I play striker and wing and the main weakness in my game is my striking.. I've watched dozens of power shot videos as well as practiced several hours trying to take what I learned into account and perform strong shots. Ultimately I never really got what I wanted.. No lie I watched this video, and a few hours later I went outside to practice with the ball and the first attempt I took for a strong shot the ball stayed waist height, had no spin, and without even hitting it all that hard (just using the technique in this video) was one of my best shots in recent memory. Practice with knowledge will make perfect Thanks man

@BecomeElite

8 жыл бұрын

+Jacob Bynum This is one of the best comment I've ever received. That's so awesome! Great work Jacob. I'm very happy that the techniques I described helped you learn it so fast. Too many coaches and online videos stress the wrong things with striking a ball. Too much emphasis on the approach, body position, and other aspects that really don't matter that much. It's all about the foot making contact with the ball in the exact way. So glad that it helped you!

@BecomeElite

8 жыл бұрын

During your approach you can take a quick peak at your target, but when striking the ball and 95% of the time during your run-up you should be focused on the ball for sure

@amal_mohanan

7 жыл бұрын

Jacob Bynum Nice

@ascend4572

7 жыл бұрын

top of the bone or inside of the bone? does it matter?

@ascend4572

7 жыл бұрын

***** great explanation, thanks so much mate!

One crucial thing you are not talking about here is "locking the ankle" which I've found to the most important thing to master and focus on in my experience. Because as you mentioned slightly, during the game you have no time to take a couple of steps or approach the ball with correct angle but if you have that solid structure in your ankle it is possible to send the damn thing in nets and that damn goalie with it. Peace.

Great !! Going to work on this technique, also bought a smart ball and found I was hitting too low on the ball, losing power and back spin on everything...62 years old and still learning! Fantastic lesson Thanks

@BecomeElite

8 жыл бұрын

+Popspicker Awesome! Very inspiring, keep up the great work!

I'm a striker, people say i'm talented, good ball-control, amazing dribling, high pace, but i do not shoot very hard, watched this video, went out practising with a friend, two hours later, smashing the top corner again and again, thank you so very much, i'm more likely to play more now, and not get benched all the time, you've really helped me...Thank you so much!

The best video on the internet for how to shoot a soccer ball. Period.

As an adult beginner on an experienced beer league team hearing “kick with the laces” made absolutely no sense. And scouring YT didn’t help either. This is the absolute best video I’ve seen on how to connect your foot to the ball. I can’t wait to give this a try! Thanks a lot

Another thing that is always missed is that your leg should be straight at, or slightly before (like milliseconds), the point of contact. So many players are kicking from the knee, not the hip. If the pivot point of your leg is at the hip, when you hit the ball, you are going to get a LOT more power than if was at the knee. This is easily the most common mistake people make and hardly anyone ever talks about it. It's just basic physics, you want the lever to be as far from where you apply the force as possible in order to get the most amount of torque.

Thank you very much. I asked for this tutorial a while back. As always, keep doing what you doing. love your videos. you are an inspirational figure to me.

Excellent instructional video. Great job on detailing every aspect of a good shot. Thanks!

you are a life saver!!! One of the players on my amateur team used to attend a youth academy in China. He told me a few months ago to shoot with laces, contact with the high bone on the foot and body/leg comes in 45 degree angle(exact same key points you mentioned in the video). I was so frustrated not getting it right and he also was frustrated why I wasn't getting a hang of it with clear instructions and professional demo! You pointed out one subtle key point: shoe position! I didn't know it should come in also like 45 degree, I make the exact same mistake as in the video that I come in with toe straight down (90 degree to the ground) and I hurt my big toes many time! Thanks for the great tip and I can't wait to go back to practice! No more wondering, no more jealous, yeah!!!

@BecomeElite

8 жыл бұрын

+KingsEagle Awesome! I'm so glad that you're learning! The foot position is the most important aspect. Let me know how your practice session goes!

@erockthehorse

5 жыл бұрын

Im a lil late but that's what happened to me too and then I read your comment and now my shot has power You guys arey saviors

Awesome video! Your explanations and slow downs really helped me identify my problems.

Thank you. I watched a lot of videos on shooting with power and your video did the best job.

great job, maaan! keep on with your lessons. excellent explaining with details that everybody can understand... Thank you!

ur a legend way better then the other videos on shooting with power thanks again man cheers

Thank you Matt you have inspired me a lot. Keep up the great work :)

Thanks so much! Amazing tutorial

What are some tips just about soccer in general and what's good motivation. Keep up the amazing work!!

this shooting video is by far the best on youtube lots of detail and you explained how to get your kicking foot in the right position to strike with power

this was the video i used after countless others and i finally got the shot correct with decent power and no spin. the thing that made it correct was my mind set on picturing my toes brushing the ground and locking my ankle, so i hit the sweet spot of my foot. Thanks dude great video.

Brilliant video great tips about foot position glad you went in depth with it because most tutorials tell you to point your toes down and when i do that i hit the ground.

