UPSB v3

Naming Committee / [topic][5.25] Continuous sequences

1. Freeman

   Date: Thu, Dec 3 2009 15:52:52

   This topic discusses a complete notation for continuous tricks and combos.
   
   
   For continuous tricks, we use the following notation:
   
   Continuous (trick) x(number of times done continuously)
   
   The standard shortened name for Continuous is Cont.
   
   Example:
   
   Continuous Backaround x10
   
   or
   
   Cont Bak x10
   
   
   That's easy to understand, but applying this to combos can be confusing. For example, we often see the "cont bak to rev". This combo can be seen notated as:
   
   Cont Bak ~ FL TA Rev
   
   If done continuously, it can be understood in two different ways: or you perform the whole combo continuously or you perform many continuous Indexbackarounds and then you interrupt the last with a Fingerless Thumbaround Reverse.
   
   So I think this can be solved with brackets.
   
   Cont [Bak ~ FL TA Rev] x5
   
   vs.
   
   Cont Bak x5 ~ FL TA Rev
   
   The first means you perform the entire combo 5 times consecutively, and the second that you do 5 continuous Baks, and the last is interrupted for a FL TA Rev.
   
   This notation can be applied to other tricks or combos.

2. Zombo

   Date: Thu, Dec 3 2009 16:33:28

   the modifier continuous seems redundant with the xN notation, but it does read a little bit better.
   
   I think that there should be a way for continuous notation to say "as many as you want". Of course if you are doing a breakdown describing a combo on video, you know the exact number, but if the exact number is not important, then you should be able to say "as many as you want".
   
   i dont know if it should be [] or (), because [] is overloaded for many notation

3. Freeman

   Date: Thu, Dec 3 2009 17:23:36
   QUOTE
   I think that there should be a way for continuous notation to say "as many as you want"
   
   
   You can simply say, for example, Cont Bak.
   
   For that I understand consecutive Backarounds, that can be from 2 to infinite.

4. Charlie

   Date: Thu, Dec 3 2009 22:58:23
   QUOTE (Freeman @ Dec 3 2009, 09:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
   You can simply say, for example, Cont Bak.
   
   For that I understand consecutive Backarounds, that can be from 2 to infinite.
   
   I agree with that statement. That's how I use the terms and how I've seen it used. It seems like the community in general uses it in such a manner. No need to implement something new when there already is such a notation. Even if it really official.
   
   
   The brackets also seem like a logical choice as it does coincide with how math uses brackets and parentheses. Much easier to comprehend.