In soccer, do you think that the cleats (football or soccer shoes) depend on how a curb is done?

Hey people thanx if you can answer this. By curb I meen to bend the ball in the air. Roberto Carlos did that in a world cup scoring one of the most amazing fouls ever taken. By bending tehe ball in the air I mean changing the course of it by the effect that you put with the boot when you shoot it. Thanks

In soccer, do you think that the cleats (football or soccer shoes) depend on how a curb is done?
You need to kick it in the exact right spot fo it to curve.





On my dad's old soccer team, this guy put rubber bands on the inside of his cleat, and this was to make it curve. I don't know how, but it worked, and he was the leading scorer on the team.





Or, you can buy cleats that curve it for you. David Beckham's shoe lets you curve the ball because of rubber on the inside of the shoe, and that shoe id the best out there, it is even used by pros!
Reply:It has to do more with the angle of the strike on the ball. If you strike the ball correctly at the correct angle, you will put a spin on the ball so that the ball will bend/splice/bend in the air.





A good shoe will help only in the contact. A good shoe will provide a smooth contact so that you have a large planar surface to strike the ball with instead of an irregular surface that will cause the ball to go off at odd angles.





It takes a lot of practice and skill to know how to strike the ball properly.



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