 Alright guys, what is up? You're about to see the video that I made earlier today talking about my experience With Pro Kick Australia. Now, there's one disclaimer that I had to make before making this video. We're gonna get into it I just need to say this first. The balls we used were proper balls I know the one that I've used that I used in the previous video to practice was not a proper ball We used actual pig skins. This was the first time I'd ever seen a pig skin The first time I'd ever touched one and I'll tell you what they're heavy as fuck and also It was raining the entire time. So we had wet heavy pig skin balls and That's what we used. Okay. I just wanted to put that in there just so you guys know I've now kicked and Experienced a proper college football and when I when I tried to throw it. Oh my god, don't even get me started I couldn't I couldn't throw that thing. I don't know how these quarterbacks do it So big respect and we'll get into the video. Enjoy All right, everybody Welcome back to another vlog As you can see or you may not be able to see it's It's dawn. It is dawn here in Melbourne. It's six o'clock in the morning And I am about to head off to do the one thing that I have looked forward to the absolute most of this entire trip Which is to go to pro kick Australia and Test and see what they say now. I'm smiling, but if it doesn't go well, I won't be smiling. I'll be really really disappointed So I Thought you know, I'd better get the camera out now regardless regardless of what happens I'm gonna leave the camera at home. Actually. No, I might take it Depends if I start if I start going well, I'll be confident enough to bring my camera out and start You know videoing it and stuff Because I really would like to get some video of this testing if they're gonna let me if they're gonna get me to do any Athletic stuff. I'd love to set my camera up and get it on camera, but you know, honestly, this is all about first impressions. This is about making connections and Making a good connection From my foot to the ball. Okay, that's what it's about I haven't even been I haven't been able to sleep man This is this has been the first night of this whole entire holiday that I've been up like every hour Awake every hour just because of the fact that I'm stressed. I'm nervous. I'm nervous about this thing there But I guess I shouldn't be Well, maybe I should I don't know anyways. I'll see you guys when we get there. Okay. This was just a first clip Pro kick Australia, I'm coming for you All right, everybody. We're back. What is going on? Welcome back to the vlog. It's been um, it's been two days Since you last saw me In fact, I can't remember when you last saw me. I think it was Well, it was prior to going to pro kick Australia Here on the balcony, it's about seven in the morning. It's nice and crisp. It's actually beautiful weather right now and I'm just gonna let you guys know once and for all How pro kick Australia went how the how the assessment went so if I can find a place to put my camera I will because I've packed my tripod away. We're leaving today but I think it's Definitely necessary that I tell you how it went If you can see me, which you can't Let's do it outside. Well, there you go. Now you can see me. Okay I'm gonna make this short and sweet at seven in the morning. I've got a flight at 9 30 and I've also got another vlog to start after I shut this one off. We're gonna start the Next vlog which is called Melbourne to Alice Springs once I get back that'll be the end of the travel vlogs and we'll go back to some reactions Which I've got already recorded, which is good So how did it go? On a scale from 1 to 10 How would I rate my performance? Still keeping in mind how I know I can perform if I get that right connection on the ball now I would say I Would say Fuck it's hard man. I would say a five. I'd say a five. It's definitely not a one or two But it's definitely not a nine or a ten. I would say a five Which believe it or not Turned out to be enough so I Mean I'm excited man. I didn't really know what to say in this video I just I just want to let you guys know that it went relatively well and What I wanted to achieve out of it. I did and That was receiving feedback from these coaches saying we believe in you We know you've got potential We know you can kick Let's get you to college football Let's get you on a scholarship. I just paraphrased what they said. That's pretty much what they said I will say you know in the previous video I needed you guys to pray for me that my first kick would be an absolute boomer Well, I've got to say It wasn't but I did probably have about I don't know probably four or five perfect kits off the off my boot Which means that they saw the distance that I was capable of they saw the height I was capable of and they saw the power I was capable of with my boot Which is all I could ask for because these guys before I even got there They they you know, they put things into perspective. They they were realistic with me. They said that You know, we do have people come down here that just aren't made for it You know, some people have never even kicked in American football before and they think that they're gonna be able to kill it And you know, I had no expectations Although I did know that I do have a powerful boot and I can kick the ball 55 yards And I just needed to show that and and I did but you know, I got there and First thing we did was some warm-ups back and forth just kicking back and forth and I mean seriously man like one of the coaches Said to me halfway through the practice. He's like you're just like a pig in shit Aren't you you just having so much fun? And I was like, yeah, man Yeah, I am because even just the warm-up kicking kicking a ball back and forth. That's fun You know, I would have loved to go down the field and do that yet We're at an actual football training practicing just kicking like fuck. This is amazing. I love kicking the ball. I do So we got into some warm-ups and the guy that I was warming up with is their top kicker He's definitely the top kicker. I didn't even need to ask anyone man. He's like six foot five. That's six six six five and Whatever you ask him to do whatever you ask him to do it'll come off perfectly a