Good shoe ideas for footbag?
Mitchell Craig
>James D. Robbins (rob...@iastate.edu) wrote:
>> ... Birkenstocks, Teva, Adidas, etc. ...
I always liked my Redwing Irish Setters for playing hacky sack.
Up in the cold and wet Northwest (i.e. Humboldt) you need something
fairly substantial.
Granted, they are a bit heavy, but they have nice flat surfaces
and do make a nice popping sound too.
-Mitch
Genz Daryl S
>
> : I use Airwalk or Airwalk style shoes to hack as do most of my hacking
> : friends. Vans are good, they're the style that Airwalks came from.
> : Believe it or not, Reeboks work great. The first time I ever hacked was
> : in Reeboks, and I used them for about 6 months 'til I got Airwalks.
> : They're great because they usually have really flat toes and sides.
>
> The best thing to hack in are Teva sandals. Hands down. Unless you got
> Birks with heel straps.
>
> Lon
At the 1995 World Footbag Champoinships, in the Final Round with 8
competitors left, ***ALL*** of the competitors were wearing Adidas Rod
Lavers. That might be a sign.
Daryl Genz
John G. Drummond
> The best thing to hack in are Teva sandals. Hands down. Unless you got
> Birks with heel straps.
> Lon
Everyone may think I'm crazy, but my favorite hacking shoes are my five-
year-old Florchiem dress shoes. They're soft leather-- sort of slippers
with hard rubber soles. The tops are flat, giving much more control on
the top of your feet. The sides are also fairly flat, with the same
effect, and they don't weigh a thing.
-Omar, giving my $.02
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! L. Yeung (yeu...@saul1.u.washington.edu) wrote:
! > The best thing to hack in are Teva sandals. Hands down. Unless you got
! > Birks with heel straps.
! Everyone may think I'm crazy, but my favorite hacking shoes are my five-
! year-old Florchiem dress shoes. They're soft leather-- sort of slippers
I really liked hackin' in my Chuck Taylor's. Lotsa canvis for great
toe pops and great in-sole control. All Canvis!
Ombodhi Thoren St John
: ! > The best thing to hack in are Teva sandals. Hands down. Unless you got
: ! > Birks with heel straps.
aloha!
i usually have non-leather birkenstocks with heel straps on when
wearing shoes at all. what about barefoot? when the weather's warm, i
like the challenge. but the heel strap sure beats my old birks that
occasionally rocketed off in unpredictable tragectories while reaching
for that saving crazy kick. but i haven't walked in everyone's shoes,
so my opinions rely on grossly incomplete data. but, hey, you never lose
your feet (hopefully), and you can learn your naked surfaces for life,
instead of a temporary, wearing-out shoe.
"whatever you do, take care of your shoes" --phish
bodhi
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Craig West
: Well here is the scope, when I become one of the top players in the world,
: I will worry about buying Adidas Rod Lavers. Until then, I will wear the
: shoes that I happen to have on my feet at the time a sack is in the air.
: Hacky sack to most people is a source for much joy. Worrying about proper
: footwear is the least of my concern. Will they have a noticible affect
: for a person of my skill level? Possibly, but If you choose to play with
: hip waders on because they just feel good, by all means do it!
: If you have to ask what the best shoes are, you have to practice more.
: Shoes will not have that big of an effect when your a mediocre player,
: If you are better than mediocre than you all ready realize Rod lavers are
: the way to go. The most important thing is to have fun, If spending extra
: money on special footbag shoes pumps your nads, pick me up a pair then
: too.
:
:
: Whatever,
: Will
:
: Hit my first Three Add move last night. (3-11-96) Woo hoo wtg me!
I mostly agree with Will here. Generally, when I'm hacking I'm wearing cleated
cycling shoes with a totally non-flexible sole. In the Winter it's usually
combat boots. Neither one of these is particularly well suited to the task,
but I can usually work it out. The cleat makes for some interesting stalls,
anyways...
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T. P. Bugera,,0,
Most of the people I know who "hack" wear either Vans or Airwalk. They
have a flatter top which makes stalls and toe kick control easier.
Trevor
Hank U. Much
>[Snip snip about shoes]
Although it is true that most amature footbag players prefer vans and
airwalks, adidas rodlavers are the shoe of choice for all serious
footbag enthusiasts.
Michael James Cashin
: use ROD LAver by adidas they ROCK
Here it is. From the number of people sayin' that Rod Laver's
are the best, I guess they are. BUT, most of us are not "serious" about
the game. So I say, wear what you want. Whether it's nothin' or
snowshoes, so be it.
