Why It's Almost Impossible to Kick a 90-Yard Field Goal

Why It's Almost Impossible to Kick a 90-Yard Field Goal | WIRED

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The world record for an NFL field goal is 64 yards, but place kickers have sent the ball far further in practice. Is a 90-yard kick possible? To find out, WIRED's Robbie Gonzalez explores the physics of long kicks and gets a lesson from pro kicker Harrison Butker.
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@nevs6158 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I always wondered why my field goal kicks always stop at 89 yards

@Osiwan960 4 жыл бұрын

😂😅🤣 you deserve least 890 likes

@nicholasdunn7258 4 жыл бұрын

We both know you don’t deserve any tbh

@jo_nm9484 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@owen_spencer 4 жыл бұрын

Copied

@chasenw9326 4 жыл бұрын

nevS ikr

@kevinbaxter5419 4 жыл бұрын

"You need the ball to launch with a high velocity... at the right angle and be accurate." This is groundbreaking man...

@PhillyMotoXTS 4 жыл бұрын

That's John Madden level insight

@awsomesauce03 4 жыл бұрын

Thank God they brought in the intellectual heavy weights to really unpack this information. Other wise I would've assumed none of those were factors and you just had to kick the ball 90 yards to kick a 90 yard field goal.

@tacosrock11_34 4 жыл бұрын

Bo Brick no kidding

@salamander337 4 жыл бұрын

Analytic. It gives you quite an understanding of how kicking football works.

@floordoctor 4 жыл бұрын

@@PhillyMotoXTS Yup...if no touchdowns are scored in a game...a team will win if it makes more field goals than the other. So whoever scores more points will come away with the win today. Boom.

@spoopy2180 4 жыл бұрын

*Someone kicks and makes a 90 yard field goal* WIRED: *_Why It's Impossible to kick a 91 yard field goal_*

@Jacobswick 4 жыл бұрын

BrokenVortex u using a fricking Xbox profile pic

@spoopy2180 4 жыл бұрын

@@Jacobswick I did that on purpose to see if anyone would notice

@gregorystout7541 3 жыл бұрын

Lol

@melissastanton8584 3 жыл бұрын

Hhah

@chiyanrealestate 2 жыл бұрын

Should’ve asked Justin Tucker who just kicked a 66 yarder today.

@ZexySF 2 жыл бұрын

I was Just about to say that

@MostUDeadBoi 2 жыл бұрын

This was 2 years ago

@bALloOniSfOod 2 жыл бұрын

Yup

@YDNfn 2 жыл бұрын

Yep absolutely crazy

@heybud7569 2 жыл бұрын

Also butker has kicked many 70+ yarders in practice

@Deestroying 4 жыл бұрын

I bet I kick a 90 yarder

@Barefootkicker 4 жыл бұрын

Collab bro?! Double 70 yard field goals or something cool like that?

@noahgardneri75 4 жыл бұрын

Bruh😂

@gunner69771 4 жыл бұрын

7th like

@darkeyez7371 4 жыл бұрын

I wish I knew how to kick

@hahaha-zh1vv 4 жыл бұрын

ik this kid would be here

@TheGuildedSpoon 4 жыл бұрын

“We need the ball to launch with a high velocity, at the right angle, and be accurate” Insightful

@ambidextroustofu610 4 жыл бұрын

spray ferdays yeah lol ‘expert’

@JamesACosby 4 жыл бұрын

Well, to be more specific, your foot needs to move fast af. That's key.

@TrippyGSR 4 жыл бұрын

@@daviddou1408 there is always one of you..

@CLOSEABOUTYT 3 жыл бұрын

Wired: Why it's impossible to kick a ball over 90m Mark Rober:

@asmrred2230 3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooo

@zhongxina5597 3 жыл бұрын

Wired: why it’s impossible to kick a ball over 106 yards

@whodini591 3 жыл бұрын

That is the most underrated comment rn 🤣🤣🤣

@actionjackson2379 4 ай бұрын

@@whodini591straight up

@annstewart8881 4 жыл бұрын

A well-placed kick can make or break a game or sometimes even a Season. * bears fans start sobbing*

@ryanreynolds2845 4 жыл бұрын

I love it I am a chiefs fan so...

