How To Ping | Switch The Play Like The Pros 

Thank you for this feedback and taking the time to write. I’m glad it can help 👍

I wholeheartedly agree! This is the single best explanation of how to ping I've seen on YT-and I've seen so many videos.

Agreed, Pogba one of best in the world for a Ping!

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@@saeednaeem1064 Fabinho too

@@saeednaeem1064 Iniesta Xavi

Hello Ly Xuong, thank you for the feedback and I hope the content helps you and others that is the goal 👍

Hi Jean, thanks and let me know how it goes! Practice is everything, plenty of repetition.

Goodluck

Thank you Ahmed for the feedback 👍

Thank you Simbu, please do!

Hi Johan, you are spot on correct 🤛 They say it takes 10,000 hours to be an expert in a specific field. Top players deserve what they get as they put in the hours and people want to pay to see what they can do. It’s not their fault there’s lots of money in what they practiced from 4 years old!

@@WantTheBall Yup, and not to forget the kind of consistent physique it takes to do all this stuff. Your legs need to be as flexible as a rubber band while being as hard as steel. Not to mention all that weight going on the standing foot, etc.. And maintaining stamina For 90 minutes... For an entire year, twice in a week. I play 10 minutes in my local 5 a team futsal pitch and I'm already knackered.

You have got to be fit and able to perform over 90 minutes that is for sure!

Thanks Fahad for the support!

Appreciate it 🙏

Pleasure.

Lampard was very good at a clipped pass.

@@WantTheBall Paul Scholes too

Scholes Lazer beam!

Hi Tamas, thanks for your insight. I believe when you are having to bring the kicking leg with such swing out to the side (if you look at van dijk in the thumbnail image for reference) to get the right contact you need to be leaning to one side to allow this to happen and therefore as he shows, you will be using the arms to keep your balance.

Thank you David for the feedback

That’s great to hear! Thanks for feedback

Thanks Jonathan, stay tuned for more content!

Thank you for your feedback and support!

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Thanks Zayan, plenty more content to come!

Thanks for this feedback 👍

Thank you for the kind words 👊

Hi, thank you and your feedback is much appreciated.

Thank you Toan for the feedback. Glad it can help you 👍

Thank you!

Thank you for the amazing feedback. I am glad you appreciate the detail in the videos. Attention to detail as a coach is very important to me. I hope to impart as much of my knowledge as I can on RU-vid.

Thank you 👊

Thank you 😁

Hi yes this is correct, as the foot comes down on the ball at the angle the raised bone part makes the contact.

From india

Thank you bro!

Thank you for the feedback 👊

@@WantTheBall subscribed immediately. For me I was always trying to strike under the ball with foot next to the ball not a bit infront, thanks

Thank you!

Hi Zakaria, I am pleased to be of assistance 👊

Hi Corey, thanks for your message. I have just filmed content for two videos coming soon. One is how to finish with inside of foot and the other is how to shoot with power so this will be good if you want shooting technique tutorial. I hope to have one up today and the other next week 👍

Thank you 😁

Depends if you want more loft or if you want the ball to stay flatter and lower so it 'fizzes' across the field quicker to the desired destination. If you want this then yes drive straight through the ball middle to slightly below middle. If you want to play long with height then you will need an element of loft and this is achieved with the ping by come down on the ball and as long as the angle of your foot is correct like I show in video the ball flight will rise.

Hi thanks for the feedback, always good to hear from players. The key to this technique is definitely repetition - it’s all muscle memory and having the correct feel for the ball. Once you master it it won’t leave you. But the key is practicing the correct technique. If you have another player you can work with then you should hit to each other over distance. If not, I strongly recommend getting at least 8-12 balls so you can hit yourself and make efficient use of time.

Slow down. Don't worry about kicking it far at first. Just go real slow through the motions to work on your form. Then gradually speed up. The toe should not hit the ground if you point it outward as per the video.

Thanks for the help, both of you.

@@sn0storm you're welcome

Focus on technique first, practice a softer ping just 20 or 30 yards then increase once you got it. Good luck

Thanks for the feedback Bala 👍

Thanks for feedback. This is being filmed in coming days I have a great young GK coming in 👍

@@WantTheBall Thanks man🙌🙌🙌

Hi, thanks for your question. It is one that is coming up a fair bit. In answer and in my opinion there isn’t really much difference between a ‘ping’ and a low driven pass if any at all. Potentially players may see a ping as more flat like at 3:15 of the video. This is because you have contacted closer to the middle of the ball to keep it lower rather than ‘sweeped’ underneath it. So I guess it’s more of a ‘ping’ connection on the ball.

@@WantTheBall I see, thanks!

Just below middle centre line but not too far from middle.

Hi there, great question! Yes hips should be pointing towards the target upon contact of the ball like shoulders and chest 👍

@@WantTheBall ok thanks!

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Goalkeepers love a ping!

Hi George, there is only one way a ball will curve in flight and that is if it is rotating horizontally. The only way this can happen is if contact is made on the balls’ side rather than dead in the centre. To ping the ball straight with backspin you need to hit the centre of the ball and slight underneath the middle part. Your foot needs to come down on the ball to create backspin rather than scoop underneath. This might feel unorthodox at first but you need to keep practicing it. I’ll do another video soon on ball flight and backspin as I’m often asked about this.

@@WantTheBall ok thanks, I will subscribe to you!

Thank you for feedback and of course!

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Hi Sherjeel, the ping is hard to master but you’ll get there with the practice 👍

All about the practice and getting the muscle memory. It’s great that you are aware though if what needs work this is the key to improve 👊

Kroos arguably one of the best Pingers in the game.

@@WantTheBall can't disagree 🔥🔥🔥

This would be the case for most players including myself!

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All about the ping!

Any size can play the beautiful game!

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