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Another great time, thanks to all who made the journey. I really have to say I enjoyed every minute, even though I did little punching this year (6 weeks post surgery). Enjoyed the breakfasts, lunches, and dinners with the gang, enjoyed having some brews and speed bagging of course. It truly was a pleasure to see old friends and some new faces as well.
"Art of the Bag" Preview was definitely the highlight of the event for me. Getting to watch film preview with so many of my friends was great. Zaza has done a great service to the speed bag community. I can hardly wait for the final film and release!
Also of a lot of interest was the new Speed Demon Pro counter display from John Reynolds. John had hinted around at SBIII that he had a full 360 degree model, but it wasn't ready for prime time back then. He's really taken the concept to the next level with the ability to transmit stats live via Bluetooth to an iPAd. We had a quick impromptu competition which was a lot of fun. Look for the SD Pro in the fall time frame.
Lastly, we picked tentative dates for SPEED BAG V. This will be July 11, 12, and 13 of 2014. Best of all, this will be in Real Gymm's NEW location across the street. Donnie will be building out a new facility shortly that is much bigger than the current and will have a great view of the waterfront and manhattan.
We also set a new record this year, in that we managed to get a noise complaint from the neighbor on both Friday and Saturday night... hopefully that won't be an issue in the new facility. Much thanks to Donnie for putting up with our noise, for the use of his facility, and for hanging out all weekend with us.
"Art of the Bag" Preview was definitely the highlight of the event for me. Getting to watch film preview with so many of my friends was great. Zaza has done a great service to the speed bag community. I can hardly wait for the final film and release!
Also of a lot of interest was the new Speed Demon Pro counter display from John Reynolds. John had hinted around at SBIII that he had a full 360 degree model, but it wasn't ready for prime time back then. He's really taken the concept to the next level with the ability to transmit stats live via Bluetooth to an iPAd. We had a quick impromptu competition which was a lot of fun. Look for the SD Pro in the fall time frame.
Lastly, we picked tentative dates for SPEED BAG V. This will be July 11, 12, and 13 of 2014. Best of all, this will be in Real Gymm's NEW location across the street. Donnie will be building out a new facility shortly that is much bigger than the current and will have a great view of the waterfront and manhattan.
We also set a new record this year, in that we managed to get a noise complaint from the neighbor on both Friday and Saturday night... hopefully that won't be an issue in the new facility. Much thanks to Donnie for putting up with our noise, for the use of his facility, and for hanging out all weekend with us.
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