my 6inch everlast bag just arrived

[tryme]

now that's what you call speedy it's here already, don't think i'm ready for it yet though! I only started out about a week ago lol.

[ukspeedbag]

now that's what you call speedy it's here already, don't think i'm ready for it yet though! I only started out about a week ago lol.

So give it a try! It's going to be a 100 times better than the BBE bag.

[tryme]

lol i'll give it a go.

[tryme]

Ok, what I like:

fast and light weight

what I don't like:

The laces and the texture of the ball are quite roughed compared to my bbe

The "sweet spot" is obviously alot smaller then that of my bbe bag

Last but not least, I don't like the bag because it's better than me! lol

[spinsmashpop]

Ok, what I like:

fast and light weight

what I don't like:

The laces and the texture of the ball are quite roughed compared to my bbe

The "sweet spot" is obviously alot smaller then that of my bbe bag

Last but not least, I don't like the bag because it's better than me! lol

Since i started bagging in Sept of 2008, the 6x4 Everlast has gotten super popular. It is a great bag, def one of my faves...

But I have to say.... I am very happy that I stuck with larger bags for months in the beginning. The 6x4 is fast, but to a beginner, in my eyes, that is just frustration.....
It is like a drummer that gets 2 bass drums but never learned the finer points of his dominant foot, the one that plays the main bass drum. He spends all his time working on speed and ultimately gets real fast with 2 feet. Yet when he goes to play a slower tempo and lock the band up with a simple, huge effective single bass drum groove, it is never fully realized...
The band gets frustrated and move on to someone who covered the basics harder...
...Some people call the speed bag the Control bag....
I only say this because you said you cannot do a fist roll. The 6x4 will not help you so much at this point in time with the basics.
I love to hear what Skunk and Alan Kahn think about this ....
But, if you're having fun, than I'm sure skills will eventually prevail!
BAG ON!

[tryme]

I'm back on my bbe bag now lol. I will get the everlast back out when i'm ready!

[Speedbag]

Since i started bagging in Sept of 2008, the 6x4 Everlast has gotten super popular. It is a great bag, def one of my faves...

But I have to say.... I am very happy that I stuck with larger bags for months in the beginning. The 6x4 is fast, but to a beginner, in my eyes, that is just frustration.....
It is like a drummer that gets 2 bass drums but never learned the finer points of his dominant foot, the one that plays the main bass drum. He spends all his time working on speed and ultimately gets real fast with 2 feet. Yet when he goes to play a slower tempo and lock the band up with a simple, huge effective single bass drum groove, it is never fully realized...
The band gets frustrated and move on to someone who covered the basics harder...
...Some people call the speed bag the Control bag....
I only say this because you said you cannot do a fist roll. The 6x4 will not help you so much at this point in time with the basics.
I love to hear what Skunk and Alan Kahn think about this ....
But, if you're having fun, than I'm sure skills will eventually prevail!
BAG ON!

That's true, it is a "control bag". He did say he could not Fist Roll, using method 1, (Roll fists over each other, then walk into bag, keeping the fists rolling endlessly).

I wrote a guide for "method 2" in the other Basic Skills post.

[tryme]

yeah just reading that, thanks.