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    Questions on Flag spinning ...

    in CGP General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by yashiharu

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    Q1.

    the above screenshot is captured from the WGI fundamrntal DVD

    the instructor emphasizes the UP & DOWN Motion shown in the screen shot ...

    I found that:

    1. Right hand is comfort as it almost didn't move up & down (like an origin ...)

    2. Left hand is killing me, as it moves too much, very easy to get tired ...

    3. very different if adding lower body movement at the same time

    I just want to know if this is correct?

    why don't we keep both hands up & down within the same small range?

    million thx

    I'm too new to CG ...

    [becoming a CG] seek for advise - Shopping for beginner

    in CGP General Discussion

    Posted

    I know this is kinda late but I'll share my opinion.

    You are in a GREAT position for a guard. It may not seem so, because there's not many to help you out, but that just means everything you do will be from ingenuity, not repetitive boring cycles that a lot of scholastic guard get stuck. (I know, I was in 2 such guard myself.)

    Get a lot of videos together to spark ideas try stuff. Learn all the basics and then expand on them. In a couple months of determined practice you'll start seeing that everyone is skilled at different things.

    Remember that guard is based on a large part from dance, so if you can try and learn a little from a guard or dance instructor (a good one, there is a lot of crap out there.)

    How I learned=Practiced my basics so many millions of times that I got bored with it and started try much harder and crazier stuff.

    Practice at least on rifle a little so you have some weapon experience, not necessary but it adds a lot.

    DRILL DRILL and have fun.

    I know this was a while ago and I sure hope I get to hear how everything is going.

    Thank you very much for sharing your experience! :angry:

    months passed ... everything is fine~

    1) rifle is difficult on stablize the action for me, but it's cool !!

    2) flag is fun!!! :thumbup: i'm practising on adding body movement ...

    wow!! difficult to handle both at the same time ...

    especially foot slide with spinning flag ....

    3) rigid body ... i'm trying to attend some dance class ...

    but not sure which kind of dance is esp. good for CG ... (jazz?)

    I'm still on fire on CG! challenge & fun!! :satisfied:

    good luck for me.

    [becoming a CG] seek for advise - Shopping for beginner

    in CGP General Discussion

    Posted

    The link below should take you to an article on the Color Guard Educators site about how to tape a rifle. There is a link to a .pdf instruction sheet you can download. If you don't have the software to read a .pdf there is another article on the site that has the photos/instructions embedded in the article shown in the 2nd link below. Hope that helps! (We don't have one on saber yet...but I do think there was a link to a saber taping instruction sheet in a previous thread on this newsgroup).

    http://www.colorguardeducator.com/index.ph...75&Itemid=1

    http://www.colorguardeducator.com/index.ph...6&Itemid=41

    Catina Anderson

    www.colorguardeducators.com

    It's much better than what i expect.

    thanks you so much for fast reply~ :laughing:

    remaining : how to connect pole & flag ... :doh:

    can't wait to practice ... :ph34r:

    [becoming a CG] seek for advise - Shopping for beginner

    in CGP General Discussion

    Posted

    Are you *sure* you don't have any companies in your country? I assume you have done your research, but you never know.

    If you can make a pattern, you can MAKE your own flags. 1" diameter aluminum pipe in a 6 foot length can be a pole. Crutch tips can be the stoppers. a piece of polysilk with a sleeve that is 36" and a length that is around 52" can be a silk.

    It's the rifles and sabres that you would have to find somewhere to buy from.

    I would do some serious searching before I bought overseas. The wait from customs could be terrible!

    i am very sure~

    since i've 1st order a rifle from USA serval years ago~

    thank you for the informations~ it helps a lot~ :hmmm:

    and i've got replys from the companys, a better price now~

    PS: i've just receive the 3 SET DVD from WGI~ it's great for me~

    [becoming a CG] seek for advise - Shopping for beginner

    in CGP General Discussion

    Posted

    I'd say 38" by 56", and go with Premier Rifles... but that's me.

    You're going to get lots of different opinions from lots of different people about what you should or shouldn't do. The best thing I can say is try to get someone in your area who already has colorguard experience involved with your group. It will help tremendously.

    about the rifle, should we focus on a better protection one?

    kings & premier seems have to rubber end

    [becoming a CG] seek for advise - Shopping for beginner

    in CGP General Discussion

    Posted

    Where are you located? If it's for marching band and drum corps, do they have guards? You coul always talk to their instructors and find out if you can attend any guard camps they offer.

