 In this video I want to help you improve your ability to curl a ball or bend a ball into the top or bottom corner with both feet. So first of all, when you're shooting, you want to get that ball out of your feet enough that you can run into it. If I'm trying to take a shot and the ball is stuck in my feet like this, it's going to be very difficult. Yes, still possible. It's going to be very difficult for me to generate the technique that I want. So you want to focus on right before you're about to shoot, getting that ball out of your feet enough so you can run into it, take a couple of good steps, your technique will be more natural. Now, when you're about to shoot, yes, you want to focus on your feet, but you want to focus on your body, okay? That moment when you're about to shoot, it's so important that you're focusing on keeping your body nice and still. So you may have heard people tell you, your coaches tell you, you want to get over the ball. And yes, that is very true. You want to get over the ball. But when you make contact, you want to focus on being nice and still. If I am leaning like this or I'm leaning like that when I'm making contact, the ball's not going to travel where I want it to go. So yes, you're focusing on your feet, obviously you're focusing on the ball, but focus on your body. As you're about to shoot, you have to compose yourself for that half a second, really nice and still, nice and straight, and then it's going to allow you to produce the technique that you want. You'll be more likely to keep the ball on target as well. Now, when I'm curling that ball, I will send the better in one day soccer blueprint to anyone who comments hashtag soccer on this video. As I'm about to shoot, what I'm always doing in my head is I'm actually visualizing the path that the ball is going to take before it actually, before I actually take the shot. So I'm not just hitting it and hoping that it goes into the top corner. Okay. I'm actually visualizing where the ball is going to go, which path it's going to take. So I know what's going to curl. So what I mean by that is you can come on this side, take a look. So what I mean by that is if I'm hitting the ball into the top left corner, okay, the ball isn't just coming off my foot and magically it's going there. Where is it going? It's traveling like this and then it's coming back. It's curling out and it's coming back in. Okay. So I'm visualizing the path of the ball before I even take the shot. So now that I visualize that, then I'm trying to produce it. So if I am trying to hit it into that top corner, that doesn't mean I'm going to hit a straight shot like that. I'm actually starting it out there and having to curl back like that. Okay. So I'm visualizing the path of the ball before I even take the shot. Now come back and just focus on my foot technique here. So curling the ball and where's a good shot? I will do it here. Nope. Like that. Okay. So again, curling the ball. I'm focusing more on the big toe right here. If I'm hitting it too much there, it's probably going to curl down onto the ground into the keeper's hands. You've probably done that before. I've done it a hundred times. That's why I always tell myself, do not allow yourself to do that. I'm focusing more on here on the big toe and I'm pushing the ball. Okay. So I'm pushing it kind of on this side of the ball and that's where I'm going to produce that curl. Okay. But I'm pushing it. I'm thinking about that path. Really focusing on nice open foot, good contact, pushing it like that, pushing it on target. Okay. So think about those things. Then finally is my follow through. So if you watch the free kick video I talked about the follow through you're landing on that planning foot and I'm pushing it towards my target. So I'm not just... If you want to improve faster and achieve more this season, use the soccer success planner. It's 100% free. Players all around the world have already used it to improve. You can download it right now. There's a link in the description below. Hitting the ball and my follow through stops. Okay. I'm actually pushing it on that path with my follow through. So I'm pushing it where I want it to go and I'm landing through. I'm almost jumping through the ball, landing on that shooting foot. Think about all those things when you're about to curl that shot. First of all, getting it out of your feet. Remember if you're trying to shoot from here, it's going to be really tough to generate the technique that you want. Getting it out of your feet enough so you can step into it, thinking about controlling your body as much as your technique. So if I'm leaning back, the ball is probably going to go high. If I'm over it, it's more likely to stay on target. But if I'm leaning when I'm hitting it, let's say for example I'm hitting it like this, well it's going to curl into the inside of the net. Okay. If I'm hitting it like this, it's probably likely to curl the other way. So if you just want the ball to do what your foot tells it to do and not what your upper body tells it to do, really focus on getting it over, keeping nice and still. Curling it towards your target. Think about the point on your foot. Nice strong foot. If you have a weak limp foot, you're going to have a weak limp shot, then you're thinking about putting it on that path, not just hitting it straight, putting it on the path, curling outside, coming back in, following through with your shooting foot, jumping through towards your target. I used to be a huge underachiever, but through obsessive self-improvement, I found my success. Earned a college scholarship, played for my national footsault team, a YouTube channel with over 100 million views, I've helped players worldwide and I'd love to help you improve faster and achieve more. 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