Steve Vinoski

Unfortunately, my body isn't built for jamming -- it's more built for football or weightlifting. I am definitely not tall or lanky or long-limbed. My range of moves is therefore limited, but I take both spins on both hands and throw reasonably well. But who cares -- jamming is so much more challenging and fun than any other sport I've ever played that it doesn't matter. I'm not too much into competing, and mainly prefer to just jam for fun. And at the end of the day, the best thing about freestyle is the people. In this sport, the top players in the world will gladly jam with you as long as you can give decent throws back to them -- there's no "I'm too good to play with you" attitude like you see in every other sport. In the 25 years that I've jammed I can honestly say that I never met a fellow jammer whom I didn't like. The best part of jamming for me after all these years has been getting my son Ryan, who is tall, lanky, and long-limbed, hooked on freestyle and watching him quickly become one of the amazing young players in this sport.