@annstewart8881 4 жыл бұрын

Alex Smith Well I’m a bears fan and when Cody parkey missed that field goal, I died inside a little bit

@ryanreynolds2845 4 жыл бұрын

Chilly Rizzo I would have died to

@LucarioFan999 4 жыл бұрын

vikings and seahawks fans understand *Blair Walsh intensifies*

@annstewart8881 4 жыл бұрын

the3point shotz Yep. *Cody Parkey intensifies *

@blackphillip564 4 жыл бұрын

@mtrfll18 4 жыл бұрын

Fax

@wumbology5450 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks you for saving me all that time 💯💯

@Devinwalker319 4 жыл бұрын

Fax

@joed3215 4 жыл бұрын

Meh go to an actual football field it really isnt that far tbh

@JoeyJordison97 4 жыл бұрын

@@joed3215 I bet you would miss an XP 😂

@alexiswolgemuth 4 жыл бұрын

That’s why I can only make an 89 yard field goal 🤔

@adamszautner3698 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is an r/woosh

@PC-qu7zk 4 жыл бұрын

adam szautner for who tho

@roderickclerk5904 4 жыл бұрын

@@PC-qu7zk caleb

@HambinoTooTall 4 жыл бұрын

Same bro my 6'6 235 frame is god like, my calfs are the size of 2 babys

@roderickclerk5904 4 жыл бұрын

@@VGB34ST I thought Adam was trying to r/woosh you.

@robbo03 Жыл бұрын

Justin Tucker reportedly hit an 87 yarder in warm ups this season 🤯

@zanmolecules4105 Жыл бұрын

There’s no way that’s true, he would’ve easily made the 67 yard attempt if that was the case

@robbo03 Жыл бұрын

@@zanmolecules4105 he made it off a kicking tee. Makes a huge difference

@easyaviation3205 Жыл бұрын

@@zanmolecules4105 People make ridiculous kicks in warm ups pretty routinely, during a game with a snapper, holder, and people blitzing with crowd noise, it is exponentially harder

@15ironreaver Жыл бұрын

@@zanmolecules4105 It's 100% possible off a tee. Deestroying hit an 80 yarder off a tee. (With video proof) Without the defensive pass rush you can angle the kick a little lower. In a game however you need to make sure the ball gets over the rush which limits it's distance.

@JS-bn4vx Жыл бұрын

I don’t know about that but I was at the Patriots-Ravens game in 2019, which was one of the funnest games I’ve ever attended btw, I saw Tucker throw a practice tee what seemed to 90 yards when he missed pregame.

@Oshawatt 4 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to watch professional soccer players doing these field goals and seeing placekickers doing different free kicks

@q12aw50 2 жыл бұрын

Many NFL kickers were once soccer players

@itsnando20 2 жыл бұрын

Most NFL kickers were soccer players. Butker actually played soccer and wanted to be a professional soccer player.

@mahbluebird 2 жыл бұрын

Fr. Ederson could

@glixxy2264 Жыл бұрын

@@q12aw50 I play soccer and am trying to be a kicker for our football team

@alfieban2769 Жыл бұрын

Wrong sport one it is football not soccer and two Rugby players example George Ford Elliot Daley they all ready kick through up right posts

@thegamingmasters8478 4 жыл бұрын

WIRED: Why it’s almost impossible to run 900 miles with no water

@_saucyam_ 4 жыл бұрын

The Gaming Masters because it would take so long u would die of dehydration

@humanl4903 4 жыл бұрын

Another idea: WIRED: Why it’s almost impossible to carry a football field

@_saucyam_ 4 жыл бұрын

Rusty Shackelford what’s sarcasm?

@humanl4903 4 жыл бұрын

_Saucyam _ basically a joke

@laze8796 4 жыл бұрын

@@humanl4903 lmao

@FivoNine 4 жыл бұрын

Wired: Why it's almost impossible to pay NFL for a 5 second clip

@CastleAirsoft 4 жыл бұрын

They most likely have to pay for the whole of the footage and not 5 seconds, that makes in uneconomical for wired.

@wopwopkross 4 жыл бұрын

@@CastleAirsoft And it's probably expensive, the NFL isn't used to selling their content to KZfaq channels but to TV

@blueticecho5690 4 жыл бұрын

Think about it these crooks will bang you 6 bucks for a bottle of water..

@carnationvideos4258 4 жыл бұрын

It’s on KZfaq and I found it for free

@CamJames 4 жыл бұрын

@@carnationvideos4258 some rando uploading it on a no-name channel is not the same as an established series drawing millions of viewers and running ads.

@chaosonly8868 4 жыл бұрын

Nobody: WIRED: why it’s almost impossible to run faster than the sound barrier.

@testdriver3146 4 жыл бұрын

Dude! ...Or dear Ms....That was seriously the funniest comment I've seen in months. Thank you.

@marioalvarado3736 4 жыл бұрын

The flash:am i a joke to you?

@SinoLegionaire 4 жыл бұрын

WIRED: Why do we eat when we are hungry?