    PS: You're NEVER too old to learn!

    we're brass & battery player in our marching band ...

    last year, we brought a ticket to attend a camp, learn something good from a drum corps

    we would be the first GUARD here few years later :tongue:

    [becoming a CG] seek for advise - Shopping for beginner

    in CGP General Discussion

    Posted

    If you have no knowledge of CG and basic skills in any of the equipment pieces, then the WGI set is pretty good. If you know how to spin flag even a little bit the flag video may be boring to you, but it does have some good warm up exercises, and some reminders on technique and hands. The WGI price is The Price. You will not find it lower on any website that I know of. McCormicks also sells the WGI videos too.

    My advice: start with flag, and those that really catch on to flag fast, try on rifle or sabre. Reasons vary between which weapon to start first. I start rifle first, then sabre, but I have a sophomore who is learning both at the same time. She caught on to rifle so fast that it seemed fine to put her on sabre as well. Some instructors start sabres then move to rifles. There is no right or wrong.

    We use Premier rifles (www.premierrifles.com). very similar to the Ultimate rifles (cant get ultimates anymore). I really like the Premiers. Have used Elites, but wasn't all that thrilled with them.

    We are starting to use King Sabres, but also have a few excalibur's. Either is fine, but I like the lifetime warranty of the King's. (www.designsbyking.com)

    I'd use a 6' flag, with a flag with a 36" sleeve. lengths of silk vary, but are in the 52-54" range. Poly silk is the norm, with tissue lame' being the shiny stuff. I like the curved rectangle (still has 4 corners and the sleeve and opposite end are still parallel) or the rectangle with top corner curved out. That being said, I have flags that also have different shapes than that as well.

    6' poles are fine for beginners, as they don't know the difference.

    Band Shoppe is fine, I order more from McCormicks and The Band Hall. Not sure about international shipping with those 2 though. (www.mccormicksnet.com and www.thebandhall.com)

    good luck!

    thank you very much for your kindness supportings~

    we're planning to buy flags & rifle at this time (lower shipping cost per item) from www.mccormicksnet.com

    1. Fiberglass Flag Poles is better & much suitable for us?

    2. vinyl tape & glove?

    3. we may buy a cavaliers 35" rifle, seems better protection, and shorter is better for beginner right? (although it looks not good as elite 3 ....)

    [becoming a CG] seek for advise - Shopping for beginner

    in CGP General Discussion

    Posted

    Are you starting a guard program at a school, or an independent program? Are you interested in starting a guard for a marching band or drum corps, for winter (indoor) guard, or more than one of these? Will it be a competitive guard, or just for fun/education guard? Are you sure there absolutely NO guards (either scholastic or independent) or people with guard experience in your area? What grade levels/ages are you thinking about? What experience do you have that you can offer the students?

    These are things I would think about also.

    independent program.

    for marching band & drum corps.

    not really for competition, for performance, for the future.

    i would say absolutely NO guards in my area.

    we are all 2X yrs ... (too late to start learning ...)

    there's no student.

    we are our student.

    we're going to spend few years to learn all the skills.

    it's all for the future development.

    [becoming a CG] seek for advise - Shopping for beginner

    in CGP General Discussion

    Posted · Edited by yashiharu

    My friend & I would like to start a color guard project ...

    here's some question:

    1.) Should we start from movement & flags > rifle > sabre in order?

    can we start with flags & rifle at the same time?

    2.) there's no CG here, (we've got a very little experience), should we buy this DVD set from WGI?

    http://www.wgi.org/store/products/The_Basi...D_Set-41-2.html

    price good?

    any other choice?

    3.) what pole should we need?

    2 piece pole or 1 piece pole? (seems 2 piece is better for transport but i never seen anyone selling it ...)

    6 feets is good for beginner?

    fiberglass or aluminum or plastic pole?

    4.) what flags should we buy?

    what size?

    what texture/material?

    5.) about rifle (i have a 36" cavaliers, seems good)

    36" or 39" ?

    which model ?

    6) where to buy? for international shipping

    i brought a rifle from this shop few years ago => http://www.swbandproducts.com/store/home.php

    i found this shop is quite cheap today => http://www.bandshoppe.com/catalog/productL...les_Accessories

    7.) most important, anything we miss?

