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tigereye711 · #1 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 17, 2005, 12:34pm

If the ball is at the 30 yar line, is it a 48 yard field goald attempt? How far back do you put it?

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tigereye711 · #2 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 17, 2005, 12:35pm

laugh*

mnref · #3 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 17, 2005, 12:37pm

are you a placekick holder or a fantasy football geek trying to squeeze out one more point?

tigereye711 · #4 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 17, 2005, 12:38pm

Placekick...

Bob M. · #5 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 17, 2005, 02:44pm

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 · #6 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 17, 2005, 04:43pm

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 · #7 (**permalink**) Mon Jan 17, 2005, 11:19pm

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 · #8 (**permalink**) Tue Jan 18, 2005, 08:52pm

Quote:

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.