Could i do this in a comp.

axelmagic · Post by **axelmagic** » 27 Sep 2007 13:23

Well I when I first started out I shredded with no shoes but then people kept talking about shoes so I started shredding with shoes but I wanted to know if they would allow me to shred with out shoes in comps and stuff

Jeremy · Post by **Jeremy** » 27 Sep 2007 14:34

Yeah there are no rules about footwear that I am aware of, so you could definitely shred in whatever you like, including bare feet. The head judge or tournament director could stop you from doing so at their discretion, (presumably they might for safety or insurance reasons), so it would probably be a good idea to check with them before competing, but I'd be confident it would be ok in at least 95% of circumstances.

MatS21 · Post by **MatS21** » 29 Sep 2007 12:27

yes but keep in mind judges are aware that dexing and toe stuff is easier barefoot so it will affect their judging

crazylegs32 · Post by **crazylegs32** » 02 Nov 2007 00:11

I would completely ignore whether judges think barefoot is easier unless doing a sick 3, - and then I would still ignore the judges.

Sergey · Post by **Sergey** » 02 Nov 2007 09:08

MatS21 wrote:yes but keep in mind judges are aware that dexing and toe stuff is easier barefoot so it will affect their judging

On the other hand, some clipper stuff might require additional effort and that's something that judges might find cool if he manages to hit it of course.

RawSko · Post by **RawSko** » 04 Nov 2007 13:00

Kevin Regamy is a barefoot player for the most part, but he did his sick 3 in shoes. Dave Clavens was MCing though and he was like "Do you want to take your shoes off?" and they were all surprised when he decided to do it in shoes. I think it would have been entirely fine for him to his whole comp in bare feet, and his big threes were all toe to toe tricks.

...huuuuuuuuuuge toe to toe tricks, I might add

you could definetaly comptete barefoot if you wanted to. I think it's more a matter of shredding in general that might call for shoes. Unless you have Matt Cross-pockets in your ankles, clipper in bare feet is super hard and different from in shoes. Barefoot clipper is cought right next to your acutall akle bone, as opposed to normal clipper which is cought on the instep of your foot, so it'll make tricks different for you. If clippers are really awkward for you, shred30s will be harder for you than everyone else because of the extra adds that come from clipper catches and pdx components. Nobody will call you on it though, if you want to play barefoot.