tigereye711 If the ball is at the 30 yar line, is it a 48 yard field goald attempt? How far back do you put it? ------------------ Live, Love, Luagh, Merrick
Bob M.​ REPLY: Unless I'm missing the joke, line of scrimmage at the 30 plus the ten yards of the endzone, plus 7 yards (usually) between the snapper and holder. 47 or 48 yards sounds right to me.
chiefgil For tigereye711: If they measure the FG from the spot where the player kicks it, why do they measure the punt from the LOS?
ABoselli You just land a job as a holder for the conference championship games? You seem a bit frantic about this question. Go to Borders and look for "Placekicking for Dummies". It'll have all the answers you need.
Bob Lyle Originally posted by Bob M. REPLY: Unless I'm missing the joke, line of scrimmage at the 30 plus the ten yards of the endzone, plus 7 yards (usually) between the snapper and holder. 47 or 48 yards sounds right to me. You're correct Bob. As a former field goal kicker, this is the way that our official measurements were computed. Kickers who kicked high, had the holder spot the ball 6-7 yards behind the snapper. Kickers who tended to more line drive type kicks, had the holder line up 8 yards deep in order to prevent the kick from being blocked.