Every now and again, when a player shoots, the commentator will say he has very little backlift or no backlift at all. And apparently, the less backlift you have when you shoot, the better. But I have no idea what backlift is.

Has anyone else heard commentators mention this term before? Do you know what it means?

IINM,backlift is when a player retracts his leg before striking the ball.

In the case when the commentator says the player has little backlift,it simply means he retracts his leg only by a little before kicking the ball for a shot on goal.

Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong

The more backlift the more power u generate when u strike the ball. This is why commentators rave everytime a player scores a goal with minimal backlift generally because it looks like it defied the laws of physics.

The more backlift, the higher chance for the ball to fly sky high i guess.

>_< .

Ohh. Okay. I understand now. Thanks guys!

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nah,it depends on how u hit the ball
if u really hit the ball like how u dig sand out from the ground..then yes,surely will fly sky high

It also depends on ur posture when ur striking the ball.

In general,leaning back while striking will almost always make the ball fly high

Its the elevator behind...

What in the world are u talking about?

Only one man can defy this logic. David Beckham. Haha.

True,but I didn't say U can't control the flight of the ball when u lean back upon striking the ball
Also if u watch Beckham strike one of his Free-kicks,U'll notice he leans sideways more than he leans backwards

lulz! He's referring to a lift at the back ie. a backlift!