spiral a massive spiral You know a roll out to the right a roll out to the left He's got an amazing drop pump. That's just on a string You know, I took a lot from from watching this guy And you know, there's a few other guys the answers tallest him probably not as physically, you know big, but they've got the same sort of kick and These got these are guys that Didn't have a kick like that when they first got there. I'll tell you that and they've you know, they've worked on it They've trained it's about getting that muscle memory. It's about the drop I mean the first one of the first thing the coaches told me was that They said I don't know how the fuck you're kicking that ball I don't know how you're actually striking it. You must see it in slow motion because your drop is Something weird mate Your drop is strange like the way that I dropped the ball onto my foot So that is something I really need to focus on and of course if you did come down to Melbourne and did train Three or four or five six times a week with these guys. It wouldn't take long at all Until you were striking the ball, you know, pretty damn consistently There was four guys four new guys there training doing their assessment as well as the other guys and Any drill that we did any different like kick. He'd always throw the new guys in first And so we actually practice like some proper You know some proper kicks we had cones at the 38 42 46 and 50 so we had to try and you know, I Guess measure our kick through that we had either left or right that we were aiming for We'd roll out You know either to the right of the left obviously I'm right footed So I'd roll out to the right and do a drop pump. We had the spiral pump We had actual snaps with people running through I had my three guys in front and the snap came through and I think I had about five actual proper snap Bulls and not one of them came off my foot, right? But what I will say is that My release time was one of the fastest, but that's not good because that meant that my kick was shit So, you know, I've been told at the start of it that we need to get the ball off before 1.3 seconds and even that is too much 1.25 seconds. You need to catch the ball and release and I think I've got it at around about one second, but my ball like the kicks weren't they weren't Controlled because of the fact that I was rushing and because of the fact that I was standing behind all this big line of guys And if I don't kick the ball high enough, it's gonna fucking smack my guy in the back of the head So I was a bit nervous. I was actually really nervous before that But you know, I just went and did it all good didn't hit anyone ball went up and straight. So it wasn't the end of the world and I had a whole lot of fun, man. I really did What a great morning. So that was from 6 30 to about nine us for new guys had That's three us four new guys had an awesome chat at the end with the coaches pretty much one-on-one just talking about, you know, what You know, what the possibilities are, you know, what can be expected, you know It felt like they were trying to convince us that they were the goods that they were legit Mate, I've got to say they didn't need to convince me one fucking bit. I know I know what I see I know what I know. I know what I like and I liked being with Pro Kick Australia. I really liked it So there's a couple of guys there That's um, you know, we're really really good and I guess in my head if I could kick like them And I knew I could every time or almost every time. I'd be so confident. I Would be so damn confident Fuck off with your leaf blower Get out of here, mate. Thanks guys. I'm gonna go inside now. Yes. See you mate We'll sit back down. One thing I did forget is they got me doing some restarts They even like they even mention, you know, some pretty insider information I guess, you know, some coaches will ring them and say look we need someone who can restart the ball 70 yards. We'll give them a scholarship. Send someone over who can who can kick the ball off 70 yards from a tee Sweet. What's that? Just over 60? 60 meters? 62? 63 meters? Okay So if I trained for six months and I could restart the ball from the tee At 60 to 70 yards consistently, I've got a scholarship. I do. I just got to wait for the right school But I can't do that. I can probably only kick the ball You know like you saw when I was kicking for goal 55 yards at the moment Definitely not 70 and I don't think I'd even be capable of that. I don't so that's off the table I need to be if I'm gonna go with pro kick if I'm gonna put my hand up for a college scholarship, I need to be a Punter but I need to be a dynamic punter. I need to be a punter who can run the trick plays I need to be a punter who can see what's in front of him possibly duke someone if I need to and then kick it Like they do in rugby. I need I need to be a punter who can roll out to the side Have my have my three blockers come with me Which then allows my players more time to run up and that means that it won't be 1.2 seconds between the snap and the time that I kicked the ball it'll be Two seconds This road is so fucking loud. It'll be two and a half seconds or two seconds So Yeah, anyways guys, that's I've had enough of that fucking noise. It's too loud I'm about to head off All my bags are packed. It's in the car. This has been a really you know a Very a cool and productive trip. It really has you know, I I Feel so much better and so much more positive today due to the fact that yesterday You know the the kicking thing went well. Ish. I got the feedback that I wanted I don't know if they were lying I don't think they were because you know they asked me for my academic records and all that shit And that's gonna be interesting man I haven't been to high school for seven years and I actually left I didn't I didn't finish high school. I By I quit in my last year, so I don't know what's gonna happen with that But regardless as soon as I know you guys will Because we're on this journey together. So thanks for being here man If you want to support me you want to support the channel you want to support this video Hit the like button if you want to subscribe, please do and I'll see you guys in the next one Alice brings no Melbourne to Alice brings