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Posted on 9/27/18 at 7:51 pm to YStar
You know it's not really about leg strength, right? If it were, we'd have Jalen, who can squat like 600 pounds, out there punting instead of a string bean.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 7:53 pm to YStar
leg strength? he’s not hitting the punts cleanly. absolutely that is confidence.
Posted on 9/27/18 at 9:07 pm to YStar
I watched him in the last scrimmage before the season started and he struck the ball considerably better than now. He did have one shank when punting out of the end zone with Saban standing about 2 feet away from him.
Right now, his drops are all over the place!! This leads to not striking the ball cleanly. Add to that that when he is striking it, it is at a different point in his leg swing each time. The whipping action in his leg is maxed out or hasn't reached full potential at contact. Think of one of those old golf games on some game console. If you hit the button too soon, you slice, hit it too late, you hook. Similar concept here.
Right now, his drops are all over the place!! This leads to not striking the ball cleanly. Add to that that when he is striking it, it is at a different point in his leg swing each time. The whipping action in his leg is maxed out or hasn't reached full potential at contact. Think of one of those old golf games on some game console. If you hit the button too soon, you slice, hit it too late, you hook. Similar concept here.
This post was edited on 9/28/18 at 7:04 am
Posted on 9/28/18 at 2:39 am to YStar
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Does confidence increase leg strength or something?
Punting is 90% about the drop, and is very akin to a golf swing. Confidence and muscle memory is key.
Let's just let the kid develop. He's our punter this year. Support him as a proper fan should and hope he develops.
Not @ Ystar specifically, but to everyone:
I wonder if any of you who criticize him so thoroughly have ever been in a slump, or made a mistake, or performed "less than" for a period of time... Naw, ya'll were obviously always great. Just really, really great. All the time. And no one ever needed to be patient with you. Of course not. Cause you were always great. Always.
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