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Tag: color guard
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Color Guard Glove Care
Color guard gloves can be a lifesaver for your hands. Anyone who’s had to catch those big sabre tosses knows — especially those strategically placed padding points! But your gloves go through a lot, and it’s essential to take proper care of them, or they’ll end up looking dirty and shabby, which is a real…
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The Origins of the Air Blade
Over the past 13 years, you’ve seen Band Shoppe’s Air Blade on the field, in marching band shows, winter guard shows, and on TV including an episode of Glee and during Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Halftime show. But have you ever wondered where the idea of the Air Blade actually came from?
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What’s a Cheater Tape?
“Cheater tapes” also called “third markers” are tape markings added to flag poles to define hand placement and help clean up choreography throughout the group. When teaching new routines, many instructors will…
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All About Color Guard Flag Poles
Your flags are an essential part of your color guard and winter guard show, but if you’re not using the right flagpole you could be compromising your performance.
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Flag Basics – Part 3: Does Size Matter?
This is Part 3 of our Flag Basics Series, to check out all of our flag posts Click Here. Today we will review tips on selecting the right size flag…
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Flag Design Basics – Part 2: Digital Printing
This is Part 2 of our Flag Basics Series, to check out all of our flag posts Click Here. Digital Print flags are a great way to achieve an intense…
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Flag Basics – Part 1: Color and Shape
We want to share some of our favorite tips for great flag design. Because this topic is so broad, we have broken it down into four parts. Keep an eye…
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Band Shoppe Asks…The Crusaders
The Crusaders Share about Aging-Out In our three-part blog series; Band Shoppe Asks… we are asking our partnering Drum Corps questions during the three stages of DCI’s current season. This is…
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Band Shoppe Asks…7thRegiment
7th Regiment Shares Their Thoughts on Spring Training In our three-part blog series; Band Shoppe Asks… we are asking questions to our Drum Corps partners during the three stages of…