Which Footbags Should I Buy?
Which footbag should I get?
I carry a large variety of designs and fillers on the site. Obviously, an important question is, “Which one should I get?” By explaining how the size, designs and fillers affect the performance of the hacky sack you should be able to make some great selections. Pop and Easy to Stall
Next to each footbag you'll see "Pop" and "Stall" with a 1 - 10 rating system. The amount of "Pop" a footbag has refers to how easy it is to kick up into the air. The other basic description is how "Easy to Stall" it is. A bag that is a 10 you could pretty much drop from your waist down onto your foot and it would stick there without doing much. For the most part, you'll see that a bag with more pop is less easy to stall and a bag that's really easy to stall has less pop and then a bunch of choices in between.Size
Check out this picture to give you a good reference for the different sizes of hacky sacks we offer. In the detailed description of each footbag, you will see a size. Most footbags are about 2.25 inches in diameter, but we have a few that are slightly smaller and a few that are slightly bigger. The smaller footbag in this photo is "The Firecracker," at about 2.1 inches, slightly larger than a golf ball. On the other end you see "The Scorcher" at around 2.5 inches in diameter. In the middle, "The Aftershock" is 2.25 inches in diameter.
Design
A main factor in the design is the number of panels. For the most part, a hackysack with a lower number of panels will collapse more on your foot and a hacky sack with more panels will hold its shape and have a little more pop to it. The design of the panels does make a difference, and any arrangement that gives the footbag more of a circular shape will add a little bit of pop and help the bag fly “true” in the air. Each bag has a quick summary where you can find this information. Now, onto the next important component of how each footbag performs, the filler. Filler
I offer a wide range of filler types and mixtures because I think they are all great, help you get specifically what you’re looking for, and it’s just fun to try a bunch of different styles. There is nothing wrong with having a bunch of hacky sacks in your collection. Check out these descriptions and you should have a good feel for the differences and similarities between the different options.Pellet Footbags – Weight: 30 grams. They are the lightest and have a similar feel to what you may have first played hacky sack with. They are light and have a great feeling of pop and they’re easy to pass with friends. If you get a plastic pellet filled footbag and you still want to do some tricks, get one with a lower number of panels. The ones with more panels are best for passing.
Sand Footbags – Weight: 50 grams. These hacky sacks are my biggest sellers. Sand is a great filler, it has a very soft feel and is great for learning tricks. When you roll a sand footbag around in your hand, you can just tell it will be much easier to stall. The more sand a footbag has, the fuller it will be, and the more pop it will have versus a “dead” feeling. What you like is just a preference.
Metal Footbags – Weight: 65 grams. Metal is a filling that may be unknown to some, but you should quickly give it a shot to see if it’s your favorite. At 1/3 full, the heavy weight of the steel shot filler lets us create a hacky sack that is easy to stall and very collapsible. Plus, because sand grains are so tiny, if you don’t take good care of your bag, leakage is possible over time, whereas it's much harder for metal to leak.
Metal/Pellet Combo Footbags – Weight: 50 grams. I developed the metal/pellet mixture because I wanted to create a footbag that has a similar weight to sand-filled footbags, but without a chance for leakage. Compared to a sand footbag, the feel isn’t identical even though there is a similar weight. The kick of these is more similar to a pellet bag, with great pop, only much easier to stall. If you like metal footbags, but think they're a little too heavy, this is for you.
Sand/Pellet Combo Footbags – Weight: 40-45 grams. This is the first mixture I brought to the site and I love it. You have to love the classic bounce of pellet, and the softness of sand. Typically at about ½ full, the nice quantity of filler helps the footbag hold its shape, but the sand makes it extremely soft. In your hand, it feels mainly like a sand footbag, just with an extra bit of pop.
Here is a photo to show you what the tiny metal filler looks like next to the plastic pellet filler.
Putting it all together
Well at this point you’re pretty much a footbag expert, but in the end it’s all preference. Here are some examples that will hopefully make everything as clear as possible.Hacky Sacks that are effortless to kick and pass?
The Easy Bomb | The Ultimate Bomb
Footbags that are very easy to stall and are great for learning tricks?
The Burst | The Destroyer | The KaBoom
Footbags that are easy to stall with a bit more pop
The Inferno | The Fire | The Aftershock
Footbags with a good amount of pop that can also be stalled?
The Detonation
Great all around footbags?
The Bomber
Like your bags really heavy?
Check out the metal-filled footbags
Like your bags light?
Check out the pellet filled hacky sacks