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Spent years trying to get a long leg and got it.

What finger do you hold on the seem? I used to use middle, then ring, then finally pinky. When I became a good set shot from 40m, I'd then spend hours/days/months trying to boot the cover off it from outside 50m, always falling short and some making the line.

Then after hours/days/months I would then line up knowing I'm going to hit it from 45m, mentally I felt I was going to get the journey (because visually it was shorter) and did. Then spent hours from 45m getting technique right, so that when I lined up, accuracy was my only thought.

Then I wanted to hit them from 50m with only accuracy being the thought. I would spend hours/days/months kicking from the CHF line occasionally hitting the goal line if I timed it sweet enough. People would see me sometimes doing this and must have thought why don't you practice your distance instead of falling short. Remembering I'm going to get EVERY ball I kicked!!

Then when it came to letting fly from 50m, visually I'm thinking I'll get the journey, so the belief was there for starters, and bang full/3qtr post high. Then I wanted to become an enormous kick, so started kicking balls from in between CHF and the centre circle, always falling short. More hours/days/months.........I could then line up with a player standing on the 50m line usually saying "are you kidding".

I now have a booming kick that people always comment on, but shit I spent time on it and it's my weapon. I love going to a new club and people reel off the line 'oh can kick from 60 off one step" about some player (usually a father of a young bloke). Then in a game this certain player that can hit it from 60 off a step is kicking some shitty whirly gig to 'try' and get the journey from the 50m line.

The hot days I spent chasing that footy around all in the name of getting a long kick was epic!! It was straight up robotic but I was desperate. No-one gave these instructions on how to get a longer kick I just tried it and it worked. Hope that helps