How to Kick a Game-Winning Field Goal: A Routine for the Biggest Kick
A practical script for the biggest kick: pressure inoculation in practice, the between-plays sideline routine, breathing, and why the operation stays boring.
Kicking
Here we discuss all things kicking. This can be news, tips and tricks, stretching routines. And many many more.
The Iced Kicker: What Actually Happens and How to Build an Anti-Ice Routine
What a timeout really does to your kick, the five-step anti-ice reset routine, and how to rehearse the interruption so the freeze never breaks your rhythm.
What Is a Fair Catch Kick? The NFL’s Rarest Play Explained
The fair catch kick explained: how the rule works, why it is the only teed kick in the NFL, why it almost never happens, and how a kicker actually preps for it.
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.