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MIKE?
NIREkick
feet...So I agree wear what ya want, but stilll Lavers are so butt ugly
the are cool. But If Im bored or not doing anything else, But I only have
my docks on Ill kick with them..... wouldnt want to get kicked with them
though. anyway ERiN
wreckin the
net
Brian Kugler
I always wear a pair of Adidas Sambas and they seem do do just fine.
Boots are a little harder though...
Brian
The Woman Who
! >[Snip snip about shoes]
! Although it is true that most amature footbag players prefer vans and
! airwalks, adidas rodlavers are the shoe of choice for all serious
! footbag enthusiasts.
Duh-Hu. We've got that...got it...got that Adidas Rodlavers are the
shoe of choice...got it....
But, not all of us..."amature" (how 'bout amateur) or pro can
afford to buy _the_ shoe of choice as well as own a variety of other
foot apparatus.
How about _any_ shoe with a nice soft, flat top. And plenty
of rubber-sole (..and soul!) on the sickle of your foot.
My Simple's are working pretty well...but then again, my hikers
do okay when I have them on too...Come to think of it, my other
sneakers do the job as well.
I just think its kinda dumb to count on a particular shoe to
play good hack.
Hey, any other sister hackers out there???
S~.
Mike Stoler
Hi Susan.
In article <4j6v4m$o...@lester.appstate.edu> ss1...@xx.acs.appstate.edu (The Woman Who) writes:
> Duh-Hu. We've got that...got it...got that Adidas Rodlavers are the
> shoe of choice...got it....
> But, not all of us..."amature" (how 'bout amateur) or pro can
> afford to buy _the_ shoe of choice as well as own a variety of other
> foot apparatus.
But Adidas Rod Lavers aren't really that expensive. I used to wear
inferior and more expensive K-Swiss cross-training shoes for footbag
and both my kicking and my wallet are happy I switched.
The Rod Lavers can be bought from the WFA for $52 + $5 shipping, if
you're a WFA member. (Just $1 for LIFETIME membership.)
The WFA will also meet anyone else's better price. There's this place
(Holibird) that sells them for $42. I treat that like it's some kind
of secret password that I tell the WFA people to get the shoes for a
$10 discount. It works like a charm.
Plus, I've heard of people that have found them for $29 at some tennis
shoe stores. Without paying for shipping, too.
Rod Lavers really aren't that expensive. They're a little hard to
find, sometimes. I've never seen them in a store or anything, but the
WFA has them and I'm willing to spend $47 to get them delivered to me.
Like I said, that's less that I used to pay for worse shoes.
Get a pair and you won't regret it. Your Kicking Will Improve
Immediately. (YKWII)
-Rex
ob tournament plug:
Come out to the Southern California Footbag Championships THIS
WEEKEND, March 30 and 31 at Veterans Park in Redondo Beach, CA. Big
fun, good times. If you're not already a WFA member, bring $1 and
we'll get you signed up.
Jon Wolff
! Although it is true that most amature footbag players prefer vans and
! airwalks, adidas rodlavers are the shoe of choice for all serious
! footbag enthusiasts.
!Duh-Hu. We've got that...got it...got that Adidas Rodlavers are the
!shoe of choice...got it....
! But, not all of us..."amature" (how 'bout amateur) or pro can
!afford to buy _the_ shoe of choice as well as own a variety of other
!foot apparatus.
I don't know how long we need to debate this issue! Everyone has a
preference that floats their own boat. I used to hack in Nike Air's.
I could do flying clippers, toe stalls, outside stalls, inside stalls,
etc. Then I went to a footbag tournament. People were doing all kinds
of stalling maneuvers that I'd never seen before. I did notice, though,
that all the best players wore Adidas Rod Lavers.
When I returned from the tournament, I bought a pair. Within two weeks
I learned to do around-the-worlds, leg overs, and mirages. 'Nuff said.
I think that you get motivated to buy Lavers only after you go through
the humbling experience of playing with someone who wears them.
Jon
Phil Lanthier
What do Rodlavers look like? Why are they so good for footbag?
I think that somebody should contact Nike or Converse and pitch the
idea of a footbag shoe. Just like the Converse did with the Skate Shoe
for skate boarders. Make it scientifically designed for footbag. And
as a sales pitch throw in a free footbag with every purchase. I'd buy
a pair.
P. Lanthier