Unnecesary Mods?

Guest_2 · Post by **Guest_2** » 14 Jan 2006 12:46

Have you ever performed a mod you felt was unnecesary? Or even detrimental to your game?

I'll go first

I took my toe walls off on a nasty old pair of lavers. THen I disovered I prefer toe walls

Sergey · Post by **Sergey** » 14 Jan 2006 18:27

I don't remove canvas off the insides. I've been playing with canvas removed for over one summer, but with my next pair of lavers I figured I could clipper more constantly and it feels easier to stall the bag.

HooD · Post by **HooD** » 14 Jan 2006 18:59

Well, every mod I've done has been for the better in my mind. I do however think I've screwed up every mod in a minor aspect because I don't think any of them have been 'perfect'. It's hard to have perfect cuts , glue'ing technique, or stitching on shoes, ya know ?

crazylegs32 · Post by **crazylegs32** » 14 Jan 2006 19:50

I cut the flaps off the toe box out of a pair and didnt like it. I always hit pixies and fairies anyways so I didnt need that type mod anyways.

Sporatical_Distractions · Post by **Sporatical_Distractions** » 15 Jan 2006 08:47

i wanted to experiment with taking off the toe walls, so I modded an old pair of lavers so as not to mess with my current shoes. I now love toe walls.

Kyle Hewitt · Post by **Kyle Hewitt** » 15 Jan 2006 09:57

I did the Chema mod to my shoes but I messed up and my shoe broken and now its help together by stitches

I hate toe walls and since I don't have one I know my stalling rocks

sniikeri · Post by **sniikeri** » 15 Jan 2006 10:35

Kyle Hewitt wrote:I hate toe walls and since I don't have one I know my stalling rocks

...but your pixie sucks!

(sorry, couldn't help myself. I've never seen your pixie sets so don't take this personally

)

Slowsis · Post by **Slowsis** » 15 Jan 2006 17:14

Kyle Hewitt wrote:I hate toe walls and since I don't have one I know my stalling rocks

Word.....toe walls are for n00bs.

Wasabi · Post by **Wasabi** » 15 Jan 2006 18:22

I cut away the twill fabric off of my twill Lavers on the insides, outsides, and toe box to expose the canvas underneath for shredding. I think that's the only mod I regret doing, eventhough the shoes play pretty decent. More like a fashion fauz pas if you ask me.

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 15 Jan 2006 18:43

I removed the padding from the tounge of my brooks burn, these running shoes I modded for footbag, and it turned them from my favorite shred shoes to crap

hackeysnacker · Post by **hackeysnacker** » 15 Jan 2006 20:45

taking ur toe walls off isn't a mistake - there shouldn't be any need for them. To the casual observer toe walls look ridiculous and illegitimize much of the sport.

slapdash21 · Post by **slapdash21** » 16 Jan 2006 05:51

hackeysnacker wrote:taking ur toe walls off isn't a mistake - there shouldn't be any need for them. To the casual observer toe walls look ridiculous and illegitimize much of the sport.

i agree to a point. if it helps your game, i have no problem with it, but im REALLY glad that i dont need toe walls, because i gurantee i get asked why i "use cheater shoes" about half as much as someone who has walls up.

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 16 Jan 2006 06:11

Slowsis wrote:
Kyle Hewitt wrote:I hate toe walls and since I don't have one I know my stalling rocks
Word.....toe walls are for n00bs.

Yeah, like Vasek--shiiiiit. Oh, and don't forget Honza and Felix--what a bunch of "n00bs." Oh, and their pixie sets must SUCK because of them.

*grammar fixation edit*

sniikeri · Post by **sniikeri** » 16 Jan 2006 07:41

Indeed. I've never done unnecessary mods to my shoes (canvas off from the inside and the toe; other toe-box mods - I've got the toe walls; fake-Brocka (developed by me I guess, so I could call it Jii-mod™

).

If you can play I think it doesn't matter if you've got the toe-walls or not. I believe that Vasek, Felix, Honza and many other good players who've got the toe-walls could shred pretty much as easily without them too.

Sergey · Post by **Sergey** » 16 Jan 2006 09:02

Stephen Barnes wrote:
Slowsis wrote:
Kyle Hewitt wrote:I hate toe walls and since I don't have one I know my stalling rocks
Word.....toe walls are for n00bs.
Yeah, like Vasek--shiiiiit. Oh, and don't forget Honza and Felix--what a bunch of "n00bs." Oh, and their pixie sets must SUCK because of them.

*grammar fixation edit*

Compliteley agree on that one Stephen and I just wanna add that non of "nO0Bs" listed above have canvas removed...

Slowsis · Post by **Slowsis** » 16 Jan 2006 19:15

"Why are you shredding in cheater shoes?"
Do you not hate being asked this question? THERE IS A SOLUTION!!!!!
Don't cheat!
Climas don't need toe walls....so why do lavers? I used to rep the toe walls, but no passerby ever took me seriously. I didn't take myself seriously!!!!!

brian relly · Post by **brian relly** » 16 Jan 2006 19:16

Well now nobody takes your pixie sets seriously.

hackeysnacker · Post by **hackeysnacker** » 16 Jan 2006 19:23

no one is going to be pulling off very good pixie sets if the bag slides up and off their foot anyhow. sloppy toe components with good pixies look as bad or worse than sloppy pixies with clean toe components.

Slowsis · Post by **Slowsis** » 16 Jan 2006 20:20

"Take off the training wheels......"

Btw I had strong pixies on both sides LONG before I snipped my toe-walls.

Xain · Post by **Xain** » 16 Jan 2006 20:30

I attached ice cream scoops to my toes, and now I never drop a toe stall!

and clippers? I filled my bag with magnets, and shoe gooed a strip of steel onto the inside and outside of my foot.

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