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How to do the Toe Stall

Called a toe delay in the official move list. The bag comes to rest on the flat of the shoe above the toes and stays there. It is the single most important skill in freestyle, because almost every trick is set from a delay rather than kicked from the hand.

STEP BY STEP

1. Start from a hand drop or a small toe kick and get the bag about a foot above your dominant foot.
2. Point the toe down and extend the foot so the laces make a flat platform.
3. Get the platform under the bag early and let it be waiting.
4. As the bag lands, drop the foot with it to absorb the fall - this is the whole trick.
5. Hold it still, then set it back up to go again.

TIPS

• Match the bag's speed on the way down. A rigid foot bounces it straight off.
• Flat laces, ankle relaxed. A tilted foot rolls the bag off the side.
• Everything above this trick is set from a delay, so make it reliable before moving on.

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