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The push
kick is one of the coolest shot used
in the game of foosball. However, it
is not as much of a high percentage
shot like some of the other shot
used. I have seen people who use
this shot as a high percentage in
their offensive arsenal.
There are two traditional ways to
do a combo. One way is away and the
other is towards. A push-kick is
what I call an "away" combo shot
because the ball is moving away from
you and you are pushing the ball. A
pull-kick is what I call a "towards"
combo shot because the ball is
moving towards you and you are
pulling the ball. The Pull kick is exactly the same
as the push kick, except the ball is
coming towards you, so i shall not
got into that.
The
bank shot is one of the coolest
added dimension to the game of
foosball. The bank shot allows the
wall and the man to become as one. A
bank shot is done when a man hits
the ball in such a way that the ball
hits the wall and then goes into the
goal. Normally, the bank shot is a
low percentage shot, but I have seen
players who consistently rip a part
defences with it.
You may find this hard to
believe, but bank shots can be
attempted and completed from any
where on the table. I have even seen
a guy in Texas who could do a
push-kick bank shot consistently.
There is no limit to what you can do
with bank shots. To do a bank shots is relatively
easy. You just set the ball up, hit
on the side, and then watch it
ricochet off the wall and go in.
From the front position, players
generally bank anywhere from an inch
to about four inches away from
either the near or far wall. Of
course, you can bank from any
position along the front 3-bar.
To do
a push shot is relatively simple.
You basically set the ball up just
like you would a pull shot except
the ball is going away from you and
instead of the ball being on the
right side of the man the ball is on
the left side facing away from you.
Unlike the pull shot where you are
shooting towards the near corner of
the pocket, the push shot shoots
towards the far corner. Like the
pull shot, you want to have the
position of the ball slightly back.
The toe shot or pin shot is one
of the most exciting shots to see
and do in the game of foosball. What
makes this shot so cool is its
versatility. You can go towards and
away, or forwards or backwards. You
can do roundhouses or you can do
combinations. I call this shot the toe shot
because the ball is at the end of
the man's feet. Some people refer to
it as a toe shot if the ball is in
the front position and when the ball
is in the back position, they refer
to it as a heel shot.
Defense is probably one of the most
important part of the game of
foosball if not the most important
part. Though it is not the most
desirable part of the game, sooner
or later you are going to have to
play it.
A basic defense formation is just
a basic defensive positioning of
your men. It is where you have two
of your men paired up together to
defend as much of the goal as
possible. It is not uncommon to see the
front man angled forward. I have
found that by doing this, it has
somewhat of a psychological affect
on the shooter especially when the
shooter is struggling or having a
hard time scoring. You want to maximize the distance
between the two men, that is, you
want to have the gap as wide as
possible but not wide enough to
allow the ball to pass. This is so
that you can maximize the total
blocking area of both men. The wider
the blocking area of your men then
the less goal is exposed. Keep in
mind that there is no way you can
cover the total area of the goal,
therefore, the idea is to create the
illusion that you are doing just
that.
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