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Post by sinzkurtza on Jul 30, 2014 4:13:08 GMT -5
So I always thought his run at Sasuke 30 was before his ANW6 run, then I took a look at taping dates. So this made me think of his Sasuke run, in which he did great for the first two stages, as his redemption for the Miami finals rather than a blunder after a great run.
The question is, what will he do next? What do you think he should do next? Redeem himself at ANW7? Or prioritize kanzenseiha at Sasuke 31 (given of course he'll be invited again, or that he can audition)?. I don't think he can do both, as I assume NBC only let him go to Sasuke 30 due to his performance in the Miami finals.
Personally I want to see him in Sasuke more, gives more variety (the skilled in obstacle courses kind) to Sasuke, and is quite entertaining to watch considering how fast he is naturally. I'd love to see him be the Lee En Chi from the USA and appear constantly in Sasuke competitions. I also do believe he is one of the strongest competitors who can achieve total victory in ANW (if you checked his twitter, he can scale a 70ft rope, about 4ft or so higher than the rope Yuuji cleared in Sasuke 27 in 33.29 seconds, in 32 seconds), but I enjoyed watching his run on Sasuke more.
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Post by Shuberb674 on Jul 30, 2014 10:23:01 GMT -5
I also do believe he is one of the strongest competitors who can achieve total victory in ANW (if you checked his twitter, he can scale a 70ft rope, about 4ft or so higher than the rope Yuuji cleared in Sasuke 27 in 33.29 seconds, in 32 seconds), but I enjoyed watching his run on Sasuke more. Just remember: Drew got MULTIPLE TRIES and didn't do that climb on the same day as 3 other stages, or during the middle of the night for that matter. Thats a whole new ball game.
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Post by blah123 on Jul 30, 2014 10:23:52 GMT -5
I do think his blunder in Miami finals was a fluke, and that he will remain one of the most consistently good performers in future ANWs. However, I really can't see him clearing the CCH+VL, therefore I don't see him achieving total victory overseas. It was great seeing him finally get to Stage 3, but sadly he fell exactly where I expected him to.
As far as prioritizing which competition(s) to "focus" on -- I really don't think competitors think about this. ANW/Sasuke/ASEAN events are few and far enough in between where you really should be trying to go to as many of them as possible, while training for as large a breadth of types of obstacles as you can, provided you get accepted to such events and can financially afford the logistics of getting to them. So no, I don't think he should "focus" on Sasuke while neglecting ANW. If he really had total victory in mind, then I would think he would be focusing on training his grip strength and maybe losing 5-10 pounds.
On a side note -- so he is like a gym owner, or personal trainer, or something at a gym in Houston, TX? That's cool. Good for him.
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Post by Amber on Jul 30, 2014 10:58:13 GMT -5
Idk actually, I think at this point it's too hard to tell.
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Post by sinzkurtza on Jul 30, 2014 12:03:30 GMT -5
Yeah I'm aware that he had multiple tries on the rope. I consider that rope climbing more as training for stage four, since I believe ANW's final stage to be just a long tsuna nobori until someone can clear it. With that time, I consider him a definite possibility in achieving total victory, but not sure-fire of course.
As far as focusing, least from what I see he trains on all sorts of obstacle types, and does work on his grip strength, I was just wondering if he should focus more on ANW or Sasuke obstacles since they're different. Knowing him he'll work on both (as he already built a drum hopper set, though most likely for fun since it's a pretty cool obstacle) and not specialize in any. I could see him actually clearing CCH given he trains extensively for it. The thing is, the CCH is pretty much a Sasuke-only obstacle (the one in the St. Louis finals really should have a different name), and the training for it will not help much in ANW, thus the hypothetical question of what he should focus on for his training.
Though considering his performance in Sasuke 30, only thing he needs to train on is the CCH, and maybe the vertical limit and pipe slider if he wants to succeed stage 3.
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Post by kangaroo on Jul 30, 2014 14:44:40 GMT -5
I do think his blunder in Miami finals was a fluke, and that he will remain one of the most consistently good performers in future ANWs. However, I really can't see him clearing the CCH+VL, therefore I don't see him achieving total victory overseas. It was great seeing him finally get to Stage 3, but sadly he fell exactly where I expected him to. As far as prioritizing which competition(s) to "focus" on -- I really don't think competitors think about this. ANW/Sasuke/ASEAN events are few and far enough in between where you really should be trying to go to as many of them as possible, while training for as large a breadth of types of obstacles as you can, provided you get accepted to such events and can financially afford the logistics of getting to them. So no, I don't think he should "focus" on Sasuke while neglecting ANW. If he really had total victory in mind, then I would think he would be focusing on training his grip strength and maybe losing 5-10 pounds. On a side note -- so he is like a gym owner, or personal trainer, or something at a gym in Houston, TX? That's cool. Good for him. He is working with Sam Sann now according to his profile this year and his facebook posting
ironsportsfit.com/staff/47-sann.html
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Post by gt4dom on Jul 30, 2014 15:27:25 GMT -5
I think he should continue with ANW, he is one of the only competitors who I can actually get behind every tournament (like the All-Stars) and he also said hi to us here at SMF a couple of times which is always nice But nah I really hope he continues running both, him David, Brian Orosco, Brent and Flip (along with Levi but meh he's gone) have always been my favourite 6 and what I considered all-stars (well maybe not Flip ) and these are the ones I really get behind, so yea I hope he continues and runs both but as long as he does well in the future I don't mind where he runs
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Post by thatoneuser on Jul 30, 2014 15:36:50 GMT -5
By the way, since NBC made him out to look really cocky, Drew is an amazing guy and one of my favorite guys in ANW. Had a chance to hang out with him at Michelle's gym and he was super nice. He gave everyone a bunch of training tips and really made sure we got it right. Plus you could tell he was really having a great time. I think he's got to the point where it's not a challenge for him anymore and he just wants to fly through everything since that's more fun for him.
