Techniques I Want to Cover
What to do about a ball coming at you... Should you shoot a ball that is rolling toward you? Wade (WA player) says not. Instead stop it, because the chance that you are going to hit it is low low low....
View ArticleEquipment for Ideal Bike
26ers vs. 29ers - I find that both sizes have followers, but most of the top players that I have seen swear by 26ers. Why? First, the technology to make 48 spoke 26ers light is more sophisticated, and...
View ArticleStrategies on the Court
Are there forwards, keepers, or positions in general in Bike Polo? What are some of the formations that appear to work in the 3 v 3 game?In general - Passing Game "The Intelligent Game" (Underutilized...
View ArticleSpin Offs
Knife fighting - place two beer cans on the court. One v. One, first person to hit the opponents can down wins. Born out of too much drinking, and not knowing how to play polo with just two...
View ArticleWhat I learned from the Cascadia Tournament
Screening - Defensive and Offensive blocking of the opponent in order to allow one of your teammates time and possibly space to gather the ball and head towards the opposing goal. In other words -...
View ArticleLearn'd Continued
When going up the court the two offensive players should crisscross one another continually i.e. do not just ride up the wing unless it is obviously beneficial.Demonstration to come soonRepeat this...
View ArticleTurning on a dime
I've seen some spectacular polo play lately (especially at the tournament, but I still am constantly impressed by player that turn their bike around, 180*. I figure you need a light bike, which is what...
View ArticleNeeded: ideas to be a better keeper
I've of late had trouble blocking anything in goalie. At the end of the tournment I realized I was not watching the ball but instead the player, so once I started watching the ball my performance...
View ArticleCreating my personally preferenced bike
I'm saving up for a bike for the next season of polo -ing.Current Goal -Pake Steel Frame. - Top tube length seems ideal based on the times I've tested out Pake frames. Plus its relatively cheap.White...
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The Space Between
I've taken a slight hiatus from playing polo, therefore I thought it would be a good idea in the meantime to rethink and reconceptualize why I originally became fascinated with such a magical pastime....
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This is the newly built mallet I ordered from Northern Standard, a bit heavy, but has a real nice feel when you are wearing gloves. Built up by Koyo Maeda :) This mallet is sitting around in my room...
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