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Once the football has left the foot or the hand of the player, the ONLY
forces acting on it are gravity and forces due to the air rushing past it.
This holds for the kick, the punt, and the pass. So what accounts for the
different trajectories of kicks, punts and passes?Factors that influence the flight of the football, its range, its hang time, the accuracy of the delivery:
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