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FUNDAMENTALS
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The requirements for good kicking are
cool-headedness, a good eye, a good leg,
and a good square-toe shoe (or nearly so),
reinforced at bottom.
There are three kinds of kicks : a Punt,
a Place Kick,, and a Drop. Of these, the
most important is the punt. A punt, as
defined by the rules, is a kick "made by
letting the ball fall from the hands and
kicking it before it touches the ground."
There are two kinds of punts — a com¬
mon punt, which is generally used, and
a "twister," or "floater." The latter,
which is of not much importance, is made
by dropping the ball so that the longer
axis will be horizontal, or at right angles,
to the body (ends pointing to and away
from the body), and giving the impetus to
the ball a little to one side. The twist is
given, says a famous player, " by cutting
as a tennis ball is cut with a racket."
The ball is made to revolve on its longer
axis. The ball is made to revolve on its