@gregorystout7541 3 жыл бұрын

I have tho

@cory1691 3 жыл бұрын

Who else is here after Mark Rober?

@DaPanda19 3 жыл бұрын

Me 🤣

@shaheerburney398 3 жыл бұрын

Meeeee

@elroyfernandes8570 3 жыл бұрын

@imcubing5567 3 жыл бұрын

@zons83 3 жыл бұрын

@notalexzander4799 4 жыл бұрын

Wired: it’s impossible to kick a 90 yard field goal Deestroying:*hold my bang*

@woo3510 4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@dylanstarzec2099 4 жыл бұрын

True

@bosstankproductions1304 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@sayveOQC 4 жыл бұрын

factsssssss

@elijahmitchell195 4 жыл бұрын

He could never kick a 90

@solopine9624 4 жыл бұрын

1:52 Biomechanist says: kick it fast, and accurate. YOU DONT SAY

@ALittleMessi 4 жыл бұрын

That's why he's paid the big bucks

@johnmurphy7973 4 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah

@kevinfoster2163 2 жыл бұрын

It could be done if it was to beat the Lions

@isaacberglund4586 2 жыл бұрын

Ong

@jacobponce9900 2 жыл бұрын

🤣 🤣

@garywilson4597 Жыл бұрын

Good one. I never thought of that.

@cdjhyoung 4 жыл бұрын

One advantage Dempsey had is that the Lions basically took the kick as a joke and put no pressure on Dempsey's kick. He had a clear line to his target, no pressure, almost like kicking in practice. It was still the greatest kick I've ever witnessed in real time and he deserves his fame.

@lasagnaravioli 4 жыл бұрын

Game: Just imagine no one is there Practice: Imagine a packed stadium

@tomdemeter7473 4 жыл бұрын

Christian Rizzo practice: imagine a packed stadium but pretend no one is there

@IGniTuv 4 жыл бұрын

Christian Rizzo lol a little odd isnt it? Hope for the best plan for the worst maybe

@tylerrousey525 4 жыл бұрын

It works though

@georgerosebush9754 4 жыл бұрын

The weird thing is you're not training your brain to do the same thing as in a real game. That's why they sometimes pump in fake crowd noise, I feel like there has to be some real distraction you're actually trying to block out.

@jacobhanekamp2534 4 жыл бұрын

Practice how you compete, so a competition feels like practice.

@torqued666 4 жыл бұрын

Dude signed a 5-year, $20.3 million contract on June 13th, 2019.

@joshfreeman9011 4 жыл бұрын

Teaching my son how to kick.

@KJ-vu2wd 4 жыл бұрын

sole ua 😂

@troysmith958 4 жыл бұрын

@@joshfreeman9011 smart man good money for your son and zero concussions

@jakemitchell1671 4 жыл бұрын

REALLY??? He couldn't even make a 25 yarder in this video! Oh...u mean the tall guy.

@floordoctor 4 жыл бұрын

@@joshfreeman9011 - Me too...also teaching him Chinese, how to code, and paid for acting lessons w/ an agent. He should be good at one of them eventually.

@tablet2331 3 жыл бұрын

Whos here after mark rober machine with 80% power shot for around 105 yards ?

@G_money333 3 жыл бұрын

Lol I was just about to comment this

@ive_oof 2 жыл бұрын

I saw it yesterday

@hughjorgen1051 2 жыл бұрын

The snapper and holder have critical roles too with field goal attempts. It’s a shame they received no love in this segment.

@zachpettinicchi586 4 жыл бұрын

In that raiders game where Janikowski attempted the 76 yard field goal, he was kicking 90 yarders in practice all morning and told the coach if he wanted to try it today would be the day.

@OhJustSomeRandomGuy 4 жыл бұрын

Mason Crosby came up maybe a yard short on a 69 yarder off of a free kick. Janikowski's crazy 76 yard try was actually against a defense.

@MrPoem-rq7pz 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks I always wanted to know why I kept getting 59yrds

@InternetOpinion 4 жыл бұрын

The Bears need you

@Fm3x 4 жыл бұрын

I Can't State an opinion on the Internet u are underrated my friend

@humansaredumfuckthemtodeat9461 4 жыл бұрын

I made 110 before

@JoeyJordison97 4 жыл бұрын

@@humansaredumfuckthemtodeat9461 Oh sweet. You made a 110yd FG and I'm dating Alexa Bliss!

