Old Place-Kicking Habits Die Hard in Ohio

Tuesday, 24 September 2013 | by Pat's Picks

High school football place kickers in Ohio are still doing things the old fashioned way. The Wall Street Journal says many young kickers in Ohio still subscribe to the old toe-style kicking for kickoffs and field goal attempts. Soccer-style kicking with the instep of the foot has been the norm in the sport for decades. One manufacturer of special shoes for toe-kicking says 98% of the shoes he makes get shipped to Ohio. VIDEO