"I firmly believe that to get
ahead and stay ahead of the competition, you have to work smart. You have to
determine the most effective ways to practice and train, and then work
vigorously to improve. If you do the same things as everyone else does, you
will be the same as everyone else. For me it was getting the best coaching I
could find (private lessons from Gary Zauner), developing a great
leg-strengthening tool in the Power Kicker, and hiring a mental coach to help me to
learn to focus better. All of those things helped me to get better, faster.
The Kicking.com Practice Optimizer is
your chance to put your learning process in high gear. The Kicking.com
Practice Optimizer is the first kicking and punting software created to help you get
better. This software will help you improve twice as fast as you
normally would learn. By charting your kicks, and entering them into the
software, you will be able to see your tendencies, as well as the mistakes you
make. After the software tells you the mistakes you are making (including the
percentage of the time compared to other mistakes), you will be able to follow
links and get coaching from Doug and Tommy on the best way to correct those
mistakes. All NFL and college teams chart kicks in an effort to help their
kickers get better, but the information derived from normal charting is not even
close to as useful as what you will get with The Kicking.com Practice Optimizer."
The best part is
how easy it is to use. The data is entered via dropdown menus, and the charts
are generated with a click of a button. Underneath each chart is an explanation
of how to interpret the chart.
Here's how
it works:
Step 1: Download the kicking and/or punting forms, and hit the practice field
Step 2: Collect data after each punt or kick
Step 3: Login to Kicking.com and record your results
Step 4: Generate a report from your workout. View some of the
sample reports:
Punting Errors, Punting Distance, Punting Hang Time, Punting Analysis, Kicking Errors, Kicking Distance, Kicking Analysis
Step 5: Review the summary information, and read comments and
suggestions on how to improve
Step 6: Perform drills based on these recommendations
Then start
taking more data at your next practice session, and repeat this process all over
again. If you are diligent with this process, continue to collect data, and work
on making improvements each and every time you practice (focusing on your
weaknesses), you will not only make steady improvements, but you will know
exactly how you do each time you go out and practice.
"If you want to get a step
ahead of the competition, and get as much as you can out of your practice, you
should start to use this new tool every single time you kick."
To access and use the Kicking.com Practice Optimizer, sign up for a Premium membership >>>
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Doug
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