@user-dd9qq1ru7s 4 жыл бұрын

@@JoeyJordison97 and i drive a Lamborghini and a dodge demon at the same time racing myself

@rickden8362 4 жыл бұрын

One reason the Dempsey record stood for so long was the rule change that put missed field goals at the line of scrimmage, not the 20 yard line if missed. That was HUGE factor that limited really long FG's for a long time, unless it was the end of half or end of game.

@sportsqbz8773 Жыл бұрын

And now it’s at the place the ball was kicked so attempting these super long field goals is even crazier

@rickden8362 Жыл бұрын

@@sportsqbz8773 A lot people these days don't even realize there was a rule change, they think the ball was always placed at the line of scrimmage. Also, if Dempsey was playing today he wouldn't be allow to use the special shoe he used then, which made his leg more of a club than a foot.🙃

@technoturnovers7072 Жыл бұрын

@@rickden8362 although scientific tests have shown that his club foot was actually a disadvantage, because he had less total contact with the surface of the ball

@rickden8362 Жыл бұрын

@@technoturnovers7072 My comment had nothing to do with his foot deformity, but the fact that he had more chances at long range FG's. since there was not ''penalty'' there is today(bringing the ball back to the line of scrimmage). What advantage his deformity did give him was having less ''leverage error'' since the contact point of the ball was lot closer to his ankle over other head on kicker of the day. I'd also like to see a link to the study you site. 🙄

@rickden8362 Жыл бұрын

@Paul Gaither It's not up to me to go chasing links a poster references(if they actually exist), It's their obligation to provide them. Additionally, there are ways to reference a link address in a post that let you deduce how to find the link.

@alleyratAnderson 3 жыл бұрын

We had a kicker in junior high school kick a kickoff through the end zone right between the uprights. It was 6 man football so the field was only 80 yards, but it was still impressive for a 15 year old to kick a football 70 yards in the air.

@justifiedluffy6635 Жыл бұрын

a 15 year old in junior highschool?

@leegionheadgaming3599 4 жыл бұрын

Let me answer the title and save everyone 15 minutes: it's too far

@angrymario8259 4 жыл бұрын

No one could have guessed that 😂

@kalijasin 4 жыл бұрын

It's to Far out too: get it in-between without it losing height or going off, to get enough umff (spelling?) on it, etc.

@jamesdunkerson2718 4 жыл бұрын

@@kalijasin Umph

@robertt9342 4 жыл бұрын

Is it being too far the problem though? 60 yards is too far for me, but not for a professional.

@david9783 4 жыл бұрын

@@kalijasin I thought "umff" was perfectly acceptable. (The "p" is silent anyway.)

@guccigoyabeans2011 4 жыл бұрын

1:52 "every sixty seconds in Africa, a minute passes"

@jaredchampagne2752 4 жыл бұрын

Gucci Goya Beans hahahah

@viewpointRG 4 жыл бұрын

Without going to the time stamp I already knew you were making fun of lol

@The_Wan 4 жыл бұрын

Why Africa? You racist goat

@louispalko691 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao, I was hoping I wasnt the only one thinking what he said was pointless

@GvinahGui 4 жыл бұрын

Or does it?

@Culvey 4 жыл бұрын

We had a dude in high school who hit a 75 yard in practice, but his game record was 52 yards. He was also captain of our school's soccer team. The guy gave up 4 different full ride scholarships to D1 schools as a place kicker for a community college soccer scholarship for his associate degree.

@fakedat9233 2 жыл бұрын

😭

@SkarKingg 2 жыл бұрын

Most of us would say he's crazy, hopefully he has a good reason he can look back and not regret. Who knows his family could of been in financial problems, parents could of been sick or dying...

@zanmolecules4105 Жыл бұрын

That has to be fake, Justin Tucker can’t even kick that far

@AdityaVerma-th9be 3 жыл бұрын

Someone kicks and makes a 90 yard field goal WIRED: Why It's Impossible to kick a 91 yard field goal Mark Rober : Okay we'll see about that (Makes a robot that kicks 105 yards)

@mrpriesident8452 3 жыл бұрын

I came back hoping to find this comment. Thank you, have a great Super Bowl tonight.

@AdityaVerma-th9be 3 жыл бұрын

@@mrpriesident8452 you're welcome

@shaheerburney398 3 жыл бұрын

Lol was about to comment the same thing

@jalmzy 4 жыл бұрын

Happy Gilmore accomplished that feat no more than an hour ago.

@moncorp1 4 жыл бұрын

wearing flip flops

@jasonmatteson2721 4 жыл бұрын

Eating subway!

@ec1ipse14 4 жыл бұрын

Well moron, good for happy gilma-ma-ma omg.

