Lots of spins and ducks
-Gyro diving clip BS, almost BSOS
-Zulu clip x 3
-Double BSOS’d DLO in a guiltless run with lots of spins and ducks
-Spinning Ducking clipper BSOS once or twice

P.S. I’m getting a new computer this week.  Once I have it set up I will capture the Brenham jam footage and make a video!

In order to skool for the upcoming jam, and just to be able to play more footbag in general I’ve having 30-40 minute mini sessions several days this week, usually during my lunch break at work.  It’s been a lot of fun playing every day, and I can feel some concepts getting more solid.

Highlights from this week:

• Clipper x 33 weak side, x32 on strong
• 15 Ducking Clippers!
• Spin > Duck > RPT 10 contacts
• Double-BSOS Dimwalk
• Phoenix BS (right foot is new)
• Osis > Zooming Clip > RPT > run

I just wrapped up a 5 session week!  Man, did I ever need it.  I’ve lost a lot of consistency and run length, and have slowly begun to build it back.  5 may have been one too many, as I started to feel shin splints at the end of today’s session.  Anyway, it’s just been great to get out there and play so much, I’m definitely keeping this up.

Recent Highlights

• Atomsmashers and legbeaters both sides.  Atomic is coming along nicely, but still having trouble hitting it midstring
• SS Butter > Diving Mirage > RPT > Butter > Ducking PDX Mirage > RPT
• SS Butter > Spinning Clip > Diving Mirage > RPT
• SS Butter > Spinning Clip > DLO > RPT
• SS Butter > Diving Clip > Infinity > Spinning Clip > Merkon > RPT
• Spinning Clip x 6 strong side, x 3 on flip
• Spinning Clip > Ducking Clip > RPT 6 contacts
• Zulu Legover BSOS in a guiltless run
• Toe Blur > run … good to see I can kinda still quantum OK (on one side)
• Toe SS osis > Zooming Legover > RPT

This Saturday we will be having our footbag session at FRANKENBIKE.  What’s Frankenbike you ask?  It’s a bike swap meet that happens once a month at different locations around town.  This week it’s at:

Rio Rita
1308 E. 6th St.
12-4pm

A free bike swap meet held once a month in Austin, Texas that is open to anyone who wants to buy, sell or trade bicycles and bicycle related gear or parts.

FrankenBABE! All girls on bikes get a free bike tune up @ FrankenBikes’ FrankenBabe.

For more info, pls visit:

http://frankenbike.net/