That said, whatever he does, I'll be behind him 100%.
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Post by coffeemug2013 on Jul 30, 2014 16:51:51 GMT -5
I have lost all hope in Drew Dreschel becoming the 1st American to go all the way after watching the Miami City Finals. I'd like to think he could make a comeback, but if he keeps up the need for speed, I doubt it. #slowdownbro!
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Post by arsenette on Jul 30, 2014 16:53:37 GMT -5
I hope he has an auto invite back to Sasuke given he made it easily to the 3rd stage. He's also a cool guy and made a lasting good impression on everyone who ever met him in the ASEAN and in Sasuke. I'm tired of NBC having a say on anyone's fate considering that they ban everyone else from showing up in a show that they don't even own the domestic rights to.
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Post by cole77000 on Jul 30, 2014 17:09:30 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure the original question raised by this thread (what will he focus on) is a non-issue. If he gets a chance at ANW, he will do ANW. If he gets an invite to Sasuke again, he will do Sasuke. As far as which he is likely to do well in, its definitely Sasuke right now given that it looks like Sasuke 30's stages are kind of childs play compared to ANW's stages in addition to the regional preliminaries and finals. All things aside, I was really sad to see him drop that early, as I can see him doing really well if he gets to Vegas again in the future. I just hope he goes far next time as all of us know he can. I'm also even sadder that he didnt get a wild card.
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Post by cole77000 on Jul 30, 2014 17:20:54 GMT -5
Also, on the Ninja Warrior FB page, there is a video of Drew's fall in the regional finals. It's hilarious to see commenters bash him hard for what they think is Drew going too fast, and then immediately backpedal like it's nobody's business when Drew himself replies to their comment.
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Post by coffeemug2013 on Jul 30, 2014 17:23:30 GMT -5
I think Drew has a much better chance at success in Sasuke than ANW. Looking at his records in both ANW and Sasuke, I would probably step up training for Japan's course as well as American Ninja Warrior.
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Post by Amber on Jul 30, 2014 17:29:45 GMT -5
I think Drew has a much better chance at success in Sasuke than ANW. Looking at his records in both ANW and Sasuke, I would probably step up training for Japan's course as well as American Ninja Warrior. It just depends if they invite him back to Japan, which at this point we have no clue. But I think he has the biggest shot in Japan.
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Jul 30, 2014 17:37:37 GMT -5
I think Drew has a much better chance at success in Sasuke than ANW. Looking at his records in both ANW and Sasuke, I would probably step up training for Japan's course as well as American Ninja Warrior. It just depends if they invite him back to Japan, which at this point we have no clue. But I think he has the biggest shot in Japan. I must agree. He's more built for the SASUKE life and I was shocked to see him go as far as he did. If any American is going to go to the final stage it's probably going to be him.
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Post by coffeemug2013 on Jul 30, 2014 17:45:58 GMT -5
Ya know, it's very common to see someone go far in ANW/Sasuke for a good 2/3 seasons, and they immediately start sucking horribly the next season. Remember when David Campbell got all the way to stage 3 in Sasuke 27, and then fail stage 1 twice in a row afterwards? Or how about Brent Steffensen beating the Ultimate Cliffhanger in ANW 4, then failing city qualifiers TWICE!! And now Brian Arnold, who got all the way to the Flying Bar in ANW 5, and (SPOILER ALERT) failing the metal spin in ANW 6 (even though he still has a record of getting to stage 2 intact). It's happened in Japan as well. Remember Kazuhiko Akiyama beating Sasuke 4, and then failing stage 1 3+ times in a row? Or Yuuji achieving total victory in Sasuke 27, and now he can't even beat stage two! And don't forget Yusuke Morimoto having made it to the pipe slider in Sasuke 29, and then failing the wall lift in the next tournament. Its seems that if you go really far a couple times, you can't expect anything quite as good next time. MOD Edit: What the hell, dude.
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Post by UnrealCanine on Jul 30, 2014 17:55:42 GMT -5
Please don't post spoilers without using the proper tags
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Post by dlee on Jul 30, 2014 17:57:14 GMT -5
DUDE why would you put spoilers for one of the top competitors Vegas' run in here? Not cool
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Post by LusitaniaAngel313 on Jul 30, 2014 17:59:37 GMT -5
*facedesk* well then I guess I don't have to worry about Arnold failing in city finals... *sarcasm*
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Post by wrestlingfan55 on Jul 30, 2014 18:30:46 GMT -5
I don't see the option for spoiler tags anywhere, I have the type the code in myself. Or did I miss it?
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