HOW TO PUNT A FOOTBALL PART 2: TIMING OF OPERATION FROM SNAP TO PUNT

Special Team Servant's Complete Guide to Punting footballs Accurately, Consistently, and with Proper Technique

How To Punt a Football: Timing of Operation from Snap to Punt

Now that we know how to get into the proper punting stance, let's discuss the timing of our operation from snap to punt.

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The Timing of the Entire Operation of the Punt is the Timing from the Snap to the Catch to the Punt

This is your entire punting operation time.

The punting operation time will again vary between punting in high school and punting in college. In any level, we want to get our punt off as quick as possible.

High school punting operation times will be slower because long snappers aren't as fast and punters aren't as comfortable and efficient as long snappers and punters are in college.

A solid punting operation time at the high school level is 2.2 seconds from snap to catch to punt.

Let's Now Focus on the Punting Operation Time from Catching the Football to Punting the Ball Downfield

Here we're excluding the time it takes for the long snapper to snap the ball to you.

A solid punting operation time from catching the football to punting the football is between 1.2 and 1.4 seconds.

The More Focused You Are the Better Your Punt Will Be

There may be wind, rain, sleet, or hail. You will have a rush coming at you. The ground could be sloppy and unstable. All of those things are out of your control. So don't focus on them!

Focus on first catching the ball in front of your body. Don't catch the ball in your pads or in your facemask.

Then we need to place our focus on having the correct hold that will produce a nice, consistent, controlled drop as we punt the football.

Finally we need to focus on actually striking the ball and punting the football downfield where we are aiming.

Conclusion: A Efficient Punting Operation Time

An efficient punting operation time at the high school level is 2.2 seconds from snap, to catch, to punt. Within that timeframe, it should take us between 1.2 and 1.4 seconds to catch and punt the football. Throughout the operation we want to be in control which requires us to be focused on things we can control like our catch, our hold, our drop, and our punt.

The next step in punting footballs Accurately, Consistently, and with Proper Technique is taking your punting steps.