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When lining up or just kicking with a friend. For a right-footer, how do you kick a drop punt so it bends left to right in mid-air? An example of someone who does this is Fevola.
Um tough one, right footers can mainly swing it right and left footers left, this is done by angling your body slightly when kicking which inturn angles the ball as the air passes the ball on an angle it causes it to move mid air.
The only way to practice this is from about 35 to 45 meteres out depending on you kicking abilities, line yourself up with the points (between the goal and point posts) try and kick a goal with your body facing the points, this should create the angle on the ball (Left footers use left points right footer use right points).
This however is not a good style to practise, Buddy Franklin is a massive user of this technique and although he kicked 113 goals last year he also kicked 88 points (source). Please let us emphasise that you should ONLY try to curve the ball when on tight angles, as it is very inaccurate.
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June 3rd, 2009 at 8:38 am
Thanks Michael for explaining that. I guess it looks cool when kicking a drop punt on a tight angle and it bends through. BUT like you said, I think its rather inaccurate and a snap or a banana/ check side kick would be better.
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