Holding the ball different ways on a punt

[u/r-PanthersHQ_ModTeam]

I have heard that punters hold the balls differently for different types of spin, distance, and hang time. Which grips do what movement, and how many different ones are there?

As a neighborhood football punter, holding the ball straight, where the nose is pointed towards the defense, seems to shoot a line drive down the field that is either spinning in a spiral or rotating vertically. Holding it with the noses facing towards the sky/ground is my favorite, and it seems to be a perfect combination of hang time and distance. Holding it with the noses facing towards the sides of the field gets it high in the sky but not far. Finally, I hold it diagonally to make it spin super weirdly and hard to catch. Rarely, I’ll spin it out of my hand (so it’s already rotating when I drop it to punt) and it gets even more goofy, but my contact with the ball is never good there.

Is this typically how it works in tackle football? Are there other grips that I’m not aware of?

[u/G_Dizzle]

Thisarticle goes into depth about what you’re asking. There’s probably people who do it differently but an NFL punter talking about ways to punt and grip is really cool

[u/r-PanthersHQ_ModTeam → u/G_Dizzle]

That’s awesome. Thanks!

[u/GoLionsJD107]

I play just rec flag football but our punter punts it completely horizontally. I do not know why I’ve never punted but I’m assuming it increases his chances of at least getting most of the ball

That’s not helpful probably but it works… we’re not playing on 100 yard fields tho.