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| STEPS TO A MORE POWERFUL SHOT |
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STEPS TO A MORE POWERFUL SHOT
• Relax. Allow your entire body to go limp. Shake it out. Let your head, neck legs and every part of your body relax. The only part of your body that will have tension is your ankle.
• Large last stride (loading). Make your last stride a long "forward hopping" load. Your heel should come close to your behind.
• Allow your knee to come through first. This is known as "storing the load". Your lower leg will form a V shape. Keep that V shape as long as possible and at the last minute let it extend in a whipping motion through the ball.
• Kick with the big toe knuckle. Approach the ball from a slight angle. The largest bone in your foot is the first metatarsal, which is just above the big toe knuckle. This translates into force or energy at impact.
• Break the pane. Pretend that the ball is sitting in front of a large pane of glass. You want to break the pane with your body, not just your leg or foot. This means that your forward momentum should continue through the shot. This will also cause you to land on your shooting foot, not your plant foot.
• Watch your foot contact the ball. If you can see your foot strike the ball, you are kicking properly. Doing this also keeps your body in a slightly bent over position. Straightening up will kill some of the power release.
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