Are any other PS2 Madden players having major trouble in the kicking game?

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  1. boomer

    boomer Active Member

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    It's not like I never could kick or anything. I was an excellent excellent kicker and punter in past Madden games, even after they changed the kick meter a year or two ago. I mean I hardly ever missed. I still haven't lost that accuracy and power, but now my kicks sometimes seem to randomly go offline. I think I line up a FG perfectly and it sails wide by about 10 years, I do the same with what looks to be a booming punt but goes off the side of my damn foot. I am seriously starting to think it might be a glitch in the game. Anyone else having similar problemos?
     
  2. jkgrandchamp

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    Hey don't feel bad I missed 4 Fgs in one game. And I lost by 3 pts. Lined up in the middle of the field 2 times wide right lined up slightly to the left wide left....
     
  3. gustoonarmy

    gustoonarmy 2006-2007 TGG.com Best International Poster of the

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    Funny you should say that. FGs are all good but Ben Graham seems to have had one to many XXXX. I can't for the life of me work out why he keeps kicking OOB for only about 15 yds. I practice and its fine , I play a game...ooops.
     
  4. jkgrandchamp

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    Punting is not my probleme its field goals . I dont know why I miss so many. I never had this probleme b4. 4 in one game.. Damn . I take the stick straight up and down so I do not understand y I miss them...
     
  5. Tight

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    Yah me, too I dont know what it is.... I seem to shank the easiest ones too... ahhh well
     
  6. thegoldengod

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    i've noticed you have better accuracy if you dont go straight back and forth, but straight on line with where you want the ball to go when your lining up pre-snap....ex. right hash mark...back slighty right, forward slightly left
    never have trouble making a kick unless i have a rookie kicker or something random
    for punting i just make it as high a punt as possible...and it still always has plenty of distance just with extra hangtime....especially fun when justin miller is your gunner, bc he is all over the pr
     
  7. MParty7441

    MParty7441 Well-Known Member

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    they made the meter more sensitive. Even if it's in the middle of the white thing it can still miss.
     
  8. thegoldengod

    thegoldengod Active Member

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    made a 63 yarder with matt bryant....and every kickoff goes into the endzone
    on ncaa....unc's kicker is a beast
    made 3 60+ kicks....including a 67 yarder(yes...there was wind)
    the kid was automatic from inside 60....even though he is terrible in real life
     
  9. RobA

    RobA 2005-2007 TGG.com Most Optimistic Award Winner

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    I went 61/61 in the first yr of my franchise. 29/30 right now in yr 2 (all madden), only miss from 61 yds.
     
  10. gustoonarmy

    gustoonarmy 2006-2007 TGG.com Best International Poster of the

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    OK , now I can't even kick PATs. I'm now having the same problem as you guys. The funny thing is , is when I practice , I nail every one , but in game situations , rubbish.
     
  11. gustoonarmy

    gustoonarmy 2006-2007 TGG.com Best International Poster of the

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    I've noticed that on PATs , if you don't touch the direction stick they go through every time , even when they say BAD. On KOs and Punts I used to stick them on the left side of the field , still can't do that , but I can plant them NOW on the right.
    There is something not right with the kicking game for sure , glitch?
     
  12. RobA

    RobA 2005-2007 TGG.com Most Optimistic Award Winner

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    Just pull pack then push the analog stick forward once it reaches the blue part, works every time.
     
  13. Mr Electric

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    You have the pull the stick straight back for power - and then you have to push the stick in the direction of the goal posts.

    If the posts are to the right - you have to push the stick right. Read the instructions.
     
  14. Andy

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    I've had a bunch of kicks blocked and blocked a bunch myself in NCAA 08, even extra points.
     
  15. gustoonarmy

    gustoonarmy 2006-2007 TGG.com Best International Poster of the

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    On KOs , Punts and Field goals , I can kick 'great' if its to the right hand side of the field , anything left just gets shanked. EVERY time. I am not doing anything wrong and am convinced there is something wrong with my game.
     
  16. EcKo151

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    Kicking is the easiest part of the game...It was better when you had to double-tap X...You could mess up, click it too late or early...The kicking is a 99% given, even on 55 yarders.
     
  17. Mr Electric

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    I agree with you...the stick kicking is almost a given everytime.
     

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