Courtesy Rules - For Casual Circle Play

1. No Hands (except when serving), No Arms - Shoulders are technically not allowed and are widely accepted among the average hacky sack circle.
2. Always serves the bag to someone else - Footbag is traditionally a game of courtesy, hence the "Courtesy Toss": a light lob usually toward the receivers knee.
3. Don't bogart that bag - Don't always hog it 'til you drop it because that sucks for everybody else. Being able to pass well is important to almost all footbag games.
4. Don't say "sorry" - Everyone else makes mistakes, especially when learning, so sorries are unneccissary.
5. Try not to give knee passes - Passes from the knee tend to go straight to the ground.
6. Don't Play Past .09 (blood alcohol level) - You will only get frustrated, and you might lose the bag. It is also next to impossible to play with a drink in your hands.

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Playing Surface: Pavement is good, but hard on the footbad. Grass is nice, but a little more difficult, although once you have worn away the grass and pounded the earth into clay, you have found your ideal footbag circle.

Footwear: Preferences on footwear vary from boots to bare feet. The most common denominator is a snug, mid cut leather cross trainer. Sandals are difficult, and it is very hard to play with bare feet. Serious shredders prefer lightweight court shoes.

Styles of Footbags: The footbag itself can be made from a variety of materials including artificial leather and suede, crocheted cotton, facile, vinyl, hemp, and genuine leather and suede. The exterior material is called a cover. The harder the cover, the bouncier it is - the softer the cover, the "stickier" it is.

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