@01Z06guy 4 жыл бұрын

LOL

@ReKLaWu 4 жыл бұрын

best

@coe8159 4 жыл бұрын

Someone: (makes a world record) Wired: it’s almost impossible to do better

@prod.eli-g 4 жыл бұрын

bro im dead haha

@youtubemoderationtaskforce5583 4 жыл бұрын

Joe Rogan: it’s entirely possible

@slpdog2488 4 жыл бұрын

Little does he know his team is gonna win the super bowl

@pmode 2 жыл бұрын

Didn’t age well did it

@Washedbog- 2 жыл бұрын

@@pmode are you stupid? they won the 54th Super Bowl

@samjaybone 4 ай бұрын

@@pmode Didn't age well did it

@coleg9555 4 жыл бұрын

Who’s here after he kicked the game winner against the Vickings

@rommynedwards1287 4 жыл бұрын

@aahilhsoccer 4 жыл бұрын

and now he won tge super bowl

@Greg-tj8rg 4 жыл бұрын

There've been 4 67 yard field goals in the NCAA. The issue with these long attempts is you need to be in a last play of the game situation in which you are down 2 points and then you have to weigh if you trust your kickers leg or your QBs arm and receivers jump ball more.

@LukeTRandall 4 жыл бұрын

We brought in the biomechanist. Biomechanist: he uses his uh plant leg to whip his uh kicking leg around. Paycheck earned.

@brokenwave6125 4 жыл бұрын

I thought his first line was funniest. "You have to kick it with enough velocity, and height, and accuracy" Thanks Mr. Scientist.

@carlosmatos9848 4 жыл бұрын

He does build robots too.

@h3nye882 3 жыл бұрын

“Now its the off season for butker. So he doesn’t want to blow his leg out showing me up” *Proceeds to kick a 50 yarder*

@bigjuice9124 2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣😂😂😂😬

@gozdziu1741 2 жыл бұрын

Actually, many freshmen kick 50yarders, so a pro makes it quote easilly

@nylexmo9019 3 жыл бұрын

Who’s here after Mark Rober’s video?

@judahpaul446 3 жыл бұрын

It’s exactly this video

@xanderwillingham7844 3 жыл бұрын

Who cares

@HasbullasBurner 4 жыл бұрын

So you’re telling me you made a video about football kickers and somehow neglected to mention JUSTIN TUCKER!

@bkbj8282 4 жыл бұрын

Shut up. Just shut your idiot face.

@hudsonikens 4 жыл бұрын

Jordan Helton so true

@olelorde9990 4 жыл бұрын

bkbj8282 why

@peteisspidey4451 4 жыл бұрын

Jordan Helton as much as I love butker, tucker is just a whole different being

@Barefootkicker 4 жыл бұрын

@@peteisspidey4451 Having kicked with both of them at camps over the years I can agree, but they both are amazing. You have to remember these are the 32 best at their respective jobs in the world

@warspyking 4 жыл бұрын

"Why it's almost impossible to beat Super Mario Bros in 4 minutes and 54 seconds" I feel like would actually fit this series format well.

@TheLastWanderingBard 4 жыл бұрын

To be fair Summoning Salt has been doing those documentaries for years now. He's got that topic covered better than anybody else.

@BryceRogers_ 4 жыл бұрын

Or Pokemon Red speedrun record

@warspyking 4 жыл бұрын

@@TheLastWanderingBard While I agree that is has already been covered by a few people, who might even do a better job, I feel like a WIRED video could help get that out to a wider audience that may not have even known they were interested in the subject!

@notottomedic 4 жыл бұрын

World record: exists Wired: wow, what a coincidence. that’s 1 less than impossible.

@JonAdamich 4 жыл бұрын

Well written, well spoken. Solid video!

@cxl3b49 4 жыл бұрын

The NFL should make like an MVP award but like a kicker of the year award. Just a thought.

@adrianbundy3249 4 жыл бұрын

College football has it; an award for the placekicker, and the punter. One for the best of each in the league. I do believe I think the NFL should do the same.

@dcarden3031 4 жыл бұрын

They only go to QBs

@TrippyGSR 4 жыл бұрын

..... But why?

@MsKimba18 4 жыл бұрын

cxL3B there’s one in madden

@jimmyp410 4 жыл бұрын

There is, it's called Justin Tucker!

@brendenbreezley3634 4 жыл бұрын

This has actually changed my perspective of being an NFL kicker.

@ARIZJOE 4 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent discourse on long kicks with all the physics. Especially when you consider how the parameters of accuracy change. Execution of the snap and the hold have a lot to do with it. Long attempts have a higher probability for blocks, and maybe this has to do with ball speed coming of the hold. Given all that, I think a lot of reluctance to attempt long place kicks has to do with the confidence of players and coaches. The philosophy of the 3 pt ball in basketball changed, so could this. You'd think long attempts would be more common in the CFL, where misses are awarded with 1 point non-returned, or else terrific field position.

