Michael Dickson's Dropkick Kickoff
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Aussie Seahawk
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NINEster":fp0lj6rl said:
I was about five years or so too young to do dropkicks in Australian rules football games (well, I didn't even make the school team in my age group very often) but I was reasonable at doing them in fun. You get excellent "muzzle velocity" (must be to do with the half-volley physics of the kick, maybe?) and it is very effective against the wind, if kicked lowish in trajectory.
It used to be a deadly passing tool, again, because of the speed of release, I guess.
I'd have more chance of kicking a field goal (in American football) from a dropkick than a place kick, which I've never attempted; it was also once used in Australian rules, but is even more archaic than the dropkick.
JGreen79
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NINEster":2o7h00wj said:
Dickson replied to Pat McAfee on twitter about a fake punt FG.
[tweet]https://twitter.com/mdcksn/status/1041904608896053248[/tweet]
Please make it happen.
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But "alternatives" must take their place, not be a centrepiece. The unusual will only "work" if used wisely and sparingly, and may well backfire horribly.
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Aussie Seahawk":nra5fn9w said:
I agree. I'm not saying it should become the norm, but i would love to see it happen.
Aussie Seahawk":klbfsr91 said:
Great feedback, thanks!
So if it's very windy, maybe we'll see a drop kick field goal from Dickson. Interesting.
However, lowish in trajectory means good chance of getting blocked unless you back up a good distance to kick it.
Fair catch kick has no danger of a blocked kick.
Did you feel you could drop kick it as far as a place kick? (or find out from others if they could?)
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He is going to change the game from a kicking perspective. I’m interested to understand what is possible as I’m quite sure he can do anything kicking a football.
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NINEster":kot2m5zi said:
Low trajectory of course a problem in American football, which after all we're covering here, so I'll forget Aussie rules, sorry. I completely forgot simple trig, in essence.
And, although it would surely be unpleasant, I could not place kick a ball up my own...
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