Shred Footage (III)
These are videos of some of the best freestyle moments at the 1997 World Footbag Championships in Portland, Oregon (USA). Most are sideline shred sessions videotaped by Sean Wingert of the
Creighton University Footbag Club.
This gallery has other related information at:
http://www.footbag.org/worlds97/
(Note: videos may take a long time to download; sizes in megabytes are given beside each video.)
Here Rippin' Rick hits the following sequence, starting with a clipper set: infinity (butterfly), gyro (aka 'gyrating butterfly'), paradox drifter, butterfly, gyro, paradox mirage, butterfly, gyro, paradox drifter, osis, infinity (butterfly), paradox symposium whirl, spinning clipper stall, spinning osis, paradox mirage, butterfly, paradox symposium whirl, osis (drop).(Playing time 18 secs.)
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(13.30M)
Video by Sean Wingert
Scott ("The Enlightener") Davidson, from the Chicago, Illinois area, hits one of his signature spinning, guiltless strings.(Playing time 26 secs.)
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(4.80M)
Video by Sean Wingert
A short glimpse into the amazing Stik Man's unique combination of style and strength. In this clip, Tim (of San Francisco, California) is shredding with the Big-Add Posse in the gymnasium between rounds of freestyle semifinals.(Playing time 9 secs.)
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(5.02M)
Video by Sean Wingert
Here Rick shows why he's known as Rippin' Rick.(Playing time 10 secs.)
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(6.03M)
Video by Sean Wingert
Scott Davidson (of Chicago, Illinois), displays more of his unique
style.(Playing time 17 secs.)
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(15.20M)
Video by Sean Wingert
First Rick Reese, then Tim Kelly, hitting awesome combos where you can clearly see
the bag (most of the time).(Playing time 29 secs.)
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(17.62M)
Video by Sean Wingert
From Auckland, New Zealand, he's come first circle by appearing on this website... He first
glimpsed pro freestyle by downloading a video from this very site (of Rippin' Rick) back in
'94.(Playing time 6 secs.)
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(5.39M)
Video by Sean Wingert
On the theme of New Zealanders, here's another member
of the Auckland freestyle club. These guys showed up
at Worlds and raised quite a few eyebrows.(Playing time 5 secs.)
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(4.92M)
Video by Sean Wingert
Ahren Gehrman is undisputedly one of the strongest and most precise freestylers
around, executing his moves with utter confidence and solidity. This guy defines
the technical side of freestyle.(Playing time 12 secs.)
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(10.71M)
Video by Sean Wingert
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