@Brick_Science 3 жыл бұрын

Mark Rober: Hold my beer!

@leroyjenk9725 4 жыл бұрын

Justin Tucker has over 90% accuracy on his career and if you forgot, he nailed a 63 yarder to win the game on a MNF against the detroit lions. Best kicker the world has ever seen. Power and accuracy wise.

@bowtiejam8247 4 жыл бұрын

Not one clip or mention of him on here. No offense to the others, but they should analyze him. Well said.👍🏼

@evanjones9602 9 ай бұрын

He drilled 66 at the end of a game two years ago.

@creepysplatter9260 5 ай бұрын

And then he hit 66 yards to beat the lions again😂

@michaellyga4726 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao just turn up the sliders to 100

@jacobhanekamp2534 4 жыл бұрын

That's impossible, the sliders only raise to 99

@andy56duky 4 жыл бұрын

@@jacobhanekamp2534 only let downs say that.

@BeefMilkshake 4 жыл бұрын

Bet.

@thiefkx3737 4 жыл бұрын

It’s so cool to know that this was filmed at my university

@professor0 4 жыл бұрын

Weird how after 15 minutes, they never actually address the question.

@louisedwards4023 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was wating for that too !

@willythemailman3911 3 жыл бұрын

At about 13 minutes they say how much foot speed would be required You just need a faster foot

@birdo623 3 жыл бұрын

2 minutes in, thanks for the save!

@WilliamDye-willdye 4 жыл бұрын

In 1992 I worked with the weight training center at the U. of Nebraska, and dreamed of using motion capture to help kickers hone their form. The project never took off because motion capture was way too expensive at the time, so it was very gratifying to me when this video showed people using motion capture at Nebraska. Yes, yes, Nebraska still loses a lot these days, but even so it was great fun to see a decades-old idea come to fruition. Thanks for another well-made video.

@1axe5 4 жыл бұрын

Gbr

@williamkirk2644 4 жыл бұрын

If McAfee was given the chance all those years ago he'd have it😂😂

@dropshotgod6913 4 жыл бұрын

William Kirk faaax

@Rationalist101 4 жыл бұрын

Wym

@Eatabagofahunniddicks 4 жыл бұрын

Patty

@cameroneverhart6443 4 жыл бұрын

Very fun and informative video. Thanks man!

@andrewpark7016 4 жыл бұрын

If you look at the slow mo, it's amazing how long the kicker stares at the ball location even long after the actual kick occurs.

@rackt09 4 жыл бұрын

So that's why I topped out at 89.98 yards 🤔

@carlosmatos9848 4 жыл бұрын

Key word "almost" so get out there and practice!

@liamvf1069 4 жыл бұрын

My record is 89.99

@majik1973 4 жыл бұрын

I hit 90! Oh, yards not feet. Nevermind..

@dunkacino3383 4 жыл бұрын

Next do why it's almost impossible I can't get a girlfriend

@pauldzim 4 жыл бұрын

We already know why

@NPC-rq9tp 4 жыл бұрын

Because girls find bad grammar or stupidity hot?

@tori9365 4 жыл бұрын

Awww :( 🤗❤

@penguin9941 4 жыл бұрын

More than almost

@elicentral721 3 жыл бұрын

Oof

@supgin1616 Жыл бұрын

“i mean kicking, a lot of it is mental” this quote has never rang truer than in that dallas vs bucs game the other week

@lukelinnellmusic 4 жыл бұрын

WIRED: WHY IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GO TO SPACE WITHOUT A SPACE SUIT

@mutombosays780 4 жыл бұрын

Ibrahimovic could make a 200 yard field goal

@Topher_CLW 4 жыл бұрын

Legs the size of the actual field goal post

@kayserchan13 4 жыл бұрын

He’ll make the ball fly in itself

@octivz835 4 жыл бұрын

Soccer=gay

@mutombosays780 4 жыл бұрын

@@octivz835 your dad must be a soccer then

@Sudzy06 4 жыл бұрын

Mutombo Says burrn

@FuneralGraveMemorial 4 жыл бұрын

Shout out to Harrison Burker and Georgia Tech football. Go Yellow Jackets! Love my team.

@swag5882 4 жыл бұрын

Burker ?? 😂

@FuneralGraveMemorial 4 жыл бұрын

swag - Lol. Meant to say Butker.