This is by far the best video on how to shoot with power. I also watched dozens of how to shoot videos and nothing on KZread compares. If you're a parent trying to teach your child to to shoot, use this and the next video, Learning how to shoot and nothing else. This video will help you or your child shoot with power and as a result build confidence on the field. This sounds over the top but this video is a game changer, every part of your soccer game will get better when you have the bravado of being able to shoot with power. I've watched this and the next video over and over for the last year and will continue to come back to review. Thank you Matt, I can't tell you how much this has helped my kids.

THANK YOU!!! this video was so helpful! (:

This video explained every in detail... I have no questions, thank you.

Thanks! This is what I was looking for: the mechanics for shooting , how to angle the foot and how to just to touch the ground with the shooting foot. Im trying to teach my daughter the corrwct shooting technique.Great job. Have seen your other videos aswell!

Thank you so much! No other video gets into this detail.

Really helpful tutorial! Thanks for the tip:)

Matt, I love this video, thanks for posting. I am the coach of my son's U9 team and really trying to get them to learn proper technique. After only about 5 training sessions and 2 games I've had comments from the parents just how much they've improved in their striking of the ball. Thanks again. Brad. p.s., my striking has also improved and I now really enjoy just getting out and kicking the ball. :)

i know i’m really late hahaha. but i wanna thank you for making this video because every shot i have been taking has had so much side spin, curves, and is very weak. this video took the words out of my mouth and you described my situation perfectly. i have yet to try this new foot positioning but i can tell i am gonna impress everyone tomorrow

Great tutorial! 👍

thank you this will really help me on my tryouts

Thanks. There are not enough good videos on KZread on this aspect of the game.

Beautiful tutorial

this helped me a lot thank you

Again, fantastic video and explanation. 3 videos; dribbling, long-ball, shooting...all game-changing help. Thank you so much

@BecomeElite

8 жыл бұрын

Very welcome! I'm glad I can help you

Yess thankyou very much!

Most underrated video on power shooting . Thanks a ton .

Fantastic video matt

This video is well explained, I've watched most of them here on KZread and the foot contact part is where they fail so much. Explanation is not really enough to understand but seeing it practically is really epic and one knows what to expect.All the shots were the same.Thank you

@Sigmabuzz08

7 жыл бұрын

exactly bro

Bro thanks this video helped me get better because other videos don't tell you to land on the foot you shot with and follow throught

The BEST info video ever 🙌🏻💥❤️‍🔥

Amazing tutorial

Great vid!

You deserve so many more subs. Brilliant channel!

@user-mk5ql2wp8n

7 жыл бұрын

yup

Your videos are A1!

This video was so helpful, you earned a subscriber

Nice tutorial i gotta download this one :)

excellent tutorial☺

tytytytytytytytytyyyyyyyy This helped so much you are the first person who can explain it really well

Thanks mate very informative video !! From Pakistan I'm doing well with this technique .i always trying the ball with heels down like Chipping ball ,now its good enough thanks alot!!

omg thank you so much i have been doing this wrong the whole time

How do you only have 4.2k subs !!! Your vids are so helpful ... Thanks a lot

very very very helpful video

It works! I wish I was 14 when I found this video. Thank you Matt.

very good teacher I'm just saying thank you

Learned that my foot position was horrible after this video. I never was able understand why I was so weak with my shot, other videos on KZread don't emphasize the importance of that. Thanks!! :)

This is the best tutorial. Can you do a tutorial Similar to this on how to bend a soccer ball and knucke?

That's a good, clear explanation of the foot position, thanks. I'm curious how you see the mechanics the moment after you contact the ball: Given the natural tendency to have the leg move in an arc, do you (a) try to push 'through' the ball in the direction of the target? I.e. do you try to compensate for this arc by moving through the ball keeping a line to the target - perhaps reaching a bit to straighten the arc? I've heard some people say to not picture hitting the surface of the ball but rather the center ( as seen from the contact point out through the ball to the other side onto the target when looking down on the ball). And landing on you kicking foot is meant to promote this straight through motion through the ball. Or (b) do you prefer punching the ball so it leaves the foot really quickly so that the arc is less of an issue given the fact that foot and ball contact time is less? Awesome vids. Cheers

I've been shooting wrong for years. As soon as I put this into practice I got all kinds of power and swerve into my shots. He's 100% right about foot position and where you contact the ball. It makes all the difference.

thx man ur so good @ this

thanks again

Thanks a lot

very helpfull vdo bro..👍

best power shot tutorial on KZread 👍

wooow , Thank you very much ♥

Thanks sir because of you today able to shoot ball with power because of your nice explaination you got 1 like and and and one more suscriber

thanks man

New to soccer asking for me and our 6 year old son, when you shoot, with your ankle locked out are your toes flexed down and stiff? Or do you keep them relaxed and normal? Also right before contact with the ball, are your toes pointed to the ground? Or is it pointed slightly to the side? Or in other words are your cleat spikes pointed behind you or down into the ground, skimming the grass?

6:20 - this is the most important part of the video. I was trying to breakdown your kick, but I didn't get the hip rotation part until I replayed this a few times.

