about the hard/soft ball topic...
tupac: a soft ball doesnt have a bigger surface before the presure is happening. the shape is the same, everyone use air in the ball.... with a soft ball it takes more time before the ball react... it also take more energy to kick the ball up when its soft... a hard ball will react quicker..
the problem with ahmatw and differnt NT combos is that you put so much force into the kick, that the ball will go up too high...
its not cheating its a personal taste...i prefer something in the middel, cause longer combos is easier with a hard ball..but i also like to do nt.