Ankle Rolling
Posted: Fri Nov 06, 2009 5:54 am
By rolling the ankle to the inside as you walk, you'll find yourself walking on the absolute outer edge of your footwear. While this will inherently increase the noise you make while walking to a slight degree, it will also minimize the footprints you leave behind. This is extremely important when you are walking across soft ground and you know you're not supposed to leave a footprint. Rolling your ankle will leave only diagonal lines where there would normally be a clearly visible tread mark. This can be enough to make your footsteps much more unnoticeable in cases where you have no choice but to move across terrain which is sure to hold a print.
It's also very difficult to sustain this walk without practice, as your balance is thrown off and your ankles can become sore fast from holding weight like that. Furthermore, if you are wearing stiff boots, the act is even tougher. The best walk to use here is a bent knee walk while keeping your feet wide. Try to space your steps as far apart as possible to draw the least amount of suspicion to the marks.
Rolling the ankle won't give the operative a free ride to cross soft, impressionable terrain, so you should still try to avoid it whenever possible. However, there will be times when you have no choice in order to complete your mission, and you may not be able to use special equipment that allows you to cross easier, such as carpet sandals.
It's also very difficult to sustain this walk without practice, as your balance is thrown off and your ankles can become sore fast from holding weight like that. Furthermore, if you are wearing stiff boots, the act is even tougher. The best walk to use here is a bent knee walk while keeping your feet wide. Try to space your steps as far apart as possible to draw the least amount of suspicion to the marks.
Rolling the ankle won't give the operative a free ride to cross soft, impressionable terrain, so you should still try to avoid it whenever possible. However, there will be times when you have no choice in order to complete your mission, and you may not be able to use special equipment that allows you to cross easier, such as carpet sandals.