Field Goal Tee Guide: Off the Ground vs 1-Inch vs 2-Inch and When to Move Up
Off the ground, 1-inch or 2-inch: which field goal tee fits your level, what changes technically when the ball comes down, and the four-week transition plan.
Ball Strip and Laces: The Pre-Kick Details That Change Flight
Strip, laces, lean and seam: how ball orientation changes your field goal flight, plus the pre-kick ball check that keeps you and your holder on the same page.
Kicking From the Hash Marks: Angles, Alignment and Aim Lines
How the hash marks change your aim line, plant geometry and target window, and how to practice wide-hash kicks so game day feels like practice.
How to Kick a Field Goal Farther: Building Range the Right Way
Range comes from technique, speed and contact in that order. A 12-week framework for building field goal distance without wrecking your mechanics.
Your Kicking Leg Swing: Inside-Out vs Straight-Through
Inside-out or straight-through? How your leg swing path shapes ball flight, the faults to look for, and wall drills that groove the correct path.
Using Your Arms on Field Goals: The Counterbalance Nobody Teaches
Your arms are a counterbalance, not an afterthought. How opposite-arm drive, loose shoulders and quiet hands make your field goal swing steadier.
Foot-to-Ball Contact: The 4 Square Inches That Decide Everything
A deep dive on foot-to-ball contact: which bone strikes the ball, where to hit it, and the wall and tee drills that make clean contact repeatable.
How to Kick Field Goals Straight: Fixing a Push or a Pull
A diagnosis-first guide to pushing and pulling field goals: what the ball flight tells you, the causes behind each miss, and the drill that fixes them.
What Makes a Great Holder (And Why Your Job Is Easier With One)
Laces out, lean toward the target, same spot every time: what separates a great field goal holder from a distraction, plus drills to build the timing.
The Field Goal Operation: Snap, Hold, Kick — Why It Takes Three
Snap, hold, kick: how the 1.2-second field goal operation works, what each job owns, and why bad snaps and holds ruin good kickers.
