LOL, we need REVERSE altitude training!!!

[Indy Coug]

Here is a post from TBS where someone is claiming our kickers should be training at sea level:

laws of physics...
if this were tennis you would be using high altitude balls vs low altitude balls. The diameter of the high altitude balls is about 6% greater to create more resistance.
How much air resistance there is depends on the air pressure and the surface area of the ball. Since less air pressure would mean less air resistance, they compensate by making the balls bigger. This way there is about the same amount of air resistance on a ’high altitude’ ball at high altitudes as on a ’low altitude’ ball at low altitudes.

Since footballs are going to be the same regardless of altitude, Riley is kicking a football with much less resistance than if he were to be kicking at sea level. So by training at sea level and developing equal hang time and distance on punts and kick offs, he would be kicker at a greater distance and greater hang time at altitude. This could help him develop better control during most of the season at altitude to place the ball strategically where it best serves the team instead of just booming it.

[Jarid in Cedar]

Here is a post from TBS where someone is claiming our kickers should be training at sea level:

Maybe they should just fill the balls with helium....

[falafel]

Here is a post from TBS where someone is claiming our kickers should be training at sea level:

Funny post. But is he wrong? I don't actually think anyone would ever do this, but maybe it would have some impact.

[Indy Coug]

Here was my response

Apparently you didn't go to law school

The equipment isn't changing between altitudes and the air doesn't provide any different resistance for Riley's leg. Even if perchance the football aerodynamics associated with 4,500 foot elevations is different than sea level, wouldn't you want a person that is going to kick at 4,500 or higher in all but about 4 games this year to tune his kicking game for high elevation rather than going to sea level for reverse altitude training?

Sorry, but I'm not buying it.

[Katy Lied]

High altitude tennis balls are also fuzzier. I know this because the most spoiled dog in the world prefers to chase the less fuzzy low altitude tennis balls. So I have to import her tennis balls from Calabasas.

I have a glue gun and random peices of felt. Should I volunteer my services to the team...?

[Jarid in Cedar]

Maybe they should just fill the balls with helium....

Dammit! Where are all of the Mythbusters fans. This was a soft ball tossed up for you to hit out of the park!

[cowboy]

I know this because the most spoiled dog in the world prefers to chase the less fuzzy low altitude tennis balls.

How did he communicate this to you? Are you married to Dr. Doolittle?

[woot]

Here was my response

It seems to me that the reason this argument is dumb is because in either case, the goal is just to kick it as far as you can. If you were trying to hit a specific target, like say a cone or something, then it might be helpful. So potentially I suppose it could be useful if you have an extremely accurate punter that wants to be able to knock it out of bounds at the one yard line, but otherwise it wouldn't do any good.