How to Do the Around the Leg Graphics in Hacky Sack

The Around the Leg Graphic is a very basic move, ideal for the beginning hacky sack player. With minimal practice, most people can learn it in less than a day. Although this move may be simple to learn, it's an important step to learning more difficult hacky sack moves. It's advisable to be patient and master it before moving on to more complicated moves.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. Relax your body as much as possible. Take a deep breath and be sure that your muscles aren't clenched. Breath through your nose throughout the movement.

2. Start out with a basic stall. Drop the hacky sack directly in front of you and use the inside of the foot to catch it by lowering the foot a few centimeters in a rocking motion. Imagine you're catching a water balloon or a raw egg.

3. Drop the hacky sack to the front again, and this time lower the foot a bit more and catch the bag on your toe. You're now ready to move into the Around the Leg Graphic move.

4. Toss the hacky sack directly up from your toe with a quick, popping motion and bring your foot around the hacky sack, catching it on your toe.

Tips & Warnings

• Be patient with yourself. Learning to play hacky sack can be frustrating at first, but the more you practice the simple moves, the faster you will can move on to harder moves. Most expert hacky sack players practice daily.

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