It has always puzzled me why a punter cannot kick a football inside the 10 yard line from the 50 consistently, like 9 out of 10 times consistently. From the time a punter laced up his shoes and decided to be a punter, all he has had to practice and focus on is hitting the ball with his foot in such a way as to make it land in a certain targeted area. He hits thousands of practice punts honing that skill, then, in a game, when the line of scrimmage is the 40, he bombs it through the end zone. It's analogous to a pro golfer , 40 yards from the green, hitting a pitching wedge into the adjacent parking lot! Why can a pro golfer consistently land a ball within a few yards of the pin, using a piece of metal attached to his arms, and an NFL punter can't land a football within 20 yards of a target?

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