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theLSkid
theLSkid Member Posts: 344
in The Fisching Hole (Recruiting)
I fucking love special teams ed. Tim Horn is the answer to our problems in the kicking game, there, I said it. I'm the youngest member of this bored and have been quiet the past few months during my own JC football season. Tim Horn is a legend on O'ahu, a story one of my teammates told me (a member of the kānaka ʻōiwi tribe), Tim Horn was age 12, at a high school football halftime 'contest', Horn nailed a 50 yard field goal. Every school on the island recruited him to come play for their team, his current HS is a prep school and he was given a full schlarship to play there (Very common at prep schools *Cough St. Louis Cough*). I'm not saying that he will personally get us a Natty, but he will own the UW kicking records by the end of his time at UW if AJ Cunty can figure out how to snap perfect fucking laces. Last but not least, fire gregory.
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  • HillsboroDuck
    HillsboroDuck Member Posts: 9,186
    theLSkid said:

    I fucking love special teams ed. Tim Horn is the answer to our problems in the kicking game, there, I said it. I'm the youngest member of this bored and have been quiet the past few months during my own JC football season. Tim Horn is a legend on O'ahu, a story one of my teammates told me (a member of the kānaka ʻōiwi tribe), Tim Horn was age 12, at a high school football halftime 'contest', Horn nailed a 50 yard field goal. Every school on the island recruited him to come play for their team, his current HS is a prep school and he was given a full schlarship to play there (Very common at prep schools *Cough St. Louis Cough*). I'm not saying that he will personally get us a Natty, but he will own the UW kicking records by the end of his time at UW if AJ Cunty can figure out how to snap perfect fucking laces. Last but not least, fire gregory.

    He has a strong leg. He hadn’t proven he can be consistently accurate. Hopefully that will come. He should at least help on kickoffs.
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  • jhfstyle24
    jhfstyle24 Member Posts: 3,255
    backthepack said:

    Disagree @jhfstyle24 is in HS and we are about the same age. HTH.

    There's someone approximately 20 days younger than me on this bored that I know of. The kids are taking over
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  • HillsboroDuck
    HillsboroDuck Member Posts: 9,186
    jhfstyle24 said:

    backthepack said:

    Disagree @jhfstyle24 is in HS and we are about the same age. HTH.

    There's someone approximately 20 days younger than me on this bored that I know of. The kids are taking over
    Hayseuse?
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  • Bread
    Bread Member Posts: 4,073
    Sorry to break it to you but Aj Carty is a 2019 senior he wont be playing with Horn. It was a bit concerning we have 0 threads on the ls situation. But I'm pretty confident in the two guys the staff is looking at. Dennis and Coker are holding back info on our 2019 ls commit. Probably saving it to headline BDTW grand opening. Also we need a scholarship holder that has been a much bigger issue then snapping. Anyone know if Chris Sailer holder academy is starting soon?
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  • HillsboroDuck
    HillsboroDuck Member Posts: 9,186
    Bread said:

    Sorry to break it to you but Aj Carty is a 2019 senior he wont be playing with Horn. It was a bit concerning we have 0 threads on the ls situation. But I'm pretty confident in the two guys the staff is looking at. Dennis and Coker are holding back info on our 2019 ls commit. Probably saving it to headline BDTW grand opening. Also we need a scholarship holder that has been a much bigger issue then snapping. Anyone know if Chris Sailer holder academy is starting soon?

    You dint think Horn is playing in 2019?
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  • dhdawg
    dhdawg Member Posts: 13,326
    Bread said:

    Sorry to break it to you but Aj Carty is a 2019 senior he wont be playing with Horn. It was a bit concerning we have 0 threads on the ls situation. But I'm pretty confident in the two guys the staff is looking at. Dennis and Coker are holding back info on our 2019 ls commit. Probably saving it to headline BDTW grand opening. Also we need a scholarship holder that has been a much bigger issue then snapping. Anyone know if Chris Sailer holder academy is starting soon?

    I can't tell if you're being serious or not.
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  • minion_doog
    minion_doog Member Posts: 2,024
    jhfstyle24 said:

    backthepack said:

    Disagree @jhfstyle24 is in HS and we are about the same age. HTH.

    There's someone approximately 20 days younger than me on this bored that I know of. The kids are taking over

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  • LoneStarDawg
    LoneStarDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 13,681 Founders Club
    I’ll wait for @kickercoach to weigh in
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  • dhdawg
    dhdawg Member Posts: 13,326
    @Dick_B ??? true?????
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  • HillsboroDuck
    HillsboroDuck Member Posts: 9,186
    Bread said:

    HillsboroDuck said:

    dhdawg said:

    Bread said:

    Sorry to break it to you but Aj Carty is a 2019 senior he wont be playing with Horn. It was a bit concerning we have 0 threads on the ls situation. But I'm pretty confident in the two guys the staff is looking at. Dennis and Coker are holding back info on our 2019 ls commit. Probably saving it to headline BDTW grand opening. Also we need a scholarship holder that has been a much bigger issue then snapping. Anyone know if Chris Sailer holder academy is starting soon?

