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re: High-school kicker nails a 67 yard field goal...
Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:29 am to RayFinkleTTU
Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:29 am to RayFinkleTTU
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In high school I could make FG's 60-65 yards
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RayFinkle
Lot of good that did ya in the super bowl.
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Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:29 am to WG_Dawg
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However, upper level Division 1 kickers who have done it their whole lives can probably kick it from 60+ off a tee. I'm not downplaying the kid's accomplishment because that's awesome no matter what. But let's get real, if tees were used in college 60+ yarders would be all over the place.
There's probably a handful of 50+ yarders kicked all over the country any given saturday withOUT a tee, it's not really a stretch to think they could get 10 more yards with one.
A tee really isn't what gives you more distance. The big run up on kickoffs is why a kicker can kick farther. Me personally, I can make a 50 yarder off the deck with a normal 3 step drop. With a tee, I don't really add any distance if I still only take 3 steps. The tee helps have ideal conditions for solid contact, but I personally don't think it adds much to distance all else being equal.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 11:31 am to WG_Dawg
Posted on 10/19/12 at 12:00 pm to RayFinkleTTU
Posted on 10/19/12 at 12:13 pm to TDawg1313
That's the most perfect kick I have ever seen in my life.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 4:28 pm to SabiDojo
Trajectory. The linemen are taller in college and the NFL, so most really long kicks would be blocked.
This post was edited on 10/20/12 at 2:45 am
Posted on 10/19/12 at 6:15 pm to TDawg1313
Posted on 10/19/12 at 6:36 pm to VerlanderBEAST
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Aren't those canadian football rules/
I'm not familiar with CFL rules.
Posted on 10/19/12 at 6:39 pm to KBeezy
Posted on 10/20/12 at 9:00 am to WG_Dawg
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Lot of good that did ya in the super bowl.
Totally unfair. The laces were in.
Posted on 10/20/12 at 9:13 am to Bestbank Tiger
Its safe to say that this kid just shot up the recruiting charts. 67 yard field goal right down the middle. I dont think anybody realizes how hard it is to actually make it, forget getting the distance, the accuracy is unreal. He will pick his school of choice. Good for him!
Posted on 10/20/12 at 9:20 am to Buckeye Backer
I doubt he will pick his school based on 1 kick
Posted on 10/20/12 at 9:27 am to KBeezy
Yeah because there are so many kids that kick 67 yard field goals out there. This kid will certainly get offers from tons of schools...yes because of one kick!!
Posted on 10/20/12 at 9:32 am to Buckeye Backer
There is a lot more to it than just hitting 1 kick
There was a local kid whose dad played at LSU who hit 3 just under 60 in one season (56.56,and 57) and kicked every kick off for touchback but never got a major offer from anyone Because, as his dad put it, they look a lot more at hang time on kick offs than they do at how far you can drive it.
Likewise he said they are looking at a lot of stuff that you don't realize when looking at field goals.
1 kick ain't gonna get him any major school he wants
There was a local kid whose dad played at LSU who hit 3 just under 60 in one season (56.56,and 57) and kicked every kick off for touchback but never got a major offer from anyone Because, as his dad put it, they look a lot more at hang time on kick offs than they do at how far you can drive it.
Likewise he said they are looking at a lot of stuff that you don't realize when looking at field goals.
1 kick ain't gonna get him any major school he wants
Posted on 10/20/12 at 9:39 am to KBeezy
Case in point: dirk Borgnone
Hit a 68 yarder is high school, wound up at a community college because he never made another Fg ever again in High school
But he sure split the uprights on the 68 yarder he tried
Hit a 68 yarder is high school, wound up at a community college because he never made another Fg ever again in High school
But he sure split the uprights on the 68 yarder he tried
Posted on 10/20/12 at 10:18 pm to TTsTowel
Can he transfer to our HS team up here?
Posted on 10/20/12 at 10:27 pm to Buckeye Backer
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Its safe to say that this kid just shot up the recruiting charts. 67 yard field goal right down the middle. I dont think anybody realizes how hard it is to actually make it, forget getting the distance, the accuracy is unreal. He will pick his school of choice. Good for him!
Before the kick, all he had was a partial scholarship offer to Eastern Washington. It will be interesting to see if he does end up going to a bigger college because of this.
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