Goal kicking is the one of those things you can't really just practice over and over and over again, and expect to see results. Kicking goals at training is a lot different to kicking goals in match, where you're being watched by thousands of people and the result of the kick is actually relevant. So much of a good technique is fueled between the ears.

Pressure Bahhh!!! Wait till you try and tee off on the first tee on the golf weekend away with all your mates watching...now thats pressure !

Interesting article on this in today's Age,p22.

While Longmire dismisses the importance of "Goalkicka", he emphasises the importance of practice in accuracy.

Perhaps he's keeping his cards close to his chest......not wanting the rival Clubs to obtain the benefit he has!

I heard that guy giving his sales spiel, and then late late at night a couple of nights ago using the same advertorial I heard

him at it again with the late night hosts..

They have a rudimentary website up:

http://goalkicka.com/

IT looks like an archery target hung up with string. Hmm.

Maybe the Swans have lifted their workrate across the ground ten-fold, and leave their forwards in much

better goalkicking positions this year than trying to say this gimmick is solely the reason they have improved?

Goal kicking is the one of those things you can't really just practice over and over and over again, and expect to see results. Kicking goals at training is a lot different to kicking goals in match, where you're being watched by thousands of people and the result of the kick is actually relevant. So much of a good technique is fueled between the ears.

Practice is essential for accuracy. Johnny Wilkinson is the prime example of this he just practiced until it was ingrained. Its like learning a musical instrument.

Personally I think it is amazing how poor forwards kicking is given they are professionals. In the 40 metre range 25 degrees off centre either way they should never miss.

Clokes idea with the headphones and crowd noise is good.

Did other Demonlanders hear the guy ring up ABC and SEN about his "goal targets", which he's obviously involved in flogging.? I think they're some sort of target you string up between the posts, and players actually aim at IT rather than trying to aim between posts.

Doesn't sound too impressive, BUT his sales pitch did !

He claimed they presented it to about 8 AFL Clubs as a training aid. Only one club, Sydney, took it up.

Statistically they have changed from by far the least accurate team in the AFL to easily the best.

If there's any truth in it, should we give it a go?

Kicking accuracy is of paramount importance. eg. I reckon we'd have given Collingwood a good run if we hadn't missed 3 or 4 easy ones in Q1.

I wonder if A Everett uses it a lot. What a top kick under pressure for the winner v. Geelong.! Tommy Hawkins and Jeremy Howe need something different in their practice routines.

Yes indeed.

if you are just trying to kick between posts your mind thinks "have a shot" rather than kicking to a target. I always picked something at the rear and passed the ball to that seat,tree,spectator or rubbish tin. My goal/behind ratio was pretty impressive.

As far as running off the line to gain more power in the kick; all that does is reduce the success rate to less than 50%.

Normally the ball will go in the direction you are facing or running.That's why players can pinpoint passes in general play but can't kick goals.

Players are never taught goal kivling because most coaches don't know the answer.

Watch early Fevola or Lloyd kicking for Goal. They both run straight at the goal without deviation.

The target idea is good except the target comes down in a real match, however it teaches the player to kick at a target rather than blaze away and if they substitute some one in the crowd for the target they will have a lot more success.

Howe does it work, this goal kicking aid? Is it some sort of circle that can be maneuvered into different set positions between the posts? Perhaps we could make our own using a certain ex draftees head....or his dads for that matter. i dont think his dads head would fit between the posts

bahhhh stuffed that up , , sorry wadda

Interesting stats in the Grand Final.......Hawthorn well ahead in most of the stats(ESP inside 50), but lost by 10 points.

Inaccuracy by the Tassie Waverley Hawks was fatal.

Meanwhile, I only remember one easy shot missed by Sydney(LRT).

Interesting that Sydney placed so much emphasis on practising shooting for goal during the season.

There's a vital lesson here,surely.

I hope fervently that our footy dept has looked seriously at whatever practice aids Sydney have used for goal kicking accuracy.

I have no doubt it has been highly significant in their 2012 premiership........along with, of course, the "Bloods'" spirit!

I hope fervently that our footy dept has looked seriously at whatever practice aids Sydney have used for goal kicking accuracy.

I have no doubt it has been highly significant in their 2012 premiership........along with, of course, the "Bloods'" spirit!

It should be a basic skill set especially for forwards.

I would be interested to know how many put in practice sessions in their own time - one would hope that anyone striving for excellence would go the extra mile to up skill.

Players can hit each other right on the chest when they're kicking to teamates so why not goals? all they should do when kicking for goal is pick out a spectator or group of spectors behind the goals and kick it to them as if they were kicking to a teamate! this should drastically increase player accuracy

Players can hit each other right on the chest when they're kicking to teamates so why not goals? all they should do when kicking for goal is pick out a spectator or group of spectors behind the goals and kick it to them as if they were kicking to a teamate! this should drastically increase player accuracy

I see one big difference is that (hopefully) the target in general play is on the move and can make a few degrees of adjustment: a target behind the goal cannot. But that does not excuse in any way poor set shots, or on the run to a lesser extent, at goal particularly from key forwards for whom kicking goals is their prime role.