Knuckleball experts

[fanofkimi]

I tired and its unfortunate that no one in my team(man city) has Fk11 in the motion. So does it mean that i cant do knuckle ball? or is there any alternate?

[abu97]

Originally Posted by fanofkimi

oh thanks...I was searching everywhere except motion... let me give a try today and see...Thanks...

No problem

[fanofkimi]

I tired and its unfortunate that no one in my team(man city) has Fk11 in the motion. So does it mean that i cant do knuckle ball? or is there any alternate?

[abu97]

Originally Posted by fanofkimi

I tired and its unfortunate that no one in my team(man city) has Fk11 in the motion. So does it mean that i cant do knuckle ball? or is there any alternate?

You still can but it is more effective with players that have fk11 motion. Try Adam Johnson or Yaya Toure or even Kolarov as I've hit some wild ones with him

[Macheda]

As said by Abu, Any player can pull off a knuckle-ball however it is easier for a player who has Fk11 as the run up creates more power and gives the ball a basic straight trajectory key to the technique.

[fanofkimi]

Is there any other easy way of scoring a free kick? Sonewhere i read that AI takes the free kick on ur behalf? Is it true? Or is it a cheat?

[Nemisiskidd]

freekick 11 has nothing to do with knuckleball (if your talking about knuckleballkicks in general) I have ilucznica on my ML team and he has progressed 4 two season, and i decided to try a 40 yarder knuckleball and it worked perfectly during normal play. Freekicks i have never tested it out with a player without freekick 11, it just doesnt look natural with a player with freekick 4 let say. But i will try and test this out someday.

[abu97]

Originally Posted by Nemisiskidd

freekick 11 has nothing to do with knuckleball (if your talking about knuckleballkicks in general) I have ilucznica on my ML team and he has progressed 4 two season, and i decided to try a 40 yarder knuckleball and it worked perfectly during normal play. Freekicks i have never tested it out with a player without freekick 11, it just doesnt look natural with a player with freekick 4 let say. But i will try and test this out someday.

Freekick 11 was designed to hit the ball with the knuckles because if you look at how the players foot makes contact with the ball, the player hits it with his knuckles all the time. Freekick style 11 influences knuckleballs because you can do them all the time if done perfectly but normal players liek iluczina do it sometimes. Fk 11 just gives a player a greater chance of hitting the ball with the knuckles of the foot.

[fanofkimi]

abu is 100% right. I have tried KF shot and it works superb with players having Fk11 style...

[Nemisiskidd]

Originally Posted by abu97

Freekick 11 was designed to hit the ball with the knuckles because if you look at how the players foot makes contact with the ball, the player hits it with his knuckles all the time. Freekick style 11 influences knuckleballs because you can do them all the time if done perfectly but normal players liek iluczina do it sometimes. Fk 11 just gives a player a greater chance of hitting the ball with the knuckles of the foot.

yes perfectly correct, freekick 11, is designed 2 do a knuckleball in freekick situations, all im saying is that during normal play not deadball situations, it can be done with players without the freekick 11 ability and its not just a fluke, its down 2 some sort of stats i believe which i will find out at some point, but most importantly its about ur timing as knuckleballs are 80% about the timing of hitting the shoot button again just as ur players is about to hit the ball for a shot.

[abu97]

Yeah, I was trying to clarify the same point too. Timing is crucial in terms of hitting shoot again and the distance. However, luck plays a factor as well