User:Christian Dressel/sandbox

Laces with Power aka the "Sledgehammer"
Step 1. Approach the ball at a 45 degree angle. Depending on the angle of the shot you want to take your runup can be between 0 - 90 degrees.

Step 2. Strike through the middle of the ball with the laces portion of your foot or the medial cuneiform bone and your foot pointed down.

Step 3. Land on shooting foot with chest over the ball so the ball doesn't rise over the bar.

Tips: Only flick the toe for backspin when you make contact, keep your ankle locked for no spin.

Laces with Power and Swerve aka the "Sledgehammer"
Step 1. Approach the ball at a 45 degree angle. Depending on the angle of the shot you want to take your runup can be between 0 - 90 degrees.

Step 2. Strike through the middle of the ball with the medial cuneiform bone, angle your foot down and lock your ankle. Foot position should be 45 degrees or greater.

Step 3. Land on shooting foot with chest over the ball so the ball doesn't rise over the bar.

Tips: Approaching from a 30 - 45 degree angle is most helpful for getting the swerve required.

Curving the Ball aka "Whippage", "Reversage" aka, "Bending" , "Curling"
Step 1. Approach the ball at a 45 degree angle. Depending on the angle of the shot you want to take your runup can be between 0 - 90 degrees.

Step 2. With the inside of your foot / medial cuneiform angle your foot down and strike the ball in the middle and slightly to the side if you want more spin.

Step 3. Start low, finish high on your contact. Keep your ankle locked and wrap your foot around the ball. Keep your chest over the ball so it doesn't rise over the bar.

Tips: You can lift your knee upon contact and fade to the side for extra power and getting the ball to come up and down quicker. For Reversage, the ball needs to start moving toward the goal and then move away. For Whippage, the ball needs to start away from the goal and then come back to it.

Trivela aka "Outside of the Foot"
Step 1. Approach the ball at a 45 degree angle on the opposite side of the ball used for curving with the inside of your foot. Depending on the angle of the shot you want to take your runup can be between 0 - 90 degrees.

Step 2. With the outside of your foot with your chest over the ball, strike the middle of the ball or slightly to the side if you want more spin.

Step 3. Start low and finish high on the ball. Wrap foot around the ball for more spin slice. For less spin and more power don't slice, land on shooting foot.

Knuckleball
Step 1. Approach the ball at a 45 degree angle. Depending on the angle of the shot you want to take your runup can be between 0 - 90 degrees.

Step 2. With the medial cuneiform bone, strike the middle of the ball with the foot positioned at a 45 degree angle or greater.

Step 3. Keep chest over ball. Do not follow through with the ball, jump to the side.

Tips: If you follow through your will get more power and less dip resembling a sledgehammer shot.

Top Spin Knuckleball
Step 1. Approach the ball at a 45 degree angle. Depending on the angle of the shot you want to take your runup can be between 0 - 90 degrees.

Step 2. With the medial cuneiform bone, strike the middle of the ball or just below the midline, with foot positioned at 45 degrees or greater.

Step 3. Lift knee upon contact to create forward spin and keep chest over ball. No follow through jump to the side.

Dip, Swerve, and Curve aka Knuckleball with Curve
Step 1. Approach the ball at a 45 degree angle. In this case you want your runup to be between 30 - 90 degrees in order to get the swerve.

Step 2. With the medial cuneiform bone, strike the middle of the ball or just below the midline, with foot positioned at 45 degrees or greater.

Step 3. Keep chest over ball. Lift knee for topspin or don't for straight dip. No follow through, jump to the side.

Swaz aka Cutting across the ball
Step 1. Approach the ball at a 45 degree angle. Depending on the angle of the shot you want to take your runup can be between 0 - 90 degrees.

Step 2. Cut across the middle of the ball with the portion of you foot between your laces and the outside of your foot. Also could strike with medial cuneiform.

Step 3. Foot position should be at 45 degrees or greater, land on shooting foot and sort of fade away from the ball to generate more swerve / power.