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Was in a table with people from different places and generations and i came across a situation that made me wonder. Half knew about this but the other half had absolutely no idea, which i found interesting.
Back in the day it was quite common for kickers to do torpedo/spiral/zeppelin kicks. Basically you kick the ball in a way in which the ball rotates along its longest axis. You've seen it.
This had some drawbacks and some advantages. The drawbacks were that it took a bit longer to kick the ball (you had to place the ball in your hands a certain way) and sometimes (not always but most of the time) you had to be more careful about how you kicked the ball and that could translated into less power (you kicked it a bit less hard to make sure you kicked it the right way. Again, not always). You could argue that concentrating in one thing (the spiral) takes focus away from other things (like precision of where the ball goes). Might be, not sure.
The advantages were mainly 2. The first was that the way the ball travelled minimized friction and that resulted in longer kicks (from the moment you kick till the ball hits the ground, given the same force when compared to a different style of kicking).
So here is the question: what specific characteristic does that type of kicking posses that could prove incredibly useful in some situations?
Without googling, do you know the answer?
Back in the day it was quite common for kickers to do torpedo/spiral/zeppelin kicks. Basically you kick the ball in a way in which the ball rotates along its longest axis. You've seen it.
This had some drawbacks and some advantages. The drawbacks were that it took a bit longer to kick the ball (you had to place the ball in your hands a certain way) and sometimes (not always but most of the time) you had to be more careful about how you kicked the ball and that could translated into less power (you kicked it a bit less hard to make sure you kicked it the right way. Again, not always). You could argue that concentrating in one thing (the spiral) takes focus away from other things (like precision of where the ball goes). Might be, not sure.
The advantages were mainly 2. The first was that the way the ball travelled minimized friction and that resulted in longer kicks (from the moment you kick till the ball hits the ground, given the same force when compared to a different style of kicking).
So here is the question: what specific characteristic does that type of kicking posses that could prove incredibly useful in some situations?
Without googling, do you know the answer?
The bounce is 10x more predictable (not 100% tho). The ball generally bounces straight ahead in the direction of the trajectory it had before it touches the ground.