Carroll's beauty in slow motion
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June 17, 2012, Sunday
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ANYONE who accused England's Andy Carroll of being a throwback center forward big on brawn but short on beauty should be forced to watch the astonishing super-slow motion replay of his wonderful headed Euro 2012 goal against Sweden in Kiev on Friday.
The England striker connected with Steven Gerrard's inviting diagonal cross and thumped an old-style bullet header beyond Sweden 'keeper Andreas Isaksson to give England the lead in a Group D game it won 3-2.
The naked-eye view was enough for anyone to realize the power, timing and precision of the connection, as the ball rocketed in at a pace many players would be proud of with a volley. It was only in the "super slow motion" replay though that the true extent of Carroll's athleticism, coordination, strength and skill was exposed in a sequence fully deserving the "poetry in motion" tag.
A golfer, tennis player or boxer generates power through his legs and planted feet and transfers it into his arms but a mid-air footballer has to find everything from within.
The replay of Carroll showed the movement starting from his hips, travelling up through his powerful torso and into neck muscles and tendons ripped with tension and kinetic energy. He then channelled every ounce of that power into the connection with the ball, which was five meters into its journey before the slow motion pictures show his head beginning its follow through.
Normal TV pictures present the action at 25 frames per second but "super slow-mo" delivers around 1,000 per second, giving modern viewers an incredible experience and new ability to appreciate the athletic feats of professional sportsmen.
Carroll said he was able to time his run, jump and connection because he spends so much time working at Liverpool with his club mate Gerrard but there can be few other footballers in the modern game, if any, who can match his aerial ability or generate such velocity.
The England striker connected with Steven Gerrard's inviting diagonal cross and thumped an old-style bullet header beyond Sweden 'keeper Andreas Isaksson to give England the lead in a Group D game it won 3-2.
The naked-eye view was enough for anyone to realize the power, timing and precision of the connection, as the ball rocketed in at a pace many players would be proud of with a volley. It was only in the "super slow motion" replay though that the true extent of Carroll's athleticism, coordination, strength and skill was exposed in a sequence fully deserving the "poetry in motion" tag.
A golfer, tennis player or boxer generates power through his legs and planted feet and transfers it into his arms but a mid-air footballer has to find everything from within.
The replay of Carroll showed the movement starting from his hips, travelling up through his powerful torso and into neck muscles and tendons ripped with tension and kinetic energy. He then channelled every ounce of that power into the connection with the ball, which was five meters into its journey before the slow motion pictures show his head beginning its follow through.
Normal TV pictures present the action at 25 frames per second but "super slow-mo" delivers around 1,000 per second, giving modern viewers an incredible experience and new ability to appreciate the athletic feats of professional sportsmen.
Carroll said he was able to time his run, jump and connection because he spends so much time working at Liverpool with his club mate Gerrard but there can be few other footballers in the modern game, if any, who can match his aerial ability or generate such velocity.
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