Shooting with your weak foot

[gollan]

Hello alyall.

Me and the cards guy (sorry mate you have no name, just heart-diamond-club ) were talking about using the weak foot.

We know that when you try n' cross with the weak foot it lets u do it, and usually it's a really shitty cross, too.

what I want to find out is the following:

Say I'm running with Ronaldo on a fast-break, no defense, just the keeper, (and I don't want to lob/chip/fake/round the keeper, mind you) and I just want to shoot with my left foot (like Ronaldo does so many times) - how do I do that?

Thanks in advance.

 

[Zizou_Zizi]

Hi again Gollan!
Really, I do not know!

Anyway why do you want to shoot on your weaker foot?

Others out there please help out as well!

 

[stevieboy]

Shooting on the weaker foot is auto as well. It depends on your positioning, and to some extent your timing; where you are in your stride pattern when you release the [] button. You're right though, the programming means that your player will TEND to shoot with his more accurate foot if poss. I'm talking from too many hours playing worlds most addictive footy sim!

 

[Zizou_Zizi]

But in real life you would shoot with your correct foot..?

I do, my weak left foot only works with low shots.

 

[stevieboy]

Yeah, but this is a game. I think Konami do very well in this aspect of the programming, after all most pros CAN shoot with both feet, although they usually have a favoured foot. You can always edit the WFA stat up or down if you think its wrong, but you can't guarantee the player wont shoot with either foot, for reasons I outlined above.

 

[Zizou_Zizi]

Yes I don't mind which foot my player shoots with as long as he scores.

I totally agree with the fact you mentioned about the stride. I think if the player is at that moment on his right leg and looking to take his next stride on his left leg, and you press shoot, he'll step down on his left foot, prepare, then shoot on his right foot.

That's what I would imagine, although if he's not in the correct stride, he might try to change it, taking a little longer if there's nuff space and time.

 

[stevieboy]

although if he's not in the correct stride, he might try to change it, taking a little longer if there's nuff space and time.

Exactly. This is why you quite often lose possession at the vital time.
Haven't played FIFA in ages. Used to be you could shoot mid-stride, with the front foot! How unrealistic is that!

 

[CtrlAltDel]

if the player doesnt have the 'outside' skill, and you move him into a position that would lend one to kick it with the off foot...they he would

i've gotten that to work

problem is with people with the outside skill, often times you'd expect an off foot shot, but then get a lackluster poke from the outside of their foot

 

[Zizou_Zizi]

Yeah, he just touches it.
If you shoot you'll see the small difference.

 

[Hunter]

but normally when i shoot with my weak foot on the game it is absolutely pathetic no matter what the weak foot accuracy is . i have missed a few clear cut chances one on one with the goalkeeper in the last minutes in the master league.

 

[Zizou_Zizi]

Yeah when you shoot on the weak foot the ball rows slowly, weakly, aimlessly, and miserably on the grass, and keeper just picks them up.

 

[gollan]

Sorry it took me so long to get back. Yeah, usually the kick with the weak foot sucks, but a few times, with Nedved and Zidane, and also Sheva, they scored quite a few nice ones with their left - fill up the bar almost to the end when you're using the weak foot, and the player shoots a nice (not a total cruise missile, but a good strong shot) into the net - but I get that only when shooting and turning at the same time.
regarding what you said about the outside thing - this is why I started this thread - can anyone (mods, admins, Phelan, any authority please!!!) tell me how to shoot with the weak foot. That thing where the player does that stopping thing just to get his good foot to kick is totally shit, wastes time+posession, not realistic and most important - totaly crap, as when you approach the keeper on an angle, and you NEED to shoot with your other foot (i.e. coming from left to right, and ending up shooting with your right foot into the keeper hand - that sucks!!!)

So....any more ideas?

 

[Zizou_Zizi]

Nedved and Zidane, and also Sheva
That trio happened to be 3 I named who were more two-footed than Totti.

And I get what you're trying to say too, thanks.

 

[familymahone]

if shooting with your weaker foot the best thing is to avoid placing the ball in the top corner or anything fancy and just make sure you get it on target at least this way if you can balls it up and the ball will may go in or failing that the keeper will have to make a save.

 

[familymahone]

er that didn't quite make sense so in other words - just hit the ball toward the middle of the goal and hope for the best.

 

[Zizou_Zizi]

I usually shoot low with left foot or sidestep.
Never aim for top corner or something so ambitious.

 

[mutu]

Sorry it took me so long to get back. Yeah, usually the kick with the weak foot sucks, but a few times, with Nedved and Zidane, and also Sheva, they scored quite a few nice ones with their left - fill up the bar almost to the end when you're using the weak foot, and the player shoots a nice (not a total cruise missile, but a good strong shot) into the net - but I get that only when shooting and turning at the same time.
regarding what you said about the outside thing - this is why I started this thread - can anyone (mods, admins, Phelan, any authority please!!!) tell me how to shoot with the weak foot. That thing where the player does that stopping thing just to get his good foot to kick is totally shit, wastes time+posession, not realistic and most important - totaly crap, as when you approach the keeper on an angle, and you NEED to shoot with your other foot (i.e. coming from left to right, and ending up shooting with your right foot into the keeper hand - that sucks!!!)

So....any more ideas?

seems like what youre hoping for is a magic button

its mostly just the way you're angled and plenty of luck, there is no definate way to do it

when running down the middle try turning away from the goal to the left to shoot with a weaker left foot

e.g.:

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...................shoot...............................
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[Zizou_Zizi]

It should work, no way can the right foot shoot unless he's aiming the corner flag...

 

[mutu]

it does work, its just annoying to have to do that

i dont think its exactly what he's asking for

 

[Zizou_Zizi]

He's asking for how to shoot with his non-favoured foot.

How to do that and not the opposite.