The Drop Kick

[Orior]

Many many many years ago I remember being taught the drop kick by an uncle. Have these disappeared completely?

Can anyone remember seeing a drop kick in recent times, or have a video link?

[RedHand88]

Are they still legal?

[Rossfan]

Ahhh I well remember when the ball used to be kicked.....

[screenexile]

Are they still legal?

Nothing against them. . . was OK to use when you're just trying to kick the ball as far as possible but it's not accurate.

Tohill used to fire in an odd dropkick back in the day it used to go a clean mile!

[Taylor]

There was a Down player that used to be super at them....was a joy to watch


Edit - Shorty Trainer

[ardtole]

Conor Deegan liked a drop kick too

[angermanagement]

Gary Mason was the master at the drop kick. Distance and accurate.

[BennyCake]

Yes, when I think drop kicks, Down come into my head.

[shantygael]

Did tohill not score a goal of a drop kick against down in 94 in celtic park. Not sure if it hit the cross bar  or not but it was a  screamer t,he auld memory wouldn't be great going that far back.😄

[balladmaker]

Are they still legal?

Nothing against them. . . was OK to use when you're just trying to kick the ball as far as possible but it's not accurate.

Tohill used to fire in an odd dropkick back in the day it used to go a clean mile!

Not accurate, you obviously never witnessed Armagh’s Jim Tidsy McKerr drop kicking a ball!

[theticklemister]

Did tohill not score a goal of a drop kick against down in 94 in celtic park. Not sure if it hit the cross bar  or not but it was a  screamer t,he auld memory wouldn't be great going that far back.😄

Yeah lad he burst through the middle and should have scored a goal.

Hi how did you see, there was some crowd there and yet wile small hi!

[theticklemister]

Used to be an oul GAA coaching book released in late 80s or early 90s by the officialdom if I remember.

But two pages showed you the drop kick and different drills to use it and another two pages showed you how to kick the ball over your head with accompanying drills. Some Craic lol

[theticklemister]

Did tohill not score a goal of a drop kick against down in 94 in celtic park. Not sure if it hit the cross bar  or not but it was a  screamer t,he auld memory wouldn't be great going that far back.😄

Think Collins saved it

[imtommygunn]

Was this not something all the auld boys swore at you if you tried so you never tried it again?

I mind as a kid watching our seniors and we’d a boy in corner forward who kept trying drop kicks and they would never ever come off lol.

[marty34]

A drop kick is a better ball to catch - better trajectory for high catching.