Hacky Sack Basics provides information on playing hacky sack. The ultimate goal is to keep the hacky sack airborne as long as possible when playing in a group, with completing a "round" meaning everyone has kicked it once and a "double helix" meaning twice. Individual freestyle involves complex tricks. It recommends buying a quality sack filled with sand or beads and potentially rolling over large beads to break them down. Skate shoes or tennis shoes with a flat surface are best for kicking and stalling the sack. Shorts are preferable to pants to avoid restricting movement.

1. Hacky Sack Basics

2. Understand the game. The ultimate goal for group “sacking it up” is to keep the bag in the air for
as long as possible. In a group, if every person kicks the bag at least once then the group has
completed a “round” or a "hack." When every person kicks the bag at least two times around,
they have completed a “double helix” and so on. The objectives are different if you're by
yourself. Individual freestyle sack has evolved to a very complex sport with a myriad of kicks
and stalls strung together to form tricks.

3. Buy a good quality sack (Or make one), preferably a bag filled with sand, metal(shot), or even
small beads. The larger the beads, the harder it will be to stall the sack. If you have a bag with
large beads, consider rolling over it with something very heavy, such as a car, to break them
down.

4. Wear shoes that have a very flat inside and outside surfaces and a wide flat top on the toe. Skate
shoes can be good to learn with; they provide many areas from which you can kick and stall the
bag. Beyond the basics, however, tennis shoes are a favorite among even the professionals.

5. Wear shorts. Pants restrict your movement and provide a surface that increases the likelihood
of knocking the sack off its intended path.