Glossary of Terms
Information about the
Front-pin for Beginners
The
front-pin shot like the back-pin was very popular during the 70s & 80s on the Dynamo and
Tournament Soccer Tables, etc. It is gaining popularity again and it is all
because of a Belgian player named Federico Collignon when he won the 1999 World
Championship. Collignon sent a frightening message to the world foosball
community (which is dominated by the 'pull
shot' and the 'snake') with his front-pin.
There are two ways of executing the front-pin: palm
and wrist. I would suggest you choose one way and stick with it.
Advantages:
- tough to execute the 'brush' series of shots but
it has one advantage over the back-pin, which is that it can shoot a straight
goal
- the ability to 'dribble' the ball by 'pinning'
the ball down makes the shot dangerous
- the ability to fake opponents out with a fake
series
- the ability to transform into other shots like
push-kick, pull-kick or tic-tac
- very effective whether if you are playing
forward and goalie
Disadvantages:
- cannot think of any, except that it is VERY
difficult to learn and be really good in it.
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