Step 3: Starting a Fresh Round

          Ok, so you now have your sack and a group of friends (or a wall). So playing must be easy right?
WRONG!
          So now the pressure is on you to begin and everyone is looking at you. Picking it up with your hands every time is a pain when you mess up alot and looks lame. The easiest way to start a new hack is to use your non-dominant foot and drag the sack across the ground, then push it onto your dominant foot. Unfortunately, this just obliterates your sack like a cheese grater. Part of finding your unique style is to create new tricks. A good place to start *literally* is to figure out how to start a hack. Below I'm gonna list a few different ways I use to pick up the sack that I use to dazzle my opponents.
           i) The Worm: Use your dominant foot and roll your shoe backwards over the sack, then with the right timing, flick your ankle forward to send the sack in the air off of the top of your shoe. This is the same as in soccer, but it requires more precise timing and a gentle touch. It's really easy once you get the hang of it and is the fastest way to get your game going again.
          ii)The Ankle-Breaker: Use your non-dominant foot to push the sack to the side of your other foot. Then while holding the sack against the side of your dominant foot, use your upper body to flop your dominant foot over leaving your ankle at a 90 degree angle with the sack now resting on the flat side of your show by itself. Now, in the second part of the motion, bring your other foot over and to the ground, essentially crossing your legs. Finally flick the sack up with your dominant foot and begin playing. This three-step trick requires some practice and sorta hurts if you aren't gentle but looks really cool when you get it down.
          iii) The Rainbow Kick: If you play soccer or have seen it played before, you probably think you know what this is but in Hacky Sack, a "rainbow kick" is alot harder to do. First, use your non-dominant foot and push the sack against the heel of your other shoe. Pinch the material of the sack with the toe of your shoe against the heel of your other one; now comes the hard part. Jump in the air with the sack secure between your shoes, bring them both up like you were kicking your own butt and release the sack while flicking your dominant foot up. This will send the sack either over your head and infront of you, or just into the air behind you; either way, this is an easy trick to do once you get the hang of it and looks pretty cool.


             Just try out your own ones, try different variations or practice the ones you just learned. If you can figure out any of them, you'll start off any round of sack with any group of friends ,WITH STYLE!