| What's your favorite peice of equipment? |
| Flag |
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34% |
[ 46 ] |
| Rifle |
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24% |
[ 32 ] |
| Sabre |
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24% |
[ 32 ] |
| swing flag |
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3% |
[ 5 ] |
| lycra banner (you may or may not have used one of these) |
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1% |
[ 2 ] |
| Other (post if picked) |
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11% |
[ 15 ] |
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 Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:43 pm
right now my sis(senior and guard leader) is so intent on me tossing a 5 on a rifle, and im a freshman!!!!!!im not even in guard!!!!!im tryin but its really hard.any tips on how?
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 8:42 pm
Just practice, I'm a sopmore and it my first year on guard an I just got fives down. My instructor taught us a prep to help get fives out I just dont really know how to describe it.
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Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:53 pm
Our school won't let us use rifles or sabres. crying I had a friend at a camp once who taught me how to do a few things with a rifle though, I wasn't very good.
I stick to flags and swing flags (we like to call them pep flags), we also use shields.
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 12:57 am
I'm on the "Flag Corps" for our school, but we aren't really a color guard, as we only have only use flags (and we have 1 baton twirler), which means 5 people overall.
But yeah, I am the first and only guy to have ever been on our corps, (co-captain none the less! Boo-ya!) and I think I will probably be the last one as well, as I am graduating this year, and no other guys will sacrifice their "masculinity" for something like this. lol
My signature move was a spin-toss. Drop-flat, toss, spin 360, catch. ^___^
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Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 5:54 pm
poppysoda right now my sis(senior and guard leader) is so intent on me tossing a 5 on a rifle, and im a freshman!!!!!!im not even in guard!!!!!im tryin but its really hard.any tips on how? The only tip I can give you is master singles first. ANd grow. Don't skip the tosses in between cuz that will REALLY mess you up. WHen tossing triples think "Triple n****e" which means when you toss, your release point will be at the n****e. A quad will be your cheek and a five will be released slightly above your head. And when you toss pop your wrist. If you don't know what that means ask your sis and she'll show you. Also lock your dip! Locking helps you get momentum. Lock at a 225 degree angle on your dip when tossing doubles and triple and lock at a 270 angle when tossing a quad or a five. LAstly.... DO NOT FEAR THE RIFLE! The rifle is your friend. And also let the rifle come down to you, don't go grabbing for it. There is no fly in the air to swat away. Hoped I help. Any questions PM me. 3nodding
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 7:25 pm
yay! blaugh i just figured out how to catch a single behind my back(on flag)!
yay! blaugh
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:32 pm
hippie pimp lady yay! blaugh i just figured out how to catch a single behind my back(on flag)! yay! blaugh Props to you! That toss is so hard! gonk
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Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2008 9:09 pm
omg!! colorguard rocks! XD
I'm in flags though :/
I'm not so grat on rifles is why... sigh.. but oh well! biggrin
i think the best movies i seen would be like... video performances by James Logan High School!
they're the freakin' best in the world!! although i'm only in magnolia.. sigh... but my friends in guard are lots o fun! XD
I'm so jealous of JLHS eek
they rock so much!! x]
my winterguard's theme this year is "I Think I Can" x]
I think i would prefer flags... if it had to come down to it... i'm not so great at anything else... XD
i can't even do 8's and 8's on rifles crying
that's how much i suck... sigh...
crying
but hey.. i'm just a freshy.. *grumbles about other freshy friends who are rifles*
they freakin' got it good ><
but hey, flags are still fun ^^ XD
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so sad... i can't toss!! waaa!! >< gonk
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 1:45 pm
ITS MY LAST YEAR ON GUARD!!! (been on all 4 years!!! ) T^T i've always been a flag! my instructor put me on rifle and saber but always took me off!!! but i didnt rally mind cuz I LOVE FLAG!!! blaugh
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Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:15 pm
In August I began my first ever season in guard (I'm a freshman).... and let me tell ya, it was probably one of the worst seasons that my high school's marching band has ever had. We had a new band director who bought a show, and usually we write our own shows, and at first we had ten people in guard, but almost everyone dropped out except for me, two other freshmen, a junior, and the captain. And our instructor backed out before band camp even started, so we learned the basics from a college freshman who had been captain the previous year for the same high school, and then when she had to go off to college, we had to learn from a DVD.
But all in all, I fell in love with guard and I'm totally looking forward to it for next season, especially since we're going to be writing our own guard work for the next show, and since the new band director has learned a lot from her first season directing a marching band in so many years.
Has anyone had an guard-instructor-less season too?
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Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 3:23 pm
Hello peeps! So far, this is my second year in colorguard. We train for rifles this Feb. and I can't wait!
I know it's bragging, but I can't help but love spreading the news!
Yes, my band won Bands of America's Grand National Finals championship!
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Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2008 5:09 pm
GUARD GIRL RIGHT HERE! biggrin
I spin mainly flags and Sabers, Sabers is my deal. Anyone else here like a saber? I've done guard for four years now. What about everyone else?
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 1:01 pm
wolf_girl_luna Hello peeps! So far, this is my second year in colorguard. We train for rifles this Feb. and I can't wait! I know it's bragging, but I can't help but love spreading the news! Yes, my band won Bands of America's Grand National Finals championship! my school (reagan) didnt make it into finals this year, and i didnt check to see who won! what school are you from? as long as i have "you never know" im satisfied! XP
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 7:55 pm
hippie pimp lady yay! blaugh i just figured out how to catch a single behind my back(on flag)! yay! blaugh once you can do a parelle go down touch the floor stand straight again and catch it beside you with your arm going behind you then you can brag. it's not as hard as it sounds but it took me about a month of non stop practice.
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Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 11:15 pm
This makes me sad... crying My school sucks so bad... We had Rifles for the longest time, and then they get rid of it my freshman year. That's originally what I was going to try out for, but I went for Flags instead.
And you know what makes it even worse? We only have 5 ft. flags. No sabres; no rifles; no nothing! We've had the same flags for... I think 7 years and the same uniforms for almost 6. It's outrageous... stressed
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