Goalkeepers HATE This Shot, So I Learned how to Do it

1 week to learn the hardest shooting technique in football. knuckleball
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Kieran Brown.

[Angryscouser]

I practiced knuckle balls for ages and then when it came to game time all my long passes were knuckles and I couldn't stop doing it. Cross field switches were moving all over the place and it got tough to switch between the technique

[alexkilgore]

What helped me when I was in high school was thinking about hitting the ball slightly to the left of center. As a right footer its natural to want to wrap your foot around the ball to the right, so deliberately trying to go too far the other way can help find that sweet spot.

[craigseddon]

If anyone wants to learn knuckleball but is struggling. The fastest way I found technique-wise is put your standing foot about 4 inches further back than normal, hit just below the centre of the ball, and drive as much power as you can but stop your leg on connection. You want to almost slap the ball with your foot rather than kick through it.

[samshenton]

The main thing with knuckleballs is focusing on as little follow through as possible! If you watch your best ones you’ll notice how little follow through you actually have! Some nice ones tho mate well done

[shrekwazowski]

Roberto Carlos would've destroyed the football goal if he did this.

[DriftJhawk]

Noticed plenty of the guys you were watching were using the Jabulani, that definitely helps.

[gaffords]

I grew up in Peru (playing of course). I never was able to master this one. I did have a few friends who were good at it, but one of them in particular, had the nastiest knuckle ball I've ever seen. Looking at it coming towards you, the stupid ball seemed to constantly shift direction, up, down, side to side, added to the fact he had one hell of a leg, the speed at which the ball would close in on one, left its fair share of goalies rooted in place, indecisive where it was headed. He also had a wicked free kick from around 20 outside the penalty. When he nailed it right, he could get it over the wall, and then down, bouncing it off the ground about 13 to 18 ft in front of the goal, with a skip off the ground much higher than what most expected. It was always fun to see the eyes of a goalie that was caught off guard by the bounce, the second they realized the ball was headed above their dive, just a few inches out of reach. The same look one gets the moment the goalie realizes the error they just made, as you the perfect hat trick, the one you pitch over the goalie, with just enough on it to enjoy the cat like acrobatics, as the ball stays inches from their finger tips, no matter how much they back peddle, clawing at air.

[kevwalsh]

Watching this with my 5year old boy. I always tell him practice makes perfect. You done double well from day one to the end. Good on you

[siddeshrohri]

One of the hardest techniques to learn in modern football

[cabinmusikslaps]

Was like the only shot I hit. I hit it off the laces dead center of the ball full force.
If you put the needle where you air it up dead center where you kick it, it helps the ball compress more to knuckle.
My goalkeepers at practice loved blocking shots from me because they said the ball always moved so much.
When it’s whistling, you know it’s a good one.

[jayag]

Once, I was just practicing random free kicks, and one of my shots,
I thought it was weird. The ball wasn't spinning and it was going all over the place. I came home and looked it up and realized I've just performed a knuckleball, one of the hardest freekicks in all of football, and as legend has it, I've never done it ever again.

[kennardswrld]

I’m a catcher in baseball and one of the pitchers on my team was a knuckleballer. I cannot catch it without a bigger glove it’s insane. The movement is too unpredictable

[selflessslug]

This is going to be a learning 'curve'. Not a great start Kieran.

[thorgrin]

I'm not much of a soccer player outside of high school, but I am a volleyball player. And if anyone knows how to abuse spin like no tomorrow its us. And I think some of the things I learned while playing volleyball can help with trying to do knuckleballs. its as much of the follow through as it is the kick itself. for the ball to knuckle you need to hit it dead on center and have the follow through also be pretty much straight if there is any at all. I know he said something about how someone will like step across 6:33 for reference. We do something similar in volleyball, where if you see someone do a "float serve" you may do something similar with your hand, where you either hit the ball with a firm hand and then stop immediately or will do a short and straight follow through. Now, this is definitely harder to do with your feet as hands are naturally more dexterous than feet, but even though he said it feels wrong, it can work quite well if done right. that's how I do most of my knuckleballs. It will cause the least interference with a knuckleball, because this is basically stopping your follow through. Now, keep in mind this kind of mindset can also be used to put massive spin on the ball, though topspin and backspin I can imagine are really hard, especially topspin. But sidespin is quite easy to do if you know the idea behind it. So, i hope this helps someone learn how to take their shots to the next level.

[chrisdevon]

Such a well done video mate🤘 just watching ur progression thru that vid was super satisfying i was pumped when you were getting it at the end, it goes to show get out there and practice ur butt off you will see results! Nice work man❤🇭🇲

[TonyDaniel-cd]

Brilliant mate! Some of those knuckleballs at the end were insane! Imagine they went top bin! 🤤🤩

[albaniantubers]

Fun fact:when a knuckleball hits the crossbar the ball go so far away

[rooosterrr]

the shot at 6:33 that "felt weird" was the one. it felt weird because you dont have the muscle memory formed for that shot yet. you keep reverting to your comfort zone w the side foots. if u kept practicing that shot at 6:33 it wouldnt feel weird after a while @kieran

[thevoid]

it felt so relaxing seeing your progress and on the 6th and 7th day you were amazing literally it takes people years to master this but you did it in only seven days that is too good and awesome .

[chirame]

Man absolutely love this guys content. Issa treat to watch.