@flavorfulwater4742 4 жыл бұрын

“It’s unclear if it helped him” dude his foot was a literal hammer of course it helped him

@SadMarinersFan 4 жыл бұрын

actually, espn sports science deduced that because there was a smaller contact area for the kick, it increased the margin for error, without giving him an advantage on distance.

@rayb96 4 жыл бұрын

That overkill kick at 5:08 and the guy's reaction really gets me

@FavreianVengeance 4 жыл бұрын

The NFL shouldn't withhold video rights on educational clips.

@faceoctopus4571 4 жыл бұрын

If you're talking about that 70+ attempt (that failed), that should fall under fair use anyways. Of course even if you are on the right side of the law you could still have to deal with well paid lawyers and an annoying trial.

@briandanowski238 4 жыл бұрын

WIRED: it’s impossible to kick a 90 yard field goal Dee: hold my bang

@petergarland1668 4 жыл бұрын

You should know about the fair catch rule (on punts), it allows you to use a kickoff as field goal attempt. That method could easily break the standing record.

@danielskrivan6921 4 жыл бұрын

That shoe absolutely gave him an advantage. A straight kick is more powerful than a scoop kick, it just isn't used for field goals because the curve of your shoe makes it easy to veer off the wrong direction. The scoop kick used for field goals is used because the flat part of the inside of your foot makes for a more consistent launch angle.

@beasy9855 4 жыл бұрын

The kicker on my highschool team kicked the person holding the football and broke his hand. That kid was funny though Yoo thanks for all the likes before this the most amount of likes I had was like four. I appreciate you guys.

@GearGeezy 4 жыл бұрын

BEasy 98 LOL

@George50809 4 жыл бұрын

Are you serious? He had to feel terrible about that.

@beasy9855 4 жыл бұрын

Yah he drove him to the hospital and waited for his visit to be done. They were all good sports about it though

@rowanfernsler9725 4 жыл бұрын

Oof

@jaxon.n9137 4 жыл бұрын

Ooooooooof

@pronkb000 4 жыл бұрын

There are also strategic reasons not to necessarily attempt a super-long FG. If you miss it, you give the opponents great field position. So you may as well either go for it or punt. Almost every 60+-yard field goal attempt, including Dempsey's and Prater's, have come at either the end of the game or end of the 1st half.

@mmacaine 4 жыл бұрын

Good point.

@Naturalhighz 4 жыл бұрын

yeah basically unless it's the SB, your QB1 is injured and it's the last seconds so trying a 70+ yarder is the only way to win you are generally better off with a hail mary

@tomcat8662 4 жыл бұрын

I have a lot of respect for what these guys do under that kind of pressure.

@spartaragekick6202 2 жыл бұрын

ya....cuz they get paid millions of dollars...its there job....

@rickden8362 3 жыл бұрын

One reason the Dempsey record lasted so long was the change in rules spotting missed FG's. The rule change to spotting missed FG's at the line of scrimmage meant teams stopped taking the real long FG's unless at the end of game or half.

@ConnorLipke 4 жыл бұрын

We used to practice this as kids in the backyard, as soccer players lol. All the place kickers we had in high school were soccer players, one is a free agent for the NFL right now. He's bounced between practice squads.

@tomburton1037 4 жыл бұрын

"that precise power and foot angle is what enabled Matt Prater to kick the longest field goal in NFL history" That and the thin air of Denver.

@fabricebacquart 4 жыл бұрын

Watch the video next time

@neuba2380 4 жыл бұрын

Fabrice Bacquart 9:04 :)

@aidantruax9716 4 жыл бұрын

Graham Gano kicked a 63yd in Carolina...

@pasapasi 4 жыл бұрын

That dude puts the “foot” into football.

@hjplays5463 3 жыл бұрын

0:34 DUDE!! I’ve played at that stadium! It’s right by where I live!!

@TheMW2informer 3 жыл бұрын

It’s UWW

@ogkingpablo6472 4 жыл бұрын

You guys should’ve got Deestroying he got a leg on him

@percozet4770 4 жыл бұрын

Pablo Da God doesn’t he kick it further than 60 yards or sum??

@bigblue8945 4 жыл бұрын

Dee ain’t that good

@samring2742 4 жыл бұрын

So do I Dad joke

@lose.4928 4 жыл бұрын

@@percozet4770 not in pads and in game any NFL kicker can kick over 75 yard in practice

@lose.4928 4 жыл бұрын

@Mr. Toxic in practice the NFL kickers can kick 70s 5 too times in a row

@crazyshxt14 4 жыл бұрын

One question... WHERE IS JUSTIN “LEGATRON” TUCKER ?