    I can't tell if you're being serious or not.
    He’s never serious.

    Also never funny.

    Difficult combo to pull off.
    I don't need to be serious or funny as long as I have a better take then dawgman.
    Sark > Ty post
    Sark > Ty poster




    (I laffed)
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  • greenblood
    greenblood Member Posts: 14,559
    You need more than just a strong leg to be a successful kicker. It's damn near 90% mental. If I were to ask you if you had a choice to take a kicker that made 70% of his kicks and could kick it from 60, or a kicker that has a max range of 45 yards but made 90%, you would take the 90% every time. Heck, most of you probably would take the 90% kicker if the max range was 40.
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  • theLSkid
    theLSkid Member Posts: 344
    greenblood said:

    You need more than just a strong leg to be a successful kicker. It's damn near 90% mental. If I were to ask you if you had a choice to take a kicker that made 70% of his kicks and could kick it from 60, or a kicker that has a max range of 45 yards but made 90%, you would take the 90% every time. Heck, most of you probably would take the 90% kicker if the max range was 40.

    The kid is built for pressure, hence the story I told. Being a legend on the Island is a pretty big deal, strong leg + experience = consistency in the kicking game. Mentally, if you know you can bang 50+, you're going into those 35-45 yard kicks with a lot of confidence.
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  • theLSkid
    theLSkid Member Posts: 344
    Bread said:

    Sorry to break it to you but Aj Carty is a 2019 senior he wont be playing with Horn. It was a bit concerning we have 0 threads on the ls situation. But I'm pretty confident in the two guys the staff is looking at. Dennis and Coker are holding back info on our 2019 ls commit. Probably saving it to headline BDTW grand opening. Also we need a scholarship holder that has been a much bigger issue then snapping. Anyone know if Chris Sailer holder academy is starting soon?

    Not all true with the holder situation. A good D1 snapper at, idk, a top 10 100 program, SHOULD BE ABLE TO SNAP PERFECT FUCKING LACES, making the holding job really quite easy. Horn baely uses any lean on his kicks, slightly left, so the holder (With a good snap) just has to put the ball down and barely bend it inward if at all.
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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,129
    theLSkid said:

    Bread said:

    Sorry to break it to you but Aj Carty is a 2019 senior he wont be playing with Horn. It was a bit concerning we have 0 threads on the ls situation. But I'm pretty confident in the two guys the staff is looking at. Dennis and Coker are holding back info on our 2019 ls commit. Probably saving it to headline BDTW grand opening. Also we need a scholarship holder that has been a much bigger issue then snapping. Anyone know if Chris Sailer holder academy is starting soon?

    Not all true with the holder situation. A good D1 snapper at, idk, a top 10 100 program, SHOULD BE ABLE TO SNAP PERFECT FUCKING LACES, making the holding job really quite easy. Horn baely uses any lean on his kicks, slightly left, so the holder (With a good snap) just has to put the ball down and barely bend it inward if at all.
    Long snapping is important, but I don’t worry about it. That said, I don’t care enough to get into the intricitaces of snapping.
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  • chuck
    chuck Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 11,676 Swaye's Wigwam
    greenblood said:

    You need more than just a strong leg to be a successful kicker. It's damn near 90% mental. If I were to ask you if you had a choice to take a kicker that made 70% of his kicks and could kick it from 60, or a kicker that has a max range of 45 yards but made 90%, you would take the 90% every time. Heck, most of you probably would take the 90% kicker if the max range was 40.

    All true, though I may need a little better than 90% inside 40 to make that trade without hesitation.

    Kicking a football precisely, with any power, at all, is hard. If it was easier then everyone would be doing it. It's about like golf in that the margin between a straight, solid shot and a scald, popup, banana slice or duck hook is very small. Anyone with a leg can get it right sometimes, but football kickers have to be almost perfect fundamentally, every time, or it ain't going where you want it to. It's a tough job.
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  • theLSkid
    theLSkid Member Posts: 344
    RoadDawg55 said:

    theLSkid said:

    Bread said:

    Sorry to break it to you but Aj Carty is a 2019 senior he wont be playing with Horn. It was a bit concerning we have 0 threads on the ls situation. But I'm pretty confident in the two guys the staff is looking at. Dennis and Coker are holding back info on our 2019 ls commit. Probably saving it to headline BDTW grand opening. Also we need a scholarship holder that has been a much bigger issue then snapping. Anyone know if Chris Sailer holder academy is starting soon?

    Not all true with the holder situation. A good D1 snapper at, idk, a top 10 100 program, SHOULD BE ABLE TO SNAP PERFECT FUCKING LACES, making the holding job really quite easy. Horn baely uses any lean on his kicks, slightly left, so the holder (With a good snap) just has to put the ball down and barely bend it inward if at all.
    Long snapping is important, but I don’t worry about it. That said, I don’t care enough to get into the intricitaces of snapping.
    Hence why UW lost out on Jack Landherr ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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  • RoadDawg55
    RoadDawg55 Member Posts: 30,129
    theLSkid said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    theLSkid said:

    Bread said:

    Sorry to break it to you but Aj Carty is a 2019 senior he wont be playing with Horn. It was a bit concerning we have 0 threads on the ls situation. But I'm pretty confident in the two guys the staff is looking at. Dennis and Coker are holding back info on our 2019 ls commit. Probably saving it to headline BDTW grand opening. Also we need a scholarship holder that has been a much bigger issue then snapping. Anyone know if Chris Sailer holder academy is starting soon?

