sandbagging

BeyondDark · Trick Member Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Location: Millington, TN

i just recently heard this term....what does it mean?

HoobyJooby · Trick Member Joined: 12 Mar 2003 Location: Lake Oswego, OR

Pretending you are worse than you really are at something (half-assing while playing), a very deadly thing in public bowling leagues

Jerry Tasslemen · Trick Member Joined: 28 Feb 2005 Location: In Tumbolia

More specific (As I was told) pretending to be bad and then doing a hard song.
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Davyinatoga · Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 9:44 pm Post subject:

so it's sort of "Show strength when you are weak, weakness when you are strong"?
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Mixel Plix · Trick Member Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Location: PA

haha ok that is a pretty dumb thing to do with DDR..because it's like "oh look at me look at me i suck at DDR" and then like you go and do some really hard heavy song, the people are going to know that you've played before..and why on earth would you want to try and be bad at DDR anyways

n2oxide · Trick Member Joined: 15 Oct 2003 Location: Vancouver, B.C.

If you're entering a tourney it's a good thing.
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Mixel Plix · Trick Member Joined: 19 Mar 2005 Location: PA

oh yeah thats true...but i dunno if i would try and win that way, seems kind of.....?? i dunno hah i just wouldn't want to try and win pretending to be bad

Khasm · Trick Member Joined: 27 Dec 2004

It can lower some opponents decision on how much to give. If they think youre not that good, then they may not push as hard as they might if they knew you were really good. Some people will always push their hardest though, so its not always effective.

T-14 · Trick Member Joined: 23 May 2005 Location: Ottawa, Canada

If there is a qualification round you can do bad in that they will put you against a easy person.
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captaincolorblind · Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 3:06 am Post subject:

It is also often used by players who would do really well in Low Heavy, but finish near the end in High. They would rather do badly in qualifying and win Low than play at their level in the qualifiers and do not so well in High.
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Sakura 300 · Trick Member Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Location: Massachussets

is it kinda like T-bagging? cus if it is......

Dark Fish · Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 9:38 am Post subject:

Rickidi · Trick Member Joined: 05 Oct 2002 Location: Qué¢¥c

I use that term for those who enters an easier division just to get the prize. Really, really, really lame!

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Synaesthesia · Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 2:03 pm Post subject:

I actually use the phrase "sandbaggin' it" in regular conversation. I first heard it from an old soccer coach yelling at people who were running the laps slowly. (e.g., "Hey, Spaghetti&Meatballs/Twinkie/Ho-Ho/anything that could make you fat easily, quit sandbaggin' it and git yer buttocks in gear, er I'm gunna make ye' run extra suicides!!") I guess the idea of "sandbagging" ~ "being lazy" is a broader definition, encompassing the phraseology used by DDR tournament players.
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Baby Lemonade · Trick Member Joined: 22 May 2004 Location: Chi-Town

Meh... I'll stick to being a carpetbagger.

Davyinatoga · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 9:37 am Post subject:

Synaesthesia · Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2005 1:59 pm Post subject:

DemonHybrid · Trick Member Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Location: Matamoras, PA

Sandbagging -

Good defense against really cocky people. Act like you suck then when it's time to play against them, kick their buttocks.

Tournaments it's a bad and embarassing thing. Dont sandbag in a tournament, play heavy for god sakes.
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xjeffegx · Trick Member Joined: 13 Sep 2004 Location: Meridian, ID

I agree, sandbagging is really pathetic. If you can do heavy, do it, don't be a pansy.
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