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Flying Clipper is a retail company based in Eugene, Oregon that manufactures footbags and juggling balls. The name is taken from a style of footbag-kick move.
History
[edit]Reed Gray, Jim Fitzgerald, and Dennis Ross established the company in 1983[1]. Reed Gray was among the five original fellows in the International Foodbag Advisory Board[2], now the International Footbag Committee.
In 2007 the store was closed and began selling exclusively through the website, flyingclipper.com.
Influence in Footbag Sports
[edit]2009 U.S. Open Footbag Net Championships
[edit]Flying Clipper was a sponsor of the 2009 U.S. Open Footbag Net Championships[3] held in Portland, OR on June 20-21, 2009.