@speedyfury2404

2 жыл бұрын

I have a question can i curl my toes when kicking the ball?

Thanks bro

omg thanks for the tip, i used it in one of my games (free kick) and i scored :D. and i added a tiny move so i could do 60% power and 40% accuracy

thanks

cool shooting like it bro...

finally a in detail explanation

I have a kid 10 years and have dream can be shoot the ball with full power,finally i got this video and he did it after almost one years try many tutorial with no result. thanks so much

wow my shots are completely different now after 2 days of practice thanks a lot

thanks so much bro I subbed finally now know why I kick so low

can u do a trivela tutorial, nice vids by the way

Nice tutorial, kick the ball with hardest part of foot

In my club my shoot was the slowest after watching your video my shoot became the strongest. Thank you for your video

great video bro! keep em coming and keep showing those Germans us Americans can play with the best of em!! :)

Could you do some tutorial with in game situation?

Wow 3 dislikes best soccer video ( teaching me how to kick soccer video ) I have aver seen keep up the work bro

It would be nice to explain the difference with the knuckle shot

finally got what i need

Great videos! :) I'm a soccer coach my self, and I'm going to recomend your channel to them! Keep up the good work! :)

@crispedtoast

3 жыл бұрын

trash

Can this technique be used to take free kick like if we adjust our ball contact area?

my shooting is shite and cant get the power behind the ball this will help me in improving my shooting thank you very much

What about backswing? Do you want your leg as high as possible when going for power? Some say you shouldn't because you come down on the ball losing power, while others say it provides more power as you are swinging through before hitting. Also, when swinging, is it better to swing from the thigh or the calf

@HarisRazzaq

8 жыл бұрын

+Maserati Messi swing through your thigh for power, never through your calf. You won't ever get nearly as enough power with your calf than you do with your thigh. Just bring your thigh all the way back and swing it forward and your calf with will naturally come forward as well, but it doesn't work the other way around because your knees allow you to swing your calf without the thigh. You wanna use all your leg strength while shooting, that's why I use my thigh to generate power cause it has more power than the calves alone. With calves, you're using abnout 50% of the shooting power you can actually generate.

like and sub your making me way better all I need is speed and dribbles and not necessarily juking but ways to get around a defender

@BecomeElite

8 жыл бұрын

Go to my website www.become-elite.com for a full speed program and watch my other videos for dribbling drills and moves

Agreed. after a pretty long research., I reached the conclusion that 1. the 45 degrees angled boot would produce the most power. 2. it is the most important aspect of power shooting. thank you for confirming that :--)

Hey Matt, at 2:02 in the video you say, "Also, with your plant foot, you want to have a slight bend.... there's just a little tiny slight bend." Then the video cuts to a picture of you shooting, and it looks like the knee above your plant foot is bent, but I can't tell if you meant the knee or the actual plant _foot_, which in the picture also maybe bends a little tiny bend while supporting and helping to balance your body as you come in at an angle to strike the ball. Which did you mean, knee or foot? Thanks for this great video--it's helped me a lot!

@BecomeElite

8 жыл бұрын

I was talking about the knee in that instance. Your knee should be slightly bent.

@adycakesfr

7 жыл бұрын

+Become Elite the reason why people put their body over the ball is so that they can have low driven shot

Hey I have never had the habit of locking my foot. My shots are already hard but sometimes I hit it and it bounces on the ground. Should I learn locking my foot and let go my current shot technique?

u certainly deserve a subscribe so I did

can you make a video on knuckleballs? you are a amazing teacher

@BecomeElite

8 жыл бұрын

I already have. Check out my other videos

@dee9238

8 жыл бұрын

+Become Elite alright thx man I have question I'm just starting to play and I found your channel the best what do you think are the best cleats or does it not really matter?

@BecomeElite

8 жыл бұрын

+Deep Patel whatever feels best and most comfortably on your own foot. Everyone is different.

@dee9238

8 жыл бұрын

+Become Elite alright thx for answering bro and good luck

This video is excellent. How old should you be before you start worrying about learning this technique for kicking for power? My daughter is a strong player at U12 level. Is she too young to start working on this? Is it more for the high school level? Thanks!

@BecomeElite

7 жыл бұрын

It is never too young to start learning this technique. The earlier you start practicing these movements, the better! I started really practicing this when I was 11-12 years old, but I even wish that I started earlier.

@jimg1974

7 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks!

@user-mk5ql2wp8n

7 жыл бұрын

i am improving power shooting since few months..... but still practicing for accuracy.......

@moneymar1133

7 жыл бұрын

Become Elite I use to bull toe and I started side footing my shooting is already good

@browardfc5248

7 жыл бұрын

Xtreme TiM same

Ground shot 1 video plz

Please please please make a video on how to plant and angle my leg to kick.... My leg never crosses over my opposite leg after kicking... This makes my shot powerless... Also I have no idea how to run up and how to angle to plant my foot.... And correctly follow through

Wow...

I guess this will help me 😉

So fucking good channel ! Keep going.