September 2 Quick Kicks Podcast: The Growth of Steelers Kicker Chris Boswell

September 2, 2016 Leave a commentFootball Podcast, Pittsburgh SteelersBy ITP Editors

It’s Kicker Friday here at Inside the Pylon, and Steelers kicker Chris Boswell receives this weeks break down. On the September 2 Quick Kicks Podcast, Chuck Zodda and Mark Schofield discuss Boswell who the Steelers brought in last year after early season struggles at the kicker position. A 2014 UDFA out of Rice University, he started out punting for the Texans in his first season, but last year showed the skills to be a useful kicker for the Steelers, even in Pittsburgh’s rough kicking conditions. Other topics include:

Looking at Steelers kicker Chris Boswell, a 2014 UDFA (2:17)
Where Boswell is taking and hitting his kicks from (5:33)
What stands out from a mechanical standpoint in Boswell’s kicks (10:14)
What’s up with Boswell’s balance and momentum (13:18)
How to fix mechanics problems like Boswell has with his balance and momentum (15:00)

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Music Credits
Filligar, “Guilty Good Intentions“
Ronald Jenkees, “Disorganized Fun“

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