do thick long socks make your shots more powerful?!

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Dantoshou

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until today ive worn the bog standard socks while playing football with my "team" down on the local astroturf, i mainly play in goal but today i had a chance to play on field and scored four goals, which is a great increase on 1 goal in about 40 training sessions!

but this is what im wondering, was it just a crap team against an equally crap player who got very lucky or was it the thick monk socks i was wearing?!
you know the sort, the ones that are really thick and the shaolin monks wear,

all my shots seemed to travel a lot further from what i could tell, maybe it was the ball i was using, that was also different, official size and weight, compared to the wimpy balls we normally use.

:confused:
 
Yup, some people think its the new bands people are wearing, but really those sports stars have just made the switch to uber thick socks.

IN reality, the worst player in the world one at one time score in the premierleague if he played upfront. The worst player in the world will have a day when everything falls perfectly and they score a hattrick, and the best player in the world will have a mare.

THough the other seemingly obvious thing is, if you normally play in goal, and your goal scoring rate is terrible, and this time you played outfield, and you scored more.......
 
We totally demolished a team today 6 vs. 6. There was a lot of hype about the opposition - they arrived kitted out, organized and had a really good passing game. Compared to our "social team" also missing our "star player". After 3hrs of competitive play, I think we beat them a good 5/7 times (they kept reseting the scores).

Our secret? We wear normal, everyday socks - and no shinpads! ;)
 
It's probably the extra cushioning you have which increases your confidence when the striking the ball. If you have super thin socks you feel a lot more of the ball when you take a shot so it's likely you don't give it your all even though you think you are.
 
Speaking from a rugby point of view the only real advantage is comfort within your boots and maybe a slightly heightened ability against the dastardly blisters. Although I would perhaps argue that the comfort would play a part later on in the game? Or perhaps the thickness of socks might help or even hinder athletes foot!

Of course it could be superstition or maybe the king of the potato people planned it this way?
 
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