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Forum Newbie
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Last Login: 04/08/2008 11:42:25
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| Following on from the kicking advice in the latest newsletter, maybe it would be reasonable to point out to 'new' spiral kickers that the effect that the spiral has on the ball is to travel straight soon after contact with the foot, but as soon as the rotation begins to slow down, the ball will begin to veer towards left for a right footed kicker, and right for a lefty. This means often that a line kick need not be asimed off the pitch, but instead parallel to the tram lines. Needs some practice though! My kickers kick on the try line at the posts, working towards the successful kick that goes initially slightly left or right of the posts (depending on right or left foot kicker) then swerves between them. Good practice to win a beer or two also, as the front row usually declare themselves experts at this (and why not?)
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Supreme Being
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Last Login: 11/12/2008 15:27:11
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| Interesting also to note the huge distances achieved by Aussie Rules players with the end over end kick. Goals from 50m out are quite common. I know they practice these things a lot and the Sherrin is nice to kick but how many rugby players can routinely punt the ball over the crossbar from the half way line with either style of kick?
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