@WaifuWarsRacing 4 жыл бұрын

But isn't Zuerlein the actual "Legatron"?

@RCReilly 2 жыл бұрын

Gotta say, that kicker is a legit great teacher.

@timothybenton3561 4 жыл бұрын

Had a buddy in high school and he kicked a 54 and 49 yard field goal in the same game. He was a freak of nature. He could drop punt a soccer ball the length of an adult soccer field at like 16.

@jennycraigadventures3314 4 жыл бұрын

One big thing that should have been mentioned: Game situation. Unless the clock is winding down to nothing, coaches will always are reluctant attempt really long field goals because if the kicker misses, the other team gets the ball back in great field position.

@odstnpc 4 жыл бұрын

Lot of Nebraska Cornhuskers and I love IT!!

@ahoszn8289 4 жыл бұрын

No one Blair Walsh: misses a 27 YRD field goal

@SolaceMcfly 4 жыл бұрын

Stop

@ahoszn8289 4 жыл бұрын

47 til ♾ you a mad Vikings fan

@stupidmemecenter7060 2 жыл бұрын

“In high school that would have been good” “Exactly” “Too bad I’m…32” “ok”

@MistaTofMaine 4 жыл бұрын

13:25 I'd say #4 distinct advantage a soccer ball is round

@ryannickles3218 4 жыл бұрын

They were only talking about foot velocity. The ball doesn't matter for that.

@mohyim0280 4 жыл бұрын

You mean football cuz that thing is not a ball and feet aren't the main body part they use

@jaskaranmultani620 4 жыл бұрын

My grandpa told me when he was in his prime he could kick 3 mile field goals

@ryannichols8315 4 жыл бұрын

Against the wind, in the snow, up hill both ways.

@riffhammeron 4 жыл бұрын

He for sure could. I measured them.

@diegocortez2171 4 жыл бұрын

10:55 okay 41. U should’ve went and blocked that. Maybe even 33.

@CaptArgo24 3 жыл бұрын

Mark Rober: hold my glitter box

@GuySmithSmoke 4 жыл бұрын

Look up the records for the top scorers in football history. All of them are kickers with thousands of points.

@thehamburgler3570 4 жыл бұрын

Kickers have the longest careers by far. The current record holder Adam Vinatieri is in his 24th season this year. The former record holder in Mortan Anderson played for 25 years in the nfl and if you go down the list a couple more you have George Blanda who played in the NFL for 26 years. The key to getting that record is longevity because there will never be a running back that stays in the NFL for 26 seasons

@daval_ 4 жыл бұрын

WIRED: why it’s almost impossible to run with your fingertips

@RisingEagle 3 жыл бұрын

Would have been great to have this video back in high school :o

@_mattayooo 4 жыл бұрын

Nobody: Wired: let's add some numbers in front of the world record and say it's almost impossible

@voteZDLR 4 жыл бұрын

I started to get heated when you showed Saints player #5 as an example of "You're either the hero or the villain at the end of the game depending on how well you do" 0:23 but then I realized that isn't our current kicker Wil Lutz #5, that's our OLD kicker Garrett Hartley who I remember got fired after missing two field goals in a single game (one of which was only 26 yards IIRC).

@makai0s 4 жыл бұрын

When my parents ask why I don’t get friends: 6:25

@larrywayne8427 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😩😩😩😩😩 this is true 💯%

@FattestKidEvvverr 4 жыл бұрын

Gold

@DantheCat37212 3 жыл бұрын

lol

@KyleNamiteVlogs Жыл бұрын

LMAO 💀💀

@ShaazamR 4 жыл бұрын

Crazy how this was recommended after Brett Mahers monsterous 63 yarder

@dnmoscato92 3 жыл бұрын

Former husker!

@darykinnaman2319 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, but what you didn't mention that the record 63 yd field goal November 8th 1970 by a kicker with half a foot and a modified shoe. Thomas John Dempsey (born January 12, 1947) has an amazing story. I can say I saw it live.

@spartaragekick6202 2 жыл бұрын

i think he did mention the mod shoe....

@Certiwhipps 4 жыл бұрын

Your Chanel should be called “Why everything is almost Impossible”!!!!

@JohnDoe-dh4fi 4 жыл бұрын

Well in the CFL Eddie Johnson for the Saskatchewan Roughriders kicked a ball through the goal post on a kick-off 75 yards away

@callofdutyblackops9 4 жыл бұрын

That's a lot different, it happens all the time in the NFL. On kickoffs you get a proper run-up to the ball, giving you much more kinetic energy to kick the ball with. On a field goal kick, you only have a 2 step run up, making it much harder to generate momentum.