re: High-school kicker nails a 67 yard field goal...

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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.

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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.