Penalties and straight shoots

the part that i hit the ball with -
follow your big toe up towards the leg on the high bone, on the top parf of the foot opposite the arch. hit the ball about an inch away from your leg with that.
A lot of what i see people mess up in taking PK's is the plant foot. Some people know where to hit it, but if you step too far behind the ball, you're gonna "spooner" it, and pull a beckham, where the ball ends up going into the 80th row, or they put it way too far in front, and hit the very top of the ball and it rolls easily to the keeper. In my opinion you should have your plant foot a little in front of the ball, you don't want to shoot high. My reasoning for shooting low is simply that it's still dang hard for the keeper to get there, but you've got one less post you have to avoid. just pick a spot in the net, then pick a spot on the ball (I like to use the place where you put the needle, but sometimes if you do that it can show the keeper which way the ball is going if they just look at the pattern, so I find a scuff mark or look at a plain white spot) pick the spot on your foot, and hit all three. The most important things to remember about taking PK's
Knee up and over the ball
Shoulders over the ball (no excessive rocking back after contact with the ball)
Toe down
Ankle Locked
Eye on the ball the whole time, (I even like to keep it at the spot where the ball was after I've already kicked it sometimes
Follow Through

About kicks close to the penalty area-
I don't care what anyone says, it's easier to get it over the wall to the side with no goalie than it is to sneak it in past the keeper. Just keep it far post, use the same ideas as with the PK (except the plant foot goes a little more in front of the ball instead of behind it) and simply go out into a field and practice for two hours for a few days. It does wonders.

 

Ya, what he said. thats how i do it.