    Not all true with the holder situation. A good D1 snapper at, idk, a top 10 100 program, SHOULD BE ABLE TO SNAP PERFECT FUCKING LACES, making the holding job really quite easy. Horn baely uses any lean on his kicks, slightly left, so the holder (With a good snap) just has to put the ball down and barely bend it inward if at all.
    Long snapping is important, but I don’t worry about it. That said, I don’t care enough to get into the intricitaces of snapping.
    Hence why UW lost out on Jack Landherr ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    It’s a nice ego boost to know I was the reason UW lost Jack Landherr (who?)
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  • HillsboroDuck
    HillsboroDuck Member Posts: 9,186
    theLSkid said:

    RoadDawg55 said:

    theLSkid said:

    Bread said:

    Sorry to break it to you but Aj Carty is a 2019 senior he wont be playing with Horn. It was a bit concerning we have 0 threads on the ls situation. But I'm pretty confident in the two guys the staff is looking at. Dennis and Coker are holding back info on our 2019 ls commit. Probably saving it to headline BDTW grand opening. Also we need a scholarship holder that has been a much bigger issue then snapping. Anyone know if Chris Sailer holder academy is starting soon?

    Not all true with the holder situation. A good D1 snapper at, idk, a top 10 100 program, SHOULD BE ABLE TO SNAP PERFECT FUCKING LACES, making the holding job really quite easy. Horn baely uses any lean on his kicks, slightly left, so the holder (With a good snap) just has to put the ball down and barely bend it inward if at all.
    Long snapping is important, but I don’t worry about it. That said, I don’t care enough to get into the intricitaces of snapping.
    Hence why UW lost out on Jack Landherr ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    The program is over
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  • HuskyClaws
    HuskyClaws Member Posts: 1,170
    theLSkid said:

    I fucking love special teams ed. Tim Horn is the answer to our problems in the kicking game, there, I said it. I'm the youngest member of this bored and have been quiet the past few months during my own JC football season. Tim Horn is a legend on O'ahu, a story one of my teammates told me (a member of the kānaka ʻōiwi tribe), Tim Horn was age 12, at a high school football halftime 'contest', Horn nailed a 50 yard field goal. Every school on the island recruited him to come play for their team, his current HS is a prep school and he was given a full schlarship to play there (Very common at prep schools *Cough St. Louis Cough*). I'm not saying that he will personally get us a Natty, but he will own the UW kicking records by the end of his time at UW if AJ Cunty can figure out how to snap perfect fucking laces. Last but not least, fire gregory.

    Fetters posted a video of him practicing yesterday. I think he went like 1/10 in the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ9dm_hkxXE
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  • FireCohen
    FireCohen Member Posts: 21,823
    HuskyClaws said:

    theLSkid said:

    I fucking love special teams ed. Tim Horn is the answer to our problems in the kicking game, there, I said it. I'm the youngest member of this bored and have been quiet the past few months during my own JC football season. Tim Horn is a legend on O'ahu, a story one of my teammates told me (a member of the kānaka ʻōiwi tribe), Tim Horn was age 12, at a high school football halftime 'contest', Horn nailed a 50 yard field goal. Every school on the island recruited him to come play for their team, his current HS is a prep school and he was given a full schlarship to play there (Very common at prep schools *Cough St. Louis Cough*). I'm not saying that he will personally get us a Natty, but he will own the UW kicking records by the end of his time at UW if AJ Cunty can figure out how to snap perfect fucking laces. Last but not least, fire gregory.

    Fetters posted a video of him practicing yesterday. I think he went like 1/10 in the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ9dm_hkxXE
    OKK
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  • theLSkid
    theLSkid Member Posts: 344
    HuskyClaws said:

    theLSkid said:

    I fucking love special teams ed. Tim Horn is the answer to our problems in the kicking game, there, I said it. I'm the youngest member of this bored and have been quiet the past few months during my own JC football season. Tim Horn is a legend on O'ahu, a story one of my teammates told me (a member of the kānaka ʻōiwi tribe), Tim Horn was age 12, at a high school football halftime 'contest', Horn nailed a 50 yard field goal. Every school on the island recruited him to come play for their team, his current HS is a prep school and he was given a full schlarship to play there (Very common at prep schools *Cough St. Louis Cough*). I'm not saying that he will personally get us a Natty, but he will own the UW kicking records by the end of his time at UW if AJ Cunty can figure out how to snap perfect fucking laces. Last but not least, fire gregory.

    Fetters posted a video of him practicing yesterday. I think he went like 1/10 in the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ9dm_hkxXE
    Yikes, if his intent was to make them, which it appears to be. I have worked with kickers who use this drill, we referred to it as sideline smashing, to try and go left and right in order to improve accuracy but this doesn't look like that. I stand by my original statement, he's gonna be great.

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