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Re: Kicker Help?
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Originally Posted by billbo911
Some basic things to consider are:
1) Maximize impact velocity on the ball.
2) Make sure the kicker follows through on the kick.
3) The mass of the kicker is not as important as the velocity, but it helps.
Ke = M*(V*V)
Kinetic Energy = mass * velocity squared
Maximizing kicker velocity will also help compress the ball. The ball will return that energy in the form of velocity, and distance, if it is still in contact with the kicker when decompressing, thus the need for follow through. Having more mass will enhance this process as it will the kicker to not decelerate as much when the kicker impacts the ball.
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Kinetic Energy = (1/2)m(v*v)
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