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The torpedo punt (also known as screw punt or spiral punt) is a type of punt kick implemented in Australian rules football, Rugby union & Rugby league, and more generally with an ellipsoidal football. The torpedo punt is the longest type of punt kick. In flight, the ball spins about its long axis, instead of end over end (as the drop punt does) or not at all (as a typical punt kick does), making the flight of the ball more aerodynamic, but more difficult to catch (or mark in some football codes). The pointier ends make the ball easier to catch in American Football. With extra distance, this type of kick is also more difficult to accurately judge depth. If kicked correctly, an Australian football can travel up to 80 metres, while a normal punt will travel slightly less far. In Australian rules football, the kick has become less common since the 1980s, as modern tactics have meant that accuracy has become typically more important than distance in field kicking; as such, coaches now prefer the use of the drop punt, and discouraging the use of the torpedo in general field play as a comparatively ''low percentage'' kick. The kick may still be seen when a player needs additional distance. In the Rugby codes the kick is rarely used. And it is used in the back line as a clearing kick. Australian rules footballer Gordon Rattray, who played his football with the Fitzroy Football Club between 1917 and 1928, is credited as the first player to use the torpedo punt.〔(Fitzroy Has Never Lacked Courage, ''The Argus Weekend Magazine'', (Saturday, 6 August 1949), p.3. )〕 ==See also== * Drop Punt * Checkside punt * Snap kick * Drop kick * Punt Kick (American football) * Bomb Kick * Grubber kick 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Torpedo punt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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