Thank you. Really good to practice those actually

It’s like seeing a penalty shoot out, very rare but fun to watch when it happens

Thanks mate, much better phrased than my attempt! There were a couple things like that that I maybe could've mentioned but I don have the understanding to explain it in this video, only been goalkicking for 2 months alone and watching slo-mo replays to understand bits and pieces.

No problem mate hope it helps

Kick like Jordie ;) Give it a crack mate, as I said, it really is all practice and never too late to learn (unless you're crippled or have a metal knee or hip)

I would say to buy a few balls, I have 5 and so I just need to go and get them every 5 kicks and not every one of'em

I would say to buy a few balls, I have 5 and so I just need to go and get them every 5 kicks and not every one of'em

Appreciate that :)

Cheers man

floupster I appreciate that mate thank you

Ben Skinner Great to hear thank you 😊

Chapman Inc. Thank you

Im not a good enough kicker nor have enough understanding to explain it properly, but most of the points in this video still apply, maybe in a few months

Np man

Thanks Sem

Thanks dude

:)

Thanks man

Thank YOU

Thank you

Take what Halfpenny says over me anyday. I think he's saying not to lean too far over the ball, I like to keep my head down because I find myself upright in this position, generally if I'm consciously being upright I'm actually leaning backwards

Cheers dude

+James RFC i am an up and coming goal kicker and this information is very important thanks now I know how to curve my kicks like thurston

Cheers Luke

You are correct. 1/3 is about right but I hit the nose because the strike point is a weakness of mine. With that said, if it works for you then give it a go. Generally as close to 1/3 the way up you can get is the best and if that's the nose then that's cool

@@James-sw9vm Thanks for that , only seen your reply now . Thank you.

I think you do, test 1 was unbelievable ;P

Then proceeded to lose the second test and draw the third, eh, I'll stick with Farrell

Both Berrett is a great kicker

@@Bacon56ful and your better?Jordie barrett is way better than farrell

Movie Studio Platinum 13 dude, thanks man ;)

I use the Gilbert adjustable tee which is blue and green in colour, wind never blows it over which is important to me. In this video I used an Optimum Telescopic Tee

Thanks Aidan. Probably not tbh, I'm not experienced enough to understand it to be honest nor get the coaching. This video comes from me watching slo-mo replays and experimenting for 2 months :)

James RFC fair enough, really good to see someone trying help out amateur players by showing game clips and clips of yourself

Thank you Aidan more than happy to try to help when there's decent people like you

Beaudan yes haha. Jordie though is a cracking kicker

cost them the series.

awinbisa saying that cost them the sereis is like saying that savea cost the the series cuz he knocked on a quaranteed try

Bit of a difference considering Barrett consistently kicked badly in the second and third test, but I see your point. He had a great series though bar off the tee

Beaudy was a lot better kicker, i dont know what happened to him, but he is getting better in the last few month.

Any comfortable football boots you like

Halfpenny and Biggar kick the same as this video explains, just the tee is lower, but the technique is the same. Ford, Jackson, Russell, etc technique is different and I do not understand it fully to make a good video about, maybe in the future but I don't feel nearly qualified right now

Commenting on this acount instead bc I cba to switch rn. I've got a quad injury and since Feb 20 2018 I havent been able to kick a ball without pulling up so Ive had to give up rugby and football for now at least

@@James-sw9vm Get well soon mate 👍 Think most of us will still be waiting for ur next upload when you recover

Played Wing or Fullback when I was 11-15, played Fly-Half or Fullback when I was 16/17. I cant play anymore

Poor tee definitely. I use the Gilbert Adjustable tee and it's solid and sturdy so doesn't get blown over easily either. image-load-balancer.worldsportshops.com/Datafeeds/Graphics/Products/ImageCache/600x600/89009900.GA09.jpg

Thank you for your help.

Then I think there's other things wrong about your technique because forward is the best way, not arrogance btw just science. Dont think about backspin that should happen every single time if everything else is on point. Angle it forwards and re-learn your kicking style

Agreed. I feel like it's easier to control that way on the wing. There's something more fun about it too. Nothing beats watching the ball swing in the air, even if you miss it.

Experimenting

ok thanks

Might as well it's interesting to watch back your technique and see easy improvements quickly. It makes sense but depends on the wind, sometimes you're better going really high like Jordie because then the wind has less effect (don't ask me how just experience)

I kick on a cone sometimes, but I also have a jordie tee. Long range I use your tee and for accuracy I use a cone. I'm succesfullish.

TheBreakDownTv everyone starts on a cone don't they 😂I get two and overlap one half over the other so you can still angle the ball, I use the Gilbert Adjustable Tee but not the one in the video, it's blue and green and you twist to adjust but I leave it in the lower setting, it's amazing. Heavy too so never blows over

James RFC I have 3 tees: dan carter daly/yours Wilkinson and a cone I just use a cone or yours, what I like about a cone is the ball is open, alot easier to make a connection more consistently

TheBreakDownTv How? The Telescopic tees are great for that too IMO plus it's easier to put the ball flat?

Dan Carter's clip was the wind, he hit it normally just lower and the wind brought it around. 99% of kickers, if they're right-footed, the ball curls right to left as it's the most natural motion. For most of these people, less curl is ideal so some kickers like DC don't curl it much at all. Thurston's style is quite inconsistent and it's impressive how much success he has; he has to contend not only with the distance and height factors, but also the curve as too much/little will mean he will miss. Essentially he places the football very flat on the tee and has a run up with a large angle. The contact on the ball is as far to the right he can get and his follow-through is across his body to the left. This means he's kicking the ball with a right-to-left follow through which means the ball will also travel right-to-left, whereas if you hit the middle of the ball (facing the posts) and follow-through straight the ball will travel straight

James RFC bro thanks so much, we’re about on the foot does Thurston hit the ball, like the “forward inside” part?

@@deadwillytv6528 Not too sure, you can have success with the forward-inside part or you could use the laces as described in my video. I think the contact he uses is as I described in this video, but I am not JT so that's where I cannot be certain

James RFC thanks mate

What region of the ball would Jonathan Thurston usually kick it to make it curve like what part of the ball?

Sick

Exactly my point but instead of changing it he embraces it and angles the ball to the right post as you can see. Plus you're wrong to think they don't do it on purpose, clearly never watched NRL. Thurston for example always does so deliberately and Reynolds, Smith, Maloney etc. It's not uncommon. I agree it's dumb but clearly deliberate for SOME.

Mate, the shape of a league and union ball are different from a grid iron ball which is why they curl. Pretty stupid if you weren't able to put those 2 together.