Will we ever see a barefooted or straight on kicker in the NFL again?

the whole reason we have soccer style is b/c they are more accurate than straight-on

that's the reason we have placekicking instead of drop kicks

so in a word... No.

Soccer style kicks also create more power because you have to rotate your hips into the kick.

If more rugby players start transitioning to punters in college I'd be intrigued to see if the NFL followed. From what I understand it's easier to directional kick rugby style than it is the traditional way.

You understand that kickers like to feel the ball

So they want as little between the navicular and ball.

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why in teh frick would someone kick barefooted instead of shoed

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i remember rich karlis kicking in snow,

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Yeah dude was insane watching in the 80's. It hurt to just see him standing in the snow barefoot, then the other team calls timeout...and after about 2 minutes he has to smack this football that's turned rock hard from the freezing cold.



I hope he had some weird form of frostbite where he felt nothing in his foot or some nerve damage that turned his foot into a painless weapon...because that shite was crazy.

I guess both all American kickers we had and Tony Franklin are lying then?

Probably not. The technology then vs now isn't even debatable.

No to both.

However, a guy that would kick straight on, bare-footed, would get my respect.

It's a bone in your foot G you know this