Austin Footbag

Well, summer isn’t officially here yet but if you’ve looked at your thermostat lately you know it’s already here.  The days have been HOT, which is why we have a weekly session in a spot with guaranteed shade.

We had a great session this past Saturday with 6 people total: Ben, Cody and James, along with Greg, Ryan and Christy visiting from Corpus.  James is back with a vengeance, hitting super long consistent runs with occasionally big tricks thrown in.  Hopefully we can keep the momentum going through the summer.  For now, here’s a classic jam to keep you going through this heat:

Session announced! 6:30pm at Sewell Park in San Marcos on Sunday 8/9.

Directions: from I-35 in San Marcos exit Aquarena springs, go west, you can’t miss it.

Man am I footbagged-out from this past weekend!

Friday: Taught footbag classes for Wellness Day at Great Oaks Elementary school in Round Rock.  This was a great time!  The kids were very excited about footbag and RRISD took great care of me.

Saturday & Sunday: Southern Regionals in Houston, TX.  I played net, freestyle AND golf.  Lordy, lordy that was a lot of footbag.  I took 3rd in both golf and freestyle, and didn’t place in net.  Apparently Curtis hit atomsmasher > atomsmasher > atomic torque and I missed it.  We shredded a lot, played some golf and net, and I got to see a sweet power metal band called Golden Axe!  All the Texas Footbag Hall of Fame players were there.  I don’t need to name names.  If you haven’t met them before, you need to come to a tournament and meet the many living legends we are so fortunate to have here.

Well it has been 2 months but I finally got my stuff together to capture and edit the Brenham Jam footage into a video.  Some people only got a few runs on tape, so this is 4:45 of the best of everyone’s shred from that day.  Enjoy:

Also a couple bits of good news:

1. I hit MOBIUS last night.  It’s been a dream move for a long time.
2. Austin Reggae Fest is this weekend!  The event benefits the Austin Capital Area Food Bank

Just announced this week:  Southern Regionals will be held in Houston, TX the weekend of May 9-10.

Pleases see the footbag.org page for more details:
http://www.footbag.org/events/show/1235253768

This event looks like it’s going to be AWESOME.  We will be there playing some footbag, and possibly running a workshop.  Click on the link below to find out more information about JUGGLEFEST!

Jugglefest XVI

February 20-22, 2009
Austin, Texas

http://juggling.place.org/jugglefest/