    We're going to bring CG in a no CG place

    Please kindly give us some advise.

    million thx

    which tenor pad is suitable for me?

    in Percussion Planet

    Posted

    my concern:

    1. quiet - i can play it loud coz of neightbour matter ... (i've a remo snare pad, which i think is quit loud but still fine)

    2. size - i play on a yamaha corp field quint QT-813F, i think it's smaller than a pearl quint. should i practise on a small pad or large pad?

    here's all the product i can find on web:

    Mike Stevens ModQuad: Modular Interlocking Quad Rehearsal System

    Vic Firth HeavyHitter Quadropad HHPQL

    Vic Firth HeavyHitter Quadropad HHPQS

    Xymox Vega Marching Tenor Pad XYM-XPQ6V

    Yamaha PPQ-550/PPQ-500

    Dynasty Quad Pad A21-DE20

    Promark PT5

    Question:

    a. does laminates very important? to what extend? more stable rebound?

    b. i think the yamaha one is great except it's sextet not quint ... does it matter?

    c. i'm not sure about the size that i should buy, any advise?

    d. any better suggestion?

    thx

    my choice seems to be Promark PT5 ...

    all of you using real tenor for practise? :ninja:

    which tenor pad is suitable for me?

    in Percussion Planet

    Posted · Edited by yashiharu

    my concern:

    1. quiet - i can play it loud coz of neightbour matter ... (i've a remo snare pad, which i think is quit loud but still fine)

    2. size - i play on a yamaha corp field quint QT-813F, i think it's smaller than a pearl quint. should i practise on a small pad or large pad?

    here's all the product i can find on web:

    Mike Stevens ModQuad: Modular Interlocking Quad Rehearsal System

    Vic Firth HeavyHitter Quadropad HHPQL

    Vic Firth HeavyHitter Quadropad HHPQS

    Xymox Vega Marching Tenor Pad XYM-XPQ6V

    Yamaha PPQ-550/PPQ-500

    Dynasty Quad Pad A21-DE20

    Promark PT5

    Question:

    a. does laminates very important? to what extend? more stable rebound?

    b. i think the yamaha one is great except it's sextet not quint ... does it matter?

    c. i'm not sure about the size that i should buy, any advise?

    d. any better suggestion?

    thx

    my choice seems to be Promark PT5 ...

    Yamaha MTS Snares - who's using that feature

    in Percussion Planet

    Posted

    The unit is a single cable wound back and forth. I'm sure the additional strength of the cable vs. wire snares accelerates the wear on head but even with wire you'll have wear. The most wear the MTS's produce is on the places where the unit pushes up onto the head which brings me to...

    Yes, it is that way by design. Is it a good design? I'm not sure I'm qualified to answer that but I know the MTS unit is a result of two years of R&D with the Cavaliers and Blue Devils (98 and 99). I have to trust the design engineers came up with a system that is both durable and able to produce the sound the corps were looking for which no doubt meant comprises had to be made.

    i'm lost, what's means switchable bottom and top head?

    the whole snare up-side-down??

    BTW, how can you setup your snare in that way in avator pix?

    i have a yamaha Sfz too, but couldn't figure it out ...

    some questions about HEMEOLA

    in Percussion Planet

    Posted

    i've brought the "king of drumming" recently :satisfied:

    have some confusion on HEMEOLA

    1. tenor cross-over

    i'm not sure about the cross-over. sometimes:

    it wrote "cross-over", but actually i didn't have to cross-over & vice versa

    how to determine the cross-over is right on left or left on right?

    i have watch some video, it seems not a MUST to keep the stick on the last drum you hit?!! (really?)

    2. about the conducting

    why there're some people said conducting HEMEOLA in 3 against 4?

    do they mean duple on right & triple on left? how about the 4th beat?

    3. are there many version of HEMEOLA? i'm just practising on the blueDevils one.

    thx

    tuning the yamaha sfz snare ... strange echo?!

    in Percussion Planet

    Posted

    Hmmm...when we got the new SFZ's they sounded great right out of the box.

    I cranked the bottom head for just about all it could take, top head to a medium tension, tuned the individual snares to a relatively high pitch.

    You shouldn't need any sort of muffling inside the drum.

    i found that the factory suggestion on sfz ms9214 is :

    batter side on D5

    snare side on B4

    but ... with the very similar pitching on 2 of sfz snare

    the texture are different ...

    one thick and other thin

    how to fix this?

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