What part of the foot do you use to score goals?

[Rickster]

I like using the inside of my foot and just place it for the corners. my frends (from england) tell me to whack it with my laces, but ive always been shooting with my inside. i suppose its a english thing where most ppl prefer power over accuracy. i see most englsih goalscorers just whack it instead of the place it. i feel more secure that i place it cos there is more chance of it going in.

which part do you use?

[Viking]

I usually use the instep when shooting from far out, but I use the inside on PKs and fast breaks. Sometimes with the laces but almost never with the outside. I've also scored with the toe poke and several fast breaks.

[michael8131991]

don't use the inside to shoot man! that's for passing...you've gotta use your laces and you don't have to whack there's control there just lean foward and plant your other foot in the direction where you want to shoot and line your shoulders up too eventually or belly button pointing in the same direction lol then keep your eye on the ball once your lined up and just look at it while striking through(like golf) and to get even more power you could kick while in the air by lifting your planting foot after kicking the ball as in following through to get more power. Hope this helps you :)

[Rickster]

its not like i duno how to shoot. but just alot of english frends are telling me to shoot using the laces. which i dunt like. cos it looks unprofessional to me. n i like to be sure that it goes in. using the laces i juz whack it n hope it goes in. whereas side footing it i get placement and i kinda know where the shot is goin n it mite beat the keeper.

is the instep like the big toe area?

i tink its the professionals who tought me to use the inside. aka henry and ronaldo. and i like shooting that way. looks so professionally done.

but from far way out it wont work cos lack of power.

[AstonVillaFan 2]

I usually when im gonna shot put the ball a little ahead of me only if there is room though if there isn't then i slow down to shoot. Ok when im shooting i usually use the outside of my right toe sometime the upper outside part. I hope that helps.

[RaulMadrid7]

JUST KICK THE DAMN BALL INTO THE NET!!!!!

How hard does this get for you guys? ...lol

[Rickster]

raul, its technique my frend technique.

[michael8131991]

okay, if think that your thinking that when people say to use the laces your literally kicking in the center of the laces. It means that you do it at a sorta angle on part of your laces and you run to the ball on an angle...this helps you get more power while staying accurate, because your still planting and lining up all you have to do is kick it in a way that you can kick on an angle and swing your leg all the way through..and this also helps you get lift on the ball...it's almost like a chip...didn't you guys learn this from your teams? o and the instep or whatever i think is not really on the big toe but on the side and it's used by the proffesionals to curve

[Rickster]

nope, all we do is run, run and run. sprint sprint and sprint. the only ball work is from playing games. however i always play around wif the ball on my own

[Ese_Guy]

Use whatever works for you.
In general people need guidelines to help them acheive a goal. If what you're doing works well for you, then why re-invent the wheel?

[Rickster]

i suppose. it doesnt always work becos of lack of power, thats why alot of ppl tell me to use the laces. but i dunt like to strike like tat. but my shots are very accurate.

[michael8131991]

wowyour team is a little messed up, just conditioning the whole time, our team worked on our footwork about 3/4 of the time and scrimaged the rest but then they made us run more cuz we wouldn't "hustle" to the ball, and if your team doesn't work on footwork all lot sign up for a training clinic, o and kicking the ball...why don't you just toebasch it? i'm not gonna bother anymore, lol. i hate it when people toebasch

[Rickster]

toebasch?

yea im planning to join a sunday league club cos they do alot of games n thats where i can get the experience on the ball. show em my wonderful footwork. which i practice alot on.

duno, english ppl like to get physical.

[Gennadios]

I suck at kicking. I use the side of my foot tho, I can't really get alot of air on the ball when its off the ground, but I do good punts. =)

[Rickster]

micheal, i would like to hear which strike is better?

the henry/ronaldo
or the
van nistelroojy/ rooney

[Mexico Kid]

Its all bout placing, and when your placing use the Inside! :thumbsup:

[soccer whizkid]

i like to shoot with the inside of my foot, most of the time i shoot with the inside of my foot. i always try to be big headed and try to score with my outside but the ball ends up curling to much lol owell